List of Famous people born in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Catherine Jourdan was a French actress. She appeared in 22 films and television shows between 1967 and 1989. She starred in the 1970 film Eden and After, which was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.

Christophe Plantin was a French Renaissance humanist and book printer and publisher who resided and worked in Antwerp.

Maurice Bardèche was a French art critic and journalist, better known as one of the leading exponents of neo-fascism in post–World War II Europe. Bardèche was also the brother-in-law of the collaborationist novelist, poet and journalist Robert Brasillach, executed after the liberation of France in 1945.

Zoé Victoire Talon, styled comtesse du Cayla, was an intimate friend and confidante of Louis XVIII of France, and was his maîtresse-en-titre.

Mathieu Babillot is a French rugby union player. His usual position is as a flanker, and he currently plays for Castres Olympique in the Top 14 and the France national team.

Martine Leguille-Balloy is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Vendée.

Sébastien Balibar is a French physicist and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.

Claude Vignon was a French painter, printmaker and illustrator who worked in a wide range of genres. During a period of study in Italy, he became exposed to many new artistic currents, in particular through the works of Caravaggio and his followers, Guercino, Guido Reni and Annibale Caracci. A prolific artist, his work has remained enigmatic, contradictory and hard to define within a single term or style. His mature works are vibrantly coloured, splendidly lit and often extremely expressive. Vignon worked in a fluent technique, resulting in an almost electric brushwork. He particularly excelled in the rendering of textiles, gold and precious stones.

Muriel Ressiguier is a French politician representing la France Insoumise. She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Hérault. Ressiguier is the Member of Parliament for Hérault's 2nd constituency.

Hervé IV of Donzy was a French nobleman and participant in the Fifth Crusade. By marriage in 1200 to Mahaut de Courtenay (1188–1257), daughter of Peter II of Courtenay, he became Count of Nevers.