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

Henri Martin was a political activist of the French Communist Party and former sailor famous for the political-military scandal called the Henri Martin Affair in which the government of the French Fourth Republic meted out a five-year prison sentence to him for distributing pamphlets in opposition to the First Indochina War. He was born in Lunery, Cher and died in Pantin.

Nicolas Rousseau is a French professional road bicycle racer for St. Michel–Auber93. He won stage 3 of the 2010 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

Olivier Jacques Marie Certain de Germay de Cirfontaine is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been metropolitan archbishop of Lyon since December 2020. He served as bishop of Ajaccio from 2012–2020. Before taking up his clerical career, he served as a paratrooper in the French army.

Daniel Fernandes is a French judoka.

Emile Acollas was a French professor of jurisprudence born in La Châtre, Indre and educated in Bourges and Paris.

Louis Charles Delescluze was a French revolutionary leader, journalist, and military commander of the Paris Commune.

Florent Brard is a retired French road bicycle racer. He won three national championships, including the professional road race. He became a professional in 1999 and stopped racing in November 2009 after not finding a place in a team.

Jean Adrien Philippe was a French horologist and cofounder of watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. of Geneva, Switzerland.