List of Famous people born in Grand Est, France
Mathieu Klein
Mathieu Klein is a French politician serving as Mayor of Nancy since 2020.
Joffrey Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne is a French professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was drafted 55th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2013 NBA draft, who then traded his rights to the Denver Nuggets.
Benoît Allemane
Benoît Allemane is a French voice actor who specializes in dubbing. He is the official French dub-over voice of Morgan Freeman. According to IMDb, he also provided the voice of King Harkinian in Link: The Faces of Evil.
Pierre Bodein
Pierre Fernand Bodein is a French criminal and spree killer who, since 1969, has alternated stays between psychiatric hospitals and prisons. Nicknamed "Pierrot le fou", his criminal record includes seven convictions, three of which are murders, including violent rapes. He is the 11th child of a family of 16 children, descending from a Yenish community.
Géraldine Muhlmann
Géraldine Muhlmann is a French political scientist and political journalist. She is a former host of the France 5 program C politique (Fr).
Tony Vairelles
Tony Vairelles is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Sylvain Dufour
Sylvain Dufour is a French alpine snowboarder. He claimed two silver medals each in giant slalom and slalom at the 2009 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in Gangwon, South Korea, and later represented his nation France in two editions of the Olympic Games. Dufour currently trains for Ski Club Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines under his personal coach and mentor Christophe Guinamard.
André Wilms
André Wilms is a French film and television actor who has also appeared in German and Finnish films. Wilms was the winner of the Best Supporting European Actor award at the 1992 European Film Awards for his work in Aki Kaurismäki's La Vie de Bohème.
Samuel Theis
Samuel Theis is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He was awarded the Camera d'Or prize along with Claire Burger and Marie Amachoukeli for directing the film Party Girl at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Sarah M'Barek
Sarah M'Barek is a former French football player. She is currently the manager of Guingamp in the Division 1 Féminine. As a player, M'Barek starred for the club from 2001–2005. She played as a midfielder and was also a member of the France women's national team having attained 21 caps.