List of Famous people born in Grand Est, France
Henri Poupart-Lafarge
Henri Poupart-Lafarge is a French business executive and the current CEO of Alstom, a post he has occupied since February 2016.
Gérard Prêcheur
Gérard Prêcheur is a French football manager. Previously in charge of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Prêcheur now plies his trade in Jiangsu Suning, as a manager of the women's team.
Abdelhakim Omrani
Abdelhakim Omrani is a French-Algerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Racing FC Union Luxembourg.
Bruno Spengler
Bruno Spengler is an Alsatian-born Canadian racing driver, currently racing for the BMW factory/works team. Nicknamed 'The Secret Canadian', he won the 2012 DTM Drivers' Championship.
Brigitte Girardin
Brigitte Girardin is a French diplomat and politician. She was the minister of Overseas France under Jacques Chirac from 7 May 2002 to 2 June 2005.
Hassan Hirt
Hassan Hirt is a French long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 26th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. He was later disqualified for testing positive for EPO and suspended for 2 years.
Francis Kuntz
Joris Delle
Joris Delle is a French footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Orlando Pirates in South Africa. He is a French youth international and has served as the number one goalkeeper at under-16, under-17, and under-21 level. Delle was a member of the 2005–06 Metz under-16 team that won the Championnat National des 16 ans.
Pascal Caffet
Pascal Caffet is a World-Champion and Meilleur Ouvrier de France French pastry confectioner and chocolate maker. He has shops in France, Italy and in Japan.
Raphaël Gérard
Raphaël Gérard is a French politician of La République En Marche (LREM) who has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2017, where he represents the 4th constituency of Charente-Maritime.