List of Famous people born in Grand Est, France

Bruno Fuligni is a French writer and historian.

Jean Auguste Hérold, better known as Jean Hérold-Paquis, was a French journalist who fought for the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.

Amin Tighazoui is a Moroccan footballer currently playing for WAC as a winger.

John Gadret is a French former professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing, currently racing for the USO Bruay-la-Buissière amateur team. He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the Vlaanderen–T Interim team in 2004.

Armando Gonçalves Teixeira OIH, known as Petit, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the current manager of Belenenses SAD.

François Calderaro is a retired French football striker. Whilst at PSG he played as a substitute as they won the 1993 Coupe de France Final against FC Nantes.

Pierre-Alexandre Busson better known as Yuksek, is a French electronic music producer, remixer, singer and DJ. Yüksek means "high" in Turkish.

Jean-Patrick Nazon is a French former professional road bicycle racer who turned professional in 1997. He is the brother of former racing cyclist Damien Nazon.

Joseph Schlesser was a French Formula One and sports car racing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, including the 1968 French Grand Prix in which he was killed. He scored no championship points. He was the uncle of Jean-Louis Schlesser who himself became a Formula One driver in the 1980s.