List of Famous people born in Grand Est, France
Nadine Morano
Nadine Morano is a French politician of the Republicains who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2014. She previously was a member of the National Assembly and a minister.
Jack Lang
Jack Mathieu Émile Lang is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as Minister of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993, as well as Minister of National Education from 1992 to 1993 and 2000 to 2002.
Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel is a French writer and film director.
Thomas Voeckler
Thomas Voeckler is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2017, for the Direct Énergie team and its previous iterations.
Jérôme Anthony
Jérôme Finkelstejn better known as Jérôme Anthony is a French television presenter. Born in Nancy, France on 11 November 1968, he has presented many entertainment and reality shows on RTL9, TF1, France 2, Disney Channel, W9 and M6. He is the son of the proprietor of the Anthony clothing store and adopted the name as his stage name.
Jean-Pierre François
Jean-Pierre François is a French singer and former footballer. He remained particularly known for his 1989 summer hit "Je te survivrai", a love song written by Didier Barbelivien, which reached number 2 on the French Singles Chart.
Yohann Diniz
Yohann Diniz is a French race walker. He is the current world-record holder for the 50 km race, with a time of 3:32:33, and for the 50,000 metres track walk, with a time of 3:35:27.
Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly is a professional footballer who plays as centre back for Serie A club Napoli and captains the Senegal national team. Often regarded as one of the best defenders in the world, Koulibaly earned a place in The Guardian's 100 Best Male Footballers in 2019, where he was listed as the third-best centre back in the world.
Charlélie Couture
Charlélie Couture is a French & American musician and multi-disciplinary artist, who has recorded over 25 albums and 17 film soundtracks, and has held a number of exhibitions of paintings and photographs. He has also worked as a poster designer, and has published about 15 books of reflections, drawings and photographs.
Alexis Kohler
Alexis Kohler, full name Arnaud Alexis Michel Kohler, is a French special adviser, senior official, and politician. Énarque, former director of cabinet of Pierre Moscovici then of Emmanuel Macron at the Ministry of Finance, he was appointed general secretary of the Élysée Palace on 14 May 2017.