List of Famous people born in Grand Est, France

André Velter, French poet, was born in Signy-l'Abbaye in the Ardennes région and was educated in Charleville and Paris. Having begun his first journeys in 1955 through Europe and the Middle East, he has traveled through Afghanistan, Tibet, China and India. As a result, his poetry displays a varied and colorful relation to the places, sounds and rhythms of the cultures he has visited.

Djibril Sidibé is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the France national team.

Marwa Outamghart Colmar (Haut-Rhin), France. Commonly known as Marwa Loud, is a French singer of Moroccan origin . Her parents come from a Berber village near from Beni Mellal, Morocco. In 2017, she was signed to Lartiste's record label Purple Money Purple (PMP). She is best known for a number of singles, notably "Fallait pas". Her debut album Loud was certified gold in 2018 reaching number 2 on the French Albums Chart and also charting in Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland. Marwa Loud is married and keeps her husband away from the public’s eye. Her song "Bad boy" rose to popularity after several videos on social media used the song over clips of English footballer Mason Mount doing his signature goal celebration.

Valérien Ismaël is a French football coach and former professional player. Currently he manages EFL Championship side Barnsley. Ismaël played a couple of years for Racing Strasbourg, then for Crystal Palace, RC Lens, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, and Hannover 96. Later he was, amongst others, coach of VfL Wolfsburg and LASK. He won the Coupe de la Ligue twice, the Coupe de France, the German Bundesliga twice, as well as twice the DFB-Pokal.

Rudy Philippe Michel Camille Gestede is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory and the Benin national team. Aside from France, he has played in England.

Michaël Bruno Dominique Cuisance is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille, on loan from Bayern Munich. He has also represented France up to France U20's level.

Didier Eribon is a French author and philosopher, and a historian of French intellectual life. He lives in Paris.

Jacques Glassmann is a French former footballer who played as a defender.

Frédéric Marie Joseph Bruno de Laparre de Saint-Sernin is a French politician and businessman, born 14 February 1958 in Reims.

Herbert Léonard né Hubert Lœnhard is principally known as a singer, however, he is also a specialist of Russian airplanes from World War II. His first success "Quelque chose tient mon cœur" opened the doors of the hit-parade to him in 1968.