List of people from Lyon

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• Saint Blandine (162–177 AD){{spaced ndash}}Christian martyr
• Irenaeus (2nd century AD–202){{spaced ndash}} Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul and early Christian martyr
• Sidonius Apollinaris (430–489){{spaced ndash}}poet, diplomat, bishop
• Pierre Coton (1564–1626){{spaced ndash}}Jesuit confessor to kings Henry IV and Louis XIII
• Alexandre Lanfant (1726–1792){{spaced ndash}}French Jesuit
• Pierre-Simon Ballanche (1776–1847){{spaced ndash}}Christian philosopher
• André Coindre (1787–1826){{spaced ndash}}founder of the order of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart
• Mathias Loras (1792–1858){{spaced ndash}}first bishop of American colonial Dubuque, Iowa
• Jean-Baptiste Pompallier (1801–1871){{spaced ndash}}bishop
• Allan Kardec (1804–1869){{spaced ndash}}systematizer of Spiritism
• Abbé Pierre (1912–2007){{spaced ndash}}founder of the Emmaus Mouvement
• Shlomo Aviner (born 1943){{spaced ndash}}religious Zionist rabbi

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• Thomas I de Gadagne (1454-1533){{spaced ndash}}banker
• Abbé Terray (1715–1778){{spaced ndash}}controller general of finance under Louis XVI
• Jean-Claude Trichet (born 1942){{spaced ndash}}president of Banque de France and European Central Bank
• Jérôme Kerviel (born 1977){{spaced ndash}}trader
• Ernest Cadgene (1879-1934){{spaced ndash}}businessman

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• Claudius (10 BC–54 AD){{spaced ndash}}Roman emperor
• Caracalla (186–217){{spaced ndash}}Roman emperor
• Jules Favre (1809–1880){{spaced ndash}}Republican statesman
• Étienne Rognon (1869-1948) {{spaced ndash}} politician
• Édouard Herriot (1872–1957){{spaced ndash}}French Prime Minister
• Raymond Barre (1924-2007){{spaced ndash}}French politician
• Dominique Perben (born 1945){{spaced ndash}}politician{{cite news|url=https://www.lemoniteur.fr/article/dominique-perben-un-homme-de-terrain-au-ministere-de-l-equipement.428299|title=Dominique Perben, un homme de terrain au ministère de l’Equipement|first=Defawe|last=Philippe|work=Le Moniteur des travaux publics et du bâtiment|date=3 June 2005|access-date=22 February 2025|language=fr}}
• Gérard Collomb (born 1947){{spaced ndash}}politician and former mayor of Lyon
• Azouz Begag (born 1957){{spaced ndash}}writer and politician

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• Claude Martin (1735–1800){{spaced ndash}}soldier, colonial official, and posthumous founder of La Martiniere College
• Louis Gabriel Suchet (1770–1826){{spaced ndash}}marshal of France
• Fleury Marius (1896–1972){{spaced ndash}}aviator
• Jean Moulin (1899–1943){{spaced ndash}}French Resistance leader
• Madeleine Lavigne (1912–1945){{spaced ndash}}French resistance and agent for the Special Operations Executive

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• André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836){{spaced ndash}}physicist
• Pierre Bouchet (1752–1794){{spaced ndash}}head surgeon at Hôtel-Dieu
• Joseph Gensoul (1797–1858){{spaced ndash}}surgeon
• Théodore Herpin (1799–1865){{spaced ndash}}physician known for his work involving epilepsy
• Émile Dufresne (1861–1942){{spaced ndash}}inventor and engineer known for his contributions to the resistive touchscreen
• Stephane Javelle (1864–1917){{spaced ndash}}astronomer
• Edmond Locard (1877–1966){{spaced ndash}}pioneer in forensic science
• Gerard Bérchet (1902–1990){{spaced ndash}}inventor of nylon and neoprene
• Alain Mérieux (born 1938){{spaced ndash}}billionaire founder of Lyon's BSL-4 Laboratory

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• Hector Guimard (1867–1942){{spaced ndash}}Art Nouveau architect
• Tony Garnier (1869–1948){{spaced ndash}}architect and urban planner

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• François Rabelais (1494–1553){{spaced ndash}}writer
• Maurice Scève (c. 1500–c. 1564){{spaced ndash}}poet
• Jeanne de La Saulcée (died 1559), publisher, printer, bookseller
• Louise Labé (c. 1520–1566){{spaced ndash}}poet
• André Morellet (1727–1819){{spaced ndash}}economist and writer
• Jean-Baptiste Say (1767–1832){{spaced ndash}}economist and businessman
• Juliette Récamier (1777–1849){{spaced ndash}} salonnière, writer
• Alphonse Balleydier (1810–1859){{spaced ndash}}historiographer
• Joanny Augier (1813–1855){{spaced ndash}}playwright and journalist
• Alexandre Lacassagne (1843–1924){{spaced ndash}}criminologist
• Louis Maynard (1871–1940){{spaced ndash}}writer and local historian
• Louis Jalabert (1877–1943){{spaced ndash}}Jesuit archaeologist and epigrapher
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944){{spaced ndash}}aviation pioneer and writer
• Jean-Marc Théolleyre (1924–2011){{spaced ndash}}journalist
• Marie de Hennezel (born 1946){{spaced ndash}}psychologist, psychotherapist and writer
• Pierre Autin-Grenier (1947–2014){{spaced ndash}}writer
• Yves Bonnardel (born 1967){{spaced ndash}}activist, philosopher, writer and editor
• Daphné Collignon (born 1977){{spaced ndash}}comic book author

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• Jean-Baptiste Bertrand (1823–1887){{spaced ndash}}painter
• Paul Bocuse (1926–2018){{spaced ndash}}chef
• Jean-François Bony (1754–1825){{spaced ndash}}artist
• Marie-Anne Leroudier (1838–1908){{spaced ndash}}embroiderer
• Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824–1898){{spaced ndash}}painter
• André César Vermare (1869–1949){{spaced ndash}}sculptor

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• Laurent Mourguet (1769–1884){{spaced ndash}}puppeteer, creator of Guignol
• Cristine Roux (1820–1863){{spaced ndash}}courtesan, artist's model and actress

• Auguste and Louis Lumière (1862–1954; 1864–1948){{spaced ndash}}inventors of the cinematograph

• Bernard Pivot (born 1935){{spaced ndash}}journalist, television personality
• Bertrand Tavernier (1941–2021){{spaced ndash}}film director
• Clovis Cornillac (born 1967){{spaced ndash}}actor
• Éric Guirado (born 1968){{spaced ndash}}film director and writer
• Florence Foresti (born 1973){{spaced ndash}}humorist
• Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born 1990){{spaced ndash}}actor
• Sylvie Testud (born 1971){{spaced ndash}}actress
• Alexandre Astier (born 1974){{spaced ndash}}actor, scriptwriter, film director, editor, composer, comedian, musician and humorist

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• Marc Burty (1827–1903){{spaced ndash}}music teacher, composer
• Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937){{spaced ndash}}organist, composer and conductor
• Louise Janssen (1863–1938){{spaced ndash}}opera singer
• Marie Charbonnel (1880–1969){{spaced ndash}}opera singer
• Adrien Rougier (1892–1984){{spaced ndash}}organist, composer and conductor
• Maurice Jarre (1924–2009){{spaced ndash}}composer
• Pierre Monichon (1925–2006){{spaced ndash}}inventor of the Harmoneon and professor of historical musicology
• Marie-France Gaite (1941–1968){{spaced ndash}}singer
• Jean-Michel Jarre (born 1948){{spaced ndash}}electronic musician
• Pierre-Laurent Aimard (born 1957){{spaced ndash}}pianist
• André Manoukian (born 1957){{spaced ndash}}musician
• Jean-Yves Thibaudet (born 1961){{spaced ndash}}pianist
• Liane Foly (born 1962){{spaced ndash}}singer, humorist and actress
• Natalie Dessay (born 1965){{spaced ndash}}opera singer
• Jason Kouchak (born 1967){{spaced ndash}}pianist, composer
• David Charvet (born 1972){{spaced ndash}}actor and singer
• Frank Rivoire (born 1984){{spaced ndash}}electronic musician
• Mike Lévy (born 1985){{spaced ndash}}electronic musician

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• Eric Abidal (born 1979){{spaced ndash}}football player
• Houssem Aouar (born 1998){{spaced ndash}}football player{{cite news|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/sport/football-lyon-houssem-aouar-la-nouvelle-star-17-12-2017-2180612_26.php|title=Football - Lyon : Houssem Aouar, la nouvelle star|first=Antoine|last=Grenapin|work=Le Point|date=17 December 2017|access-date=22 February 2025|language=fr}}
• Frederique Bangué (born 1976){{spaced ndash}}athlete
• Karim Benzema (born 1987){{spaced ndash}}football player{{cite news|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/karim-benzema-real-madrid-career-history-lyon-Champions-League/ohjfgbsm7a9zgysh7s5uw2kg|title=Who is Karim Benzema? Real Madrid striker career highlights and trophies ahead of UEFA Super Cup|first=Kyle|last=Bonn|work=The Sporting News|date=10 August 2022|access-date=22 February 2025}}
• Youri Djorkaeff (born 1968){{spaced ndash}}football player
• Raymond Domenech (born 1952){{spaced ndash}}football trainer and manager
• Hubert Dupont (born 1980) {{spaced ndash}}professional cyclist
• Ludovic Giuly (born 1976){{spaced ndash}}football player
• Maurice Herzog (1919–2012){{spaced ndash}}mountaineer
• Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019){{spaced ndash}}racing driver
• Alexandre Lacazette (born 1991){{spaced ndash}}football player{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ke/lists/11-fun-facts-about-alexandre-lacazette/blt8b18fcf99c186fcf|title=11 fun facts about Alexandre Lacazette|first=Parshva|last=Shah|work=Goal.com|date=23 May 2023|access-date=22 February 2025}}
• Bernard Lacombe (born 1952){{spaced ndash}}football player{{cite news|url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/poitiers/bernard-lacombe-tacle-encore|title=Bernard Lacombe tacle encore|work=La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest|date=2 January 2016|access-date=22 February 2025|language=fr}}
• Amine Noua (born 1997){{spaced ndash}}basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Émile Ntamack (born 1970){{spaced ndash}}rugby union player{{cite news|url=https://www.la-croix.com/Sport/Top-14-Emile-Ntamack-nomme-manager-general-formation-Stade-Toulousain-2017-07-11-1300862092|title=Top 14: Emile Ntamack nommé manager général de la formation du Stade Toulousain|work=La Croix|date=11 June 2017|access-date=22 February 2025|language=fr}}
• Olivier Panis (born 1966){{spaced ndash}}Formula One racing driver
• Gwendal Peizerat (born 1972){{spaced ndash}}ice dancer
• Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (born 1992){{spaced ndash}}football player
• Milan Thomas (born 1986) {{spaced ndash}}football player
• Samuel Umtiti (born 1993) {{spaced ndash}}football player

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• Farès Chaïbi (born 2002){{spaced ndash}}football player
• Rayan Cherki (born 2003){{spaced ndash}}football player

File:Claudius crop.jpg|Claudius

File:Caracalla03 pushkin.jpg|Caracalla

File:Louise Labé.png|Louise Labé

File:Ampere1.jpg|André-Marie Ampère

File:Juliette-Récamier-2.JPG|Juliette Récamier

Guignol_in_Lyon_1.jpg|Guignol

File:André Vermare 1989.jpg|André César Vermare

File:Paul Bocuse.jpg|Paul Bocuse

File:Ludovic Giuly.jpg|Ludovic Giuly

File:Lewes 0 Arsenal 9 Conti Cup 16 09 2018-1875 (44749280431) (cropped).jpg|Pauline Peyraud-Magnin

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