List of people from Lyon

This is a list of notable people associated with the French city of Lyon, Rhône.

Religious figures

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

Financial figures

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

Political figures

• Claudius (10 BC–54 AD)Roman emperor
• Caracalla (186–217)Roman emperor
• Jules Favre (1809–1880)Republican statesman
• Étienne Rognon (1869-1948) politician
• Édouard Herriot (1872–1957)French Prime Minister
• Raymond Barre (1924-2007)French politician
• Dominique Perben (born 1945)politician
• Gérard Collomb (born 1947)politician and former mayor of Lyon
• Azouz Begag (born 1957)writer and politician

Military and French Resistance figures

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

Surgeons, scientists, inventors

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

Architects and urban planners

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

Authors and journalists

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

Artists and chefs

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

Cinema, theatre, television

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

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

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

Musicians

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

Sports figures

• Eric Abidal (born 1979)football player
• Houssem Aouar (born 1998)football player
• Frederique Bangué (born 1976)athlete
• Karim Benzema (born 1987)football player
• Farès Chaïbi (born 2002)football player
• Rayan Cherki (born 2003)football player
• Youri Djorkaeff (born 1968)football player
• Raymond Domenech (born 1952)football trainer and manager
• Hubert Dupont (born 1980) professional cyclist
• Ludovic Giuly (born 1976)football player
• Maurice Herzog (1919–2012)mountaineer
• Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019)racing driver
• Alexandre Lacazette (born 1991)football player
• Bernard Lacombe (born 1952)football player
• Amine Noua (born 1997)basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Émile Ntamack (born 1970)rugby union player
• Olivier Panis (born 1966)Formula One racing driver
• Gwendal Peizerat (born 1972)ice dancer
• Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (born 1992)football player
• Milan Thomas (born 1986) football player
• Samuel Umtiti (born 1993) football player

Gallery

See also

• List of French people

References