List of people from Lyon

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

Sainte Blandine in St Irenaus Church

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 American colonial 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 the Rich, banker during the golden age of the Lyon fairs

• 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 Martiniere 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

• 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

Tony Garnier with Édouard Herriot at the Abattoirs de la Mouche (Tony Garnier Museum)

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

Authors and journalists

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on the 50 Franc note

• 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

Marie-Anne Leroudier, embroiderer whose works can be seen at the Textile Arts Museum

• 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

Gribouille, whose sidewalk art led to her first break in Paris

Musicians

André Manoukian, musician and television personality

• 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) – jazz violinist
• 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
• 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
• 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

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  Claudius
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  Caracalla
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  Louise Labé
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  André-Marie Ampère
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  Juliette Récamier
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  Guignol
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  André César Vermare
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  Paul Bocuse
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  Ludovic Giuly
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  Pauline Peyraud-Magnin

See also

• List of French people