List of people from Lyon

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

Religious figures

Saint Blandine Christian martyr
Irenaeus Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul and early Christian martyr
Sidonius Apollinaris poet, diplomat, bishop
Pierre Coton Jesuit confessor to kings Henry IV and Louis XIII
Alexandre Lanfant French Jesuit
Pierre-Simon Ballanche Christian philosopher
André Coindre founder of the order of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart
Mathias Loras first bishop of the diocese in Dubuque, Iowa
Jean-Baptiste Pompallier bishop
Allan Kardec systematizer of Spiritism
Abbé Pierre founder of the Emmaus Mouvement
Shlomo Aviner religious Zionist rabbi

Financial figures

Thomas I de Gadagne banker
Abbé Terray controller general of finance under Louis XVI
Jean-Claude Trichet president of Banque de France and European Central Bank
Jérôme Kerviel trader
Ernest Cadgene businessman

Political figures

Claudius Roman emperor
Caracalla Roman emperor
Jules Favre Republican statesman
Étienne Rognon politician
Édouard Herriot French Prime Minister
Raymond Barre French politician
Dominique Perben politician
Gérard Collomb politician and former mayor of Lyon
Azouz Begag writer and politician

Military and French Resistance figures

Claude Martin soldier, colonial official, and posthumous founder of La Martinière College
Louis Gabriel Suchet marshal of France
Fleury Marius aviator
Jean Moulin French Resistance leader
Madeleine Lavigne French resistance and agent for the Special Operations Executive

Surgeons, scientists, inventors

André-Marie Ampère physicist
Pierre Bouchet head surgeon at Hôtel-Dieu
Joseph Gensoul surgeon
Théodore Herpin physician known for his work involving epilepsy
Stephane Javelle astronomer
Edmond Locard pioneer in forensic science
Gerard Bérchet inventor of nylon and neoprene
Alain Mérieux billionaire founder of Lyon's BSL-4 Laboratory

Architects and urban planners

Hector Guimard Art Nouveau architect
Tony Garnier architect and urban planner

Authors and journalists

François Rabelais writer
Maurice Scève poet
Jeanne de La Saulcée, publisher, printer, bookseller
Louise Labé poet
André Morellet economist and writer
Jean-Baptiste Say economist and businessman
Juliette Récamier salonnière, writer
Alphonse Balleydier historiographer
Joanny Augier playwright and journalist
Alexandre Lacassagne criminologist
Louis Maynard writer and local historian
Louis Jalabert Jesuit archaeologist and epigrapher
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry aviation pioneer and writer
Jean-Marc Théolleyre journalist
Marie de Hennezel psychologist, psychotherapist and writer
Pierre Autin-Grenier writer
Yves Bonnardel activist, philosopher, writer and editor
Daphné Collignon comic book author

Artists and chefs

Cinema, theatre, television

Laurent Mourguet puppeteer, creator of Guignol
Cristine Roux courtesan, artist's model and actress
Auguste and Louis Lumière inventors of the cinematograph
Bernard Pivot journalist, television personality
Bertrand Tavernier film director
Clovis Cornillac actor
Éric Guirado film director and writer
Florence Foresti humorist
Jean-Baptiste Maunier actor
Sylvie Testud actress
Alexandre Astier actor, scriptwriter, film director, editor, composer, comedian, musician and humorist

Musicians

Marc Burty music teacher, composer
Charles-Marie Widor organist, composer and conductor
Louise Janssen opera singer
Marie Charbonnel opera singer
Adrien Rougier organist, composer and conductor
Maurice Jarre composer
Pierre Monichon inventor of the Harmoneon and professor of historical musicology
Marie-France Gaite singer
Jean-Michel Jarre electronic musician
Pierre-Laurent Aimard pianist
André Manoukian musician
Jean-Yves Thibaudet pianist
Liane Foly singer, humorist and actress
Natalie Dessay opera singer
Jason Kouchak pianist, composer
David Charvet actor and singer
Frank Rivoire electronic musician
Mike Lévy electronic musician

Sports figures

Eric Abidal football player
Houssem Aouar football player
Frederique Bangué athlete
Karim Benzema football player
Farès Chaïbi football player
Rayan Cherki football player
Youri Djorkaeff football player
Raymond Domenech football trainer and manager
Hubert Dupont professional cyclist
Ludovic Giuly football player
Maurice Herzog mountaineer
Anthoine Hubert racing driver
Alexandre Lacazette football player
Bernard Lacombe football player
Amine Noua basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Émile Ntamack rugby union player
Olivier Panis Formula One racing driver
Gwendal Peizerat ice dancer
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin football player
Milan Thomas football player
Samuel Umtiti football player