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List of people from Lyon
Summary
This is a list of notable people associated with the French city of
Lyon
,
Rhône
.
Sainte Blandine in St Irenaus Church
Religious figures
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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
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Thomas the Rich
, banker during the golden age of the Lyon fairs
[fr]
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
Political figures
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Claudius
(10 BC–54 AD) – Roman emperor
Caracalla
(186–217) – Roman emperor
Jules Favre
(1809–1880) – Republican statesman
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Daphné Collignon
(born 1977) – comic book author
Artists and chefs
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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
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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
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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
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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
Samuel Umtiti
(born 1993) – football player
Gallery
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Claudius
Caracalla
Louise Labé
André-Marie Ampère
Juliette Récamier
Guignol
André César Vermare
Paul Bocuse
Ludovic Giuly
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin
See also
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Biography portal
France portal
Lists portal
List of French people