Notable Residents
- Louise Labé famous Renaissance female poet;
- Frederique Bangue, athlete;
- Claudius (10 BC – AD 54), Roman emperor;
- Caracalla (188–217), Roman emperor;
- Irenaeus (2nd century AD – 202), Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul and early Christian martyr;
- André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), physicist and mathematician;
- Raymond Barre, French politician;
- Azouz Begag, writer and politician;
- Paul Bocuse (born 1926), prominent chef (recipient of the "Chef of the Century" award);
- Gérard Collomb, politician and current mayor of Lyon;
- Clovis Cornillac, actor;
- Natalie Dessay, opera singer;
- Youri Djorkaeff, footballer;
- Liane Foly, singer, humorist and actress;
- Éric Guirado, film director and writer;
- Maurice Jarre, musician (famous for his movie soundtracks);
- Jean Michel Jarre musician (son of Maurice Jarre, above);
- Allan Kardec, spiritist;
- Katsuni, pornographic actress;
- Jérôme Kerviel, trader;
- Alexandre Lacassagne, criminologist;
- Edmond Locard, pioneer in forensic science;
- Auguste and Louis Lumière, inventors of cinematograph;
- André Manoukian, musician;
- Jean-Baptiste Maunier, actor;
- Jean Moulin heroe and leader of the French Resistance during the Second World War;
- Émile Ntamack, rugby union player;
- Abbé Pierre, priest and philanthropist;
- Juliette Récamier, famous XIXe century society leader, intellectual and "muse";
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer and pioneer of aviation;
- Jean-Baptiste Say, economist;
- Louis Gabriel Suchet, marshal of France, one of Napoleon's greatest generals;
- Bertrand Tavernier, film director;
- Seyhan Kurt,poet,writer;
- Sylvie Testud, actress;
- Florence Foresti, humorist;
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist.
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