Born in Clermont-Ferrand , , 1920 •
Avitus (),
Roman emperor from the West from 455 to 456 •
Fadela Amara (born 1964), feminist and politician •
Martine Blanc (born 1944), author and illustrator of ten books for children •
Antoine-Jean Bourlin (1752–1828), known as
Dumaniant, comedian and
goguettier •
Thomas Cailley (born 1980), French screenwriter and film director •
Nicolas Chamfort (1741–1794), writer of
epigrams and
aphorisms •
Étienne Clémentel (1864–1936), politician, government minister and painter •
Cécile Coulon (born 1990), novelist, poet and short story writer •
Jacques Delille (1738 in Aigueperse – 1813). He translated Virgil's
Georgics and wrote a didactic poem on gardening. •
Lolo Ferrari (1963–2000), dancer, actress and singer with very large breast implants •
Gregory of Tours ( – 594),
Gallo-Roman historian and
Bishop of Tours •
Ginette Hamelin (1913–1944), French engineer and architect, member of the French resistance, died in a concentration camp •
Annelise Hesme (born 1976), actress and player of cello and piano •
Thierry Laget (born 1959), writer, winner of the 1992
Prix Fénéon •
Edmond Lemaigre (1849–1890), composer and organist •
Antoine de Lhoyer (1768–1852), composer, guitarist and soldier •
Bernard Loiseau (1951–2003), celebrity
chef •
François-Bernard Mâche (born 1935), composer of contemporary music •
Antoine François Marmontel (1816–1898), pianist and teacher at the
Paris Conservatory •
Léon Melchissédec (1843–1925), baritone and teacher at the
Paris Conservatory •
André Michelin (1853–1931) and
Édouard Michelin (1859–1940), creators of the
Michelin tyre group, whose global headquarters are still located in Clermont-Ferrand •
Léonard Morel-Ladeuil (1820–1888), goldsmith and sculptor •
George Onslow (1784–1853), composer, mainly of chamber music •
Victor Pachon (1867–1938), physiologist. He worked on
blood pressure. •
Paloma (born 1991), drag queen. Winner of the first season of
Drag Race France. •
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), mathematician,
physicist and religious philosopher •
Jacqueline Pascal (1625–1661), child prodigy, youngest sister of
Blaise Pascal. She composed verses •
Gilberte Périer (1620–1687), biographer, eldest sister of
Blaise Pascal •
Dominique Perrault (born 1953), architect. He designed the
French National Library. •
Henri Pognon (1853–1921), epigrapher, archaeologist and diplomat •
Henri Quittard (1864–1919), composer, musicologist and music critic •
François Dominique de Reynaud, Comte de Montlosier (1755–1838), politician and political writer •
Peire Rogier (born ca. 1145), Auvergnat troubadour (fl. 1160 – 1180) and cathedral canon •
Audrey Tautou (born 1976), actress and model •
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955), philosopher,
Jesuit priest and
paleontologist •
Alexandre Kantorow (born 1997), pianist
Sport , 2018 •
Chakir Ansari (born 1991), Moroccan freestyle wrestler. He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics. •
Laure Boulleau (born 1986), footballer with 216 club caps and 65 for
France women •
Patrick Depailler (1944–1980),
Formula One driver •
Yves Dreyfus (1931–2021), epee fencer, bronze medalist at the
1956 Summer Olympics •
Raphaël Géminiani (1925–2024), French former road bicycle racer •
Jordan Lotiès (born 1984), footballer with 370 club caps •
Émile Mayade (1853–1898), motoring pioneer and racing driver •
Darline Nsoki (born 1989), basketball player •
Vincent Cé Ougna (born 1985), former footballer •
Gabriella Papadakis (born 1995),
ice dancer, Olympic champion (
2022), Olympic silver medalist (
2018), five-time world champion (
2015,
2016,
2018,
2019,
2022) and five-time European champion (
2015–
2019) •
Émile Pladner (1906–1980), flyweight champion boxer; 104 wins, 16 losses and 13 draws •
Jean-Louis Rosier (1925–2011), racing driver •
Aurélien Rougerie (born 1980),
rugby union player, with 417 club caps and 47 for
France •
Christian Sarron (born 1955), Grand Prix motorcycle road racer •
Gauthier de Tessières (born 1981), World Cup alpine ski racer •
Rémi Cavagna (born 1995), professional road cyclist
Resident in Clermont-Ferrand •
Sidonius Apollinaris (c. 430 – after 489),
Gallo-Roman poet, diplomat and bishop •
Henri Bergson (1859–1941), philosopher •
Olivier Bianchi (born 1970), politician and Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand from 2014 to 2026 •
Paul Bourget (1852–1935), novelist and critic •
Ivor Bueb (1923–1959), British professional sports car racing and
Formula One driver •
Anton Docher (1852–1928), "The Padre of Isleta", Roman Catholic priest, missionary and defender of the Indians. He lived in the pueblo of Isleta, in the state of
New Mexico, for 34 years. •
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1927–2020),
president of France from 1974 to 1981. He lived in the city of
Chamalières, part of Clermont-Ferrand's metropolitan area. •
Claude Lanzmann (1925–2018), filmmaker. He attended the Lycée Blaise-Pascal. == Education ==