He was a renowned writer, poet, and aviator, best known for his novella The Little Prince and his memoir Wind, Sand and Stars. He was born in Lyon in 1900 and spent his childhood there.
He is a pioneer of electronic music and ambient music, and a composer, performer, and record producer. He has sold over 80 million albums worldwide and holds several Guinness World Records for his live shows. He was born in Lyon in 1948 and studied music there.
He was a legendary chef and restaurateur, who was a leader of the culinary movement known as nouvelle cuisine. He held three Michelin stars for over 50 years and was named the chef of the century by several publications. He was born near Lyon in 1926 and operated his flagship restaurant there.
She is a popular actress and model, who rose to international fame with her roles in Amélie, The Da Vinci Code, and Coco Before Chanel. She was born in Beaumont, near Lyon, in 1976 and studied acting in Lyon.
They were the inventors of the cinematograph, the first successful device for projecting moving images. They made some of the earliest films in history and are regarded as the fathers of cinema. They were born in Besançon, but moved to Lyon with their family and established their factory and laboratory there.
Auguste and Louis Lumière