Writers from Lyon

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

French historian (1886–1944)

systematizer of Spiritism (1804–1869)

French poet of the Renaissance, born in Lyon (1524–1566)

French philologist (1800–1864)

French Salon-holder

French writer and French navy officer (1876-1957)

French writer (1858-1918)

French writer, film director and screenwriter

French scholar (1813-1853)

French writer (1885-1958)

French poet

French writer (1921–2000)

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French writer (1895-1969)

French writer

French academic (1728-1819)

French songwriter (1821-1870)

French writer

French writer and philosopher

French sociologist, economist and writer

French byzantinist and numismatist (1875-1921)

French dramatist and librettist (1810–1903)

French writer and official

French academic (1944–1979)

French priest and author (1670-1750)

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Achdé (), the pseudonym of Hervé Darmenton (; born July 30, 1961), is a French comic book writer and artist. The pseudonym is based on the French pronunciation of his initials, "H.D." (similar to Hergé and Jijé). After the death of Morris, the creator of Lucky Luke, Achdé continued the task of drawing new Lucky Luke stories from 2003 onwards.

French journalist and artist (1806-1862)

French poet (1815–1891)

French heraldist, Jesuit, courtier (1631-1705)

French poet

French historian, lawyer and politician (1762-1826)

French philosopher (1813-1899)

French writer

French philosopher (1875-1967)

French writer (1922-1997)

French author and historian (1795-1873)

French philosopher (1889-1982)

French composer

French numismatist (1680-1753)

French linguist (1937–2020)

French chansonnier and poet (1811–1879)

French writer and librettist

French writer

French writer

French painter (1632-1698)

French writer and businessperson

French novelist, essayist and professor of philosophy

French journalist (1752-1830)

Yal Ayerdhal (26 January 195927 October 2015) was a French thriller and science fiction writer from Lyon. His later work preferred the thriller genre; Transparences, Resurgences and Rainbow Warriors play with various genres. Rainbow Warriors (published at the end of May 2013) flirts with political fiction with most protagonists being LGBTQ. He received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in 2005 for Transparences and in 1993 for his novel Demain une oasis. He is considered one of the leading names in both genres. He shared the Prix Tour Eiffel with co-author Jean-Claude Dunyach for their 1999 novel

French-Tunisian film director

French playwright

French actor and screenwriter (1900–1994)

French film critic (born 1939)

French poet (1795–1861)

French writer and screenwriter

French writer

French translator (1889-1964)

French philosopher