People from Haute-Savoie

Félix Antoine Philibert Dupanloup (3 January 1802 – 11 October 1878) was a French ecclesiastic. He was among the leaders of Liberal Catholicism in France.

Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex (25 January 1927, Lugrin – 9 May 2010) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon, France.
Ordained to the priesthood on 3 June 1950, Bouchex was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix on 23 February 1972 and was ordained bishop on 19 March 1972. On 25 April 1978 Bouchex was appointed archbishop of the Avignon Archdiocese retiring on 21 June 2002.

Germain Sommeiller (February 15, 1815, Saint-Jeoire – July 11, 1871) was an Italian civil engineer from Savoy. He directed the construction of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel between France and Italy, also known as the Mont Cenis Tunnel. This was the first of a series of major tunnels built in the late 19th century to connect northern and southern Europe through the Alps. Sommeiller pioneered the use of pneumatic drilling and dynamite to achieve record-breaking excavation speeds. This 12.8-km tunnel was completed on December 26, 1870, 11 years ahead of schedule. It remained the longest tunnel in the world until the opening of the Gotthard Rail Tunnel in 1882.

Anne Nivat (born June 18, 1969 in Poisy) is a French journalist and war correspondent who has covered conflicts in Chechnya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. She is known for interviews and character portraits in print of civilians, especially women, and their experiences of war.

André Devigny (25 May 1916 – 12 February 1999) was a French soldier and member of the Résistance.

Robert Joseph Coffy (24 October 1920 – 15 July 1995) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Marseille.