People from the canton of Jura

Steve Guerdat (born 10 June 1982 in Bassecourt, Canton of Jura) is a Swiss Olympic-level equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Kathy Leander (born 24 May 1963) is a singer from the Canton of Jura, Switzerland.

René Prêtre (born 1957) is a Swiss pediatric heart surgeon at the University Hospital of Lausanne. He has performed thousands of surgeries on children's hearts.

Jean-Pierre Kurth was born on February 20, 1957 in Porrentruy, canton of Jura and resides in Verbier, canton of Valais. He is a handisport skier. He represented Switzerland at the 1982 Winter sport world championship for handicaped persons and the 1984 Winter Paralympics, where he competed in alpine skiing.

Elisa Shua Dusapin, born 23 October 1992 in Sarlat-la-Canéda, France, is a Franco-Korean writer currently living in Switzerland.

Camille Surdez (born 13 January 1998) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Women's Super League club FC Basel and the Switzerland women's national team.

Philippe Guerdat (born 21 April 1952) is a Swiss equestrian. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Benjamin Conz (born September 13, 1991) is a Swiss ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A (NLA) in Switzerland. He was eligible for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and 2010 NHL Entry Draft, but went undrafted, being drafted 185th overall in the 2010 KHL Junior Draft by SKA St. Petersburg instead.

Guy Mathez is a Swiss football manager. He comes from Canton of Jura. Amongst others, he coached Servette FC from 1982 until 1985 and FC Basel from 1997 until 1999.

William Baume (1885–1956) was a Swiss watchmaker who established the Baume & Mercier company in Geneva in 1918 with his partner, Paul Mercier.