List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Gustave Caillebotte
Gustave Caillebotte was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was noted for his early interest in photography as an art form.
Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier is a French actress and screenwriter. She adopted the professional surname Ogier, which was her mother's maiden name. Her first appearance on screen was in Voilà l'Ordre, a short film directed by Jacques Baratier with a number of the then-emerging young singers of the 1960s in France, including Boris Vian, Claude Nougaro, etc.
Lota de Macedo Soares
Maria Carlota Costallat de Macedo Soares was a well-connected Brazilian woman who became a well-known landscape designer and architect. Despite not having a degree in either area, she was invited by governor Carlos Lacerda to design and oversee the construction of Flamengo Park in Rio de Janeiro. She was born in Paris, France into a prominent political family from Rio de Janeiro.
Étienne Chouard
Étienne Chouard is a French high school teacher, blogger, and political activist. During the 2005 French referendum campaign on the European Constitution he gained public attention by advocating against it, notably for his discussion with Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Moha La Squale
Mohamed Bellahmed, better known by his stage name Moha La Squale is a French/Algerian rapper. His first name Moha is derived from his birth name Mohamed and La Squale is in reference to the 2000 French film of the same name. He gained fame through publishing freestyles every Sunday on his Facebook page. Signed to Elektra Records, an affiliate of Warner Bros Records, in August 2017, he released his debut album Bendero that topped the French Albums Chart and also charted in Belgium and Switzerland. A great number of the tracks charting on SNEP, the official French Singles Chart.
Louis Giscard d'Estaing
Louis Joachim Marie François Giscard d'Estaing is a French politician and former member of the National Assembly of France. He is the son of the late President of France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926–2020) and Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing. He was a deputy for the Puy-de-Dôme department from 2002, when he held his father's old seat on his retirement, until 2012 when he was defeated by the Green candidate Danielle Auroi. He remains mayor of Chamalières, a post he has held since 2005. His father had also been mayor of Chamalières from 1967 to 1974.
Mark Maggiori
Mark Maggiori is a French-American painter, graphic designer, draftsman, musician, music video director and lead vocalist of the nu metal band Pleymo. He is noted for paintings of American cowboys, American Indians and the American Southwest.
Heuss l'Enfoiré
Karim Djeriou, better known by his stage name Heuss l'Enfoiré, is a French rapper of Algerian descent.
Seth Gueko
Nicolas Salvadori, better known by his stage name Seth Gueko, is a French rapper. He has released two albums that have charted in France and a number of street albums and mixtapes.
Jérôme Roussillon
Jérôme Roussillon is a French footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. He is a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 and under-20 levels.