List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France

Bruno Le Maire

First Name Bruno
Last Name Maire
Born on April 15, 1969 (age 57)

Bruno Le Maire is a French politician and former diplomat serving as Minister of the Economy and Finance since 2017. He previously served as Secretary of State for European Affairs from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing from 2009 to 2012.

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Hatem Ben Arfa

First Name Hatem
Last Name Arfa
Born on March 7, 1987 (age 39)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Hatem Ben Arfa is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux. Known for his dribbling ability, he has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France" but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline.

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Jean Dujardin

Jean Edmond Dujardin
First Name Jean
Last Name Dujardin
Born on June 19, 1972 (age 53)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Jean Edmond Dujardin is a French actor, comedian, humorist and television director. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars, une fille, in which he starred alongside his lover Alexandra Lamy, before gaining success in film with movies such as Brice de Nice, Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio, as well as 99 Francs.

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Charles Perrault

First Name Charles
Last Name Perrault
Born on January 12, 1628
Died on May 16, 1703 (aged 75)

Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, Cendrillon ("Cinderella"), Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté, La Belle au bois dormant, and Barbe Bleue ("Bluebeard").

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Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Eugénie Laurent
First Name Mélanie
Born on February 21, 1983 (age 43)

Mélanie Laurent is a French actress, filmmaker, singer, and pianist. The recipient of two César Awards and a Lumières Award, she has established herself as an accomplished actress in the French film industry.

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Blanche Gardin

First Name Blanche
Last Name Gardin
Born on April 3, 1977 (age 49)

Blanche Gardin is a French actress, comedian and writer.

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Élodie Fontan

First Name Élodie
Born on July 9, 1987 (age 38)
Height 171 cm | 5'7

Élodie Fontan is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen television and film productions since 1996.

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Françoise Hardy

Françoise Madeleine Hardy
First Name Françoise
Last Name Hardy
Born on January 17, 1944 (age 82)

Françoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer-songwriter. She made her musical debut in the early 1960s on Disques Vogue and found immediate success with her song "Tous les garçons et les filles". As a leading figure of the yé-yé movement, Hardy "found herself at the very forefront of the French music scene" and became "France's most exportable female singing star", recording in various languages, appearing in movies, touring throughout Europe, and gaining plaudits from musicians such as Bob Dylan, Miles Davis and Mick Jagger. With the aid of photographer Jean-Marie Périer, Hardy began modeling and soon became a popular fashion icon as well.

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Romain Duris

First Name Romain
Last Name Duris
Born on May 28, 1974 (age 51)

Romain Duris is a French actor, best known for his role in Cédric Klapisch's Spanish Apartment trilogy, which consists of L'Auberge Espagnole (2002), Russian Dolls (2005), and Chinese Puzzle (2013). He also appeared in Iris and All the Money in the World (2017).

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Amir Haddad

Laurent Amir Khlifa Khedider Haddad
First Name Amir
Last Name Haddad
Born on June 20, 1984 (age 41)

Laurent Amir Khlifa Khedider Haddad, better known as Amir Haddad, or simply as Amir, is a French-Israeli singer and songwriter. He took part in 2006 in the Israeli music competition Kokhav Nolad, released his album Vayehi in 2011 and was a finalist in French competition The Voice: la plus belle voix as part of Team Jenifer finishing third in the competition. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "J'ai cherché", which finished in 6th place.

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