List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Thierry Gilardi
Thierry Gilardi was a French football commentator.
Bakary Sako
Bakary Sako is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Sako has previously played for English League clubs Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion as well as the Mali national team.
Madame de Sévigné
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, also widely known as Madame de Sévigné or Mme de Sévigné, was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter-writing. Most of her letters, celebrated for their wit and vividness, were addressed to her daughter, Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné. She is revered in France as one of the great icons of French 17th-century literature.
Georges Corraface
Georges Corraface is a French actor of Greek origin, born on December 7th, 1952 in Paris, France. He has an international career in film and television, following many years in French theatre, notably as a member of the renowned International Center for Theatre Research under the direction of Peter Brook in the Peter Brook Company. His notable film credits credits include To Tama, Escape from L.A., La Pasión Turca, Vive La Mariée, Impromptu, Christopher Columbus, A Touch of Spice, and a feature film debut in The Mahabharata. His most popular television appearances include La Bicyclette Bleue, L'Éte Rouge in France, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in the USA and Drifting Cities in Greece..
Robert Desnos
Robert Desnos was a French surrealist poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement of his day.
Jacques-Henri Eyraud
Jacques-Henri Eyraud is a French entrepreneur, media man and current president of Olympique de Marseille, as well as European Club Association Representative on the UEFA Club Competitions Committee.
Robert Hirsch
Robert Hirsch was a French actor. He was a sociétaire of the Comédie-Française since 1952. In 1990, he won César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre.
Joséphine de Meaux
Joséphine de Meaux is a French actress and director.
Xavier Legrand
Xavier Legrand is a French actor, scriptwriter and filmmaker. Legrand was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the 2013 film Avant que de tout perdre . His first feature Custody was in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival and earned Legrand the Silver Lion for Best Director.
E. D. Morel
Edmund Dene Morel was a French-born British journalist, author, pacifist and politician.