List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Philippe Garrel
Philippe Garrel is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival.
Léon Bourgeois
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues. He promoted progressive taxation such as progressive income taxes and social insurance schemes, along with economic equality, expanded educational opportunities, and cooperative solidarism. In foreign policy, he called for a strong League of Nations, and the maintenance of peace through compulsory arbitration, controlled disarmament, economic sanctions, and perhaps an international military force.
Leila Alaoui
Leila Alaoui was a French–Moroccan photographer and video artist. She worked as a commercial photographer for magazines and NGOs and completed assignments on refugees. Her work was exhibited widely and is held in the collection of Qatar Museums. Alaoui died from injuries suffered in a terrorist attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Jonathan Bamba
Jonathan Bamba is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lille OSC.
Jean Rondeau
Jean Rondeau is a French harpsichordist and pianist. Early taught by Blandine Verlet, he was later educated at Paris' Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique. Rondeau won Young Soloist 2014 in the Prix des Radios Francophones Publiques and has gone on to release two solo albums.
Gérard Longuet
Gérard Longuet is a French conservative politician. He served as French Defense Minister from 27 February 2011 until 15 May 2012.
Geneviève de Galard
Geneviève de Galard is a French nurse who was dubbed l'ange de Dien Bien Phu during the French war in Indochina by the press in Hanoi, although in the camp she was known simply as Geneviève.
Amandine Buchard
Amandine Buchard is a French judoka.
Plantu
Jean Plantureux, who goes by the professional name Plantu, is a French cartoonist specializing in political satire. His work has regularly appeared in the French newspaper Le Monde since 1972.
Nicolas Douchez
Nicolas Douchez is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.