List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Yvette Chauviré
Yvette Chauviré was a French prima ballerina and actress. She is often described as France's greatest ballerina, and was the coach of prima ballerinas Sylvie Guillem and Marie-Claude Pietragalla. She was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1964.
Robert Proust
Robert Emile Sigismond Léon Proust was a French urologist and gynaecologist and the younger brother of the writer Marcel Proust.
Benjamin Siksou
Benjamin Siksou is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He sings in a "jazz blues" style and plays the guitar, piano, and the violin.
Aatif Chahechouhe
Aatif Chahechouhe is a professional footballer who is currently without a club.
Maurice Chevit
Maurice Chevit was a French actor.
Philippe Karsenty
Philippe Karsenty is a French politician and founder of Media-Ratings, a company monitoring the French media for bias. Karsenty came to public attention when he was sued for libel by the public French television network, France 2, over accusations of staged footage by France 2 over the killing of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, Muhammad al-Durrah. The libel suit lasted a decade, with the ultimate verdict being against Karsenty and requiring him to pay damages to France 2.
Juan Luis Buñuel
Juan Luis Buñuel was a film and television director, screenwriter, and actor. His films include Expulsion of the Devil and La Femme aux bottes rouges (1974).
Patrick Achi
Patrick Achi is an Ivorian politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast since 26 March 2021. A member of the Parti démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire, he studied at Supélec and Stanford University and specialises in engineering and infrastructure. He has also worked as the government spokesman for President Alassane Ouattara.
Laurent Romejko
Laurent Francis Gabriel Romejko is a French television host.
Thierry Sabine
Thierry Sabine was a French wrangler, motorcycle racer and founder and main organizer of Paris Dakar.