List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Marc Weitzmann
Marc Weitzmann is a French journalist and novelist. The former editor-in-chief of Les Inrockuptibles, he hosts a weekly radio-show, Signe des Temps on the public radio France Culture, the French NPR, and is a regular contributor to Le Monde, Le Point, Le Magazine Littéraire, and the US news site Tablet Magazine. He is the author of 12 books.
Henri Biva
Henri Biva was a French artist, known for his landscape paintings and still lifes. He focused primarily on the western suburbs of Paris, painting outdoors in the plein-air tradition; his style ranging between Post-Impressionism and Realism with a strong Naturalist component. Biva's pictures are characterized by intricate strokes and a pure palette bathed with warm natural light. The artist was a member of the Société des Artistes Français and a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Philippe Khorsand
Philippe Khorsand was a French actor. His father was Iranian and his mother was French. He first appeared in a number of small roles in the 1970s. One of his most memorable roles as husband and father in Tableau d'honneur (1992).
Dominique Ané
Dominique Ané, better known as "Dominique A", is a French songwriter and singer.
Gaëtan Charbonnier
Gaëtan Charbonnier is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Brest.
Danièle Mazet-Delpeuch
Danièle Mazet-Delpeuch is a French chef perhaps best known for her stint as the first female chef for the President of France.
William Gallas
William Eric Gallas is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played most of his footballing career in France and England before finishing his career in Australia with A-League club Perth Glory. Gallas began his career in France, before being signed by English club Chelsea in 2001. He transferred to Arsenal as part of an exchange deal in 2006. He then signed for rivals Tottenham Hotspur in 2010.
Arnaud de Puyfontaine
Arnaud de Puyfontaine is a French businessman who has been serving as the chief executive officer of Vivendi since 2014.
Guesch Patti
Guesch Patti, born Patricia Porrasse, is a French singer.
Jean-Luc Brunel
Jean-Luc Brunel is a French model scout and former modeling agency manager. He gained prominence by leading the modelling agency Karin Models, and founded MC2 Model Management, with financing by Jeffrey Epstein, and which had offices in New York, Miami, and Tel Aviv. The subject of a 60 Minutes investigation in 1988, Brunel has faced allegations of sexual assault spanning three decades.