List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Louis Leterrier
Louis Leterrier is a French film director whose films include the first two Transporter films, Unleashed (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Now You See Me (2013) and the streaming television series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).
Damien Le Tallec
Damien Vincent Denis Le Tallec is a French-Russian professional footballer who plays for Montpellier. He is the younger brother of striker Anthony Le Tallec, and cousin of Florent Sinama Pongolle. Like his older brother, Le Tallec is a France youth international, first appearing with the under-15 team and has appeared in several tournaments around the world for his nation. He started as a second striker, with possibility to play on both wings. In later career, he has primarily played as a defensive midfielder, being capable of playing as a central defender since the time with Red Star Belgrade.
Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville
Marie Geneviève Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville, was a French novelist, translator and chemist who is known for her study on putrefaction. She discussed her study on putrefaction in her Essay on the History of Putrefaction in 1766.
Michel Combes
Michel Combes is a French businessman. He was Chief Executive Officer at Sprint, and has held CEO roles at Vodafone Europe, Alcatel-Lucent and Altice.
Ludovic Halévy
Ludovic Halévy was a French author and playwright, best known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on Georges Bizet's Carmen and on the works of Jacques Offenbach.
André Bourguignon
André Bourguignon was a French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, born in Paris.
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was a French printer, bookseller and inventor.
Fabrice Tiozzo
Fabrice Tiozzo is a French former boxer who fought at light heavyweight. His record upon retiring was 48–2.
Paul-Loup Sulitzer
Paul Loup Karl Sulitzer is a French financier and author. Before he turned seventeen, he was already a self-made millionaire. Sulitzer used his financial experience and knowledge in his books, which often related to the business world.
Ferdinand James von Rothschild
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, how he was referred to in the UK, or Ferdinand James Anselm, Freiherr von Rothschild was a British Jewish banker, art collector and politician, who was a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers. He identified as a Liberal, later Liberal Unionist, MP who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1898. Ferdinand had a sister, Miss Alice, who like her brother was a keen horticulturalist and collector. She inherited Ferdinand's property, Waddesdon Manor, in 1898 after he died and likewise continued the tradition of using the house as a place to keep his impressive collections.