List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Jean Yanne
Jean Yanne was a French actor, screenwriter, producer, director and composer. In 1972, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film We Won't Grow Old Together.
Julie Gayet
Julie Gayet is a French actress and film producer. She is also known for being the partner of the former President of the French Republic, François Hollande.
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo is a French retired professional tennis player and former world No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon, and also won the silver medal in singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Thierry Neuvic
Thierry Neuvic is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1996. He starred in the film Code Unknown, which was selected in the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Hugues Aufray
Hugues Jean Marie Auffray, better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Richard Anconina
Richard Anconina is a French actor. He won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1983 and in 1989 was named César for Best Actor.
Moussa Dembélé
Moussa Dembélé is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Atlético Madrid on loan from French club Lyon.
Rayan Aït-Nouri
Rayan Aït-Nouri is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from Angers.
Maria Schneider
Maria-Hélène Schneider, known as Maria Schneider, was a French actress. In 1972 at the age of nineteen she starred opposite Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris, but was traumatized by a rape scene and hounded by unsavoury publicity she subsequently declined to appear nude in roles for even the most prestigious directors. Although Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger showcased her abilities, a reputation for walking out of films mid-production resulted in her becoming unwelcomed in the industry. An incautious attitude to drugs and their toll on her mental health made what should have been banner years for Schneider increasingly chaotic. However, she re-established stability in her personal and professional life in the early 1980s, and became an advocate for equality and improving the conditions actresses worked under. She continued acting in film and TV until a few years before she died in 2011 after a long illness.
Sébastien Lecornu
Sébastien Lecornu is a French politician serving as Minister of the Overseas since 2020. A member of La République En Marche! (REM) since he left The Republicans (LR) in 2017, he was President of the Departmental Council of Eure from 2015 to 2017, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition from 2017 to 2018 and Minister of Local Authorities from 2018 until 2020.