List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Ilana Cicurel
Ilana Cicurel is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2020.
Jacques Calvet
Jacques Calvet was a French businessman.
Bayezid Osman
Bayezid Osman, also known as Osman Bayezid Osmanoğlu with a surname as required by the Republic of Turkey, or known by the Ottoman imperial name as Şehzade (Prince) Bayezid Osman Efendi, was the 44th Head of the Imperial House of Osman, which ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922. The monarchy was abolished in 1922, with the modern Republic of Turkey replacing it.
Sophie Germain
Marie-Sophie Germain was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, she gained education from books in her father's library, including ones by Leonhard Euler, and from correspondence with famous mathematicians such as Lagrange, Legendre, and Gauss. One of the pioneers of elasticity theory, she won the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her essay on the subject. Her work on Fermat's Last Theorem provided a foundation for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after. Because of prejudice against her sex, she was unable to make a career out of mathematics, but she worked independently throughout her life. Before her death, Gauss had recommended that she be awarded an honorary degree, but that never occurred. On 27 June 1831, she died from breast cancer. At the centenary of her life, a street and a girls’ school were named after her. The Academy of Sciences established the Sophie Germain Prize in her honor.
Vincent Rottiers
Vincent Rottiers is a French actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 2002.
Jefferson Poirot
Jefferson Poirot is a French rugby union player. His position is prop and he currently plays for Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14. He was named in the French squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.
Maxime Brunerie
Maxime Brunerie is a convicted criminal and far-right activist, known for the failed assassination of the then French President Jacques Chirac on 14 July 2002.
Charles Nungesser
Charles Eugène Jules Marie Nungesser was a French ace pilot and adventurer, best remembered as a rival of Charles Lindbergh. Nungesser was a renowned ace in France, ranking third highest in the country with 43 air combat victories during World War I.
Bertrand Renard
Bertrand Renard is a French television presenter and author. He is a former contestant and the presenter of the game show Des chiffres et des lettres.
Rosemonde Gérard
Louise-Rose-Étiennette Gérard, known as Rosemonde Gérard was a French poet and playwright. She was the wife of Edmond Rostand, and was a granddaughter of Étienne Maurice Gérard, who was a Marshal and a Prime Minister of France.