List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Gérard de Villiers
Gérard de Villiers was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose SAS series of spy novels have been major bestsellers. According to the New York Times, "His works have been translated and are especially popular in Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Japan. The SAS series has sold a reported 120 million copies worldwide, which would make it one of the top-selling series in history, on a par with Ian Fleming's James Bond books. SAS may be the longest-running fiction series ever written by a single author."
Pierre-André Taguieff
Pierre-André Taguieff is a French philosopher who has specialised in the study of racism and antisemitism. He is the director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in an Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris laboratory, the Centre for Political Research (CEVIPOF). He is also a member of the Cercle de l'Oratoire think tank.
Prince-Désir Gouano
Prince Désiré Gnahoré Gouano, known as Prince-Désir Gouano, is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Amiens SC. He primarily plays as a centre-back in a four or three man back-line.
Henri Delaunay
Henri Delaunay was a French football administrator.
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is a French track and field athlete. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships. The following year she added the World Indoor title and won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and a gold in the 4×100 metres relay with France.
Charles Terront
Charles Terront was the first major French cycling star. He won sprint, middle distance and endurance events in Europe and the United States. In September 1891 he won the first Paris–Brest–Paris cycle race, which at 1,196 kilometres (743 mi) was more than double the length of any previous event. He rode a Humber bicycle fitted with prototype removable pneumatic tyres made by Michelin.
Daniel Bilalian
Daniel Bilalian is a French journalist, news anchor and television presenter.
Axel Chapelle
Axel Chapelle is a French pole vaulter.
Christophe Lemoine
Christophe Lemoine is a French actor and voice actor who "specializes" in dubbing. He is only known as the voice of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Eric Cartman in South Park, Tucker Foley and Vlad Plasmius in Danny Phantom, and Arnold Perlstein in The Magic School Bus.
Thomas Bouhail
Thomas Bouhail is a French gymnast of Algerian descent. He won a silver medal in vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics.