List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Camille De Pazzis
Camille De Pazzis is a French actress most famous for starring in the French series La vie devant nous. She is also a face of Lancôme.
Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin
Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin was a French salon holder who has been referred to as one of the leading female figures in the French Enlightenment. From 1750–1777, Madame Geoffrin played host to many of the most influential Philosophes and Encyclopédistes of her time. Her association with several prominent dignitaries and public figures from across Europe has earned Madame Geoffrin international recognition. Her patronage and dedication to both the philosophical men of letters and talented artists that frequented her house is emblematic of her role as guide and protector. In her salon on the Rue Saint-Honoré, Madame Geoffrin demonstrated qualities of politeness and civility that helped stimulate and regulate intellectual discussion. Her actions as a Parisian salonnière exemplify many of the most important characteristics of Enlightenment sociability.
Léo Legrand
Léo Legrand is a French actor. He is best known for playing the role of Thomas in Trouble at Timpetill and playing the role of Thomas Verniaz in A Distant Neighborhood. The latter film earned him a Young Artist Award nomination in the category of Best Young Performer.
Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey
Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, styled Lord Paget until 1880 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, and nicknamed "Toppy", was a British peer who was notable during his short life for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts. Regarded as the "black sheep" of the family, he was dubbed "the dancing marquess" and for his Butterfly Dancing, taken from Loie Fuller, where a voluminous robe of transparent white silk would be waved like wings.
Jean Martin
Jean Martin was a French actor of stage and screen. Martin served in the French Resistance during World War II and later fought with the French paratroopers in Indochina. Theatrically, he is perhaps best known for originating two roles in Samuel Beckett's most famous plays: Lucky in Waiting for Godot, and Clov in Endgame. During the 1950s, he was a performer at the Théâtre National Populaire and also worked for radio plays.
Pierre de Bousquet de Florian
Pierre de Bousquet de Florian is the head of the French National Centre for Counter Terrorism, an agency charged with monitoring and preventing terrorism in France. Bousquet headed the Direction de la surveillance du territoire from 2002-2007.
Jacques Jaujard
Jacques Jaujard was a senior civil servant of the French fine art administration instrumental in the evacuation and protection of the French arts collections during World War II.
Philippe Laudenbach
Philippe Laudenbach is a French actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1963.
Pierre Jolivet
Pierre Jolivet is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film Zim and Co. was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film The Night Watchman won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film in 2015.
Jean-Pierre Barda
Jean-Pierre Barda is a Swedish and Israeli singer, actor, make up artist and hair dresser of French/Algerian Jewish descent. He is one of the founding members of the pop group Army of Lovers.