List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Maurice Rostand
Maurice Rostand was a French author, the son of the poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet Rosemonde Gérard, and brother of the biologist Jean Rostand.
Georges Washington de La Fayette
Georges Washington Louis Gilbert de La Fayette was the son of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the French officer and hero of the American Revolution, and Adrienne de La Fayette. He was named in honor of George Washington, under whom his father served in the Revolutionary War.
Louis Labeyrie
Louis Labeyrie is a French professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.
Madeleine Chapsal
Madeleine Chapsal is a French author
Albine de Montholon
Albine de Montholon was a French noblewoman, and the wife of Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon. She was reputed to be the mistress of Napoleon during his exile on Saint Helena.
Helno
Noël Rota, better known by his stage name Helno, was a French singer and member of the alternative rock bands Lucrate Milk, Bérurier Noir, and Les Négresses Vertes.
Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia
Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia, was a French art critic and writer, linked to the dada movement. She was the first wife of artist Francis Picabia.
François de La Rochefoucauld
François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac was a noted French moralist and author of maxims and memoirs. He is part of the literary movement of classicism and best known for his maxims. Although he only officially published his Memoirs and his Maxims, his literary production is dense.
Élisa de Almeida
Èlisa de Almeida is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier HSC and the France national team.
Jacques Monory
Jacques Monory was a French painter and filmmaker whose work, highly influenced by photography and cinema, is an allegory of the contemporary world with a focus on the violence of everyday reality. His canvases evoke a heavy atmosphere, pulling subject matter from modern civilization through the lens of his signature monochrome color blue.