List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Boris Jardel
Indochine is a French pop rock and new wave band formed in Paris in 1981. They became very successful in the Francophonie, Europe and Latin America in the 1980s, with songs like "L'Aventurier" and "Canary Bay". Following the release of several critically acclaimed, but commercially unsuccessful, albums in the 1990s, the group returned to stardom with the release of Paradize in 2002. The band has sold over 13 million albums and singles, making them the best selling French band.
Naïma Moutchou
Naïma Moutchou is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Val-d'Oise.
Michèle Rosier
Michèle Lazareff Rosier was a French fashion journalist and designer who founded the V de V sportswear label. In addition to this, she worked as a film director and screenwriter since 1973.
Jean-Pierre Petit
Jean-Pierre Petit is a French engineer retired from the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
Albina du Boisrouvray
Countess Albina du Boisrouvray is a former journalist and film producer who has become a global philanthropist and social entrepreneur working with AIDS victims and impoverished communities around the world. She is the founder of FXB International, a non-governmental organization established in memory of her son, François-Xavier Bagnoud.
Véra Belmont
Véra Belmont is a French film producer, director and screenwriter. Since 1960, she has produced 45 films, directed 5 films, and written 8 films. Her films were greatly inspired by François Truffaut and other members of the New Wave movement. Her 1985 film Red Kiss was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, where Charlotte Valandrey won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Yvan Blot
Yvan Blot was a French conservative politician. A founding member of the GRECE, he was also the co-creator and president of the Club de l'Horloge.
Jean-Pierre Dionnet
Jean-Pierre Dionnet is a French comics writer and TV presenter. He has also worked as an editor-in-chief, journalist, editor, producer/distributor of films and blogger.
Jean-Michel Frank
Jean-Michel Frank was a French interior designer known for minimalist interiors decorated with plain-lined but sumptuous furniture made of luxury materials, such as shagreen, mica, and intricate straw marquetry. He had an eye for exotic patterns, specifically in veneers, including snake and sharkskin. His work became widely known in the 1930s when select, higher classes demanded his furniture. He is known for being associated with the Art Deco movement.
Maurice Utrillo
Maurice Utrillo, born Maurice Valadon, was a French painter of School of Paris who specialized in cityscapes. Born in the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France, Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre who were born there.