List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Philippe Junot
Philippe Junot is a venture capitalist and property developer with business interests in Paris, and New York City. He is also known as the first husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco.
Guy Debord
Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International. He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie.
Clara Ponsot
Clara Ponsot is a French actress. She has appeared in more than twenty films since 2006.
Kévin Réza
Kévin Reza is a French professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam B&B Hotels p/b KTM. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Ludovic Sylvestre
Ludovic Sylvestre is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director at Red Star.
Jacques Santi
Jacques Santi was a French film producer from Paris, France. He was an actor best known for roles such as Bob Morane (1961), The Aeronauts (1967).
Laurent Brancowitz
Phoenix is a French indie pop band from Versailles, France, consisting of Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz. While they have released such critically acclaimed records as United and Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, they are best known for their singles "If I Ever Feel Better", "Lisztomania", "Too Young" and "1901".
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Tariq Abdul-Wahad is a French basketball coach and former player. As Olivier Saint-Jean, he played college basketball at Michigan and San Jose State. In 1997, the Sacramento Kings selected Saint-Jean in the first round of the NBA draft as the 11th overall pick, and Saint-Jean converted to Islam and changed his name to Tariq Abdul-Wahad. From 1997 to 2003, Abdul-Wahad played in the NBA for the Kings, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, and Dallas Mavericks. He was the first player to be raised in France and play in the NBA.
Grégory Mallet
Grégory Mallet is a French Olympic swimmer.
Han-Noah Massengo
Han-Noah Massengo is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Championship side Bristol City.