List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France

Melchisédech or Melchisédec Thévenot was a French author, scientist, traveller, cartographer, orientalist, inventor, and diplomat. He was the inventor of the spirit level and is also famous for his popular posthumously published 1696 book The Art of Swimming, one of the first books on the subject and widely read during the 18th century. The book popularized the breaststroke ; he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1990. He also influenced the founding of the Académie Royale des Sciences.

Jean Cottard was a French fencer. He earned his Master of Arms at Fort Carré in 1949. The coach of Christian d'Oriola, he became the first National Technical Director of France in 1964. He served as a member of the French Federation of Fencing from 1988 until his death.

Johan Passave-Ducteil is a French basketball player for ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A.

Jean-Pierre Jorris was a French theatre actor.

Pierre Bernard was a French graphic artist and designer. He was a member and then the manager for the L’Atelier Création Graphique in Paris, an organization he founded along with Dirk Behage and Fokke Draaijer. He was the recipient of the 2006 Erasmus Prize.

Alain Jouffroy was a French writer, poet and artist.

Alain Richard is a French politician serving as Senator for Val-d'Oise since 2011. A member of the National Assembly for Val-d'Oise from 1978 to 1993, he was elected to the Senate in 1995 before his appointment as Minister of Defence in 1997, an office he retained until 2002.

Serge Collot was a French violist and music educator.

Anna, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles was a Romanian-French writer and a socialist feminist.

Serge Gakpé is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger. Born in France, he represents Togo at international level.