List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz is a French director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and actor. He is the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company.
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
Vincent Niclo
Vincent Niclo(born in Paris on 6 January 1975) is a French pop opera tenor singer.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist. Born in Paris, France to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, United States, Ma was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from The Juilliard School and Harvard University, and has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world. He has recorded more than 90 albums and received 18 Grammy Awards.
Lassana Diarra
Lassana Diarra is a French former professional footballer. His predominant position was as a defensive midfielder but he could also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he occasionally has done for the France national football team. Diarra has, in his club footballing career, featured for Chelsea, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Real Madrid and most recently Paris Saint-Germain before retiring on 21 February 2019. The Frenchman has also played for Russian clubs Anzhi Makhachkala and Lokomotiv Moscow.
Thomas Dutronc
Thomas Dutronc is a French singer and jazz manouche guitarist. His mother is the singer, songwriter, guitarist Françoise Hardy; his father the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and film actor Jacques Dutronc.
Philippe de Gaulle
Philippe Henri Xavier Antoine de Gaulle is a French retired admiral and senator. He is the eldest son of General Charles de Gaulle, the first President of the French Fifth Republic, and his wife Yvonne; and is the only one of de Gaulle's three children still living.
Marilou Berry
Marilou Berry is a French actress, film director and screenwriter.
Richard Berry
Richard Berry is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1972. He starred in The Violin Player, which was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
Claire Nadeau
Claire Nadeau is a French actress.