List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Apolline de Malherbe
Apolline de Malherbe is a French broadcast journalist who is a presenter on the 24-hour rolling news and weather channel BFM TV.
Xavier Giannoli
Xavier Giannoli is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2010, he was named a Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, his performance in Steven Spielberg's Munich, and for his role in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, for which he drew critical acclaim. He has also won several César Awards and the Lumières Award.
Esther Duflo
Esther Duflo, FBA is a French–American economist who is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is the co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), which was established in 2003. She shared the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty".
Édouard Baer
Édouard Baer is a French actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and radio personality.
Chimène Badi
Chimène Badi, also known by her mononym Chimène, is a French singer of Algerian descent.
Zabou Breitman
Zabou Breitman, or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger. At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Zabou has acted in dozens of roles in films, TV movies, and theaters. She made her directoral debut in 2001 with Se souvenir des belles choses, for which she won a César Award for Best Debut. In 2012, she participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue.
Estelle Mosselly
Estelle Mossely is a French professional boxer who has held the IBO female lightweight title since 2019. As an amateur, she won gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 World Championships. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's fourth best active female lightweight by The Ring and seventh by BoxRec.
Sandrine Kiberlain
Sandrine Kiberlain is a French actress and singer. Her most notable roles were in the films The Patriots (1994), A Self Made Hero (1996), For Sale (1998), Alias Betty (2001), Mademoiselle Chambon (2009), 9 Month Stretch (2013), and Number One Fan (2014). Kiberlain has appeared in over sixty films and won two César Awards from eight nominations.
Eddy de Pretto
Eddy de Pretto is a French singer-songwriter and actor.