List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Denis Olivennes
Léon Vaudoyer
Léon Vaudoyer was a French architect.
Michaël D'Almeida
Michaël D'Almeida is a French track cyclist. He specialises in track sprint events including the sprint, team sprint, keirin and 1 kilometer. He has ridden for the Union sportive de Créteil cycling club since 2006. D'Almeida is married and has children, he is involved with the French armed forces.
Jean-Michel Badiane
Jean-Michel Badiane is a French football defender of Senegalese descent, last playing for Ligue 2 side CS Sedan Ardennes.
Opa Nguette
Opa Nguette is a professional footballer who plays for French club Metz and the Senegal national football team. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker. Nguette is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-18 level, before switching to the Senegal national team.
Pierre-André Boutang
Pierre-André Boutang was a French documentary filmmaker, producer and director. He was one of the leaders of the Franco-German channel Arte as well as of La Sept previously.
Paul Landowski
Paul Maximilien Landowski was a French monument sculptor of Polish descent. His best-known work is Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Armand Bertin
Pierre Boulanger
Pierre Boulanger is a French actor. He is known for the 2003 film Monsieur Ibrahim, where he played a young Jewish boy, Moises "Momo" Schmidt and for 2008 film Nos 18 ans where he played Richard. The young actor was then reported to be concentrating on his studies, and thus was not able to do movies. After two years, he did TV appearances and minor roles in movies. He is best known for his first major English film in 2011, Monte Carlo with Selena Gomez.
Jean-Claude Billong
Jean-Claude Billong is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Clermont Foot. Born in France, he represents the Cameroon national team.