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

Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours was a French American diplomat, politician and businessman. He was a member of the Delaware General Assembly, the founder of the Du Pont, Bauduy & Co., wool manufacturers, and brother of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company.

Michel François Hoguet was a French ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer at the Royal Berlin Theater, where he worked from 1817 until 1823 as first solo dancer. From 1834-1838 he was a full-time ballet master and in this position he was then active in Berlin until 1856. During the Revolution of 1848 he was publicly attacked because of his royalist sentiments. In 1856 he watched the increasing popularity of his younger colleague Paul Taglioni, which was his last act as ballet master, retiring from the stage thereafter.

Benjamin Raspail, was a painter-engraver and politician of the French Third Republic. He was the son of François-Vincent Raspail. Like his father, he was classed extreme-left and was also exiled to Belgium.

Lucien Joseph Simon was a French painter and teacher born in Paris.

François Maurin, was the Chief of Staff of the Armies in 1971 to until 1975.

Alexandre Louis Joseph Bertrand was a French archaeologist born in Rennes.