List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Maurice Ville
Maurice Ville was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1924 Tour de France, where he finished 2nd in stages 1 and 2, but dropped out on the 3rd stage. He also won the 1923 Volta a Catalunya and finished 2nd in the 1924 Paris–Roubaix.
Émilien Frossard
Chevalier de Grimaldi
Antoine Grimaldi, le Chevalier [de] Grimaldi, was the de facto ruler of Monaco between 1732 and 1784. An illegitimate son of Antonio I of Monaco and the dancer Élisabeth Dufort, he was recognized by his father in 1715.
Jacques-René Rabier
Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac (1915–1992) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film The Lame Devil under Sacha Guitry.
Mathieu Simonet
St. Germain
Ludovic Navarre, known by his stage name St Germain, is a French musician. His style has been described as being a combination of house and nu jazz music.
Jacques Lecoq
Jacques Lecoq, was a French stage actor and acting movement coach. He was best known for his teaching methods in physical theatre, movement, and mime which he taught at the school he founded in Paris known as École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq. He taught there from 1956 until his death from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1999.
Louis de Beaufront
Louis Chevreux, commonly known as Louis de Beaufront, was a major influence in the development of Ido, an international auxiliary language. Beaufront was initially an advocate of Esperanto and was largely responsible for its early diffusion in western Europe as well as one of its first French proponents.