List of Famous people born in Île-de-France, France
Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage aux Folles.
Julie Ferrier
Julie Ferrier is a French actress, comedian, dancer, writer and theater director.
Jacques Weber
Jacques Weber is a French actor, director and writer.
Florian Zeller
Florian Zeller is a French novelist, playwright and director. He won the prestigious Prix Interallié in 2004 for his novel La Fascination du Pire and several awards for his plays. He is, according to The Guardian, "the most exciting playwright of our time".
Noom Diawara
Noom Diawara is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Charles in Serial (Bad) Weddings.
Roger Carel
Roger Carel was a French actor and voice talent, known for his recurring film roles as Asterix, the French voice of Star Wars' C-3PO, and the French voice of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh. He has also dubbed David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot. He also voiced Wally Gator, Mickey Mouse, Yogi Bear, Kermit the Frog, Heathcliff, Foghorn Leghorn, ALF and many other famous characters in French. He was born in Paris, France.
Amelle Chahbi
Amelle Chahbi is a French comedian, writer and director.
Auguste Rodin
François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell.
Zizi Jeanmaire
Renée Marcelle "Zizi" Jeanmaire was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films and Paris revues. She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, who created ballets and revues for her.
Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.