Namesakes
Ilse Steppat
(f) 1917-1969 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ilse Pausin-Ulrich
(f) 1919-1999
Olympic Medalists 1936 figure skating (silver)
Ilse Geisler
(f) 1941-
Olympic Medalists 1964 luge (silver)
Tiina Lillak
(a.k.a. Ilse) (f) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 javelin throw (silver)
Ilse DeLange
(f) 1977-
Notable Musicians
Paulien van Deutekom
(a.k.a. Ilse) (f) 1981-2019
Notable Athletes (skating)
Ilse van der Meijden
(f) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2008 water polo (gold)