List of Famous people born in Hauts-de-France, France
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne was a French neurologist who revived Galvani's research and greatly advanced the science of electrophysiology. The era of modern neurology developed from Duchenne's understanding of neural pathways and his diagnostic innovations including deep tissue biopsy, nerve conduction tests (NCS), and clinical photography. This extraordinary range of activities was achieved against the background of a troubled personal life and a generally indifferent medical and scientific establishment.
Nicolas Levasseur
Nicolas Levasseur was a French bass, particularly associated with Rossini roles.
Victor Dourlen
Victor Charles Paul Dourlen was a French composer and music teacher at the Conservatoire de Paris during the first half of the nineteenth century. He is primarily known as a theorist on account of his treatises on harmony, based on the methods of Charles Simon Catel, which were widely used as reference works, especially his Traité d'harmonie, the Traité d'accompagnement pratique, and his Méthode élémentaire pour le pianoforte.
Magnentius
Magnus Magnentius was a usurper of the Roman Empire from 350 to 353.
Raymond Loucheur
Raymond Loucheur was a French composer.
Renauld Dinechin
Auguste Herbin
Auguste Herbin was a French painter of modern art. He is best known for his Cubist and abstract paintings consisting of colorful geometric figures. He co-founded the groups Abstraction-Création and Salon des Réalités Nouvelles which promoted non-figurative abstract art.