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

Vincent Reffet was a French BASE jumper, skydiver, wingsuit flyer, and jetman.

Louis Marie Malle was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. His film Le Monde du silence won the Palme d'Or in 1956 and the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957, although he was not credited at the ceremony; the award was instead presented to the film's co-director Jacques Cousteau. Later in his career he was nominated multiple times for Academy Awards. Malle is also one of only four directors to have won the Golden Lion twice.

Océane Dodin is a French professional tennis player.

Daniel Leclercq was a French football defender and manager. He played 440 matches from 1967 to 1984 for US Valenciennes, Olympique de Marseille and RC Lens. He later managed clubs from 1986 to 2017. He remains the only manager to have led RC Lens to the Ligue 1 championship.

Jérôme Henri Carrein was the second-to-last convicted criminal to be executed by guillotine in France.

Christophe Michalak is a French Master Pâtissier, author and television presenter.

Stéphane Rotenberg is a French journalist and television presenter.

Pascal Canfin is a French politician of La République en marche (LREM) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (EUP) since 2019. In the 2019 elections for the UE Parliament, he was elected in the list of Renew Europe group and serves as chair of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee; following his initiative, the European Parliament declares in December 2019 a "climate state of emergency"

Claude Guéant is a French civil servant. The former chief of staff to Nicolas Sarkozy, he served as Minister of the Interior from 27 February 2011 until 15 May 2012. He is a member of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

Éric Morena was a French singer. He was born in Saint-Omer and was made famous by his 1987 hit "Oh ! Mon bateau", which peaked at #22 in France. In 2003, he covered "L'Envie d'aimer" on the album Retour gagnant.