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

Jean de La Fontaine was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.

Romane Bohringer is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, and costume designer. She is the daughter of Richard Bohringer and sister of Lou Bohringer. Her parents named her after Roman Polanski.

Juliette Armanet is a French singer and songwriter.

François Vérove was a French serial killer and onetime police officer, nicknamed "Le Grêlé".

Gérald Moussa Darmanin is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of the Interior in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex since 2020. A former member of The Republicans (LR), he has been a member of La République En Marche! (REM) since 2017. Darmanin was Mayor of Tourcoing from 2014 to 2017 and Minister of Public Action and Accounts in the first and second government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 2017 until 2020.

Raphaël Xavier Varane is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Real Madrid and the France national team.

Philippe Etchebest is a French chef. He was awarded two Michelin stars at the Hostellerie de Plaisance in Saint-Émilion, France. He appears on French television in Cauchemar en cuisine, the French-language version of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut is a news reader and broadcaster on French television. He is widely known simply by his initials, JPP.

Jean-Paul Rouve is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a member of the troupe "Les Robins des Bois".

Iris Mittenaere is a French model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2016. She is the second Miss Universe from France after Christiane Martel, who was elected Miss Universe 1953. Mittenaere had previously been crowned Miss France 2016 and Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015.