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

Philippe Adrien was a French stage director, actor and playwright. He was associated with the La Tempete company in Paris.

Charles Blondin was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope.

Charles IV, called the Fair in France and the Bald in Navarre, was last king of the direct line of the House of Capet, King of France and King of Navarre from 1322 to 1328. Charles was the third son of Philip IV; like his father, he was known as "the fair" or "the handsome".

Georges Prêtre was a French orchestral and opera conductor.

Cédric Vasseur is a French former professional road racing cyclist, and current general manager of UCI WorldTeam Cofidis. As a rider, Vasseur competed between 1993 and 2007 for the Novemail–Histor, Crédit Agricole, U.S. Postal Service, Cofidis and Quick-Step–Innergetic squads. Vasseur was considered an all-rounder who could do well in a variety of races. He raced in all of the spring classics such as Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix, and won a stage of the Dauphiné Libéré stage race as well as two at the Tour de France.

Grégoire is a French singer-songwriter and composer. He has released three albums to date and has a number of successful singles in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

Denis Georges Waxin (born June 26, 1968) is a French pedophile and serial killer. Between 1985 and 1999, in Lille and its suburbs, he raped and killed three girls and raped two boys and another girl. In November 2003, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 29-year lock-in period.

Simone Renant was a French film actress. She appeared in 43 films between 1934 and 1983. She was born in Amiens, France and died in Garches, France.

Jean Cau was a French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French boat Cercle de l'Aviron Roubaix, which won the gold medal in the coxed four.

Alex Jacques René Dupont was a French football manager and player.