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

Violette Leduc was a French author.

Pierre Roche was a pianist, singer and composer, better known for his duo with Charles Aznavour (1943-1950). Roche and Aznavour met at a music hall and debuted on stage with their own songs in 1944. Edith Piaf noticed them and hired them for a tour in France with the Compagnons de la chanson. Charles Aznavour then decided to pursue a solo career in order to expand his repertoire, while his pianist settled in Quebec. In the 1970's, Aznavour invited Pierre Roche to join him on Olympia's stage to perform together.

Godfrey of Bouillon was a French nobleman and one of the pre-eminent leaders of the First Crusade. He was the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100. He apparently avoided using the title of king, choosing instead that of princeps. Older scholarship is more fond of another title, that of "advocatus of the Holy Sepulchre", a secondary title probably used by Godfrey, which is still also preferred by the Catholic Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in his native France. From 1988 until his death, he was the manager of a total of nine clubs in France and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the Guinea, Senegal, United Arab Emirates and Qatar national football teams. He was perhaps most famous for coaching Senegal to the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, including a surprise victory over defending champions France in the opening match of the tournament.

Cédric Vitu is a French professional boxer. He held the European light middleweight title between 2015 and 2017, the European Union light middleweight title between 2011 and 2012, and challenged for the WBA light middleweight title in 2018.

René Dosière is a French retired politician and activist who served as a member of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 until 2017. He represented the 1st constituency of the Aisne department, and was a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche group. He was a member of the national bureau of the Jeunesse Etudiante Chrétienne between 1961 and 1962, in charge of high schools.

Pal Benko was a Hungarian-American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems.

Thierry "Hazard" Gesteau, is a French singer-songwriter from Compiègne, Hauts-de-France.

Automne Pavia is a French judoka. In 2012, she won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the class –57 kg.

Pierre Mauroy was a French Socialist politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001. At the time of his death Mauroy was the emeritus mayor of the city of Lille. He died from complications of lung cancer on 7 June 2013 at the age of 84. He is the namesake of Lille's new stadium, Stade Pierre-Mauroy.