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

Xavier Tilliette was a French philosopher, historian of philosophy, and theologian. A former student of Jean Wahl and of Vladimir Jankélévitch, he was a member of the Society of Jesus (1938) and professor emeritus at the Catholic Institute of Paris (1969), having taught also at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (1972), the Lateran University, and the Centre Sèvres in Paris.

Jean Trogneux is a chocolatier based in Place Notre Dame, in the centre of Amiens, France and run by five generations of the Trogneux family. They are best known for their macarons, of which they manufacture two million every year. As well as seven outlets in Amiens, they have shops in other cities in Picardy and the north of France – Lille, Arras and Saint-Quentin.

François Leterrier was a French film director and actor. He entered the film industry when he was cast in Robert Bresson's film A Man Escaped. After this he went on to become a director himself.

Saint Medardus or St Medard was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum in northern France. Medardus was one of the most honored bishops of his time, often depicted laughing, with his mouth wide open, and therefore he was invoked against toothache.

Vincent Planté is a football goalkeeper coach, and reserve goalkeeper for Chambly.

Fantine Lesaffre is a French swimmer. She is the european champion in 400 metre individual medley event at the 2018 Glasgow.

Jean-Jacques Delvaux was a French politician who served in the National Assembly from 1993 to 1997. representing Pas-de-Calais's 8th constituency. He died of cancer at the age of 74 in 2017.

Marc-Antoine Olivier is a French competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance open water events.

Sambou Yatabaré is a Malian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Antwerp and the Mali national football team.

Jean-Antoine Watteau was a French painter and draughtsman whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, as seen in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens. He revitalized the waning Baroque style, shifting it to the less severe, more naturalistic, less formally classical, Rococo. Watteau is credited with inventing the genre of fêtes galantes, scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air. Some of his best known subjects were drawn from the world of Italian comedy and ballet.