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

Thomas Ruyant is a French sailor born on 24 May 1981 in Dunkirk in the Nord region. He is an offshore sailor and is competing in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 onboard LinkedOut a French employment charity.

Léonce Deprez was a French footballer and politician. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was Mayor of Touquet-Paris-Plage from July 1969 to June 1995 and from March 2001 to March 2008.

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor is a former professional tennis player from France. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 29, which she achieved on 1 November 1999.

Michel Bernard was a French middle- and long-distance runner. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the 1500 m and 5000 m and finished in seventh place in all events. During his career he won nine national titles, in the 1500 m, 5000 m and 10000 m. Between 1985 and 1987 he was president of the Fédération française d'athlétisme.

Bruno Coquatrix was a French music producer, the owner and manager of the Olympia Hall in Paris from 1954 until his death in 1979.

Hicham Kochman better known by his stage name Axiom, is a rapper, beatmaker, record producer and Founder of KEAKR, a mobile social media app dedicated to the hip hop culture. As a social activist, he is involved in different civil rights and non-profit organizations such as Collectif Stop le Contrôle au Faciès, Think tank Graines de France8, and Collectif ACLeFeu.

Louis Mexandeau is a French politician. He served as Minister of the Postal Services from 1981 to 1986 under François Mitterrand, and as Secretary for Veteran Affairs from 1991 to 1993.

Romain Barras is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal-best score of 8,196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in thirteenth place overall in the decathlon. He became the regional champion at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.

Paul-Ferdinand Gachet was a French physician most famous for treating the painter Vincent van Gogh during his last weeks in Auvers-sur-Oise. Gachet was a great supporter of artists and the Impressionist movement. He was an amateur painter, signing his works "Paul van Ryssel", referring to his birthplace: Rijssel is the Dutch name of Lille.

Jean-Louis Fournier is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.