List of Famous people born in Hauts-de-France, France
Émile Destombes
Emile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombe was a French Roman Catholic bishop. He was a member of the Société des Missions Étrangères de Paris.
Henri-Julien Dumont
Henri-Julien Dumont was a French impressionist painter, born in Beauvais, Oise. His works were exhibited at the Salon and the Société des Artistes Indépendants. Henri-Julien Dumont's paintings were rewarded in 1900 with a bronze medal at the Universal exhibition.
Philippe de Commines
Philippe de Commines was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. He has been called "the first truly modern writer" and "the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times". Neither a chronicler nor a historian in the usual sense of the word, his analyses of the contemporary political scene are what made him virtually unique in his own time.
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for A Little Romance (1980), three César Awards, two ASCAP Awards, and one Gemini Award for Sword of Gideon (1987). He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991).
Mustapha Yatabaré
Mustapha Yatabaré is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sivasspor.
Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme
Louis de Bourbon-Vendôme, was the son of Francis, Count of Vendôme and Marie of Luxembourg and a French prince du sang and religious leader.
Fredegund
Fredegund or Fredegunda was the Queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Soissons. She served as regent during the minority of her son Chlothar II from 584 until 597.
Omer Talon
Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duc de Sagan
Marie Pierre Louis Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, 5th Duke of Talleyrand and Dino, Prince, then Duke of Sagan, was a French socialite and son of Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord.
Alexys Brunel
Alexys Brunel is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.