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

Alain Porthault was a French sprinter and rugby player. He competed in the men’s 4 x 100 meters relay in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the Men’s 100 meters and the Men’s 4 x 100 meters relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In rugby, he played for Racing 92 from 1951 to 1953. He also earned seven caps with the France national rugby union team. He died on 25 November 2019 at the age of 90.

Henri-Alexandre Wallon was a French historian and statesman whose decisive contribution to the creation of the Third Republic led him to be called the "Father of the Republic". He was the grandfather of psychologist and politician Henri Wallon.

César-François Cassini de Thury, also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer.

Gilles Marc Béhat is a French filmmaker and actor.

Éric Bocquet is a French politician and member of the French Communist Party.

Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon was a French nun. She was the last Remiremont abbess and founded at the beginning of the Bourbon Restoration a religious community that became famous among French Catholics under the name of Bénédictines de la rue Monsieur. She constructed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé, named after her.

Constance Mayer was a French painter of portraits, allegorical subjects, miniatures and genre works. She had "a brilliant but bitter career."