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

Victor-Louis Mottez was a French fresco painter, painter and portraitist.

Éric Srecki is a French fencer and Olympic and World champion in the épée competition.

Hugh of Fauquembergues, also known as Hugh of St Omer, Hugh of Falkenberg, or Hugh of Falchenberg was Prince of Galilee from 1101 to his death. He was Lord of Fauquembergues before joining the First Crusade. Baldwin I of Jerusalem granted him Galilee after its first prince, Tancred, who was Baldwin's opponent, had voluntarily renounced it. Hugh assisted Baldwin against the Fatimids and made raids into Seljuk territories. He established the castles of Toron and Chastel Neuf. He died fighting against Toghtekin, Atabeg of Damascus.

Pierre-Marie Carré is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Montpellier since 2011, where he was first Archbishop Coadjutor for a year. He was Archbishop of Albi from 2000 to 2010.

Maurice Garçon was a French novelist, historian, essayist and lawyer. A major figure at the bar, he gained a certain notoriety and was even mentioned with René Floriot in the last phrase of Jean-Pierre Melville's film "Bob le flambeur".

Marc Laffineur in Maubeuge is a French politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of France from 1988 to 2011, representing the Maine-et-Loire department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

Georges Émile Jules Daressy was a French Egyptologist.