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

Émile Henri Bernard was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer, who had artistic friendships with Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Eugène Boch, and at a later time, Paul Cézanne. Most of his notable work was accomplished at a young age, in the years 1886 through 1897. He is also associated with Cloisonnism and Synthetism, two late 19th-century art movements. Less known is Bernard's literary work, comprising plays, poetry, and art criticism as well as art historical statements that contain first-hand information on the crucial period of modern art to which Bernard had contributed.

Gérard Auguste Bourbotte was a French professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the third top scorer in the history of Lille.

Georges Staquet was a French actor.

André Flajolet is a French politician. He was born on 6 December 1946 in Saint-Floris, départment of Pas-de-Calais. He is a philosophy teacher. He was elected on 16 June 2002 deputy of the 9th circonscription of Pas-de-Calais for the 12th Legislature so as becoming the first right-wing deputy for many years. He was re-elected on 17 June 2007 deputy of the 13th Legislature. During his two mandates, he was member of the Union for a Popular Movement parliamentary group.

Éric Carreel, is a French engineer and serial entrepreneur. He is the founding president of Withings, Sculpteo, Invoxia and Zoov. He is a graduate of ESPCI ParisTech, holds a PhD in Engineering from the Pierre and Marie Curie University, and has authored over 50 patents.

Pierre François André Méchain was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep-sky objects and comets.