Lille has produced a number of well-known presidents, physicists, football players and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Lille includes Charles de Gaulle, Jean Baptiste Perrin, Raphaël Varane, Nabil Bentaleb, Gaël Kakuta, and many others.

Famous People Born In Lille

Charles de GaulleCharles de Gaulle
22 November 1890, French
Former President of France
Jean Baptiste PerrinJean Baptiste Perrin
30 September 1870, French
Physicist

Raphaël VaraneRaphaël Varane
25 April 1993, French
French footballer

Nabil BentalebNabil Bentaleb
24 November 1994, Algerian, French
Association football player

Gaël KakutaGaël Kakuta
21 June 1991, French
Association football player

Philippe NoiretPhilippe Noiret
01 October 1930, French
Film actor, Actor, Cabaret artist, Voice actor,
Ana TijouxAna Tijoux
12 June 1977, French
Singer, Songwriter

OvidieOvidie
25 August 1980, French
Adult Film Star, Film director, Writer, Sex

Arthur MasuakuArthur Masuaku
07 November 1993, French
Association football player
Émile BernardÉmile Bernard
28 April 1868, French
Painter, Poet, Writer

Édouard LaloÉdouard Lalo
27 January 1823, French
Composer
Julien DuvivierJulien Duvivier
08 October 1896, French
Film Director

Alain de LilleAlain de Lille
1116 AD, French
Theologian, Philosopher

Jean DieudonnéJean Dieudonné
01 July 1906, French
Mathematician

Georges LefebvreGeorges Lefebvre
06 August 1874, French
Historian

Louis FaidherbeLouis Faidherbe
03 June 1818, French
Military general
Antoinette BourignonAntoinette Bourignon
13 January 1616, French
Mystic

Henry BecqueHenry Becque
09 April 1837, French
Dramatist

Matthias de L'ObelMatthias de L'Obel
1538 AD, French
Physician

Ze'ev SchiffZe'ev Schiff
01 July 1932, Israeli
Journalist