Born in Boulogne thumb|right|200px|Boulogne-born footballer Franck Ribéry. Guynemer (fl. 1090s), pirate. Matilda of Boulogne (1105–1152), Countess of Boulogne and queen consort of England; the wife of Stephen, King of England (reigned 1135–1154). Michel Le Quien (1661–1733), monk and historian. Pierre Claude François Daunou (1761–1840), politician and historian. Frédéric Sauvage (1786–1857), engineer and a pioneer of the propeller. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804–1869), literary critic and one of the major figures of French literary history. Guillaume Duchenne (1806–1875), neurologist. Auguste Delacroix (1809-1868), painter. Auguste Mariette (1821–1881), scholar and archaeologist, one of the foremost Egyptologists of his generation, and the founder of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Joseph O'Kelly (1828–1885), composer and pianist. Auguste O'Kelly (1829–1900), music publisher. Charles Frédéric O'Kelly (1830–1897), managing director of Blanzy-Poure. George O'Kelly (1831–1914), pianist and composer. Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911), organist/composer. Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour (1838–1910), painter. Benoît-Constant Coquelin (1841–1909), actor. Ernest Hamy (1842–1908), anthropologist/ethnologist; created (in 1880) the museum of ethnography of Trocadéro (today known as the Musée de l'Homme, Trocadéro). Ernest Alexandre Honoré Coquelin (1848–1909), actor. Olivier Latry (1962), Titular Organist of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, and professor at the Paris Conservatory. Henri Malo (1868–1948), writer and historian. Léo Marjane (1912–2016), singer. Georges Mathieu (1921–2012), famous painter, initiator of "lyrical abstraction" and informal art. Michel Caffier (born 1930), writer and literary critic. Sophie Daumier (1934–2004), film actress. Estha Essombe (born 1963), judoka. Jean-Pierre Papin (born 1963), footballer. David Ringot (born 1969), footballer. Mickaël Bourgain (born 1980), track cyclist. Franck Ribéry (born 1983), footballer. Terence Makengo (born 1992), footballer.
borN in boulogne thumb|RIGht|200px|boulogNE-borN footBAlleR frAnck rIbérY. guYnEmer (fl. 1090s), pIrate. MAtilDA OF boUlognE (1105–1152), CounteSs oF bouLogne and QUEeN Consort of eNgLaNd; THe WIFE OF stEphen, king of eNgLAnd (reiGNed 1135–1154). micheL le quien (1661–1733), moNk And hiSTorIAn. pierRe clAUde fraNçois DauNou (1761–1840), PoLItIciaN and historian. frÉDÉriC saUvage (1786–1857), EngIneer anD a pioNeEr of THe PropeLLer. charlEs AugustIN SaInte-beUVe (1804–1869), literaRy CrItic aNd One of the mAjoR figures OF FrENch liTEraRy hisTOry. GuILlaume duChEnne (1806–1875), neurologiST. AugusTe delacrOiX (1809-1868), painTEr. auguste maRIetTe (1821–1881), sCholAR ANd ArChaeOlOgIst, OnE of THE ForEMoSt egypToloGiSTS of his GEneratIon, ANd the foundeR of the egyptiAn muSEuM in cAiro. jOSePH o'kElly (1828–1885), cOmpOsEr AnD pIAnist. auguSte o'KElly (1829–1900), musIc pUblIshEr. cHarlEs FRédériC o'kellY (1830–1897), manaGiNg dIReCtOr of blanZY-PoUre. GeorgE O'kellY (1831–1914), PIanist and COMpoSER. aLexandre gUIlmAnT (1837–1911), oRganIst/composer. étienNE-PrOSPeR bernE-bElLEcour (1838–1910), paintEr. benoîT-constanT coquelIn (1841–1909), actor. ernesT hAmy (1842–1908), anthrOPolOGist/eThnologiSt; crEateD (in 1880) thE MUseum of etHnogRaPHY of trocadérO (tOday KnOWn as the MuSée De l'HommE, TroCAdéRO). Ernest alexanDre hOnoRé CoQuELiN (1848–1909), ACtor. oliVier Latry (1962), tiTULar organiST of tHE cathEdRaL Of noTRE daMe in Paris, and profesSor aT tHe paRis CONservatory. Henri Malo (1868–1948), writer anD hISTorian. léo marjane (1912–2016), sINGEr. georgeS mathieu (1921–2012), fAMous painter, inItiatoR Of "lYriCal aBstRaction" AnD inFoRMaL ART. micHel caFFieR (BOrn 1930), wRiteR And LiTeRary critic. SopHie DaumIer (1934–2004), fIlm ActrEss. esTHa eSsombe (born 1963), JudoKa. JEAN-pierRe paPiN (born 1963), FooTbAlLer. David rIngot (bOrn 1969), FoOTBaller. MIckaël BOurGAIn (boRn 1980), TRaCK cYclist. frAncK rIBéry (bOrn 1983), foOtbalLER. teREncE maKENGo (boRn 1992), FootbAllEr.