List of Belgians Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
This is a list of Belgian people, and more precisely of notable people who (1) were Belgian citizenss at least during one period of their life, or (2) are Belgian citizens, as well as of notable people (3) born in Belgium or in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but who were not or are not Belgian citizens (either because Belgium did not exist at the time of their life or because they had or have another citizenship). The names of people of the last category (3) are italicized.The list also comprises (4) fictional characters who are undisputedly Belgians, and (5) important ones whose citizenship is unknown or not Belgian and with Belgian creators. The names of fictional characters of the last category (5) are italicized.
The same person may appear under several headings.
Actors/Actresses
Architects
Authors
Choreographers
Composers
Criminals
Fashion
Fictional characters
Filmmakers
Military Figures
Resistance Workers
Monarchs
See also: List of Belgian monarchs
- Albert I of Belgium
- Albert II of Belgium
- Baudouin I of Belgium
- Leopold I of Belgium
- Leopold II of Belgium
- Leopold III of Belgium
Musicians, singers
- Salvatore Adamo
- Arno Hintjens
- Natacha Atlas
- Tom Barman
- Claude Barzotti
- Plastic Bertrand (Roger Jouret)
- Julos Beaucarne
- Sarah Bettens - of K's Choice
- Jeff Bodart
- Jacques Brel
- Philippe Catherine
- Charles Cluytens - conductor
- Annie Cordy
- Suzanne Danco - soprano
- Jeanine Deckers, a.k.a. The Singing Nun or Soeur Sourire
- Arthur De Greef - pianist and composer
- David Dewaele - Soulwax
- Stephen Dewaele - Soulwax
- Lara Fabian
- Jean-Luc Fonck
- Frédéric François
- Rita Gorr - mezzo soprano
- Arthur Grumiaux - violinist
- Philippe Herreweghe - conductor
- Sandra Kim
- Sigiswald Kuijken - violinist and conductor
- Philippe Lafontaine
- Victor Lazlo
- Lio
- Helmut Lotti
- Maurane
- Pierre Rapsat
- Axelle Red
- Ozark Henry
- Django Reinhardt
- Toots Thielemans
- Rudy Trouvé
- Will Tura
- Eddy Wally
- Eugène Ysaÿe; - violinist and composer
Painters
- Pierre Alechinsky - Cobra member
- Boucicaut Master - manuscript illuminator
- Pieter Brueghel the Elder, born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Robert Campin
- Petrus Christus
- Emile Claus - impressionism
- Gerard David, born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Philippe de Champaigne, born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Gaspar De Crayer
- Raoul De Keyser - abstract painter
- Paul Delvaux - surrealist
- Gustave De Smet - expressionism
- James Ensor
- Jacob Jordaens, born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Justus of Ghent
- Fernand Khnopff - symbolist
- Limbourg brothers - manuscript illuminators
- René Magritte - surrealist
- Hans Memling, born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Kwinten Metsys (a.k.a. Quentin Matsys/Quentin Massys), born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Constant Permeke - expressionist
- Pieter Pourbus
- Roger Raveel
- Félicien Rops;
- Peter Paul Rubens, born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Victor Servranckx - cubist
- Franz Snyders
- Leon Spilliaert
- David Teniers the Younger
- Luc Tuymans
- Frits Van den Berghe - expressionist
- Hugo van der Goes
- Rogier van der Weyden (a.k.a. Rog(i)er de la Pasture), born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Gustave Van de Woestijne
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (Antoon van Dyck)
- Jan van Eyck, born in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but before Belgium existed
- Eugeen Van Mieghem
- Bernard van Orley
- Theo van Rysselberghe - neo-impressionist
- Fernand Verhaegen - painter of walloon folklore
- Antoine Joseph Wiertz
Politicians
- Magda Aelvoet
- Jules Joseph d'Anethan
- Bernard Anselme
- Marie Arena
- Auguste Beernaert - Nobel Peace Prize 1908
- Jules de Burlet
- Philippe Busquin
- Charles de Broqueville
- Henri de Brouckere
- Henri Carton de Wiart
- Willy Claes
- Guy Coëme
- Robert Collignon
- André Cools
- Gerhard Cooreman
- André Damseaux
- José Daras
- Herman De Croo
- Léon Degrelle
- Karel De Gucht
- Pierre de Decker
- Jean-Luc Dehaene
- Jean-Maurice Dehousse
- Leon Delacroix
- Gérard Deprez
- Georges Désir
- Hendrik De Man
- Patrick Dewael
- Elio Di Rupo
- François-Xavier de Donnea
- Daniel Ducarme
- Antoine Duquesne
- Jean-Pierre Duvieusart
- Gaston Eyskens
- Mark Eyskens
- Walthère Frère-Orban
- Jaak Gabriëls
- Count Goblet d'Alviella
- Jean Gol
- Pierre Harmel
- Arthur Haulot
- Camille Huysmans
- Victor Jacobs
- Paul-Emile Janson
- Henri Jaspar
- Henri La Fontaine - Nobel Peace Prize 1913
- Roger Lallemand
- Raymond Langendries
- Joseph Lebeau
- Edmond Leburton
- Theodore Lefevre
- Jules Malou
- Wilfried Martens
- Philippe Maystadt
- Charles Michel
- Louis Michel
- Joëlle Milquet
- Philippe Monfils
- Jacky Morael
- Philippe Moureaux
- Felix Amand de Muelenare
- Annemie Neyts
- Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
- Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb
- Joseph Pholien
- Charles Picqué
- Hubert Pierlot
- Prosper Poullet
- Jules Renkin
- Charles Latour Rogier
- Frans Schollaert
- Paul de Smet de Nayer
- Antoinette Spaak
- Paul-Henri Spaak
- Guy Spitaels
- Steve Stevaert
- Frank Swaelen
- George Theunis
- Bartholemy Théodore de Theux
- Leo Tindemans
- Louis Tobback
- Jules de Trooz
- Achille van Acker
- Jacob van Artevelde
- Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
- Alois van de Vyvere
- Paul Vanden Boeynants
- Jules Vandenpeerebom
- Emile Vandervelde
- Jean-Sylvain van de Weyer
- Jean van Houtte
- Pierre-Edouard van Humbeeck
- Karel Van Miert
- Herman Van Rompuy
- Paul Van Zeeland
- Guy Verhofstadt
- Melchior Wathelet
- Freddy Willockx
- Charles Woeste
Saints
- St. Gertrude of Nivelles
- St. Gudula
Scientists and mathematicians
- Leo Hendrik Baekeland - Inventor of plastic
- Gaston Briart - geologist
- Jules Bordet - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1919
- Robert Cailliau - was involved in developing the first hypertext markup system for the WWW
- Albert Claude - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1974
- Christian De Duve - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1974 (born in Britain of Belgian parents)
- Dirk Frimout - first Belgian astronaut
- Adrien de Gerlache
- Zénobe Gramme;
- Corneille Heymans - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1938
- Victor d'Hondt - lawyer and mathematician
- Georges Lemaître;
- Claude Lévi-Strauss, French scientist born in Belgium
- Justus Lipsius
- Gerardus Mercator
- Abraham Ortelius
- Henri Pirenne
- Joseph Plateau
- Ilya Prigogine - Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1977 (born in Russia)
- Adolphe Quetelet
- Gregory of Saint-Vincent
- Ernest Solvay
- Jean Stas
- Simon Stevin
- Jacques Tits - mathematician
- Adriaan van Roomen - mathematician
- Andreas Vesalius
Sculptors
- François Duquesnoy;
- Constantin Meunier
- George Minne
- Rik Wouters
Sportsmen and -women
- Sabine Appelmans - tennis player
- Brigitte Becue - swimmer
- Ingrid Berghmans - judoka
- Thierry Boutsen - racing driver
- Jan Ceulemans - football player
- Raymond Ceulemans - billiards player
- Kim Clijsters - tennis player
- Fred Deburghgraeve - swimmer
- Stefan Everts - motorcrosser
- Bertrand Gachot - racing driver
- Olivier Gendebien - race car driver
- Kim Gevaert - athlete
- Justine Henin-Hardenne - tennis player
- Ilse Heylen - judoka
- Jacky Ickx - racing driver
- Bas Leinders - racing driver
- Romain Maes - cyclist
- Filip Meirhaeghe - mountain biker
- Axel Merckx - cyclist
- Eddy Merckx - cyclist
- Johan Museeuw - cyclist
- Jean-Marie Pfaff - football goalkeeper
- Michel Preud'homme - football goalkeeper
- Emiel Puttemans - athlete
- Christophe Rochus - tennis player
- Olivier Rochus - tennis player
- Gaston Roelants - athlete
- Jacques Rogge - IOC president
- Jean-Michel Saive - table tennis player
- Philippe Saive - table tennis player
- Alberic Schotte - cyclist
- Enzo Scifo - football player
- Patrick Sercu - cyclist
- Patrick Stevens - athlete
- Paul Van Asbroeck - marksman
- Ivo Van Damme - athlete
- Gella Vandecaveye - judoka
- Robert Van De Walle - judoka
- Paul Van Himst - football player
- Hubert Van Innis - archer
- Rik Van Looy - cyclist
- Rik Van Steenbergen - cyclist
- Bart Veldkamp - speed skater
- Ulla Werbrouck - judoka
Theologians, clergymen
- Jean Bolland - hagiographer
- Father Damien (Pater Damiaan)
- Godfried Danneels - cardinal
- Jacques Dupuis - jesuit priest
- Cornelius Jansen - theologian
- Gustaaf Joos - cardinal
- Georges Pire - Dominican priest, Nobel Peace Prize 1958
- Blessed John Ruysbroeck - mystic
- Jan Pieter Schotte - cardinal
Visual artists
- Guillaume Bijl
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Carl De Keyzer - photographer
- Wim Delvoye
- Jan Fabre
- Panamarenko
Others
- Sabine Dardenne
- Gilbert Delahaye
- Raymond Devos
- Koenraad Elst
- Silvio Gesell
- Hergé (Georges Remi) - comics artist
- Hermann Huppen - cartoonist
- Marcel Marlier
- Gustave de Molinari - economist
- Gerard Mortier
- Peyo (Pierre Culliford) - comics artist
- Adolphe Sax - inventor of the saxophone
- Manu Thoreau - humorist
- Egide Walschaerts - engineer / inventor
Sub-lists
See also
External links
- Famous Belgians
- A Website on famous Flemish people: http://noosphere.cc/flanders.html
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