Belgium
People of this nationality
Pierre Clerdent
1909 – 2006
politician
Jean-Marie Lemaire
1936 – 2012
rower
Gotye
b. 1980
singer-songwriter
Anthony Vanden Borre
b. 1987
association football player
Laurence Borremans
b. 1978
model
Ghislain Van Landeghem
b. 1948
sport cyclist
Robert Lemaire
1916 – 1994
chess player
Georges Pelgrims
association football player
Jerry Frissen
b. 1964
comics artist
Jef van de Wiele
1903 – 1979
linguist
Tim Vanhamel
b. 1977
singer
Rafaël Govaerts
b. 1968
botanist
Nicolas Bosret
1799 – 1876
musician
Annik Honoré
1957 – 2014
journalist
André Jolly
1799 – 1883
painter
Maxim Nys
b. 1996
association football player
Georges van Vrekhem
1935 – 2012
writer
Axel Cleeremans
b. 1962
scientist
Sebastiaan Brebels
b. 1995
association football player
Jacqueline Mayence-Goossens
b. 1932
politician
Matte Smets
b. 2004
association football player
Gaston Van Roy
1916 – 1989
sport shooter
Marc de Hemptinne
1902 – 1986
physicist
Florine Gaspard
b. 2001
swimmer
Theo Poel
b. 1951
association football player
Patrick Dewael
b. 1955
politician
Bernice Coppieters
b. 1970
ballet dancer
Victor Scheppers
1802 – 1877
Catholic priest
Stéphane Prévot
b. 1969
co-driver
Roger Piérard
1887 – 2000
association football player
Kevin Debaty
b. 1989
association football player
Théo Collette
1927 – 2022
association football player
Thomas Chatelle
b. 1981
association football player
Vito Braet
b. 2000
sport cyclist
Viktor Soenens
b. 2005
sport cyclist
Jef Bruyninckx
1919 – 1995
film director
Benoît Lamy
1945 – 2008
film director
Charles De Coster
1827 – 1879
writer
Stéphane Galland
b. 1969
jazz musician
Mohamed Hendouf
b. 1991
Henri Gondry
1845 – 1889
engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads
Philippe De Ridder
b. 1964
association football player
Typh Barrow
b. 1987
singer
Roy Jans
b. 1990
sport cyclist
Gery van Outryve d'Ydewalle
b. 1946
university teacher
Joachim Coens
b. 1966
politician
Catherine Burelle
b. 1959
canoeist
Constantin Héger
1809 – 1896
school teacher
Will Oyowe
b. 1987
athletics competitor
Jasper Aerents
b. 1992
swimmer
Tiesj Benoot
b. 1994
sport cyclist
Guillaume Mondron
b. 1993
racing automobile driver
Michel D'Hooghe
b. 1945
physician
Auguste Fierens
1892 – 1958
association football player
Jackie De Caluwé
1934 – 2021
association football player
Clément Demeyer
1889 – 2000
association football player
Xavier Siméon
b. 1989
motorcycle racer
Roger Lenaers
1925 – 2021
classical philologist
Émile Stijnen
1907 – 1997
association football player
Chris Andries
b. 1959
association football coach
Alexia Bertrand
b. 1979
politician
Albert Hendrickx
1916 – 1990
sport cyclist
Marcel Storme
1930 – 2018
lawyer
William Ghislain
b. 1999
field hockey player
Jürgen Van der Velde
b. 1977
association football player
Lucienne Herman-Michielsens
1926 – 1995
politician
Hermine Maes
scientist
Amelie Lens
b. 1990
disc jockey
Pierre Kompany
b. 1947
politician
Stefan Brijs
b. 1969
writer
Jean Paelinck
1930 – 2025
economist
Sigrid Rondelez
b. 1971
windsurfer
Louis De Jaeger
b. 1994
businessperson
Alain Bettagno
b. 1968
association football player
Louise Versavel
b. 1995
field hockey player
Gilles Dewaele
b. 1996
association football player
Rik Tommelein
b. 1962
athletics competitor
Georges Frédéric
1900 – 1981
painter
Thor Salden
b. 1997
singer
Gustave De Smet
1877 – 1943
painter
Édouard d'Huart
1800 – 1884
politician
Bert Vermeir
b. 1977
equestrian
Guy Peellaert
1934 – 2008
poster artist
Petrus Vertenten
1884 – 1946
missionary
Baudouin de Brabandère
1894 – 1947
equestrian
Jimmy Hempte
b. 1982
association football player
Bachir Boumaaza
b. 1980
YouTuber
Kris De Wree
b. 1981
association football player
Fouad Hajji
b. 1982
actor
Rombout II Keldermans
1460 – 1531
sculptor
Honoré Vlamynck
1897 – 1974
association football player
Raoul Henkaert
1907 – 1955
fencer
Robert De Waele
1933 – 1995
canoeist
Peter Packay
1904 – 1966
composer
Jack Humbeeck
b. 1904
boxer
Vina Bovy
1900 – 1983
opera singer
Jos Vaessen
b. 1944
sports official
Ferdinand Adams
1903 – 1992
association football player
Gaston-François de Witte
1897 – 1980
herpetologist
Björn Hendrickx
b. 1974
rower