1. Joseph Plateau (1801)

Physicist

Belgian physicist who made the first step towards making movies by demonstrating the illusion of the moving image with his device, the phenakistoscope. He was also a Professor of experimental...

2. Maxime Weygand (1867)

French General

French military commander who fought in World War I and in World War II.

3. Charles Evers (1922)

American Mayor

Civil rights activist and politician who became the first African-American mayor in the state of Mississippi since the Reconstruction era in 1969.

4. Jacques Piccard (1922)

Explorer

Engineer who developed a deep water submersible and used it to study the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench.

5. Liz Claiborne (1929)

Entrepreneur

Famous as the first woman to head a Fortune 500 company, Claiborne founded the Liz Claiborne Inc. women's clothing business, which grossed over twenty million dollars in its first two...

6. Helena Noguerra (1969)

Belgian Singer

Belgian actress and singer who sang on the 2010 video game Bayonetta with a cover of the song Fly Me to the Moon.

7. Pierre Wynants (1939)

Chef

Owner and head chef of the renowned Comme chez Soi restaurant in Brussels.

8. Charlotte Abramow (1993)

Photographer

Photographer who created the Projet Maurice book and exhibition with the help of Kickstarter. It won Special Mention at the Folio Review Awards of the Rencontres d'Arles in 2017.

9. Junior Malanda (1994)

Belgian Professional Footballer

Remembered as a defensive midfielder for the German VfL Wolfsburg football club, Malanda tragically died in an automobile accident at the age of twenty. Over the course of his brief...

10. Tom Boon (1990)

Belgian Field Hockey Player

Striker in field hockey who has played for the Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles as well as the Dutch team Bloemendaal. He competeed in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games for...

11. Faris Haroun (1985)

Footballer

Attacking midfielder who played for Genk from 2003-2008, and after a stint on Middlesbrough from 2011-2014 he signed with Blackpool.

12. Christian Vidal (1972)

Argentine Musician

Argentine guitarist who has gained fame as a member of the symphonic metal band Therion.

13. Soufiane Bencok (1990)

Soccer Player

Professional soccer freestyler who's been highly decorated throughout his career. He was the winner of the Red Bull street style Belgium competition in 2009 and 2012, the vice champion in...

14. Max Waller (1988)

English Cricketer

Right-handed batsman and leg break bowler who joined Somerset County Cricket Club in 2007, making his first-class debut in June 2009.

15. Omar El Kaddouri (1990)

Footballer

Attacking midfielder who has competed internationally for both Belgium and Morocco, representing the latter at the 2012 Olympics. At the club level, he has played for Brescia Calcio, SSC Napoli, PAOK...

16. Brian Molko (1972)

American Musician

Androgynous musician best known as the lead singer of the rock band Placebo. He is known for his nasally high-pitched vocals his considerable influence from Sonic Youth. 

17. Olivier Theyskens (1977)

Belgian Fashion Designer

Known for his work for such prominent fashion labels as Theory, Rochas, and Nina Ricci, this Belgian designer was a 2006 recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America's...

18. Nicolas Achten (1985)

Music Conductor And Musician

Nicolas Achten is a Belgian conductor singer lutenist and harpist mainly working in historically informed performance. Achten is a visiting professor at the University of East Anglia and at the...

19. Nico Verdonck (1985)

Auto Racer

Nicolas Verdonck is a Belgian racing driver.

20. Udo Mechels (1976)

Singer

Udo Mechels born in Brussels on 10 May 1976 is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of The X...

21. Jeffrey Christiaens (1991)

Footballer

Jeffrey Mallen Christiaens is a Belgian–Filipino footballer who mainly plays as a winger for Filipino side Global FC. He also represents the Philippines at international level.

22. Stefan Casteleyn (1974)

Belgian Squash Player

Stefan Casteleyn is a professional squash player who represented Belgium. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 7 in December 1999.

23. Vanina Ickx (1975)

Auto Racer

Vanina Ickx is a Belgian racecar driver.

24. Anne Bonnet (1908)

Painter

Anne Bonnet was a Belgian painter. Born Anne Thonet in Brussels she began her studies in art in 1924 but was obliged to abandon them in 1926 on the death...

25. Julien De Smedt (1975)

Architect

Julien De Smedt is the founder and director of JDS Architects based inBrussels Copenhagen Belo Horizonte and Shanghai.

26. Yannick Renier (1975)

Actor

Yannick Renier is a Belgian actor who started his career in the theatre in the 1990s and has since gone on to appear in several films and television productions.

27. Émilie Heymans (1981)

Diver

Émilie-Joane Heymans is a Canadian diver. She was born in Brussels Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park a suburb of Montreal. Heymans has won four Olympic medals two bronze and...

28. Baptiste Guillaume (1995)

Belgian Footballer

Baptiste Guillaume is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Ligue 2 side RC Lens. He made his debut in the Ligue 2 during the 2012/2013 season....

29. Andree Geulen-Herscovici (1921)

Belgian Righteous Among The Nati

Andrée Geulen-Herscovici is a Belgian woman who with others rescued approximately 3000 Jewish children during the Holocaust. In 1942 the then Ms. Geulen was working as a schoolteacher in Brussels...

30. Alice von Hildebrand (1923)

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Alice von Hildebrand is a Catholic philosopher and theologian and a former professor. She came to the U. S. in 1940 and began teaching at Hunter College in New York...

31. Philippe Washer (1924)

Tennis Player

Philippe Washer is a former Belgian international tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times from 1946 to 1961.

32. Monique van Vooren (1927)

Actress

33. Lucien Kroll (1927)

Architect

Lucien Kroll is a Belgian architect well known for this projects involving participation by the future users of the buildings. His most famous work is the Medical Faculty Housing at...

34. Josane Sigart (1909)

Belgium Tennis Player

Josane Sigart was a Belgian female tennis player who was active in the 1930s. In 1928 she won the singles title at the Belgian Championships and would repeat this success...

35. Victor de Laveleye (1894)

Belgian Politician

Victor Auguste de Laveleye was a Belgian liberal politician and minister. He also served as announcer on Radio Belgique during World War II. De Laveleye was a doctor in law...

36. Étienne de Harven (1928)

Virology

Etienne de Harven MD is a Belgian-born pathologist and electron microscopist. Born in Brussels he did most of his work in New York City Paris and Toronto. He did pioneering...

37. Axel Bäck (1987)

Swedish Alpine Skier

Axel Erik Bäck is an alpine skier from Sweden. He competed for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he was disqualified from the second run in the slalom.

38. Pol Boël (1923)

Industrialist Politician

Count Pol Boël was a Belgian industrialist and liberal politician. He was a son of René Boël and Yvonne Solvay. Pol Boël was married with Nicole Davignon a sister of...

39. François de Robiano (1778)

Belgian Politician

Count François Xavier Jean–Marie de Robiano was a Belgian politician. He was the first governor of the province of Antwerp after the independence of Belgium in 1830.

40. Émile Francqui (1863)

Businessman Diplomat Soldier

Émile Francqui was a Belgian soldier diplomat business man and philanthropist.

41. Charles Graux (1837)

Belgian Politician

Charles Alexandre Louis Graux was a Belgian lawyer professor at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles an authority on stichometry and liberal politician. He co-founded La Liberté and the Ligue de...

42. Mary of Burgundy (1457)

Ruler Of The Burgundian Territor

Mary of Burgundy ruled the Burgundian territories in the Low Countries and was suo jure Duchess of Burgundy from 1477 until her death.

43. André Jolly (1799)

Belgian Politician

André Jolly was a Belgian engineer painter and politician.

44. Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb (1936)

Belgian Politician

Baron Charles-Ferdinand N. M. P. Nothomb is a French speaking Belgian politician. He is a member of the Humanist Democratic Centre. He served as Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs from...

45. François-Jean Wyns de Raucour (1779)

Belgian Politician

çois-Jean Wyns de Raucour knight was a Belgian liberal politician and burgomaster of Brussels. He was a lawyer and became alderman and burgomaster of Brussels. François-Jean Wyns de Raucour was...

46. Felix Vanderstraeten (1823)

Belgian Politician

x Vanderstraeten was a Belgian liberal politician and burgomaster of Brussels. Felix Vanderstraeten was a brewer and became alderman and burgomaster of Brussels.

47. Louis De Robiano (1781)

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48. Philippe Ambroise Eugène Ghislain d'Olmen de Poederlé (1773)

Belgian Politician

Philippe Ambroise Eugène Ghislain d'Olmen de Poederlé was a soldier and politician of the Austrian Netherlands.

49. Mulopo Kudimbana (1987)

Footballer

Nicaise Mulopo Kudimbana is a football goalkeeper from Congo DR he currently plays for Anderlecht on loan from Oostende.

50. Jill Boon (1987)

Belgian Field Hockey Player

Jill Boon is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament. Her brother is...