Lessines, Belgium
1. René Magritte (1898)
Painter
Belgian surrealist painter whose best-known works included "The Empire of Light" and "The Treachery of Images." His first surreal painting was "The Lost Jockey" from 1926, which was initially pilloried...
2. Claude Criquielion (1957)
Cyclist
Claude Criquielion is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1979 and 1990. In 1984 Criquielion became the world road race champion in Barcelona Spain on a...
3. Raoul Vaneigem (1934)
Belgian Philosopher
Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer and philosopher. He was born in Lessines. After studying romance philology at the Free University of Brussels from 1952 to 1956 he participated in...