1. James Ensor (1860)

Painter Printmaker

Expressionist painter who influenced Paul Klee, Emil Nolde, and other artists. He was strongly affiliated with artistic group Les XX.

2. Divock Origi (1995)

Footballer

Striker who made his senior debut for Lille in 2012 and played there up until he was transferred to Liverpool in 2014. He also became a member of the Belgium...

3. Igor Vetokele (1992)

Footballer

Soccer player who has played for Waterlo and the Angola national team.

4. Celine Dept (1999)

Instagram Star

Belgian social media star who has gained over 12 million fans to her celinedept TikTok account. She is known for posting pranks, popular trends and dances and soccer content. 

5. Jo Vermast (1981)

Footballer

Jo Vermast is a Belgium football midfielder who currently plays for KV Kortrijk. He joined MVV in 2007 he came from K. V. Kortrijk.

6. Brecht Capon (1988)

Footballer

Brecht Capon is a Belgian football striker who currently plays for KV Kortrijk.

7. Georges De Moor (Unknow)

Academic Leader Physician

Professor Georges J. E. De Moor is a Belgian MD and head of the Department of Health Informatics and Medical Statistics of the University of Ghent.

8. Pieter Ghyllebert (1982)

Cyclist

Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team An Post-ChainReaction. After nine years as a professional Ghyllebert will return to the amateur ranks in 2014...

9. Anthony Portier (1982)

Footballer

Anthony Portier is a Belgian professional football player. His best position is central in defence. Portier started playing football at GS Middelkerke where he was discovered by a neighbouring...

10. Jean Bourgain (1954)

Belgian Mathematician And Fields

Jean Bourgain is a Belgian mathematician. He has been a faculty member at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and from 1985 until 1995 professor at Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques...

11. Robert Van de Walle (1954)

Judoka

Robert Van de Walle is a Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics. He was born in Ostend. At the 1980 Summer Olympics he...

12. César De Paepe (1841)

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César De Paepe was a medical doctor and a prominent syndicalist whose work strongly influenced the Industrial Workers of the World and the syndicalist movement in general. Anticipating modern political...

13. Dries Claeys (1915)

Lighting

14. Johan Verstreken (1964)

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Johan Laurent Alfons Verstreken is a Flemish politician who has served as a member of CD&V party since 2004. He started his career back in 1979 as a TV Presenter...

15. Mimi Lamote (1964)

Businesswoman

Mimi Lamote is a Belgian businesswoman. Since December 2006 she is the Chair of the Flemish Socio-economic Forum of Flanders in Action of the Flemish government. She is a member...

16. Johan Bonny (1955)

Roman Catholic Bishop

Johan Jozef Bonny is the 22nd Bishop of Antwerpen Belgium.

17. Wouter De Vriendt (1977)

Belgian Politician

uter De Vriendt is a Belgian politician and member of Groen!. He is currently a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.

18. Danielle Godderis-T'Jonck (1955)

Belgian Politician

Danielle Godderis-T'Jonck is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.

19. Monica De Coninck (1956)

Belgian Politician

Monica De Coninck is a Flemish politician for the left-wing Socialistische Partij Anders party. Since 6 December 2011 she is Minister of Work in the Di Rupo I Government.

20. Henri Baels (1878)

Belgian Politician

Henri Louis Baels was a ship-owner from Ostend who subsequently was with the Catholic Party in Belgium.

21. Henri Serruys (1796)

Belgian Mayor

Henri François Serruys was a Belgian unionist politician mayor of Ostende.

22. Geert Lambert (1967)

Belgian Politician

Geert Lambert is a Flemish politician and lawyer. He was the president of Spirit a Flemish political party from 2004 until 2007 when he was succeeded by Bettina Geysen. In...

23. Manu Beuselinck (1970)

Belgian Politician

Manu Beuselinck is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.

24. Jurgen Van de Walle (1977)

Road Bicycle Racer

Jurgen Van de Walle is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. Over his career Van de Walle competed for the...

25. Andy Cappelle (1979)

Belgian Road Cyclist

Andy Cappelle is a Belgian former professional road cyclist. Cappelle retired at the end of the 2013 season after thirteen years as a professional.

26. Dieter Wittesaele (1989)

Footballer

Dieter Wittesaele is a Belgian football player currently playing for KFC Izegem.

27. Jelle Florizoone (1995)

Actor

Jelle Florizoone was born in Oostende, Flanders in 22 September 1995. He best known for his role of Pim in the movie "North Sea Texas" and as Rick in "ROX"....

28. Brian Ryckeman (1984)

Belgian Swimmer

Brian Ryckeman is a Belgian professional swimmer specialising in Open water swimming. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

29. Karel Jonckheere (1906)

Flemish Writer

Karel Jonckheere was a Flemish writer. Karel Jonckheere was also a world traveler he visited Cuba Mexico the United States Congo South Africa India Romania the Balkans and many West-European...

30. Maxime Annys (1986)

Footballer

Maxime Annys is a Belgian football player who currently plays for Westerlo in the Belgian Second Division.

31. Birger Verstraete (1994)

Footballer

Birger Verstraete is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Club Brugge K. V. in the Belgian Pro League.

32. Kimmer Coppejans (1994)

Tennis Player

Kimmer Coppejans is a Belgian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 251 which he reached on November 25 2013. He was the Junior Champion at the 2012 French...

33. Jamaïque Vandamme (1985)

Footballer

Jamaïque Vandamme is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Third Division side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He made his debut in professional football being part of the...

34. Wannes Van Laer (1985)

Belgian Sailor

s Van Laer is a professional Belgian sailor. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class where he finished in 34th place. Since 2013 he became...

35. Stefaan Maene (1972)

Swimmer

Stefaan Maene is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Belgium who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain. He won his first international...