1. Eline Powell (1990)

TV Actress

Film and television actress most notable on the latter for joining Game of Thrones in the show's sixth season as Bianca. She then booked a leading role in the Freeform series Siren. 

2. Selah Sue (1989)

Belgian Singer

Best known for the release of her 2011 self-titled debut album, which has sold over 700,000 copies in Europe. She went on to win the European Border Breakers Award. Her...

3. Marco Rondas (2002)

TikTok Star

Dance and lip-sync personality, as well as vlogger, on TikTok who has attracted more than 220,000 fans to his self-titled account.

4. Dries Mertens (1987)

Footballer

Winger who joined Napoli in 2013 after spending two years with PSV. He became a member of the Belgian national team in 2011.

5. Kim Gevaert (1978)

Athlete

Sprinter who won a silver medal in the 4x100 meter relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

6. Dennis Praet (1994)

Footballer

Belgian professional soccer player who was on IBWM's 2013 list of the 100 Most Exciting Young Players in World Soccer.

7. Chloe Vranken (1997)

Reality Star

Professional beautician turned influencer who became nationally known for her appearance on the reality series Temptation Island. 

8. Yentl Keuppens (1992)

Blogger

Fashion influencer who shares her tastes in style, beauty, travel and more on her blog Just Yentl as well as her popular Instagram account, which currently has over 170,000 followers....

9. Martin Margiela (1957)

Belgian Fashion Designer

Belgian fashion designer who is known for his deconstructionist look and whose styles were purchased by Diesel in 2002.

10. Jasper Stuyven (1992)

Cyclist

Professional cyclist who is recognized for having won the 2016 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne one day race. This led to him being named on the start list of the Tour de France competition later that same...

11. Tom Van Landuyt (1967)

Actor

Film and television actor who is predominantly recognized for his portrayal of Tom Smiths in the 1993 drama feature Ad Fundum. From 2015-2016 he appeared on the series De Ridder.

12. Saïd El Khadraoui (1975)

Belgian Politician

Saïd El Khadraoui is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Belgium with the Socialist Party – Different part of the Socialist Group and sits on the...

13. Wouter Claes (1975)

Belgian Badminton Player

uter Claes is a male left-handed Belgian badminton player.

14. Mathieu Fonteyn (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Mathieu Fonteyn is a Belgian swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly events. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he narrowly missed the semi-finals by just...

15. Els Demol (1958)

Belgian Politician

Els Demol is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.

16. Louis Tobback (1938)

Belgian Politician

Louis Marie Joseph Tobback is a Belgian politician. Tobback is a Flemish social democrat and member of the political party SP. A. He is currently the mayor of Leuven. He...

17. Denis Odoi (1988)

Footballer

Denis Odoi is a Belgian footballer who plays for Lokeren in the Belgian First Division after being transferred from Anderlecht.

18. David Wijns (1987)

Footballer

David Wijns is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League. Wijns started his professional football career with Heist in the Belgian Promotion helping...

19. Sylvain Van de Weyer (1802)

Belgian Politician

Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer was a Belgian politician and then the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom. Van de Weyer was...

20. Alfons Vansteenwegen (1941)

Belgian Communication Theorist

Alfons Vansteenwegen PhD is one of the Flemish leading theoreticians and therapists in Communication Theory and important inspirator in the field of couple therapy and general psychotherapy.

21. Henry III, Duke Of Brabant (Unknow)

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22. Nils Schouterden (1988)

Footballer

Nils Schouterden is a Belgian football player who currently plays for Eupen in the Belgian Second Division.

23. Pierre van Moerbeke (1944)

Mathematician

Pierre van Moerbeke is a Belgian mathematician. He studied mathematics at the Catholic University of Leuven where he received his degree in 1966. He then obtained a PhD in mathematics...

24. Herman Schueremans (1954)

Belgian Politician

Herman Schueremans is a Flemish politician and concertpromotor. Schueremans was involved from the start with Rock Werchter and Torhout-Werchter. Now he still organises Rock Werchter for Live Nation that bought...

25. Thierry Renaer (1976)

Field Hockey Player

Thierry Renaer is a field hockey defender from Belgium who made his debut for the Men's National Team in 1993. Renaer was a member of the squad that missed qualification...

26. Joos Valgaeren (1976)

Footballer

Joos Valgaeren ] born 3 March 1976 in Leuven) is a former Belgian international footballer who lastly played as a defender for FC Emmen in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. His...

27. Magda Ilands (1950)

Athlete

Magda Ilands is a former female long-distance runner from Belgium who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She won the 1985 edition of the Berlin Marathon.

28. Koenraad Elst (1959)

Orientalist Writer

Koenraad Elst is a Belgian writer orientalist and independent scholar. Elst has authored more than twenty books on topics related to Indian politics Hinduism and history. He writes in English...

29. Mark Waer (1951)

Physician Biomecial Scientist Re

Mark Jozef Albert Waer is a Belgian physician biomedical scientist and former Rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

30. Pierre van Gobbelschroy (1784)

Dutch Politician

Pierre Louis Joseph Servais van Gobbelschroy was a conservative politician of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in the first half of the 19th century.

31. Peter Couterel (Unknow)

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32. Els Dottermans (1964)

Belgian Actor

Els Dottermans is a Belgian actress.

33. Robert Dekeyser (1964)

Footballer Entrepreneur

Robert Bobby Dekeyser is a Belgian-German entrepreneur and former football goalkeeper. He is best known as the founder of DEDON a Germany-based manufacturer of exclusive outdoor furniture with distribution in...

34. Tine Van Rompuy (1955)

Belgian Politician

Christine Francine Wilhelmina Van Rompuy is a Belgian nurse politician and syndicalist member of the Workers Party of Belgium a small leftist party in Belgium. Van Rompuy is the sister...

35. Sean Day (1998)

Belgium-born Canadian Ice Hockey

Sean Day is a Belgium-born Canadian major junior ice hockey player for the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League. A defenceman Day was selected by the Steelheads fourth overall...

36. Jan Grauls (1948)

Belgian Politician

Baron Jan Grauls born 12 February 1948 is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Belgium. He is married and has three daughters and one son. He began his...

37. Heidi Rakels (1968)

Judoka

Heidi Rakels is a retired female judoka from Belgium. Rakels claimed the bronze medal in the Women's Middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain. In the bronze...

38. Eugène Prévinaire (1805)

Belgian Politician

Eugène Marie Ignace Prévinaire was a Belgian businessman liberal politician civil servant and former governor of the National Bank of Belgium from 1870 until 1877. Born in Leuven on 18...

39. Mark De Man (1983)

Belgian Footballer

Mark De Man is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Stade Bierbeek. He is most often deployed as a defensive midfielder but has also been used at centre back...

40. Roland Liboton (1957)

Cyclist

Roland Liboton is a former cyclo-cross racer from Belgium. Liboton won the World Cyclo-cross Championships in 1980 1982 1983 and 1984 was Cyclo-cross Champion of Belgium for ten successive years...

41. Bart Wuyts (1969)

Tennis Player

Bart Wuyts is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. Wuyts never reached a final on the ATP Tour the closest he got was in 1992 when he reached the...

42. Olivier Hinnekens (1969)

Belgian Political Advisor

Olivier Hinnekens is a Belgian politician and policy advisor for the Christian Democrat Group in the Flemish Parliament. In November 2011 he was elected as one of the Vice-Presidents of...

43. Bruno Tobback (1969)

Belgian Politician

Bruno Tobback is the president of the Flemish socialist party Different Socialist Party. He was Minister of Environment and Pensions in the Belgian federal government from 2004 until 2007. He...

44. Dries Devenyns (1983)

Road Bicycle Racer

Dries Devenyns is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Giant-Shimano. Devenyns left Omega Pharma-Quick Step at the end of the 2013 season after five seasons with the...

45. Mark Eyskens (1933)

Belgian Politician

Marc Maria Frans Viscount Eyskens known as Mark Eyskens is a Belgian economist and politician in the Christian People's Party now called Christian Democratic and Flemish and briefly served...

46. Eleanor of Austria (1498)

Archduchess Of Austria

Eleanor of Austria also called Eleanor of Castile was born an Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Castile from the House of Habsburg and subsequently became Queen consort of Portugal...

47. Jurgen Van Goolen (1980)

Road Bicycle Racer

Jurgen Van Goolen is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He rode the Vuelta a España eight times and the Giro d'Italia two times during his career serving mostly...

48. Jules de Trooz (1857)

Belgian Politician

Jules Henri Ghislain Marie Baron de Trooz was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. De Trooz was born in Leuven and had studied philosophy before entering politics. He represented Leuven in...

49. Vincent Rijmen (1970)

Belgian Cryptographer

Vincent Rijmen is a Belgian cryptographer and one of the two designers of the Rijndael the Advanced Encryption Standard. Rijmen is also the co-designer of the WHIRLPOOL cryptographic hash function...

50. Ben Weyts (1970)

Belgian Politician

Ben Weyts is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He entered the Belgian Chamber of Representatives replacing Herman Van Rompuy on 31 December 2008 and was reelected...