De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian) is a currently ongoing vote conducted by Belgian TV broadcast Canvas, to determine who is the Greatest Belgian of all time. It could be considered as a Flemish list, considering that Walloon broadcast RTBF will also hold a vote, Le plus grand belge. Nominees need to have lived between 50 BC and now, between the borders of present day Belgium. This is because Belgium only gained its independence since 1830, while a lot of historical people from, for example, the Spanish Netherlands, are considered to be "Belgians". Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, and other functions where sturdiness is required. ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a geographical region in the north of Belgium, corresponding to the Flemish region, a constituent part of the federal Belgian state. ... Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... Categories: Television stubs | Television networks ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section should be merged with Seventeen Provinces The Spanish Netherlands was a portion of the Low Countries controlled by Spain from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. ...

Top 10

1. Father Damien (1840-1889)
2. Paul Janssen (1926-2003)
3. Eddy Merckx (1945-)
4. Ambiorix (1st century BC)
5. Adolf Daens (1839-1907)
6. Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)
7. Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
8. Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)
9. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
10. Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883)

Father Damien was a Roman Catholic missionary who helped lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai and also died of the disease. ... Dr Paul Janssen was born in 1926, the son of a Flemish general practitioner. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren. ... Adolf Daens (18 December 1839 – 14 June 1907) was a Belgian Flemish priest from Aalst. ... Andreas Vesalius or Andreas Vesal (1514 - Belgian anatomist and the author of the first complete textbook on human anatomy: De Humanis Corporis Fabrica (On the workings of the Human Body) (Basel, 1543). ... Brel on a cover of Les Adieux à lOlympia concert album (1966) Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a Belgian French-speaking author-composer, considered by many as a poet as well, given the power of his lyrics. ... Gerardus Mercator (March 5, 1512 – December 2, 1594) was a Flemish cartographer of German descent, his parents being from Gangelt in the Duchy of Jülich. ... Rubens and Isabella Brant in the Honeysuckle Bower Alte Pinakothek Pieter Pauwel (Peter Paul) Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) was the most popular and prolific Flemish and European painter of the 17th century. ... Hendrik Conscience (born December 3, 1812 in Antwerp – died September 10, 1883 in Antwerp) was a Flemish writer. ...

Top 11-50

11. Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. ...

12. Adolphe Sax Life-size statue of Adolphe Sax outside his birthplace in Dinant, Belgium. ...

13. Jan Decleir Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir (February 14, 1946), born in Niel, located in Belgiums province of Antwerp (Flemish Belgium) is a Flemish-Belgian movie and stage actor. ...

14. Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters IPA , (born 8 June 1983 in Bilzen, Belgium) is the current World No. ...

15. Victor Horta Maison and Atelier Horta, designed in 1898, now houses the Horta Museum, dedicated to his work. ...

16. Baudouin of Belgium King Baudouin, (also spelled Boudewijn, Balduin or Baldwin) born Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave, (7 September 1930 - 31 July 1993), reigned as King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. ...

17. Pieter Brueghel the Elder Bruegels The Painter and The Connoisseur drawn c. ...

18. Rene Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte (November 21, 1898 - August 15, 1967) was a Surrealist artist, born in Lessines, Belgium. ...

19. Guido Gezelle Guido Gezelle (1830-1899) is one of the most important poets in the Dutch language area. ...

20. Toots Thielemans Jean Toots Thielemans (born Brussels, April 29, 1922) is a Belgian jazz artist well known for his guitar, harmonica play and also for his highly accomplished professional whistling. ...

21. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Aragon and Castile. ...

22. Louis Paul Boon Louis Paul Boon (15 March 1912 - 10 May 1979) was a Flemish journalist and novelist who is considered one of the major 20th century writers in the Dutch language. ...

23. Jozef Cardijn

24. Hergé Georges Remi (May 22, 1907 – March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ...

25. James Ensor James Sidney Ensor, Baron Ensor (April 13, 1860–November 19, 1949), was a Belgian painter whose unique portrayals of grotesque humanity made him a principal precursor of 20th-century expressionism and surrealism. ...

26. Peter Piot Dr. Peter Piot (* 1949 in Leuven/Belgium) ist Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN specialized agency UNAIDS. After he qualified as a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Ghent in 1974, he became co-discoverer of the Ebola virus in Zaire in...

27. Jan Van Eyck This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

28. Christoffel Plantijn Christoffel Plantijn (1520-1589; French spelling Plantin) was an influential humanist, book printer and publisher who was born in France (Saint-Avertin, near the city of Tours), but who settled in the city of Antwerp in 1549. ...

29. Willy Vandersteen Willy Vandersteen (February 15, 1913 at Antwerp - August 28, 1990) was a Flemish creator of comic books. ...

30. Hugo Claus Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (born April 5, 1929 in Bruges, Belgium) is a prolific Flemish novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director. ...

31. Jan-Frans Willems

32. Leo Baeckeland

33. Lieven Gevaert

34. Arno Arno can refer to: the Arno River in Italy Arno Bay, South Australia the singer Arno Hintjens the American cartoonist Peter Arno the German sculptor Arno Breker Madame Arno, Parisian artist and fighter. ...

35. Mark Uytterhoeven

36. Dirk Martens

37. Justin Henin-Hardenne Justine Henin-Hardenne Justine Henin-Hardenne (born June 1, 1982, Liege, Belgium) is a successful tennis player from the Wallonia (francophone) region of Belgium. ...

38. Raymond Goethals Raymond Goethals, (October 7, 1921-December 6, 2004), is considered the most stubborn Belgian national soccer trainers of all time. ...

39. Ernest Solvay The portrait of participants to the first Solvay Conference in 1911. ...

40. Paul-Henri Spaak Paul-Henri Charles Spaak   listen? (January 25, 1899 - July 31, 1972) was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman. ...

41. Achiel Van Acker

42. Marie Popelin

43. Paul Delvaux Paul Delvaux was a Belgian painter, famous for his surrealist paintings with female nudes staring at the horizon. ...

44. Simon Stevin Simon Stevin Simon Stevin (1548/49 – 1620) was a Flemish mathematician and engineer. ...

45. Julien Lahaut Julien Lahaut (September 6, 1884, Seraing, near Liège, Belgium - August 18, 1950, Seraing) became a communist deputy and chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, and was assassinated on August 18, 1950 at Seraing. ...

46. Christine Van Broeckhoven

47. Elisabeth of Belgium ...

48. Marc Sleen Marc Sleen is a Belgian comic book artist, best known for the Nero series. ...

49. Willem Elsschot Belgian stamp honoring the writer Willem Elsschot (7 May 1882 - 31 May 1960), was a Flemish writer and poet (pseudonym of Alfons-Jozef De Ridder). ...

50. Paul Van Ostaijen Paul van Ostaijen (Antwerp, February 22, 1896 - Miavoye-Anthée, March 18, 1928) was a Flemish poet and writer. ...

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• De Grootste Belg