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Encyclopedia > List of Belgians

This is a list of notable people who either:

  • are or were Belgian citizens during at least one period of their life,
  • were born in Belgium or in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but who were not or are not Belgian citizens (either because Belgium did not exist at the time of their life or because they had or have another citizenship). The names of people of this category are italicized.

The list also comprises Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city or town but now usually a country) and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ...

  • fictional characters who are undisputedly Belgians
  • important ones whose citizenship is unknown or not Belgian and with Belgian creators. The names of fictional characters of this category are italicized.

The same person may appear under several headings. This is a list of notable people who either: are or were Belgian citizens during at least one period of their life, were born in Belgium or in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but who were not or are not Belgian citizens (either because Belgium did not exist at...

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Architects

Xaveer De Geyter is a Belgian architect. ... Paul Hankar (Frameries, 11 December 1859 - Brussels, 17 January 1901) was a Belgian architect and designer who, along with Victor Horta and Henry Van de Velde, is considered one of the principal architects to work in the Art Nouveau style in Brussels at the turn of the twentieth century. ... Maison and Atelier Horta, designed in 1898, now houses the Horta Museum, dedicated to his work. ... Paul Saintenoy (June 19, 1862 – July 18, 1952) was a Belgian architect, teacher, architectural historian, and writer. ... Image:St Cyr détail. ... Henry Van de Velde (3 April 1863 - 15 October 1957) was a Belgian painter, architect and interior designer. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Authors

Gentil Theodoor Antheunis (Oudenaarde, 9 September 1840 – Elsene, 5 August 1907) was a Belgian poet. ... Pieter Aspe, (officially Pierre Aspeslag, born Brugge, 3 April 1953) is a Belgian/Flemish writer of a series of detective stories starring inspector Van In. ... Anton Bergmann (Lier, 29 June 1835-Lier, 21 January 1874) was a Belgian writer and a liberal Flemish activist. ... Philipp Blommaert (Ghent, 24 August 1809 - 14 August 1871) was a Belgian writer. ... 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. ... Herman Brusselmans (born 9th October 1957 in Hamme, Belgium) is a Flemish novelist and poet. ... Cyriel (Cyrillus Gustave Emile) Buysse (1859-09-20 - 1932-07-25) was a flemish naturalist author and playwright. ... Émile Leon Cammaerts (born March 16, 1878 in Brussels, Belgium; died November 2, 1953 in Radlett, Hertfordshire, England) was a Belgian poet. ... Andreas Ernestus Josephus Claes (October, 24th 1885 in Zichem - September, 2nd 1968 in Elsene) was a Flemsih author. ... Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (born April 5, 1929 in Bruges, Belgium) is a prolific Flemish novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director. ... Hendrik Conscience (born December 3, 1812 in Antwerp – died September 10, 1883 in Antwerp) was a Flemish writer. ... Herman de Coninck (21 February 1944–22 May 1997) was a Flemish poet, essayist, journalist and publisher. ... Charles-Theodore-Henri De Coster (20 August 1827 - 7 May 1879) was a Belgian novelist whose efforts laid the basis for a native Belgian literature. ... Lodewijk De Koninck (Hoogstraten, 30 October 1838-Retie, 22 March 1924) was a Belgian writer. ... Charles Polydore de Mont or Pol de Mont (Wambeek , 15 April 1857 – 29 June 1931) was a Belgian writer and poet. ... Joanna Courtmans, born Joanna-Desideria Berchmans (Oudegem, 6 September 1811- Maldegem 22 September 1890) was a Belgian writer. ... Johan Michiel Dautzenberg (Heerlen, 6 December 1808-Elsene, 4 February 1869) was a Belgian writer. ... Julius De Geyter (Lede, 25 April 1830 – Antwerp, 18 February 1905) was a Belgian writer. ... Michel De Ghelderode (1898 - 1962) was an avante-garde Belgian dramatist, writing in French. ... Maria Doolaeghe (Diksmuide, 25 October 1803-Diksmuide, 7 April 1884) was a Belgian writer. ... Georges Eekhoud (born May 27, 1854, Antwerp; died May 29, 1927, Schaerbeek) was a Belgian novelist. ... 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). ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Guido Gezelle (1830-1899) was a poet and Roman Catholic priest writing in the Dutch language area of Belgium. ... Marnix Gijsen (Antwerp, 20 October 1899- Lubbeek, 29 September 1984) was a Belgian writer. ... Jacqueline Harpman (born July 5, 1929) is a Belgian writer who writes in French. ... Tom Lanoye (born August 27, 1958 in Sint-Niklaas) is a Fleming novelist and poet. ... Karel Lodewijk Ledeganck (Eeklo, 9 November, 1805- Ghent, 19 March 1847 was a Belgian writer. ... Antoine Louis Camille Lemonnier (March 24, 1844 - June 13, 1913) was a Belgian writer and poet. ... Suzanne Lilar (born Suzanne Verbist) (b. ... Jacob van Maerlant (born between 1230-1240 in Franc de Burges (tradition says at Damme); died ~1300) was perhaps the greatest Flemish poet of the middle ages. ... Rosalie Loveling (1834-03-20 - 1875-05-04) was a Flemish author of poetry, novels and essays. ... Virginie (Marie) Loveling (1836-05-17 - 1923-12-01) was a Flemish author of poetry, novels, essays and childrens stories. ... Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, Belgian author Count Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949) was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Marcel Mariën (1920 - 1993) was a Belgian surrealist, (later situationist), poet, essayist, photographer, filmmaker*, and maker of objects. ... Yves Tanguy Indefinite Divisibility 1942 Surrealism[1] is a movement stating that the liberation of our mind, and subsequently the liberation of the individual self and society, can be achieved by exercising the imaginative faculties of the unconscious mind to the attainment of a dream-like state different from, or... Pierre Mertens (born October 9, 1939) is a Belgian French-speaking writer and lawyer who specializes in international law, director of the Centre de sociologie de la littérature at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and literary critic with the newspaper Le Soir. ... Henri Michaux (May 24, 1899 - October 18, 1984) was a highly individualistic Belgian poet, writer and painter who wrote in the French language. ... Erwin Mortier (born November 28, 1965) is a Belgian author, originally writing in Dutch. ... Amélie Nothomb Amélie Nothomb (born August 13, 1967) is a Belgian writer. ... Paul Nougé (1895 - 1967) was a Belgian poet and philosopher. ... Yves Tanguy Indefinite Divisibility 1942 Surrealism[1] is a movement stating that the liberation of our mind, and subsequently the liberation of the individual self and society, can be achieved by exercising the imaginative faculties of the unconscious mind to the attainment of a dream-like state different from, or... Octave Pirmez (1832 - May, 1883), Belgian author, was born at Châtelineau in 1832. ... Anne Provoost (born 1964 in Poperinge, Belgium) is a Flemish author who lives in Antwerp, Belgium, with her husband and three children. ... Jean Ray, pseudomym of Jean Raymond Marie de Kremer, is a Belgian French language writer of the fantastique. ... Frans Rens (b. ... Albrecht Rodenbach statute in Roeselare, Belgium Albrecht Rodenbach (* 27 October 1856 in Roeselare, Belgium; † 23 June 1880 in Roeselare) was a Flemish poet, and a leader in the revival of Flemish literature that occurred in the late 19th Century. ... Georges Raymond Constantin Rodenbach (born July 16, 1855 in Tournai, Belgium; died December 25, 1898 in Paris) was a Belgian Symbolist poet. ... Maria Rosseels (Borgerhout, 23 October 1916-18 March 2005), was a Belgian Catholic writer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jan Lambrecht Domien Sleeckx or Dominicus Jan Lambrecht (Antwerp, 2 February 1818-Liege, 13 October 1901) , was a Flemish writer. ... Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert (Kortrijk, 21 July 1809-Ghent, 3 July 1872) was a Belgian writer. ... August Snieders (Bladel, 8 May 1825-Brussels, 19 November 1904) was a Belgian journalist and writer. ... Jan Renier Snieders (Bladel, 22 November 1812 - Turnhout, 9 April 1888), a brother of August Snieders, was a Belgian writer. ... Reimond Stijns (Mullem, 10 May 1850-Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, 12 December 1905) was a Belgian writer. ... Stijn Streuvels, born Franciscus (Frank) Petrus Maria Lateur, is a Belgian writer. ... Herman Louis Cesar Teirlinck (St. ... Isidoor Teirlinck (Zedelgem, 2 January 1851 - Vorst-Brussels, 27 June 1934) was a Belgian writer. ... Leopold Maximiliaan Felix Timmermans (July 5, 1886 – January 24, 1947) is the most translated author of Flanders. ... Jan van Beers (February 22, 1821 - November 14, 1888), Belgian poet, usually called the elder to distinguish him from his son, Jan van Beers, the well-known painter, was born at Antwerp. ... Karel van de Woestijne (Ghent, 10 March 1878 - Zwijnaarde, 24 August 1929) was a Belgian writer and brother of the painter Gustave van de Woestijne. ... Prudentius van Duyse or Prudens van Duyse (Dendermonde, 17 September 1804-Ghent, 13 November 1859) was a Belgian writer. ... Raoul Vaneigem (born 1934) is a Belgian writer and philosopher. ... Pieter Frans van Kerckhoven (Antwerp, 10 November 1818 - Antwerp, 1 August 1857) was a Flemish writer and one of the leaders of the early Flemish movement. ... Paul van Ostaijen (Antwerp, February 22, 1896 - Miavoye-Anthée, March 18, 1928) was a Flemish poet and writer. ... Jan Theodoor van Rijswijck (Antwerp, 7 July 1811, Antwerp ,7 May 1849) was a Belgian writer. ... Emile Verhaeren (May 21, 1855- November 27, 1916) was a Belgian poet writing in the French language, and one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism. ... Writer of novels as De Kleurenvanger; Memoires van een luipaard; Zwellend fruit; Tongkat His latest novel is the, so called political thriller,Zwerm. ... Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... Gerard Walschap (Londerzeel-St. ... Marguerite Yourcenar was the pseudonym of French novelist Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8, 1903 - December 17, 1987). ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...

Businesspeople and economists

Étienne Davignon (born October 4, 1932) is a Belgian politician, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission. ... Baron Édouard-Jean Empain is a Belgian industrialist, mostly known by the general public for his kidnapping in 1978. ... George Forrest is a Belgian entrepreneur, of New Zealand descent, who is active mostly in Europe, oriental Africa, and Arabia. ... Albert Frère (born February 4, 1926 in Fontaine-lEvêque near Charleroi, Belgium) is a Belgian businessman and the richest man in Belgium. ... Alexandre Galopin (1879 - 1944) was a Belgian businessman. ... The Société Générale de Belgique (Dutch: Generale Maatschappij) was one of the largest companies that ever existed in Belgium. ... Jean Silvio Gesell (March 17, 1862–March 11, 1930) was a merchant and finance theoretician. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... Electrabel (Euronext: ELEB) is a Belgian based energy corporation, with power plants and customers across Europe. ... Rob Heyvaert is a Belgian businessman. ... Georges Jacobs is a leading Belgian businessman. ... Maurice Lippens may refer to: Maurice Lippens, former governor of Belgian Congo. ... Alfred Lowenstein (March 11, 1877 - July 4, 1928) was a Belgian soldier, aviator, sportsman, and one of the most powerful businessmen during the early decades of the 20th century. ... Gustave de Molinari Gustave de Molinari (March 3, 1819 - January 28, 1912) was a Belgian-born economist associated with French laissez-faire liberal economists such as Frédéric Bastiat and Hippolyte Castille. ... Georges Nagelmackers (born 1845 in Liège, Belgium, and died 1905) was the founder of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the company known for the Orient Express trains. ... Philippe Van Parijs (born 1951) is a Belgian philosopher and political economist, mainly known as secretary of the Basic Income European Network. ... Professor Bruno J. M. T. G. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie (born August 17, 1968, Uccle, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian economist. ...

Criminals

Nordine Ben Allal is a Belgian criminal who was condemned for a 27-year prison sentence in June 2004, and who escaped three times, in October 2000, in December 2000 and in August 2004. ... Madani Bouhouche (June 14, 1952 - November 22, 2005) was a former Belgian gendarme with the Belgian Gendarmerie, convicted in 1995 for various crimes, including two murders. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Marc Dutroux (born 6 November 1956 in Brussels) is a Belgian criminal, convicted of having, in 1995 and 1996, kidnapped, tortured and sexually abused six girls, ranging in age from 8 to 19, four of whom died as a result. ... It has been suggested that Rapists be merged into this article or section. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Patrick Haemers (1953 - May 14, 1993) was a Belgian criminal. ... Murat Kaplan (born Italy, May 25, 1962) is a Belgian criminal of Albanic descent. ... Tomas Van Der Heijden was a Belgian aristocrat turned art thief, who stole 7 million Swiss Francs in 1954, and is most notable for the theft of seven Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings from the Louvre in Paris, France in 1961. ... Hans Van Themsche, an agriculture student born in 1988, is a suspect in the shooting of three people in the city of Antwerp around 11h50 on May 11, 2006—killing a pregnant Malian nanny and a two-year-old caucausian child and wounding a woman of Turkish descent. ... Robert Jan Verbelen (April 5, 1911, Herent, Belgium - September 1990) was a Belgian Nazi collaborator. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Collaboration, literally, consists of working together with one or more others. ... Alexandre Galopin (1879 - 1944) was a Belgian businessman. ...

Fictional characters

Dr. Evil is a fictional supervillain played by Mike Myers in the Austin Powers film series. ... One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains from silent films of the early 20th century. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko is a comic book (or bande dessinée) series created by Hergé (real name Georges Remi), the Belgian writer-artist who is best known for The Adventures of Tintin. ... Georges Remi (May 22, 1907 – March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ... Murder by Death is a 1976 ensemble comedy movie, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. ... David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in The Dream Hercule Poirot (pronounced ) is a fictional Belgian detective who featured in the novels of Agatha Christie. ... Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890-12 January 1976), also known as Dame Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. ... A private investigator, or PI, is a person who undertakes investigations. ... The main cast of the series. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Samson and Gert in front of their house in their car Samson en Gert is a Belgian (Flemish) childrens television series. ... The main characters of the Spike and Suzy series on a wall painting in Brussels. ... Largo Winch is a Belgian comic book series, by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, edited by Dupuis. ... ⅩⅠⅠⅠ Original Title Series Title ⅩⅠⅠⅠ Writer(s) Jean Van Hamme Artist(s) William Vance Publisher Dargaud First published 1984 Publication frequency Pages ⅩⅠⅠⅠ (Thirteen) is a Franco-Belgian comic book series written by the Belgian Jean Van Hamme and drawn by the Belgian William Vance. ... Cover of the 9th Thorgal album Les Archers. ... Gaston Lagaffe is the main character of the comic strip Gaston, originally created in 1957 by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin in the Belgian comic strip magazine, Spirou. ... André Franquin inspects his equipment André Franquin (January 3, 1924 – January 5, 1997) was an influential Belgian cartoonist, whose best known comic strip creations are Gaston and the Marsupilami. ... Il y a un sorcier à Champignac, 1951, by Franquin Spirou et Fantasio (Spirou and Fantasio) is a Franco-Belgian comic strip that began its run in 1938. ... André Franquin inspects his equipment André Franquin (January 3, 1924 – January 5, 1997) was an influential Belgian cartoonist, whose best known comic strip creations are Gaston and the Marsupilami. ... Achilles de Flandres is a character in Orson Scott Cards Shadow series, part of the universe created in the novel and short story Enders Game. ... Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951)[1] is an American author, working in numerous genres. ... Nero[1] Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, AD 37 – June 9, AD 68), born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68). ... The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs in French) are a fictional race of small blue creatures who live in a forest somewhere in Europe. ... The Snorks are fictional cartoon underwater creatures created by Hanna-Barbera Productions, similar to the Smurfs. ...

Historians

Philippe de Commines (or de Commynes or Philip de Comines) (1447-1511) was a French-speaking Fleming in the courts of Burgundy and France, a diplomat, and a writer, and he has been called the first truly modern writer (Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve) and the first critical and philosophical historian... François-Louis Ganshof (1895-1980) was a Belgian historian of the middle ages. ... Xavier Mabille is a Belgian historian and political scientist. ... Ludo Martens (born 12 March 1946) is a Belgian historian noted for his work on francophone Africa and the Soviet Union. ... Henri Pirenne (December 23, 1862, Verviers - October 25, 1935, Uccle) was a leading Belgian historian. ... TUSHIE (September 2, 1804-May 14, 1865), Belgian churchman and historian, was born at Louvain. ...

Humorists

Raymond Devos (November 9, 1922, Mouscron, Belgium - June 15, 2006, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, Yvelines, France [1]) was a French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. ... Philippe Geluck (born May 7, 1954 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian comedian, humorist and cartoonist. ... Noël Godin (born Liège, September 13, 1945) is a Belgian writer, critic, actor and notorious cream pie flinger or ‘entarteur’. Godin gained global attention in 1998 when his group ambushed Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Brussels, pelting the software magnate with pies. ... Geert Hoste (July 1, 1960, Bruges) is a Flemish cabaret performer. ... Urbain Servranckx (July 17, 1949, Schepdaal, Belgium), also known as Urbain and Urbanus van Anus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book hero. Biography He has produced several comedy shows in Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as several gold records. ... Alex Agnew is a Belgian stand up comedian. ...

Journalists

Koenraad Elst is a Belgian orientalist, writer and researcher[1]. He has authored fifteen books on topics related to Hinduism, Indian history, and Indian politics. ...

Military figures

Statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren. ... Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... A portrait of Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer that was painted several centuries after Charlemagnes death. ... Frank De Winne is a Belgian astronaut of the European Space Agency. ... For other uses, see Astronaut (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Godfrey of Bouillon, from a tapestry painted in 1420 Godfrey of Bouillon (c. ... Combatants Christendom, Catholicism West European Christians Turkish people Muslims/Arabs The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of liberating the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims, and freeing the Eastern Christians from Muslim rule. ... Coronation of Baldwin I. (from: Histoire dOutremer, 13. ... Combatants Christendom, Catholicism West European Christians Turkish people Muslims/Arabs The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of liberating the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims, and freeing the Eastern Christians from Muslim rule. ... For the 13th century titular King of Hungary, see Charles Martel dAnjou. ... Dominique Edgard Potier was a Belgian Air Force officer, who escaped to England, via France, Spain and Portugal, arriving in March 1942. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Jean Schramme (March 25, 1929, Bruges, Belgium - December 14, 1988, Rondonopolis, Brazil)) was a Belgian colonel who became a mercenary while on a mission in Katanga in 1967. ... A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict and is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that...

Models

Brigitta Callens (born September 28, 1980, Oudenaarde) was Miss Belgium 1999. ... Elise Crombez (born July 7, 1982 in Belgium) is a Belgian model, who has appeared on the covers of Vogue magazine several times, both on the British and Italian editions. ... Véronique De Kock was Miss Belgium 1995. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Tanja Dexters (born in Mol, Antwerp, Belgium) was crowned Miss Belgium 1998. ... Anouck Lepere (born February 15, 1982 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian supermodel. ... Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Stephanie Meire was Miss Belgium 1993. ... Tom Nuyens (born March 18, 1973, Wilrijk, Antwerpen) was crowned the first Mister Belgium and Mister World in 1996. ... Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Ingrid Parewijck is a Belgium-born model who made headlines in July 2004 when she was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, New York City for possession of three bags of cocaine. ... Ellen Petri (May 25, 1982) was crowned Miss Belgium 2004 on December 12, 2003. ... Ingrid Seynhaeve is a Belgian supermodel. ... Jessica Van Der Steen in 2005 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition Jessica Van Der Steen (born on July 9th, 1984) is a model born in Antwerp, Belgium. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Anke Vandermeersch is a Flemish politician and beauty queen born on the 27th October, 1972 in Antwerp. ... Ann Van Elsen (born December 27, 1979 in Antwerp) was crowned Miss Belgium in 2002. ...

Monarchs

Main article: List of Belgian monarchs. The royal palace in Brussels Successive Belgian kings are 1831-1865: Leopold I 1865-1909: Leopold II 1909-1934: Albert I 1934-1951: Leopold III 1944-1950: Charles, reigned as Prince Regent 1951-1993: Baudouin I Since 1993: Albert II None of these were King of Belgium: their title is...

Albert I (April 8, 1875 – February 17, 1934) was the third King of the Belgians. ... Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie), (born June 6, 1934), is the current King of the Belgians and a constitutional monarch. ... Baudouin of Belgium King Baudouin, (also spelled Boudewijn, Balduin or Baldwin) Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave, (7 September 1930 - 31 July 1993), reigned as King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. ... Leopold I of the Belgians (Prince Leopold George Christian Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke in Saxony) (b. ... King Leopold II of the Belgians (April 9, 1835 – December 17, 1909) succeeded his father, Leopold I of Belgium, to the Belgian throne in 1865 and remained king until his death. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Performing artists

Actors and actresses

Patrick Bauchau (born December 6, 1938 in Brussels) is a Belgian actor who has starred in many different TV shows and movies, including A View to a Kill, The Pretender, Kindred: The Embraced, The Rapture, Panic Room, and Carnivàle. ... Bernard Cogniaux is a Belgian actor, author and director. ... Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946), is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp (Flanders, Belgium). ... André Delvaux is a Belgian film director. ... Émilie Dequenne (born 29 August 1981 in Beloeil, Belgium) won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival for her debut film performance in the Palme dOr winning film Rosetta Brief filmography LÉquipier (2004) - Brigitte Mariées mais pas trop (2003) - Laurence Milcaux Une femme de... Cécile de France (born July 17, 1975) is a Belgian Actress. ... Marie Gillain, actress (born 18 June 1975 Liège, Belgium) . Trivia Is the heroine of the John Malkovitchs play on scene Hysteria. Is a model for cosmetics company Lancôme Brief filmography Black Box (2006) La voix de Laura (TV) (2005) - Laura Lenfer (2005) - Anne aka Hell Tout... Olivier Gourmet (born July 22, 1963) is a Belgian actor. ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award-winning actress of film and theatre, Broadway stage performer, ballerina, fashion model, and humanitarian. ... Christian Labeau is a Belgian actor and director. ... Jacky Lafon is an actress who was born in Dendermonde, Flanders, Belgium on 21st November 1946. ... Yolande Moreau (born February 27, 1953 in Brussels) is a Belgian comedian and film director. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde is a Belgian actor, born in Namur (Belgium) on September 22, 1964. ... Natacha Régnier (born April 11, 1974) is a Belgian actress. ... Jérémie Renier (born January 6, 1981 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian actor. ... Jean-Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, in the Brussels-Capital Region, on October 18, 1960), is a Belgian martial artist and actor who is most known for his action movies. ... Philippe Volter (nee Wolter) (March 23, 1959 - April 13, 2005) child of director Claude Volter and actress Jacqueline Bir, was a Belgian actor. ...

Choreographers

Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker (born 1960 in Mechelen, Belgium) is a choreographer and dancer. ... [[Anglo-American Dance Shop (AADS)].] [1]Philippe Callens is known internationally as a leader of English country dance and also of square and contra dance. ...

Composers

Jean Absil (born May 23, 1893 in Bon-Secours; died February 2, 1974 in Brussels) was a Belgian composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatory. ... Peter Benoit (born August 17, 1834, died March 8, 1901) was a Belgian composer and a music teacher. ... Gilles de Binchois or Bins (c. ... Ivan Caryll was a composer from the late 19th and early 20th century. ... Jacobus Clemens non Papa (also Jacques Clément or Jacob Clemens non Papa) (c. ... Cypriano de Rore or Cipriano de Rore (1515 or 1516 – 11 September to 20 September 1565) was a Flemish composer and teacher. ... Josquin des Prez Josquin Des Prez (French rendering of Dutch Josken, diminutive of Joseph; latinized Josquinus Pratensis, alternatively Jodocus Pratensis) (c. ... François-Joseph Fétis (March 25, 1784 — March 26, 1871), Belgian musicologist, composer, critic and teacher. ... César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (December 10, 1822 – November 8, 1890), a composer, organist and music teacher of Belgian origin who lived in France, was one of the great figures in classical music in the second half of the 19th century. ... Karel Goeyvaerts (Antwerp Jun 8, 1923 - February 3, 1993, Antwerp) was a composer. ... Nicolas Gombert (c. ... François Joseph Gossec, by Antoine Vestier. ... André Ernest Modeste Grétry (February 8, 1741 – September 24, 1813), a Belgian composer, who worked from 1767 onwards in France. ... Joseph Jongen (December 14, 1873–July 12, 1953) was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator. ... Composer Orlande de Lassus Orlande de Lassus (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus, or Roland Delattre (1532 (possibly 1530) – June 14, 1594) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. ... Guillaume Lekeu (born January 20, 1870 in Verviers, Belgium, died January 21, 1894 in Angers, France) was a Belgian (Wallon) composer. ... Jacques Loeillet (1685 - 1748) was a Baroque-era composer and oboist. ... Jean Baptiste Loeillet (July 6, 1688– 1720), who later styled himself Loeillet de Gant, was a Belgian composer, born in Ghent. ... Charles Loos is a Belgian jazz pianist and composer. ... Wim Mertens (b. ... Vidna Obmana is a pseudonym for Belgian composer and ambient music artist Dirk Serries. ... Ockeghem (with glasses) and his singers Johannes Ockeghem (c. ... Henri Pousseur (Composer Born 1929) Studied at the Academies of Music in Liège and in Brussels. ... Didier van Damme (born 1929) is a Belgian composer and conductor. ... Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps (February 17, 1820 – June 6, 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist active in France. ... Giaches de Wert (1535 – May 6, 1596) was a Franco-Flemish composer active in Italy. ... Adrian Willaert (c. ...

Filmmakers

Chantal Akerman (born June 6, 1950) is a Belgian filmmaker and director based in Paris, who is known for her deconstructive style and pessimistic humor. ... Tom Barman (born January 1, 1972) is a Belgian film director and musician. ... Lucas Belvaux (born 14 November 1961 in Namur, Belgium) is an actor and film director. ... Rémy Belvaux (November 1967, Namur, Belgium - September 4, 2006, Orry-la-Ville, France [1][2]) was a Belgian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... Cest arrivé près de chez vous (Man Bites Dog) is a satirical 1992 Belgian French language black comedy mockumentary starring Benoît Poelvoorde. ... Cest arrivé près de chez vous (Man Bites Dog) is a satirical 1992 Belgian French language black comedy mockumentary starring Benoît Poelvoorde. ... Jan Bucquoy (b. ... Baron Stijn Coninx Stijn Coninx (born in Neerpelt, Belgium on February 21, 1957) is a Belgian film director best known for the movie Daens. ... Gérard Corbiau (Brussels, September 19, 1941 –) is a Belgian film director. ... Jean-Pierre Dardenne (born April 21, 1951 in Engis, Liège, Belgium) is a filmmaker. ... Luc Dardenne is a belgian filmmaker. ... Robbe De Hert (Farnborough, Hampshire, UK, 20 September 1942) is a Belgian film director. ... André Delvaux is a Belgian film director. ... Dominique Deruddere (born June 15, 1957, Turnhout, Belgium) is a Belgian film director. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jacques Feyder Jacques Feyder (July 21, 1885 - May 24, 1948) was a Belgian screenwriter and international film director who was one of the founders of poetic realism in French cinema. ... Jonas Geirnaert (left) together with Michael Moore at the Cannes Film Festival Jonas Geirnaert (born 1982) studied animation at the KASK in Ghent, Belgium. ... Harry Kümel (January 27, 1940 in Antwerpen, Belgium) is a Belgian film director. ... Roland Lethem (born January 5, 1942 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is a Belgian filmmaker and writer. ... Benoît Mariage (born July 19, 1961 in Virton, Belgium) is a Belgian film director. ... Henri Storck (1907, Ostend – September 17, 1999) was a Belgian author, film-maker and documentarist. ... Erik Van Looy is a Belgian film director born in Deurne (a district of Antwerp) on April 26, 1962. ...

Musicians and singers

See also: List of Belgian bands and artists. A list of Belgian bands and artists of all times. ...

Salvatore Adamo (born 1 November 1943 in Comiso, Italy) is one of the most commercially successful singers in Europe. ... Geike Arnaert (born September 13, 1978) is the lead singer of the Belgian alternative - pop group Hooverphonic. ... Hooverphonic is a Belgian rock/pop group formed in 1995. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tom Barman (born January 1, 1972) is a Belgian film director and musician. ... dEUS is an indie rock band based in Antwerp, Belgium, currently consisting of Tom Barman (vocals and guitar), Klaas Janzoons (keyboards and violin), Stéphane Misseghers (d