List of Famous people born in Belgium
Maxime Moreels
Maxime Moreels is a Belgian badminton player. He won the men's doubles title at the 2012 National Championships, and also the runner-up in the singles event from 2011-2017. In 2016, he won his first international title at the Zambia International tournament. He educated at the Haute Ecole Libre Mosane, and competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan Russia.
Julien Vermote
Julien Vermote is a former Belgian professional road and track cyclist. His booked his mayor victory during De Vlaamse Pijl in 1968 and 1970. His father and the grandfather of his namesake and fellow professional cyclist Julien Vermote were nephews.
Julien Vervaecke
Julien Vervaecke was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He won Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Brussels, 2 stages in the Tour de France and finished 3rd in the 1927 Tour de France. At the start of the Second World War, when an English army detachment wanted to take his house, he refused, and was shot. His body was found weeks later, so the exact date of his death is not known.
Jérôme Baugnies
Jérôme Baugnies is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for Belgian amateur team Decock–Van Eyck–Devos Capoen.
Jean-Michel Balthazar
Alain Marcoen
Alain Marcoen, is a Belgian cinematographer. He is known for his work on L'enfant (2005), L'âge de raison, le cinéma des frères Dardenne (2013) and Two Days, One Night (2014). Marcoen has frequently worked on films by the Dardenne brothers.
Adil El Arbi
Thierry Boutsen
Thierry Marc Boutsen is a Belgian former racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams in Formula One. He competed in 164 World Championship Grands Prix, winning three races, achieving 15 podiums and scoring 132 career points. His best finish in the World Drivers' Championship was fourth in 1988 whilst driving for Benetton. He also twice finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race.
Nawal Ben Hamou
Klaas Sys
Klaas Sys is a Belgian former professional cyclist.