List of Famous people born in Belgium
Shay
Vanessa Lesnicki, known by her stage name Shay, is a Belgian francophone rapper. After a collaboration with Booba in 2011, she had many releases, notably a hit with "XCII" on the label 92i. She gained great fame with her release "PMW". Her debut album Jolie Garce was released 2 December 2016 and was certified gold. The follow-up album Antidote was released on 10 May 2019. Her style is a combination of hip-hop, rap, trap, urban pop and R&B. She is signed to Capitol Music France (a sublabel.
Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett is an Irish professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step. A road sprinter, he turned professional in 2011, and has won eight Grand Tour stages: three stages for Bora–Hansgrohe in the 2018 Giro d'Italia, two stages for Bora–Hansgrohe at the 2019 Vuelta a España, two stages for Deceuninck–Quick-Step at the 2020 Tour de France, where he also won the Points classification, and one stage for Deceuninck–Quick-Step at the 2020 Vuelta a España.
Virginie Hocq
Virginie Hocq is a Belgian actress and comedian.
Philippe Gilbert
Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal. Gilbert is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three Ardennes classics – the Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège – in a single season, which he accomplished in 2011. Gilbert also finished the 2011 season as the overall winner of the UCI World Tour.
Fiona Ferro
Fiona Ferro is a French professional tennis player born in Belgium.
Adrien Truffert
Adrien Truffert is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Born in Belgium, he represents the France U21 national team.
Princess Delphine of Belgium
Princess Delphine of Belgium, known previously as Jonkvrouw Delphine Boël, is a Belgian artist and member of the Belgian royal family. She is the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium with Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps, and the half-sister of King Philippe of Belgium. Before 1 October 2020, she belonged to the Belgian titled nobility and was legally Jonkvrouw Boël. On that date, she was lawfully recognised as Princess of Belgium with the style "Her Royal Highness".
Stéphane De Groodt
Stéphane De Groodt is a Belgian comedian, actor and former racing driver.
Albert II of Belgium
Albert II was King of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013.
Diane Ducret
Diane Ducret is a Franco-Belgian writer. She has published both non-fiction historical books and novels. Much of her writing concerns the historical experiences of women, including studies of women who were closely associated with notorious dictators or gangsters. She has also written comedic fiction, and worked as a writer and host for historical television series.