List of Famous people born in Belgium

Kevin van der Perren is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2009 European bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix medalist, and an eight-time Belgian national champion. Van der Perren was the flagbearer for Belgium at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Jozef Lieckens is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in the Tour de France four times between 1985 and 1989 and he also rode in the 1984 Vuelta a España.

Dirk Verbeuren is a Belgian musician, best known as the former drummer of Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. He recorded five full-length albums and a live DVD/Blu-ray with the band, and performed in Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia, and China as a headlining act between early 2004 and July 2016. As of 2016, Verbeuren left Soilwork to join heavy metal band Megadeth, as a full-time member.

Paul van Hyfte is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He is a former rider at the Danish professional cycling team, CSC–Tiscali from 2002 to 2003. He left the team after 2003 and joined a Belgian team, Vlaanderen-T Interim for his final season in 2004.

Paul Bulcke is a Belgian businessman who is the chairman and former CEO of Nestlé.

Carine Verbauwen is a Belgian swimmer. She had the best styles for the 100 and 200 meter backstroke.

Jappe Claes is a Belgian actor; he mainly works in the Netherlands and appeared in more than forty films since 1983. In 2014 he left the Theaterschool after accusations of sexual abuse.

Henri Maria Dymphna André Laurent "Rik" Torfs is a Belgian canon law scholar and media personality. He is a former Senator for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party in the Belgian Federal Parliament and a former Rector of the Catholic University of Leuven.