List of Famous people born in Belgium
Serge-Henri
Victor Bourgeois
Victor Bourgeois was a Belgian architect and urban planner, considered the greatest Belgian modernist architect.
Basto
Jef Martens, better known by his stage name Basto, is a Belgian record producer, musician and DJ. He primarily produces electro house music, and he is signed to the ARS label. He has produced using various aliases such as Bitch Boys, Candyman, Dirty Bunch, DJ Basik, Felix Project, Jin Sonic, Kings of Porn, and Lazy Jay. He was also a member of the Belgian dance group Lasgo. Martens co-produced with the band in 2009 and 2010 on a number of singles. He is best known for producing the Azealia Banks' hit debut single "212" under the alias of Lazy Jay, together with his brother Toon. He also produced "Scream & Shout" for will.i.am and Britney Spears in 2012.
Emile Lombard
Émile Lombard (Liège) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who raced the 1904 Tour de France. During the race, after the second stage, Lombard was in 4th place. Because that year's race was filled with disqualifications because riders were accused of taking trains, in November 1904 it was decided that several players were disqualified, including the three cyclists that were standing above Lombard after the second stage, and as a result Lombard had been leading the general classification for one day.
Adelin Benoît
Adelin Benoît was a Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Châtelet. Surprising newcomer in Tour de France 1925, he got the yellow jersey during 5 days, and won the stage in Luchon.
Picha
Jean-Paul "Picha" Walravens is a Belgian cartoonist, comics artist, animator and film director. He is most famous for his adult animated films, such as Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle.
Morgane
Morgane is a Belgian singer, best known for her participation in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest.
Xandee
Xandee is a stage name of Sandy Boets, Flemish singer who represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
Valentin Dujacquier
Valentin Dujacquier, is a Belgian futsal player who plays for FP Halle-Gooik and the Belgian national futsal team.
Gérard Debaets
Gerard Debaets was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Tour of Flanders in 1924 and 1927 and the Belgian national road race title in 1925. He also specialized in track cycling, winning a total of 18 six-day events, including six times the most prestigious Six Days of New York. Debaets was a resident of Fair Lawn and North Haledon, New Jersey, where he died in 1959 of a heart attack.