List of Famous people born in Belgium
Michel Preud'homme
Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme, commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a Belgian retired footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper. Currently, he is vice-president and sports director at Standard Liège.
Christoff De Bolle
Christoff De Bolle, better known by the mononym Christoff is a Belgian Flemish schlager singer. He is also a radio presenter, and appeared in a number of television series. Since 2015, he has been part of the schlager boyband Klubbb3, together with Florian Silbereisen and Jan Smit.
Laurent Depoitre
Laurent Depoitre is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Gent. He has made one senior appearance for the Belgium national team.
Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Robert Saffiedine is a Belgian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Saffiedine has also formerly competed for DREAM and Strikeforce, and was the last Strikeforce Welterweight Champion.
Greg Van Avermaet
Greg Van Avermaet is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet is a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general classification in stage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, and the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire. His strong sprint finish enables him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways.
Alison Van Uytvanck
Alison Van Uytvanck is a Belgian professional tennis player.
Baroness Sybille de Selys-Longchamps
Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps is a Belgian noblewoman. She is the former mistress of King Albert II, with whom she has a daughter, Princess Delphine.
Hugo Broos
Hugo Henri Broos is a Belgian football manager who is currently manager of the South Africa national football team.
Mathias Cormann
Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann is an Australian former politician for the Liberal Party. He served as Minister for Finance from 2013 to 2020, and Senator for Western Australia from 2007 to 2020. His seven year, 42 day tenure as Minister for Finance was the longest in Australian history, spanning the Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison governments. He additionally served as Minister for the Public Service from 2018 to 2019.
Jean-Marc Connerotte
Jean-Marc Connerotte in Neufchâteau, Belgium is an examining magistrate and judge known for his role in the Dutroux case.