List of Famous people born in Belgium
Henri Vernes
Charles-Henri-Jean Dewisme, better known by his pen name Henri Vernes, was an author of action and science-fiction novels. He published over 200 titles in the action and science-fiction genre. He was most noted for the creation of the character Bob Morane, a hero whose adventures spanned fifty years and went from straight adventure and science-fiction to fantasy. Vernes also wrote the text of many comics albums and animated movies.
Benoît Sokal
Benoît Sokal is a Belgian comic artist and video game developer, best known for his comics series Inspector Canardo, and the adventure game series Syberia.
Zakaria Bakkali
Zakaria Bakkali is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Beerschot on loan from R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium national football team as a winger.
Jean-Luc Couchard
Jean-Luc Couchard is a Belgian actor.
Dado Villa-Lobos
Dado Villa-Lobos is a Belgian-born Brazilian musician, best known as the ex-guitarist of post-punk band Legião Urbana. Along with singer Renato Russo and drummer Marcelo Bonfá, he was one of the founding members of that band, who formed in Brasília in 1982. Villa-Lobos remained with the band through all of their studio albums, until the group dissolved after the 1996 death of Russo. In 2005, he released his first solo album, Jardim de Cáctus, produced by Laufer.
Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Princess Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, is the wife of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, heir apparent to the throne of Luxembourg. She became engaged to the Hereditary Grand Duke on 26 April 2012 and married him, in a civil ceremony, on 19 October 2012, followed by a religious service the next day. The couple have a son, Prince Charles.
Daan De Pever
Daan De Pever is a Belgian footballer who plays for RWDM Brussels.
Hedwig Klein
Hedwig Klein was a German Jewish Arabist who died in Auschwitz.
Mehdi Carcela-González
Mehdi François Carcela-González is a Belgian-born Moroccan professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Standard Liège and the Morocco national team.
Christophe Soumillon
Christophe Soumillon is a Belgian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.