List of Famous people born in Belgium

Marc Paul Alain Dutroux is a Belgian convicted serial killer, rapist, and child molester.

Thorgan Ganael Francis Hazard is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Belgium national team. He is the younger brother of Eden and older brother of Kylian Hazard.

Salah Abdeslam is a Belgium-born French national. He is suspected of being the only surviving member of the group directly involved in the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015 through providing logistical support for the assailants, driving them to their target locations, and having some involvement in the manufacture of the explosives used.

Cécile de France is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in High Tension (2003) and Hereafter (2010).

Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a centre back and is currently the manager of Belgian club RSC Anderlecht. He also played for the Belgium national team.

Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Shandong Luneng Taishan.

Radja Nainggolan is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Cagliari Calcio, on loan from Inter Milan.

Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. Clijsters has been a world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She has won a total of six Grand Slam tournament titles, four in singles and two in doubles.

Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund. During his play for the Belgium national team, he came into the first team as a right-winger, and can also play attacking midfielder, though his natural position is as a central midfielder.

Wouter "Wally" De Backer, better known by his stage name Gotye, is a Belgian-born Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. The name "Gotye" is a pronunciation respelling of "Gauthier", the French cognate of his Dutch given name "Wouter".