List of Famous people born in Belgium
Celine Buckens
Céline Buckens is a Belgian-British actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Émilie in the 2011 film War Horse and Mia MacDonald in the Netflix series Free Rein. In 2020, she began portraying the role of Sophie Mercer in the Cinemax series Warrior.
Tim Merlier
Tim Merlier is a Belgian cyclist who currently rides, in road racing and cyclo-cross, for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix. In 2019, he was the winner of the Belgian National Road Race Championships. He is currently in a relationship and living together with Cameron Vandenbroucke, ex-cyclist and daughter of Frank Vandenbroucke.
Laurette Onkelinx
Laurette A. J. Onkelinx is a Belgian politician from the Francophone Socialist Party. She was the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health in the Belgian federal government, i.e., the Di Rupo Government, which took office on 6 December 2011.
Niels Pittomvils
Niels Pittomvils is a male decathlete from Belgium.
André-Paul Duchâteau
André-Paul Duchâteau was a Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist.
Franky Vercauteren
François Vercauteren, nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left winger. He is currently managing Antwerp.
Toma Nikiforov
Toma Nikiforov is a Belgian judoka who competes in the under 100 kg category. In 2015, he won bronze medals at the world championships and European Games. In 2016, he placed second at the European championships, but was eliminated in the second bout at the Rio Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Judo Championships.
Herman De Croo
Herman Francies Joseph De Croo is a Belgian liberal politician. He is a member of the Open VLD. First elected in March 1968, he is the longest serving Belgian Member of Parliament. He is the father of Open VLD Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo.
Vinciane Despret
Vinciane Despret is a Belgian philosopher of science, associate professor, at the University of Liège, Belgium.
Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high ATP rankings are world No. 84 in singles, achieved in September 2015, and world No. 128 in doubles, achieved in October 2012. As a qualifier, Bemelmans reached the quarterfinals of Vienna in 2013, defeating No. 4 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber en route.