List of Famous people born in Belgium

Philippe Close is a Belgian politician, member of the Socialist Party and the current mayor of the city of Brussels.

Cécile De Gernier is a Belgian football midfielder currently playing for Standard Liège.

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are a Greek/Belgian DJ duo composed of brothers Dimitri Thivaios and Michael Thivaios. They were ranked No. 1 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list in 2015 and 2019, and were ranked No. 2 in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020.

Lieve Joris is a Belgian non-fiction writer on the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.

Gunter Pauli is a Belgian entrepreneur, economist, author. He is known for his main work, The Blue Economy.

Gilbert Bodart is a Belgian football manager and former player.

Philippe Julien Albert is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Charleroi, KV Mechelen and Anderlecht in his native Belgium, and for English clubs Newcastle United and Fulham. It was at Newcastle that he became known as an attack-minded centre-back for his forward runs from defence in the team dubbed as "the Entertainers".

Alizée Poulicek is a Belgian-Czech model, TV presenter and former beauty pageant titleholder.

Thomas Van der Plaetsen is a Belgian decathlete. His biggest achievements are winning the gold medal for decathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships, winning bronze medal for heptathlon at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, and gold medal for decathlon at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade.

Staf Van Eyken is a Belgian serial killer who strangled three women between October 1971 and March 1972 in Mechelen and Bonheiden. Because he liked to bite his victims, he got the nickname The Vampire of Muizen. In 1974, he was sentenced to death by an Antwerp cour d'assises, which was automatically converted to life imprisonment.