List of Famous people born in Belgium

Princess Éléonore of Belgium

First Name Princess
Last Name Belgium
Born on April 16, 2008 (age 18)

Princess Eléonore of Belgium is the younger daughter and the youngest of four children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. She is currently fourth in line to the throne of Belgium after her older siblings Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, and Prince Emmanuel.

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Willy Planckaert

First Name Willy
Last Name Planckaert
Born on April 5, 1944 (age 82)

Willy Planckaert is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. His brothers, Eddy and Walter Planckaert, are also famous road bicycle racers. His son, Jo, was also a road cyclist.

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Olivier Van Hoofstadt

First Name Olivier
Last Name Hoofstadt
Born on January 1, 1953 (age 73)
Born in Belgium

Olivier Van Hoofstadt is a Belgian screenwriter and film director.

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Maureen Louys

First Name Maureen
Born on November 3, 1978 (age 48)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Maureen Louys is a Belgian television presenter.

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Jean Bricmont

First Name Jean
Last Name Bricmont
Born on April 12, 1952 (age 74)

Jean Bricmont is a Belgian theoretical physicist and philosopher of science. Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), he works on renormalization group and nonlinear differential equations. Since 2004, He is a member of the Division of Sciences of the Royal Academy of Belgium.

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Dries De Bondt

First Name Dries
Last Name Bondt
Born on July 4, 1991 (age 35)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Dries De Bondt is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix.

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Prince Gabriel of Belgium

First Name Prince
Last Name Belgium
Born on August 20, 2003 (age 23)

Prince Gabriel of Belgium is the elder son and second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. He is currently second in line to the throne of Belgium after his elder sister, Elisabeth.

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Leo Van der Elst

First Name Leo
Last Name Elst
Born on January 7, 1962 (age 64)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Leo Van der Elst is a Belgian retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

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Prince Emmanuel of Belgium

First Name Prince
Last Name Belgium
Born on October 4, 2005 (age 21)

Prince Emmanuel of Belgium is the younger son and third child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. He is currently third in line to the throne of Belgium after his elder sister, Princess Elisabeth, and brother, Prince Gabriel.

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Nadia Yala Kisukidi

First Name Nadia
Last Name Kisukidi
Born on October 8, 1978 (age 48)

Nadia Yala Kisukidi is a French philosopher, writer and academic, who has re-examined the notion of "blackness" with its colonial implications in France and the rest of Europe. Also interested in contemporary art, she has been selected as one of two curators for the 2020 Yango Biennale in Kinshasa. Kisukidi, who has written widely on French and Africana philosophy, published Bergson ou l'humanité créatrice in 2013.

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