List of Famous people born in Belgium

Roger Leloup

First Name Roger
Last Name Leloup
Born on November 17, 1933 (age 92)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Roger Leloup is a Belgian comic strip artist, novelist, and a former collaborator of Hergé, who would rely upon him to create detailed, realistic drawings and elaborate decoration for The Adventures of Tintin. He is most famous for the Yoko Tsuno comic series.

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Peter Terrin

First Name Peter
Last Name Terrin
Born on October 3, 1968 (age 58)

Peter Terrin is a Belgian novelist, and a winner of the European Union Prize for Literature. He is the author of several novels and two collections of short stories.

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Philippe Van Parijs

First Name Philippe
Last Name Parijs
Born on May 23, 1951 (age 75)

Philippe Van Parijs is a Belgian political philosopher and political economist, best known as a proponent and main defender of the concept of a basic income and for the first systematic treatment of linguistic justice.

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Stijn Neirynck

First Name Stijn
Born on September 14, 1985 (age 41)

Stijn Neirynck is a Belgian former cyclist. He rode for Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator for his entire career, which his cousin, Yves Lampaert, also rode for.

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André-Joseph Léonard

First Name André-Joseph
Born on May 6, 1940 (age 86)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

André-Joseph Léonard is a Belgian prelate who served as the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and Primate of Belgium after his installation on 27 February 2010. He had previously served as Bishop of Namur from 1991 until 2010 under the name André-Mutien Léonard. Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 1 June 2015.

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Paul Wellens

First Name Paul
Last Name Wellens
Born on June 27, 1952 (age 74)

Paul Wellens was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1978, he won the combativity award in the Tour de France.

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Michèle Anne De Mey

First Name Michèle
Last Name Mey
Born on July 21, 1959 (age 67)
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John M. Deutch

First Name John
Last Name Deutch
Born on July 27, 1938 (age 88)
Born in Belgium

John Mark Deutch is an American physical chemist and civil servant. He was the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1994 to 1995 and Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from May 10, 1995 until December 15, 1996. He is an emeritus Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and serves on the boards of directors of Citigroup, Cummins, Raytheon, and Schlumberger Ltd. Deutch is also a member of the Trilateral Commission.

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Kevin Hulsmans

First Name Kevin
Last Name Hulsmans
Born on April 11, 1978 (age 48)
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Kevin Hulsmans is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2015.

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Jacques Careuil

Guido Neulinger
First Name Jacques
Last Name Careuil
Born on August 8, 1935 (age 91)
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