List of Famous people born in Belgium
Jérémy Doku
Jérémy Doku is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Belgium national team.
Simon Mignolet
Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
Justine Henin
Justine Henin is a Belgian former professional tennis player known for her all-court style of play and notably being one of the few female players to use a single-handed backhand. She spent a total of 117 weeks as the world No. 1 and was the year-end No. 1 in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Henin, coming from a country with limited success in men's or women's tennis, helped establish Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis with Kim Clijsters, and led the country to its first Fed Cup crown in 2001.
Luigi Pieroni
Luigi Pieroni is a former Belgian professional football, who played as a forward, and current assistant manager of RFC Seraing.
Claude Lombard
Claude Lombard is a Belgian singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.
Mile Svilar
Mile Svilar is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica as a goalkeeper.
Elise Mertens
Elise Mertens is a Belgian professional tennis player. A top fifteen player in both singles and doubles, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 on 26 November 2018 and a career-high of world No. 2 in doubles on 9 September 2019.
Déborah François
Déborah François is a Belgian actress. She is best known for her starring role in the Palme d'Or-winning film, The Child (2005), directed by the Dardenne brothers. In 2009, she won a César Award for Most Promising Actress for The First Day of the Rest of Your Life.
Jérémie Renier
Jérémie Renier is a Belgian actor. His film debut was in the critically praised La Promesse (1996), directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. He became better known to worldwide audiences in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and L'Enfant (2005). The latter was also directed by the Dardenne brothers. He portrayed singer Claude François in the 2012 film My Way.
Dante Vanzeir
Dante Vanzeir is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Union SG and the Belgium national team as a winger.