List of Famous people born in Belgium
Albert Houssiau
Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Liège from 1986 to 2001.
Dries Devenyns
Dries Devenyns is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step.
Paul Hermelin
Paul Hermelin is the chairman of Capgemini.
Richard Depoorter
Richard Depoorter was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the 1943 and 1947 editions of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He crashed into a tunnel wall on a "descent of the Sustenpas near Bern" during the 1948 Tour of Switzerland and died onsite or shortly thereafter due to his injuries.
Rik Verbrugghe
Rik Verbrugghe is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist.
Stan Lauryssens
Stan Lauryssens is a Belgian writer. He lives in Antwerp and London.
Jonas Van Genechten
Jonas van Genechten is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam B&B Hotels p/b KTM.
Nathalie Descamps
Nathalie Descamps is a right-handed badminton player from Belgium. Until 2010, she has won 17 Belgian National Badminton Championships. Descamps also won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Wouter Claes.
Séverine Caneele
Séverine Caneele is a Belgian film actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival for the film L'humanité.
Rik Van Slycke
Rik Van Slycke is a former Belgian cyclist. He is now a directeur sportif with the Quick Step cycling team.