List of Famous people born in Belgium
Marcel Laurens
Marcel Laurens is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1983 Tour de France.
Sébastien Rosseler
Sébastien Rosseler is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist who rides for Veranclassic-Doltcini. Between 2012 and 2013, Rosseler competed with UCI ProTeam Garmin–Barracuda. Born in Verviers, Wallonia, Belgium, Rosseler currently resides in Tongeren, Flanders, Belgium.
Mélanie Cohl
Mélanie Cohl is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Dis oui", written by Philippe Swan and scored 6th place.
Paul Van Hoeydonck
Dirk Geeraerd
Dirk Geeraerd is a Belgian former footballer and caretaker manager of Waasland-Beveren in the Belgian First Division B.
Jozef Spruyt
Jozef Spruyt also written Joseph Spruyt is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His profession was a metal worker and his sporting career began with Lierse B.C. Spruyt was a professional from 1965 to 1975. Spruyt won three stage wins in the Tour de France; one in 1969, one in 1970 and one in 1974. He also wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in the 1967 Tour de France. Other highlights from his career include winning Brabantse Pijl and the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen.
Philippe Monfils
Philippe Monfils is a Belgian politician and a member of the MR. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.
Georges Lemaire
Georges Lemaire was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who became Belgian road race champion in 1932. In 1933, he finished the Tour de France in 4th place, having worn the yellow jersey for two days. In September 1933, Lemaire made a fatal fall during the Belgian club championship.
Bart Swings
Bart Swings is a Belgian long track speed skater and multiple European and world champion inline speed skater. He is the world record holder on 10,000 m inline speed skating with 14:41.425.
Etienne De Wilde
Etienne De Wilde is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. De Wilde won races on the road and on the track. He won a silver medal in the madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics.