List of Famous people born in Belgium
Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
Gustaaf Van Slembrouck was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1926 to 1934, nicknamed 'Den Staf'. He won 4 Tour de France stages, and wore the yellow jersey for 6 days in 1926. He finished in second place in the 1926 Paris–Roubaix.
Véronique Gallo
Véronique Gallo is a Belgian writer and actor. She was born in 1976 in Liège. She has a degree in literature, a subject she taught for nearly ten years. Now an actress and playwright, she is the author and creator of the Vie de Mère series and the show The One Mother Show, acclaimed by audiences in Belgium, Switzerland and France. Her first novel Tout ce silence was published in 2012.
Gianni Meersman
Gianni Meersman is a Belgian former professional track and road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2016 for the Discovery Channel, FDJ, Lotto–Belisol and Etixx–Quick-Step teams. He currently works as a directeur sportif for the Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal team.
Francis De Greef
Francis De Greef is a retired Belgian road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2015 for the Lotto–Belisol and Wanty–Groupe Gobert teams.
Glen De Boeck
Glen De Boeck is a Belgian former football player and manager, who is currently unemployed after most recently managing Lokeren in the Belgian First Division B. During his career he played as central defender, mostly on the books of Anderlecht.
Kenny Dehaes
Kenny Dehaes is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the Topsport Vlaanderen, Team Katusha, Lotto–Soudal, Wanty–Groupe Gobert and Wallonie Bruxelles teams.
Nathalie Sorce
Nathalie Sorce is a Belgian singer from Mornimont. She was secretly registered in a talent competition by a relative and went on to win. In 2000, she won the Belgian Eurovision national selection and represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Envie de vivre", receiving only 2 points, placing last.
Paul Van den Berghe
Paul Van den Berghe is a Belgium Bishop in the Roman Catholic Church.
Rudy Demotte
Rudy W.G. Demotte is a Belgian socialist politician who served as 12th Minister-President of Wallonia (2007-2014), replacing Elio Di Rupo, one month after a historical defeat of the socialists in the federal election.
Frieda Brepoels
Frederika Marie Joseph (Frieda) Brepoels is a Belgian politician of N-VA, mayor of Bilzen and former Member of the European Parliament for Flanders.