List of Famous people born in Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Vincent Kompany

Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany

Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a centre back and is currently the manager of Belgian club RSC Anderlecht. He also played for the Belgium national team.

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Marouane Fellaini

Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui

Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Shandong Luneng Taishan.

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Misha Defonseca

First Name Misha
Born on May 12, 1937 (age 87)

Misha Defonseca is a Belgian-born writer and the author of a fictitious Holocaust memoir titled Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years, first published in 1997 and at that time professed to be a true memoir. It became an instant success in Europe and was translated into 18 languages. The French version of the book was a derivative work based on the original with the title Survivre avec les loups that was published in 1997 by the Éditions Robert Laffont; this second version was adapted into the French film of the same name.

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Nawell Madani

First Name Nawell
Born on October 25, 1983 (age 41)

Nawell Madani is a Belgian humorist of Algerian descent, presenter and producer. She became famous in 2012 because of the Jamel Comedy Club.

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Nicolas Gob

First Name Nicolas
Last Name Gob
Born on October 29, 1982 (age 42)

Nicolas Gob is a Belgian actor who has worked extensively in television, both in serials and films made for TV. He has also appeared in several feature films.

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Adnan Januzaj

First Name Adnan
Last Name Januzaj
Born on February 5, 1995 (age 30)
Height 186 cm | 6'1

Adnan Januzaj is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Sociedad and the Belgium national team.

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Lara Fabian

Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert
First Name Lara
Last Name Fabian
Born on January 9, 1970 (age 55)
Height 163 cm | 5'4

Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born January 9, 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Canadian-Belgian singer, songwriter, musician, actress and producer. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide as of September 2017 and is one of the best-selling Belgian artists of all time.

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Annie Cordy

Léonia Juliana Cooreman
First Name Annie
Born on June 16, 1928
Died on September 4, 2020 (aged 92)

Léonie, Baroness Cooreman, known by the stage name Annie Cordy, was a Belgian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1954 and staged many memorable appearances at Bruno Coquatrix' famous Paris Olympia. Her version of "La Ballade de Davy Crockett" was number 1 in the charts for five weeks in France in August 1956. She was born in Laeken, Belgium, where in 2004, King Albert II of Belgium bestowed upon her the title of Baroness in recognition for her life's achievements.

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Régine Zylberberg

Régina Zylberberg
First Name Régine
Born on December 26, 1929
Died on May 1, 2022 (aged 92)

Régine Zylberberg, better known as Régine, is a Belgian-born French singer and nightclub impresaria. She dubbed herself the "Queen of the Night".

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Helena Noguerra

Hélène Barbara Ribeiro Furtado Velho Nogueira
First Name Helena
Last Name Noguerra
Born on May 18, 1969 (age 55)

Helena Noguerra is a Belgian actress, singer and television presenter of Portuguese descent. She is the sister of singer Lio.

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