List of Famous people born in Flemish Region, Belgium

Johan Cyrille Corneel Vande Lanotte is a Belgian politician. He is a member of the SP.A, and became its party president on 15 October 2005. He handed down his leadership positions after the SP.A lost in the 2007 general election. Between 5 December 2011 and October 2014, he was Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economy, Consumer affairs and North Sea in the Di Rupo I Government. With the formation of a new Centre-Right federal government, which excluded his party, Johan Vande Lanotte returned to local politics in October 2014 in Ostend, where he took up his position as alderman for the economy and tourism at Ostend City Council. Since August 2015 Vande Lanotte is the mayor of Ostend.

Véronique De Kock is a Belgian business owner, television presenter and a former beauty pageant title-holder.

Annelien Van Wauwe is a Belgian clarinetist who performs internationally as a soloist. She was educated by Sabine Meyer and other internationally known teachers. She has won numerous international competitions and performs with top international orchestras and as a sought-after soloist at international festivals, but is also active in chamber music with her own ensemble. Several works have been composed especially for her. She is also a principal teacher for historical and modern clarinet at the Royal Conservatory Antwerp. She lives in Berlin.

Tiesj Benoot is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team DSM.

Guillaume Van Keirsbulck is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam CCC Team.

Els Callens is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

Mauri Vansevenant is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step. He is the son of former professional cyclist Wim Vansevenant, and is named after Melcior Mauri, the winner of the 1991 Vuelta a España.

Johan Van Herck is a Belgian tennis coach and former professional player.

Stef Peeters is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eupen. He formerly played for Genk, Sparta Rotterdam, MVV Maastricht, Sint-Truiden and Cercle Brugge.

Murat Akin is a Belgian former footballer of Turkish descent who is currently the sporting director of Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük.