List of Famous people born in Flemish Region, Belgium
Alec Mansion
Peter Farazijn
Peter Farazijn is a former Belgian racing cyclist.
Frank De Winne
Frank, Viscount De Winne is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut. He is Belgium's second person in space. He was the first ESA astronaut to command a space mission when he served as commander of ISS Expedition 21. ESA astronaut de Winne serves currently as Head of the European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency in Cologne/Germany (Köln).
Dirk Frimout
Dirk Dries David Damiaan, Viscount Frimout is an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency. He flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-45 as a payload specialist, making him the first Belgian in space.
Louis Vanvelthoven
Dennis Vanendert
Dennis Vanendert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross rider, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Soudal. His elder brother Jelle is also a professional cyclist, and also competed for Lotto–Belisol team.
Paul De Keersmaeker
Paul, Baron De Keersmaeker is a Belgian businessman, politician and Chairman of PA Europe.
Stijn Neirynck
Stijn Neirynck is a Belgian former cyclist. He rode for Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator for his entire career, which his cousin, Yves Lampaert, also rode for.
Joke Devynck
Joke Devynck is a Belgian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1994.
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian retired professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed X-Man, he is only one of two players from Belgium to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour, with a career-high singles ranking of World No. 19.