List of Famous people born in Flemish Region, Belgium

Vincent Blondel

First Name Vincent
Last Name Blondel
Born on April 28, 1965 (age 61)

Vincent D. Blondel is a Belgian professor of applied mathematics and current rector of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Blondel's research lies in the area of mathematical control theory and theoretical computer science. He is mostly known for his contributions in computational complexity in control, multi-agent coordination and complex networks.

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Wine Dierickx

First Name Wine
Last Name Dierickx
Born on November 30, 1977 (age 48)

Wine Dierickx is a Flemish actress. She is a member of the 2001 founded independent Dutch-Flemish theatre group Wunderbaum, that have performed shows in The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, United States, Iran, Scandinavia and Brazil. Dierickx also appeared in more than twenty films since 2002.

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Patrick Corillon

First Name Patrick
Last Name Corillon
Born on January 1, 1959 (age 67)
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Kris Peeters

First Name Kris
Born on May 18, 1962 (age 64)

Kris Peeters is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish who has been serving as vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) since 2021. Earlier in his career, he was Minister-President of Flanders (2007–2014), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Employment in the government of Prime Minister Charles Michel, and a Member of the European Parliament (2019–2021).

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Tom Dehaene

First Name Tom
Last Name Dehaene
Born on March 5, 1969 (age 57)
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Preben Van Hecke

First Name Preben
Born on July 9, 1982 (age 44)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Preben Van Hecke is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the Relax–Bodysol, Predictor–Lotto and Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise. He won the Belgian National Road Race Championships in 2015, out of a two-man breakaway with Jürgen Roelandts.

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Marleen Temmerman

First Name Marleen
Born on March 24, 1953 (age 73)

Marleen Temmerman is a Belgian gynaecologist, professor and former Senator, currently heading the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Hilde Van Mieghem

Hilde Van Mieghem is a Belgian actress.

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Julien Vermote

First Name Julien
Last Name Vermote
Born on July 26, 1989 (age 37)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Julien Vermote is a Belgian professional cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis. His brother is Alphonse Vermote, who rode for the An Post–Chain Reaction squad. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.

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Kamiel Buysse

First Name Kamiel
Born on July 8, 1934
Died on October 26, 2020 (aged 86)

Kamiel Buysse was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1959 Tour de France. He was the grandfather of Greg Van Avermaet.

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