List of Famous people born in Flemish Region, Belgium
Egbert van Kampen
Egbert Rudolf van Kampen was a Dutch mathematician. He made important contributions to topology, especially to the study of fundamental groups.
Klaas Lodewyck
Klaas Lodewyck is a retired professional Belgian road cyclist, who rode for Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux.
Guido Van Sweevelt
Wilfried Nelissen
Wilfried Nelissen is a former Belgian road racing cyclist, who specialised as a sprinter. He was involved in a crash at the end of stage 1 of the 1994 Tour de France, when he collided with a policeman. The incident also involved French rider Laurent Jalabert. Nelissen retired in 1998 due to a knee injury that he suffered in 1996 after falling during the Gent–Wevelgem race.
Maxime Vantomme
Maxime Vantomme is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Tarteletto–Isorex. Vantomme has previously competed for the Mitsubishi–Jartazi, Team Katusha, Crelan–Euphony, Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille and WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic teams.
André de Witte
André de Witte is a Roman Catholic bishop, originally from Belgium. He served as the Bishop of Ruy Barbosa, Bahia in northeastern Brazil from 1994 to retirement in 2020.
Geert Steurs
Geert Steurs is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator.
Dave Bruylandts
Dave Bruylandts is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. Bruylandts was tested positive for EPO use in 2004 and was banned for 18 months. Following his ban, Bruylandts briefly rode for Unibet.com in 2006 and for the UCI Continental team Klaipėda-Splendid Cyclingteam in 2007. Bruylandts is married to racing cyclist Femke Melis.
Jan Ghyselinck
Jan Ghyselinck is a Belgian former professional road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2016 for the HTC–Highroad, Cofidis, Wanty–Groupe Gobert and Verandas Willems teams.
Jarl Salomein
Jarl Salomein is a Belgian former professional cyclist, who competed professionally for Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise between 2011 and 2017.