List of Famous people born in Flemish Region, Belgium

Kevin De Jonghe

First Name Kevin
Last Name Jonghe
Born on December 4, 1991 (age 34)

Kevin De Jonghe is a Belgian cyclist, who last rode for Belgian amateur team Baguet–MIBA–Indulek–Derito.

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Davidi Kitai

First Name Davidi
Born on September 28, 1979 (age 46)

Davidi Kitai is a Belgian professional poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event for $244,583, becoming the first Belgian to win a WSOP bracelet. He also has won 2 other bracelets and has an EPT title and a WPT title under his belt, along with numerous other big scores and titles.

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Frederik Vanderbiest

Frederik Vanderbiest is a Belgian football manager and former player who is currently assistant manager at KV Mechelen.

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Lieven Dehandschutter

First Name Lieven
Last Name Dehandschutter
Born on June 9, 1958 (age 67)

Lieven Dehandschutter is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.

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Paul Bulcke

First Name Paul
Last Name Bulcke
Born on September 8, 1954 (age 71)

Paul Bulcke is a Belgian businessman who is the chairman and former CEO of Nestlé.

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Tom Stremersch

First Name Tom
Last Name Stremersch
Born on May 29, 1975 (age 50)
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Paul Van Hyfte

First Name Paul
Last Name Hyfte
Born on January 19, 1972 (age 54)

Paul van Hyfte is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He is a former rider at the Danish professional cycling team, CSC–Tiscali from 2002 to 2003. He left the team after 2003 and joined a Belgian team, Vlaanderen-T Interim for his final season in 2004.

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Henri Hoevenaers

First Name Henri
Last Name Hoevenaers
Born on August 1, 1902
Died on November 12, 1958 (aged 56)

Henri "Rik" Hoevenaers was a Belgian road cyclist who won three medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics, including a silver in the individual time trial, a silver in the team time trial, and a bronze in the team pursuit. He also won the road race at the 1925 World Championships. Hoevenaers turned professional in 1926. His father Josef and son Jos were also professional cyclists.

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Frans Melckenbeeck

First Name Frans
Born on November 15, 1940 (age 85)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Frans Melckenbeeck is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Melckenbeeck won one stage of the Tour de France, and in 1963 he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He also competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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Dirk Verbeuren

First Name Dirk
Born on January 8, 1975 (age 51)

Dirk Verbeuren is a Belgian musician, best known as the former drummer of Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. He recorded five full-length albums and a live DVD/Blu-ray with the band, and performed in Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia, and China as a headlining act between early 2004 and July 2016. As of 2016, Verbeuren left Soilwork to join heavy metal band Megadeth, as a full-time member.

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