List of Famous people born in Flemish Region, Belgium
Kevin De Jonghe
Kevin De Jonghe is a Belgian cyclist, who last rode for Belgian amateur team Baguet–MIBA–Indulek–Derito.
Davidi Kitai
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.
Frederik Vanderbiest
Frederik Vanderbiest is a Belgian football manager and former player who is currently assistant manager at KV Mechelen.
Lieven Dehandschutter
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.
Paul Bulcke
Paul Bulcke is a Belgian businessman who is the chairman and former CEO of Nestlé.
Tom Stremersch
Paul Van Hyfte
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.
Henri Hoevenaers
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.
Frans Melckenbeeck
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.
Dirk Verbeuren
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.