List of Famous people born in Flemish Region, Belgium
Selah Sue
Selah Sue is a Belgian musician and songwriter. Her debut album, Selah Sue (2011) was a major success, selling over 720,000 copies in Europe, 320,000 in France alone. In 2011, she has had chart success with the hit singles "Raggamuffin", "Crazy Vibes" and "This World". In 2011, Selah Sue won a European Border Breakers Award (EBBA). In January 2012 during the EBBA award ceremony she was presented with the EBBA Public Choice Award.
Ritchie De Laet
Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Royal Antwerp in the Belgian First Division A.
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or defender for Belgian club Mechelen.
Jacques Rogge
Jacques Jean Marie Rogge, Count Rogge is a Belgian sports administrator and physician who served as the eighth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013. In 2013, the IOC announced that Rogge would become their Honorary President.
Dion Cools
Dion Johan Cools is a Belgian-Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. His father is Belgian and his mother is Malaysian.
Leandro Trossard
Leandro Trossard is a Belgian footballer who plays for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Belgian national team.
Christoff De Bolle
Christoff De Bolle, better known by the mononym Christoff is a Belgian Flemish schlager singer. He is also a radio presenter, and appeared in a number of television series. Since 2015, he has been part of the schlager boyband Klubbb3, together with Florian Silbereisen and Jan Smit.
Greg Van Avermaet
Greg Van Avermaet is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet is a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general classification in stage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, and the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire. His strong sprint finish enables him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways.
Alison Van Uytvanck
Alison Van Uytvanck is a Belgian professional tennis player.
Hugo Broos
Hugo Henri Broos is a Belgian football manager who is currently manager of the South Africa national football team.