List of Famous people born in Flemish Region, Belgium

Patrick Hoogmartens is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Hasselt since 2004.

Peter Maes is a Belgian retired footballer turned coach. He is currently managing Sint-Truiden in the Belgian First Division A.

Nikolas Maes is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, Etixx–Quick-Step and Lotto–Soudal teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal.

Robby De Caluwé is a Belgian politician for Open Vld. He is mayor of Moerbeke-Waas since 2013 and member of the Belgian Federal Parliament since 2019.

Jan Nevens was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Nevens won the 8th stage of the 1992 Tour de France. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Hein Vanhaezebrouck is a Belgian football manager who is currently leading Gent in the Belgian First Division A. He has a reputation for favouring an offensive style of play.

Bob Peeters is a Belgian football manager and former player, who is currently managing Westerlo in the Belgian First Division B.

Veronique Belleter is a former Belgian racing cyclist. She won the Belgian national road race title in 2006.

Luc Tuymans is a Belgian visual artist best known for his paintings which explore people's relationship with history and confront their ability to ignore it. World War II is a recurring theme in his work. He is a key figure of the generation of European figurative painters who gained renown at a time when many believed the medium had lost its relevance due to the new digital age.