List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium
Jean-Pierre Grafé
Jean-Pierre Marie Jacques Grafé was a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Social Party (PSC), and then the Human Democratic Centre.
Ludivine Dedonder
Ludivine Dedonder is a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as Minister of Defence in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020.
Jean Vauthier
Jean Vauthier was a 20th-century French playwright.
Zénobe Gramme
Zénobe Théophile Gramme was a Belgian electrical engineer. He was born at Jehay-Bodegnée on 4 April 1826, the sixth child of Mathieu-Joseph Gramme, and died at Bois-Colombes on 20 January 1901. He invented the Gramme machine, a type of direct current dynamo capable of generating smoother and much higher voltages than the dynamos known to that point.
Salvatore Curaba
Salvatore Curaba is an entrepreneur and former professional football player. He is the youngest son of 5 of an immigrant family from Italy (Sicily). Married to Patricia since May 1990, they have two children: Céline and Stéphane.
Joseph Michel
Joseph Michel was a Christian-Democrat Belgian politician, member of the PSC, who was President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1980–81) and who twice served as Minister of the Interior.
Nade Dieu
Nade Dieu is a Belgian actress.
Annik Honoré
Annik Honoré was a Belgian journalist and music promoter best known for her association with Ian Curtis, the former lead singer and lyricist of Joy Division. She co-founded record labels Les Disques du Crépuscule and Factory Benelux.
Georget Bertoncello
Georget Bertoncello was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker.
Jodie Devos
Jodie Devos is a Belgian operatic soprano, the second prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2014.