List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium

Jean Brankart was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who was active from 1953 to 1960. In 1955, Brankart finished the 1955 Tour de France in second place, winning two stages.

Philippe Close is a Belgian politician, member of the Socialist Party and the current mayor of the city of Brussels.

Michel Jules Arthur Tromont was a Belgian politician. A member of the Liberal Reformist Party, he was a deputy in the Chamber of Representatives from 1978 to 1983, serving as Minister of National Education from 1981 to 1983 and mayor of Quiévrain from 1977 to 1983. He was also Governor of the Hainaut province from 1983 to 2004.

Gilbert Bodart is a Belgian football manager and former player.

Philippe Julien Albert is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Charleroi, KV Mechelen and Anderlecht in his native Belgium, and for English clubs Newcastle United and Fulham. It was at Newcastle that he became known as an attack-minded centre-back for his forward runs from defence in the team dubbed as "the Entertainers".

René Alphonse van den Berghe, known as Erik the Belgian in Spain, was a Belgian art dealer implicated in the theft to order of a large number of artworks from Spanish churches. Although Erik was imprisoned several times, ultimately in Spain for 37 months, the Spanish courts failed to convict him of any art theft.

Chantal Mouffe is a Belgian political theorist, formerly teaching at University of Westminster.

Pepin II, commonly known as Pepin of Herstal, was a Frankish statesman and military leader who de facto ruled Francia as the Mayor of the Palace from 680 until his death. He took the title Duke and Prince of the Franks upon his conquest of all the Frankish realms.

Catharine of Bourbon was Duchess of Guelders from 1465-1469 by her marriage to Adolf, Duke of Guelders. She was a daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and his wife Agnes of Burgundy.

Laurent Louis is a French-speaking Belgian politician, former member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, and a Holocaust denier. He is known for anti-semitic speeches and actions, Holocaust denial, and for spreading rumors about other public figures.