List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium

Archduke Carl Christian of Austria

First Name Archduke
Born on August 26, 1954 (age 71)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria is the elder daughter and eldest child of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, and the wife of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria.

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Fernand Allard l'Olivier

First Name Fernand
Born on July 12, 1883
Died on June 9, 1933 (aged 49)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Florent-Joseph-Fernand Allard, known as Fernand Allard l'Olivier was a Belgian painter and illustrator; known primarily for his works in the Africanist style.

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André Waignein

First Name André
Last Name Waignein
Born on January 28, 1942
Died on November 22, 2015 (aged 73)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

André Waignein was a Belgian composer, conductor, trumpeter, and musicologist. He is well known for his symphonies with over six hundred compositions at the time of his death. Waignein's symphonies were known to be lively and upbeat, and they reflected his character. He was a professor at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and a director at the Conservatoire de Tournai

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Philippe-Charles, 3rd Count of Arenberg

First Name Philippe-Charles,
Born on October 18, 1587
Died on September 25, 1640 (aged 52)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Philippe-Charles d'Arenberg was the third sovereign prince of Arenberg and 6th Duke of Aarschot. He was a leading figure in the political life of the Spanish Netherlands.

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Eliot Vassamillet

First Name Eliot
Last Name Vassamillet
Born on December 29, 2000 (age 25)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Eliot Vassamillet is a Belgian singer who represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel and failed to qualify for the grand final. He was selected internally with the song "Wake Up" written by Pierre Dumoulin, who previously wrote "City Lights" for singer Blanche, which placed 4th in Eurovision Song Contest 2017, and Vassamillet himself.

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André Goosse

First Name André
Last Name Goosse
Born on April 16, 1926
Died on August 4, 2019 (aged 93)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

André Goosse was a Belgian grammarian. The son-in-law of Maurice Grevisse, he took over editing and updating Grevisse's last book, Le Bon Usage. In 1988, he married the Belgian writer France Bastia. Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain, he was also the president of the Conseil international de la langue française.

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Paul Furlan

First Name Paul
Last Name Furlan
Born on November 3, 1962 (age 63)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Paul Furlan is a Walloon politician and former Minister of Local Government and City Policy in the Walloon Government for the Parti Socialiste. Furlan has a degree in public administration obtained at the University of Liège.

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Countess Ermesinde II, Countess of Luxembourg

First Name Countess
Born on January 1, 1186
Died on February 12, 1247 (aged 61)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Ermesinde reigned as Countess of Luxembourg from 1197 until her death in 1247. She was the only child of Count Henry IV and his second wife, Agnes of Guelders.

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Anthony Moris

First Name Anthony
Last Name Moris
Born on April 29, 1990 (age 35)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Anthony Moris is a Luxembourgish footballer who is currently playing for Union SG.

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Joseph Houssa

First Name Joseph
Last Name Houssa
Born on April 12, 1930
Died on October 20, 2019 (aged 89)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Joseph Houssa was a Belgian politician. Born in Hotton, he worked in Congo until that country's independence. He returned to Belgium and joined the Liberal Reformist Party.

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