List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria
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.
Fernand Allard l'Olivier
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.
André Waignein
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
Philippe-Charles, 3rd Count of Arenberg
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.
Eliot Vassamillet
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.
André Goosse
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.
Paul Furlan
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.
Countess Ermesinde II, Countess of Luxembourg
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.
Anthony Moris
Anthony Moris is a Luxembourgish footballer who is currently playing for Union SG.
Joseph Houssa
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.