List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium
Victor de Tornaco
Baron Victor de Tornaco was a Luxembourg politician. An Orangist, he was the fourth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 26 September 1860 until 3 December 1867.
Bernard Foccroulle
Bernard Foccroulle is a Belgian organist, composer, conductor and opera director. He was born in Liège and studied at the Conservatoire de Liège. Initially, he became known as a member of the Ricercar Consort. He was president of the Jeunesses musicales, and in 1992, he was named director of the Théâtre royal de la Monnaie.
Michel Vermote
Michel Vermote is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in ten Grand Tours between 1987 and 1996.
Dominique Pire
Dominique Pire, O.P. was a Belgian Dominican friar whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958. On 11 December 1958 Pire delivered his Nobel Lecture entitled "Brotherly Love: Foundation of Peace".
Bernard Tirtiaux
Henri Gillain
Henri Gillain was a Belgian teacher and comics enthusiast who on several occasions wrote scripts for Franco-Belgian comics publications in the segment known as Bande Dessinée. He was also the brother of Joseph Gillain, famous by the pseudonym Jijé.
Alphonse Hasselmans
Alphonse Hasselmans was a Belgium-born French harpist, composer, and pedagogue.
Jeanne Toussaint
Jeanne Toussaint (1887–1976) was a Belgian-born French jeweller and fashion designer who exerted considerable influence on jewellery design after Louis Cartier appointed her Director of Fine Jewellery in 1933. She is remembered in particular for her panther designs which first appeared as a decoration for a Cartier watch in 1914 and became the theme of several creations for the Duchess of Windsor, including an onyx bracelet in 1952. Toussaint also specialized in creations inspired by the jewellery of the Moghuls and the Maharajas.
Edmond Leburton
Edmond Jules Isidore Leburton was a Belgian politician who served as Prime Minister.
Massimo Bruno
Massimo Bruno is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right winger for Charleroi.