List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium

Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe was a Belgian violinist, composer and conductor and virtuoso. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar".

Michel Dernies is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who rode in twelve Grand Tours between 1985 and 1994. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole.

Michaël Gillon is a Belgian astronomer and astrophysicist. His research focuses on exoplanets and he conducts his research at the University of Liège. He holds a master's degree in biochemistry and astrophysics and also a PhD in astrophysics, and completed his post-doctorate at Geneva Observatory. Co-discoverer of exoplanets such as WASP-18 b and the rings of (10199) Chariclo, he is a researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics and Geophysics of the Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography and co-director of the Astrobiology Research Unit of the University of Liège (Belgium). Michaël Gillon is at the origin of the discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system.

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, nicknamed "Van Cau", is a Belgian politician. He is member of the Party of Parti Socialiste (PS). He was the tenth Minister-President of Wallonia from 4 April 2000 until 30 September 2005. He resigned amid the ICDI affair and was replaced by Elio Di Rupo.

Henri-Joseph Dupont was a Belgian violinist, leader, theatre director (manager) and conductor. The pianist Auguste Dupont was his brother.

Léon Rosenfeld was a Belgian physicist and Marxist.