List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium
Claude Criquielion
Claude Criquielion was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1979 and 1990. In 1984, Criquielion became the world road race champion in Barcelona, Spain on a gruelling course. He had five top-ten finishes in the Tour de France.
Christophe Collignon
Christophe Collignon is a Belgian politician and a member of the PS. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.
Gérard Deprez
Gérard M.J. Deprez is a Belgian politician. He was the president of the Walloon Christian Social Party (PSC) from 1981 to 1996. In 1998 he left the PSC and founded the Citizens' Movement for Change (MCC). He was a Member of the European Parliament representing the French Community of Belgium for six terms from 1984 to 2009 and again from 2014 until 2019. He is the Delegate General of the European Democratic Party.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Pierre-Joseph Redouté, was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at Malmaison, many of which were published as large, color stipple engravings. He was nicknamed "the Raphael of flowers" and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time.
Benoît Debie
Benoît Debie is a Belgian cinematographer. He is best known for his work on features including Irréversible (2002), Enter the Void (2009), The Runaways (2010) and Spring Breakers (2012).
Robert Cogoi
Robert Cogoi is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest.
Philippe Busquin
Philippe Busquin is a Belgian politician.
Michelle Martin
Michel Foret
Michel Foret is a Belgian politician and lawyer. A member of the Reformist Movement, he is the current governor of Liège Province since 11 February 2004.