List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium
Guy Spitaels
Guy Gustave Arthur Ghislain Spitaels was a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party. He was the 7th Minister-President of Wallonia from 1992 to 1994 and president of his party for thirteen years, until he was succeeded by Philippe Busquin.
Marc Streel
Marc Streel is a Belgian former racing cyclist.
Stéphane Aubier
Stéphane Aubier is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. In 2009, he wrote and directed the animated film A Town Called Panic along with Vincent Patar. It premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was the first stop-motion film to be screened at the festival. In 2013, he co-directed with Patar and Benjamin Renner the film Ernest & Celestine, which received widespread critical acclaim. The film received three Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Aubier and Patar. It also received a nomination at the 86th Academy Awards, in the category of Best Animated Feature.
Guillaume Marie van Zuylen
Gulielmus Maria van Zuylen was the 89th bishop of the diocese of Liège from 1961 to 1986.
Éloi Meulenberg
Eloi Meulenberg was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his gold medal in the Elite race of the 1937 Road World Championships and his 9-stage wins in the Tour de France.
Roger Bastin
Robin Stenuit
Robin Stenuit is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team V.C. Amateur Saint Quentin. In September 2015 Stenuit announced that he would be riding for Wanty–Groupe Gobert in 2016 after scoring a win for the team at Schaal Sels whilst riding for them as a stagiaire.
Robert Wangermée
Sébastian Pirlot
Richard Ciupka
Richard Ciupka is a Canadian cinematographer. He is perhaps best known for his work on the 1983 horror film Curtains, as well as his collaborations with Louis Malle on the 1980 film Atlantic City, Alexandre Arcady on the 1985 film Hold-Up and Claude Chabrol on three feature films in France. Ciupka also filmed or directed over 520 television commercials in Canada and the United States. His work on the Canadian drama series Nouvelle adresse garnered him a Gémeaux award for "Best Cinematography (Dramatic)."