List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium

Laurent Depoitre is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Gent. He has made one senior appearance for the Belgium national team.

Orlande de Lassus was a composer of the late Renaissance, chief representative of the mature polyphonic style of the Franco-Flemish school, and considered to be one of the three most famous and influential musicians in Europe at the end of the 16th century.

Jean-Michel Nihoul better known as Michel Nihoul was a Belgian businessman and radio host. During the 1990s and 2000s, he was the subject of a media and legal case in connection with the Marc Dutroux Affair, but was acquitted with a Nolle prosequi in 2010 for alleged involvement in child abduction. But Nihoul was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for drug trafficking and criminal association.

Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann is an Australian former politician for the Liberal Party. He served as Minister for Finance from 2013 to 2020, and Senator for Western Australia from 2007 to 2020. His seven year, 42 day tenure as Minister for Finance was the longest in Australian history, spanning the Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison governments. He additionally served as Minister for the Public Service from 2018 to 2019.

Jean-Marc Connerotte in Neufchâteau, Belgium is an examining magistrate and judge known for his role in the Dutroux case.

Pepin the Short was the King of the Franks from 751 until his death in 768. He was the first of the Carolingians to become king.

Raymond Devos was a Belgian-French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour.

Carine Russo is a Belgian politician, member of Ecolo, and author. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.

Anne of France was a French princess and regent, the eldest daughter of Louis XI by Charlotte of Savoy. Anne was the sister of Charles VIII, for whom she acted as regent during his minority from 1483 until 1491. During the regency she was one of the most powerful women of late fifteenth-century Europe, and was referred to as "Madame la Grande". Between 1503 and 1521, she also acted as de facto regent of the Duchy of Bourbon during the reign of her daughter Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon.

Éliane Reyes is a Belgian pianist who is known both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. She is also currently Professor of Piano at both the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles and the Conservatoire de Paris. In 2016, she was designated a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, by the French government.