List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium
Hector Heusghem
Hector Heusghem was a Belgian cyclist who finished second in the 1920 and 1921 Tour de France. He also won three stages, in 1920 at Aix-en-Provence and Grenoble, in 1921 in Luchon.
Eugène Flagey
Louis-Philippe Gilbert
Jacques Coomans
Jacques Coomans was a Belgian racing cyclist who finished sixth in the 1919 Tour de France. He also rode in the 1919 Tour de France. Coomans was born in Magnée and died in Liège.
Emile Lombard
Émile Lombard (Liège) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who raced the 1904 Tour de France. During the race, after the second stage, Lombard was in 4th place. Because that year's race was filled with disqualifications because riders were accused of taking trains, in November 1904 it was decided that several players were disqualified, including the three cyclists that were standing above Lombard after the second stage, and as a result Lombard had been leading the general classification for one day.
Ghislain-Joseph Henry
Ghislain-Joseph Henry (1754-1820) was an architect, garden designer and topiarist, notable for his work for Louis XVI of France, the Holy Roman Emperor, Napoleon I and William I of the Netherlands.
Jacques du Broeucq
Jacques du Broeucq was a sculptor and architect from Southern Netherlands.