List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium

Polydore Beaufaux

First Name Polydore
Born on November 30, 1829
Died on May 7, 1905 (aged 75)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Polydore Beaufaux was a Belgian painter. He favored Biblical scenes, portraits and genre pieces.

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Robert Kohnen

First Name Robert
Last Name Kohnen
Died on December 26, 2019 (aged 49)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
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René Leopold Henri Lefebvre

First Name René
Last Name Lefebvre
Born on August 8, 1893
Died on March 26, 1976 (aged 82)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
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Charles-Louis Lebeau

First Name Charles-Louis
Born on August 1, 1812
Died on August 11, 1882 (aged 70)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
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Émile Grumiaux

First Name Émile
Last Name Grumiaux
Born on June 11, 1861
Died on May 18, 1932 (aged 70)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Émile Grumiaux was a French competitor in the sport of archery. Grumiaux competed in one event, winning the Sur la Perche à la Pyramide competition. He is now considered by the International Olympic Committee to have won a gold medal. No scores are known from that competition.

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Henricus Reneri

First Name Henricus
Born on January 1, 1593
Died on March 20, 1639 (aged 46)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Henricus Reneri or Renerius was a Dutch philosopher.

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Paul Finet

First Name Paul
Last Name Finet
Died on May 18, 1965

Paul Finet was a Belgian politician who served in the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community and led the Finet Authority from 1958 to 1959.

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Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle

First Name Nicolas-Joseph
Born on July 4, 1789
Died on August 15, 1865 (aged 76)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
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Camille-Aimé Coquilhat

First Name Camille-Aimé
Born on October 15, 1853
Died on March 24, 1891 (aged 37)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Captain Camille-Aimé Coquilhat was a Belgian soldier, explorer and colonial civil servant who finished his career as Vice Governor-General of the Congo Free State from 1890 until his death in 1891. He was notably an associate of Henry Morton Stanley during his expeditions in the Haut-Congo during the mid-1880s.

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Alphonse Balat

First Name Alphonse
Last Name Balat
Born on May 15, 1818
Died on September 16, 1895 (aged 77)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Alphonse Hubert François Balat was a Belgian architect.

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