List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium
Émile Fabry
Emile Fabry was a Belgian artist and painter.
Louis Hennepin
Father Louis Hennepin, O.F.M. baptized Antoine, was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Recollet order and an explorer of the interior of North America.
François-Joseph Navez
François-Joseph Navez was a Belgian neo-classical painter.
Paul-François Huart-Chapel
Paul-François Huart-Chapel (1770–1850), was a Belgian industrialist, and politician.
Jules Bastin
Jules Bastin was a Belgian operatic bass. Born in Pont-Bellevaux-Ligneuville, he made his debut in 1960 at La Monnaie, singing Charon in L'Orfeo. He appeared at major opera houses throughout Europe, including the Royal Opera House, La Scala, and the Palais Garnier; he also sang at opera houses in North and South America. He was known for playing roles from a variety of operatic traditions, from Monteverdi to Berg, but he was perhaps most famous for singing the comic role of Ochs in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier.
Adelin Benoît
Adelin Benoît was a Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Châtelet. Surprising newcomer in Tour de France 1925, he got the yellow jersey during 5 days, and won the stage in Luchon.
Édouard-Joseph Belin
Yvonne Hubert
Yvonne Hubert was a Belgian-born Canadian pianist and pedagogue. Considered one of the most eminent professors of Canada, for her strong personality, inexhaustible energy and exceptional quality of her teaching, Yvonne Hubert deeply influenced her students by giving them a strong technical background, and so enriched musical life in Montreal and Canada.
Louis Cloquet
Félix Sellier
Félix Sellier was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.