List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium

Émile Fabry

First Name Émile
Last Name Fabry
Died on February 27, 1966
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Emile Fabry was a Belgian artist and painter.

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Louis Hennepin

First Name Louis
Last Name Hennepin
Born on May 12, 1626
Died on November 30, 1704 (aged 78)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

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.

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François-Joseph Navez

First Name François-Joseph
Born on November 16, 1787
Died on October 12, 1869 (aged 81)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

François-Joseph Navez was a Belgian neo-classical painter.

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Paul-François Huart-Chapel

First Name Paul-François
Died on September 5, 1850
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Paul-François Huart-Chapel (1770–1850), was a Belgian industrialist, and politician.

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Jules Bastin

First Name Jules
Last Name Bastin
Died on December 2, 1996 (aged 26)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

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.

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Adelin Benoît

First Name Adelin
Last Name Benoît
Born on May 12, 1900
Died on June 18, 1954 (aged 54)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

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.

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Édouard-Joseph Belin

First Name Édouard-Joseph
Born on August 28, 1821
Died on February 7, 1892 (aged 70)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
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Yvonne Hubert

First Name Yvonne
Born on May 28, 1895
Died on June 8, 1988 (aged 93)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

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.

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Louis Cloquet

First Name Louis
Last Name Cloquet
Born on January 10, 1849
Died on January 11, 1920 (aged 71)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
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Félix Sellier

First Name Félix
Last Name Sellier
Born on January 2, 1893
Died on April 16, 1965 (aged 72)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Félix Sellier was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

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