List of Famous people born in Wallonia, Belgium
Olivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet is a Belgian actor.
Albert Frère
Albert, Baron Frère was a Belgian billionaire businessman.
François Lafortune Jr
François Jacques Marie Gerard Lafortune was a Belgian rifle shooter who competed at seven Olympic Games from 1952 to 1976.
Sandrine Corman
Sandrine Corman is a Belgian television and radio presenter.
Theroigne de Mericourt
Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt was a Belgian singer, orator and organizer in the French Revolution. She was born at Marcourt (from which comes the appellation "de Méricourt"), a small town in Luxembourg province, in modern Belgium. She was active in the French Revolution and worked within the Austrian Low Countries to also foster revolution. She was held in an Austrian prison from 1791 to 1792 for being an agent provocateur in Belgium. She was a cofounder of a Parisian revolutionary club and had warrants for her arrest issued in France for her alleged participation in the October Days uprising. She is known both for her portrayal in the French Revolutionary press and for her subsequent mental breakdown and institutionalization.
François Vatel
François Vatel was the majordomo of Nicolas Fouquet and prince Louis II de Bourbon-Condé.
Pierre David
Pierre David was a Belgian civic official who was mayor of Verviers under French rule from 1800 to 1808 and, after Belgian independence, from 1830 until his death. David's family were cloth-makers and ran a weaving factory. He became involved in local government after serving as an officer in the city's police force. David, a Francophile and Republican, was appointed mayor of the city after the French annexation of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. He resigned in 1808 after disagreeing with one of the Emperor Napoleon's decrees but remained involved in the running of the city. When Verviers was incorporated into the United Netherlands David secured a seat on the city's Regency Council. During the 1830 Belgian Revolution David supported independence for Belgium as a republic and when this proved unachievable voted for union with France. David was subsequently appointed the first mayor of Verviers within the independent Kingdom of Belgium, holding this position until his death.
Claude Barzotti
Claude Barzotti is a Belgian singer of Italian origin of the 1980s. Barzotti recorded several songs which each sold hundreds of thousands of copies. He first achieved success in 1981 with his song "Le Rital."
Julie Taton
Julie Taton, is a Belgian television and radio presenter and a former beauty pageant title-holder.
Guillaume Gillet
Guillaume Gillet is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Sporting Charleroi and the Belgium national team.