Famous Belgians

Famous Belgians alive, statues, portraits or fictional. Including those that lived and worked on Belgian territory before its foundation.
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a statue of a man sitting on top of a chair in front of a building
Antwerpen - Hendrik Conscience
the movie poster for monsieurseur hawarden, featuring two women and one man
Monsieur Hawarden: A 19th century mystery story
Discover the amazing story of Monsieur Hawarden, a gentleman living in Belgium, with a very close connection to a Frenchwoman called Meriora Gillibrand.
an older man wearing glasses and a suit
an old black and white photo of a man with a moustache on his face
Gilbert Radoux | Félicien Rops | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
a statue of a man holding a cane on top of a plaque
George Lemaitre, father of the Big Bang theory.
a statue of a man holding a book in front of a blue wall with an arch
Ferdinand Verbiest: Missionary, astronomer, engineer
Famous Belgian: Ferdinand Verbiest | Discovering Belgium
the international women's day banner with three different colors and text, including happy international women's day
10 Great Belgian Women
Discover the lives and legacies of these ten great Belgian women who broke down barriers and changed the world through their courage in difficult circumstances.
an older man with glasses is holding his hands to his face
Toots Thielemans - Wikipedia
a man in black shirt and glasses holding a cellphone with other people behind him
Philippe Geluck - Wikipedia
Creator of Le Chat
an old black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk with papers in front of him
Paul Otlet - Wikipedia
The Godfather of the Godfather of the internet. He brought together a vision of a world library well before the age of electronics and computers. He gathered a network of pioneers and intellectuals such as Neurath, La Fontaine, Le Corbusier, Geddes, Goldberg, ...
Simon Leys - Wikipedia
Simon Leys - Wikipedia
Simon Leys - Wikipedia
the nun's story movie poster with an image of two women and one man
Famous Belgians: Marie-Louise Habets
Discover the fascinating story of the Belgian nun whose life was portrayed in a best-selling book and a movie starring Audrey Hepburn. And find out the link between the nun, the author and the film star! #Belgium #movies #actresses #nuns #books #famouspeople #Celebrities #audreyhepburn #Africa #WorldWarTwo #Poland #Congo #Hollywood
a statue of a man holding a bird on top of a blue box in the grass
Remert Dodoens, botanist
a stamp with an image of a blue smurf on it's face
Grumpy smurf.
karel de grote - Geboren: Herstal, België  Gestorven: 28-01-814 n.Chr Onderen van Karel de Grote: Lodewijk de Vrome en Pepijn de Gebochelde en nog veel meer.
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karel de grote - Geboren: Herstal, België Gestorven: 28-01-814 n.Chr Onderen van Karel de Grote: Lodewijk de Vrome en Pepijn de Gebochelde en nog veel meer.