List of Belgians

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This is a list of notable

Belgian people
who either:

  • are or were Belgian citizens at least for sometime in their life,
  • were born in Belgium or in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but who were not or are not Belgian citizens (either because Belgium did not exist at the time of their life or because they had or have another citizenship). The names of people of this category are italicized.

The list also comprises

  • fictional characters who are undisputedly Belgians
  • important ones whose citizenship is unknown, or not Belgian and with Belgian creators. The names of fictional characters of this category are italicized.

The same person may appear under several headings.

Artists and Writers

Businesspeople and economists

Criminals

Fictional characters

Historians

Humorists

Journalists

Military figures

Models

Monarchs

Performing artists

Actors and actresses

Composers

Dance and choreography

Filmmakers

Musicians and singers

Theater directors

Politicians

A – C

D

E – K

L

M

N–R

S–U

V

W – Y

Religious figures

Saints

Theologians and clergymen

Resistance activists

Scientists

Astronauts

Botanists

Chemists

Geographers

Geologists

Inventors and engineers

Mathematicians

Medical scientists

Philosophers

Physicists

Political scientists and theorists

Social scientists

Others

Sports

Automobile racing

Basketball

Cycling

Including mountain biking and cyclo-cross

Fencing

Football (soccer)

Category: Belgian footballers

Golf

Judo

Motocross

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Track and field

Triathlon

Water polo

Other

Visual artists

Comics

Fashion

Painters

Photographers

Sculptors

Others

Others

See also

Notes

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