Born in Antwerp
Antwerp
Municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. German archaeologist and art historian (1826-1895), Belgian association football player, Belgian association football player): Johannes Overbeck, Romelu Lukaku, Thomas Vermaelen and some more.
Celebrities from AntwerpCelebrities from Antwerp
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Johannes Overbeck
German archaeologist and art historian (1826-1895)
*March 27th, 1826 †November 8th, 1895, Leipzig
85 Charles Bernard
Belgian journalist (1875-1961)
*December 28th, 1875 †October 24th, 1961, Brussels metropolitan area
94 Henry van de Velde
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957)
*April 3rd, 1863 †October 25th, 1957, Zürich
.jpg "Radja Nainggolan")
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Anthony van Dyck
Flemish Baroque artist (1599-1641)
*March 22nd, 1599 †December 9th, 1641, London 86
Françoise Mallet-Joris
Belgian writer (1930-2016)
*July 6th, 1930 †August 13th, 2016, Bry-sur-Marne
22 Tijl De Decker
Belgian cyclist (2001-2023)
*July 29th, 2001 †August 25th, 2023, Antwerp University Hospital
.jpg "Tamino")
.jpg "Gunter Pauli")
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Abraham Ortelius
Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)
*April 14th, 1527 †June 28th, 1598, Antwerp
.jpg "Christian Olde Wolbers")
58 Abraham Brueghel
Flemish Baroque painter (1631-1690)
*October 31st, 1631 †January 1st, 1690, Naples.jpg "Daniel Seghers")
70 Daniel Seghers
Flemish painter and Jesuit (1590-1661)
*December 3rd, 1590 †November 2nd, 1661, Antwerp
.png "Léon van der Essen")
.jpg "Abraham Teniers")
66 Jan Gruter
Flemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian (1560-1627)
*December 3rd, 1560 †September 20th, 1627, Heidelberg
86 Daniel Papebroch
Flemish Jesuit hagiographer (1628–1714)
*March 17th, 1628 †June 28th, 1714, Antwerp
66 Mattheus Ignatius van Bree
Flemish painter (1773-1839)
*February 22nd, 1773 †December 15th, 1839, Antwerp
58 Artus Quellinus the Elder
Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)
*August 30th, 1609 †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp
89 René de Knyff
French racing driver (1865-1955)
*December 10th, 1865 †May 29th, 1955, 16th arrondissement of Paris,_RP-F-00-1267.jpg "Philippe-Jacques van Bree")
85 Philippe-Jacques van Bree
Flemish painter (1786-1871)
*January 1st, 1786 †February 16th, 1871, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
_-_Portrait_of_Lucas_van_Uden.jpg "Lucas van Uden")
.jpg "Libert H. Boeynaems")
_-_David_Teniers_(III)_learns_to_draw.jpg "David Teniers III")
47 David Teniers III
Flemish painter (1638-1685)
*July 10th, 1638 †October 2nd, 1685, City of Brussels
82 Jean Pierre François Lamorinière
Artist (1828-1911)
*April 20th, 1828 †January 3rd, 1911, Antwerp_-_(2).JPG "Helena Fourment")
59 Helena Fourment
Second wife of Peter Paul Rubens (1614-1673)
*April 11th, 1614 †July 15th, 1673, Brussels metropolitan area.jpg "Arthur Gilson")
88 Arthur Gilson
Belgian politician and Minister of Defence (1915-2004)
*February 27th, 1915 †February 2nd, 2004
_(cropped_and_adjusted).jpg "Marc van den Broek")
.jpg "Hans Herbots")
.jpg "Jérémie Makiese")
.jpg "Erik Van Looy")
_-_Martyrium_der_hl._Ursula_-_1989_-_Bavarian_State_Painting_Collections.jpg "Thomas Francken")
75 Thomas Francken
Flemish painter (c.1574-c.1625)
*November 30th, 1573 †November 30th, 1648, Antwerp
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Jacob Jordaens
Flemish painter, draftsman and designer of prints and tapestries (1593-1678)
*May 19th, 1593 †October 18th, 1678, AntwerpBirthdays of famous people
.jpg "Melanie Martinez")
