Born in City of Brussels
City of Brussels
Municipality and capital city of Belgium
City of Brussels as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009), French novelist and essayist (1903-1987), King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909): Claude Lévi-Strauss, Marguerite Yourcenar, Leopold II of Belgium and some more.
Celebrities from City of BrusselsCelebrities from City of Brussels
100 Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)
*November 28th, 1908 †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Marguerite Yourcenar")
84 Marguerite Yourcenar
French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
*June 8th, 1903 †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor
74 Leopold II of Belgium
King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909
*April 9th, 1835 †December 17th, 1909, Laeken.JPG "Adnan Januzaj")
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Julio Cortázar
Argentine and French writer (1914-1984)
*August 26th, 1914 †February 12th, 1984, Paris.jpg "Paul Otlet")
76 Paul Otlet
Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker
*August 23rd, 1868 †December 10th, 1944, City of Brussels
_-_MNK_XII-299_-_National_Museum_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg "Isabella of Austria")
24 Isabella of Austria
Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden; (1501-1526)
*July 18th, 1501 †January 19th, 1526, Ghent.jpg "Nafissatou Thiam")
89
Henri La Fontaine
Belgian lawyer, politician and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1854-1943)
*April 22nd, 1854 †May 14th, 1943, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
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56 Victor Serge
Russian revolutionary and writer (1890-1947)
*December 30th, 1890 †November 17th, 1947, Mexico City
76 Berthe Art
Belgian painter (1857-1934)
*December 26th, 1857 †February 27th, 1934, City of Brussels.jpg "Muriel Sarkany")
88 Victor Boin
Belgian swimmer, water polo player, and fencer
*February 28th, 1886 †March 31st, 1974, City of Brussels
65
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Belgian sports executive (1876-1942)
*March 1st, 1876 †January 6th, 1942, Ixelles - Elsene
72 Carlos de Haes
Spanish painter from Belgium (1826-1898)
*January 27th, 1826 †June 17th, 1898, Madrid,_RP-P-1906-755.jpg "Charles de Noyelle")
50 Friederike von Alvensleben
German actor, stage actor, playwright and librettist
*March 5th, 1749 †April 10th, 1799, Redekin
_Molen_in_Genck_-_Emile_Van_Dorenmuseum_Genk_19-05-2019.JPG "Léon Becker")
83 Léon Becker
Belgian botanist, painter, naturalist and arachnologist (1826–1909)
*January 1st, 1826 †January 27th, 1909, Brussels metropolitan area
.jpg "Monique van Vooren")
64
Paul Splingaerd
Belgian diplomat and mandarin working for the Qing government of China
*April 12th, 1842 †September 26th, 1906, Xi'an 76
Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne
Belgian politician (1804-1880)
*January 28th, 1804 †May 20th, 1880, City of Brussels 83
Alfred Stevens
Belgian painter (1823-1906)
*May 11th, 1823 †August 24th, 1906, 9th arrondissement of Paris 82
Edgar P. Jacobs
Comic artist and writer (1904-1987)
*March 30th, 1904 †February 20th, 1987, Lasne 99
soeur Emmanuelle
Belgian and French religious sister
*November 16th, 1908 †October 20th, 2008, Callian 73
Edouard De Bièfve
Belgian painter (1808-1882)
*December 4th, 1808 †February 7th, 1882, City of Brussels 98
Alice von Hildebrand
Belgian philosopher (1923–2022)
*March 11th, 1923 †January 14th, 2022, New Rochelle
66
Princess Louise of Belgium
Belgian Royal (1858–1924)
*February 18th, 1858 †March 1st, 1924, Wiesbaden 62
Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Belgian and Austria-Este Imperial and Royal
*June 5th, 1962 48
Zoé de Gamond
Belgian educator and feminist
*February 11th, 1806 †February 26th, 1854, City of Brussels 78
Princess Marie Victoire d'Arenberg
Belgian noble (1714-1793)
*October 26th, 1714 †April 13th, 1793, Strasbourg 84
Joanna, Duchess of Brabant
Duchess of Brabant (1322-1406)
*June 24th, 1322 †November 1st, 1406, Brussels metropolitan area 35
Antoinette de Mérode
Monegasque princess (1828-1864)
*September 28th, 1828 †February 10th, 1864, Paris 39
Pieter van Maldere
Flemish violinist and composer (1729-1768)
*October 16th, 1729 †November 1st, 1768, City of Brussels 61
Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau
Belgian general (1760-1821)
*November 7th, 1760 †December 29th, 1821, Forest
69
FM-2030
Iranian-American transhumanist philosopher and futurist
*October 15th, 1930 †July 8th, 2000, New York CityBirthdays of famous people
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