Born in Ghent
Ghent
City in the province of East Flanders, Belgium
Ghent as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Belgium American inventor (1863-1944), Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy (1500–1558)): Leo Baekeland, Maurice Maeterlinck, Charles V and some more.
Celebrities from GhentCelebrities from Ghent
80 Leo Baekeland
Belgium American inventor (1863-1944)
*November 14th, 1863 †February 23rd, 1944, Beacon
86 Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)
*August 29th, 1862 †May 6th, 1949, Nice
58 Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy (1500–1558)
*February 24th, 1500 †September 21st, 1558, Yuste
26 Wouter Weylandt
Belgian road bicycle racer (1984-2011)
*September 27th, 1984 †May 9th, 2011, Mezzanego
79 Jacques Rogge
International Olympic Committee President
*May 2nd, 1942 †August 29th, 2021, Deinze
_(cropped).jpg "An-Sophie Mestach")
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76 Corneille Heymans
Belgian physiologist (1892-1968)
*March 28th, 1892 †July 18th, 1968, Knokke-Heist.jpg "Kristanna Loken")
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86 Victor Horta
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau
*January 6th, 1861 †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels
77 Adolphe Quetelet
Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)
*February 22nd, 1796 †February 17th, 1874, City of Brussels 74
Daniel Heinsius
Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)
*June 9th, 1580 †February 25th, 1655, The Hague
84 Jean Van Houtte
Belgian politician (1907–1991)
*March 17th, 1907 †May 23rd, 1991, City of Brussels
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Jacques De Busscher
Belgian psychiatrist (1902-1966)
*April 16th, 1902 †October 16th, 1966, Ghent
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John of Gaunt
English magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399)
*June 24th, 1340 †February 3rd, 1399, Leicester Castle
91 Suzanne Lilar
Flemish Belgian Francophone writer
*May 21st, 1901 †December 11th, 1992, Brussels-Capital Region
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78 Romain Deconinck
Belgian actor and cabaret artist (1915–1994)
*December 7th, 1915 †December 1st, 1994, Ghent.jpg "Nic Balthazar")
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49 Freya Van den Bossche
Flemish Minister for Energy, Housing, Cities and Social Economy
*March 26th, 1975
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80 Maurice Lippens
Belgian politician (1875-1956)
*August 21st, 1875 †July 12th, 1956, Ixelles - Elsene
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Théo van Rysselberghe
Belgian painter (1862-1926)
*November 23rd, 1862 †December 14th, 1926, Le Lavandou 55
Adolf Alexander Dillens
Belgian artist (1821-1877)
*January 9th, 1821 †January 1st, 1877, City of Brussels 44
Emile Pierre Joseph De Cauwer
Belgian artist (1828-1873)
*December 8th, 1828 †January 30th, 1873, BerlinBirthdays of famous people
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