List of Belgians

Summary

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 edit

Businesspeople and economists edit

Criminals edit

Fictional characters edit

Historians edit

Humorists edit

Journalists edit

Military figures edit

Models edit

Monarchs edit

Performing artists edit

Actors and actresses edit

Composers edit

Dance and choreography edit

Filmmakers edit

Musicians and singers edit

Theater directors edit

Politicians edit

A – C edit

D edit

E – K edit

L edit

M edit

N–R edit

S–U edit

V edit

W – Y edit

Religious figures edit

Saints edit

Theologians and clergymen edit

Resistance activists edit

Scientists edit

Astronauts edit

Botanists edit

Chemists edit

Geographers edit

Geologists edit

Inventors and engineers edit

Mathematicians edit

Medical scientists edit

Philosophers edit

Physicists edit

Political scientists and theorists edit

Social scientists edit

Others edit

Sports edit

Automobile racing edit

Basketball edit

Cycling edit

Including mountain biking and cyclo-cross

Fencing edit

Football (soccer) edit

Category: Belgian footballers

Golf edit

Judo edit

Motocross edit

Swimming edit

Table tennis edit

Tennis edit

Track and field edit

Triathlon edit

Water polo edit

Other edit

Visual artists edit

Comics edit

Fashion edit

Painters edit

Photographers edit

Sculptors edit

Others edit

Others edit

See also edit

Notes edit

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  14. ^ Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon. pp. 162–164. ISBN 978-0714847030.
  15. ^ Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon. pp. 269–270. ISBN 978-0714847030.
  16. ^ Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon. pp. 456–457. ISBN 978-0714847030.
  17. ^ Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon. pp. 303–309. ISBN 978-0714847030.
  18. ^ Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon. pp. 206–207. ISBN 978-0714847030.
  19. ^ Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0714847030.
  20. ^ Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon. pp. 309–310. ISBN 978-0714847030.
  21. ^ Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon. pp. 175–180. ISBN 978-0714847030.