51.2206° N, 4.4018° E

ANTWERPEN

Most Famous People Born in Antwerpen, Belgium

Notable people
1,932
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1881
Most distinctive
Engraver 36.3×

The centre of the 17th-century Flemish painting world, and the numbers still carry that weight. More than a quarter of Antwerp's notables are painters — Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, the Brueghels, the Teniers — and the distinctive shelves after that are engravers and printmakers at more than thirty times the global rate, the trades of a city whose printing presses supplied Catholic Europe. The 1500s and 1600s each hold roughly a sixth of the bench.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Antwerpen during each.

What Antwerpen Is Known For

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Painter is Antwerpen's biggest profession — 27% of all notables (520).

Antwerpen over-indexes on engraver36.3× the global rate.

Antwerpen under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Painter520
  2. Politician157
  3. Football128
  4. Writer59
  5. Actor58
  6. Sculptor52
  7. Sport47
  8. Engraver42
  1. Engraver4236.3×
  2. Painter52010.3×
  3. Sculptor524.1×
  4. Swimmer212.2×
  5. Architect291.7×
  6. Artist331.7×
  1. Actor580.6×
  2. Singer230.6×
  3. Football1280.6×
  4. Politician1570.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Antwerpen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 66 of 1,932 notable people

0100 SCREENWRITER

Gert Verhulst

Born 1968

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0127 FILM

Erik Van Looy

Born 1962

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0171 ACTOR

Peter Van Den Begin

Born 1964

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0269 FOOTBALL

Marc Van Der Linden

Born 1964

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0295 COMPOSER

Vidna Obmana

Born 1968

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0316 POLITICIAN

Peter Mertens

Born 1969

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0337 ACTOR

Koen De Bouw

Born 1964

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0348 THEATRE

Guy Cassiers

Born 1960

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0351 ACTOR

Serge Falck

Born 1961

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0365 PROFESSOR

Vincent Blondel

Born 1965

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0442 PROFESSOR

Luc Sels

Born 1967

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0517 WRITER

Pascal de Duve

1964 - 1993

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0565 ACTOR

Jan Bijvoet

Born 1966

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0646 DRUMMER

Dré Pallemaerts

Born 1964

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0651 FILM

Ruggero Gabbai

Born 1964

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0682 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Luc Cromheecke

Born 1961

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0687 FILM

Tom Waes

Born 1968

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0714 HOCKEY

Mike Pellegrims

Born 1968

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0718 POLITICIAN

Philippe Muyters

Born 1961

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0727 ACTOR

Ivan Pecnik

Born 1966

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0728 RADIO

Jurgen Verstrepen

Born 1966

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0751 POET

Jan Lauwereyns

Born 1969

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0780 ACTOR

Antje De Boeck

Born 1964

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0785 POLITICIAN

Nahima Lanjri

Born 1968

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0843 SCREENWRITER

Marc Punt

Born 1962

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0851 POLITICIAN

Cathy Berx

Born 1969

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0884 MANAGER

Hans Van Bylen

Born 1961

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0910 JUDO

Philip Laats

Born 1963

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0926 DARTS PLAYER

Ronny Huybrechts

Born 1965

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0939 FOOTBALL

Marc Brys

Born 1962

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0940 FOOTBALL

Dimitri Mbuyu

Born 1964

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1065 ACTOR

Ann Ceurvels

Born 1968

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1067 BASKET

Ronny Bayer

Born 1966

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1084 POLITICIAN

Maya Detiège

Born 1967

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1144 FOOTBALL

Gunther Hofmans

Born 1967

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1151 SPORT

Johnny Dauwe

1966 - 2003

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1156 POLITICIAN

Nadia Matar

Born 1966

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1175 ACADEMIC

Gerhard Fettweis

Born 1962

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1223 POLITICIAN

Elke Tindemans

Born 1961

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1250 SAILOR

Tommaso Chieffi

Born 1961

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1257 MUSIC

Jan Broeckx

Born 1961

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1266 RACER

Enrico Chieffi

Born 1963

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1324 LITERARY

Mendy Cahan

Born 1963

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1352 SONGWRITER

Dirk Serries

Born 1968

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1364 COMPOSER

Dirk D’Ase

Born 1960

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1370 POLITICIAN

Khadija Zamouri

Born 1967

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1385 SPORT

Diederik Foubert

Born 1961

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1402 SPORT

Frank Orban

Born 1964

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1421 SPORT

Frank Verleyen

Born 1963

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1498 PAINTER

Patrick Villas

Born 1961

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1515 ARTIST

Ersel

Born 1963

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1516 SWIMMER

Sidney Appelboom

Born 1967

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1533 POLITICIAN

Robert Van de Velde

Born 1967

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1572 POLITICIAN

Ann Somers

Born 1966

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1598 BASKET

Danny Herman

Born 1966

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1625 POLITICIAN

Liesbeth Van der Auwera

Born 1968

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1666 MUSIC

Erwin Vann

Born 1963

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1679 DESIGNER

Koert Vermeulen

Born 1967

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1681 POLITICIAN

Hagen Goyvaerts

Born 1961

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1695 POLITICIAN

Bruno Stevenheydens

Born 1968

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1711 BADMINTON

Ingrid Swiggers

Born 1963

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1764 FUTSAL

Herman Beyers

Born 1963

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1775 FOOTBALL

Darron McDonough

Born 1962

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1919 POLITICIAN

Karin Berger (Politikerin)

Born 1963

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1920 SAXOPHONIST

Ben Sluijs

Born 1967

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1923 DRIVER

Philippe Verellen

1962 - 2002

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