51.2087° N, 3.2239° E
BRUGGE
Most Famous People Born in Brugge, Belgium
- Notable people
- 470
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1895
- Most distinctive
- Rower 6.9×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Brugge during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Brugge Is Known For
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Football is Brugge's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (83).
Brugge over-indexes on rower — 6.9× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Brugge's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Tony Parker
Born 1982
Philip I of Castile
1478 - 1506
Gotye
Born 1980
Simon Stevin
1548 - 1620
Hugo Claus
1929 - 2008
Matilda of Flanders
1031 - 1083
Nicolas Lombaerts
Born 1985
Guido Gezelle
1830 - 1899
Eugène Charles Catalan
1814 - 1894
Stradanus
1523 - 1605
Frank Brangwyn
1867 - 1956
Thomas Buffel
Born 1981
Henri Milne-Edwards
1800 - 1885
Franciscus Gomarus
1563 - 1641
Achille Van Acker
1898 - 1975
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
1561 - 1636
Adriaen Isenbrandt
1490 - 1551
Levina Teerlinc
1510 - 1576
David Van Reybrouck
Born 1971
Pieter Aspe
Born 1953
Marcel Minnaert
1893 - 1970
Frans Pourbus the Elder
1545 - 1581
Louis de Potter
1786 - 1859
Joseph-Benoît Suvée
1743 - 1807
Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
1584 - 1667
Jens Keukeleire
Born 1988
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
1945 - 2018
Louis Finson
1580 - 1617
Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye
1822 - 1892
Philip Milanov
Born 1991
Dominicus Lampsonius
1532 - 1599
Etienne Vermeersch
1934 - 2019
François-Louis Ganshof
1895 - 1980
Jean Bondol
1340 - 1400
Peter Candid
1548 - 1628
Stijn De Smet
Born 1985
Philippe Vande Walle
Born 1961
Filip Dewinter
Born 1962
Jacob van Oost
1603 - 1671
Judith of Flanders (died 1095)
1033 - 1094
Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
1519 - 1589
Albert Coppé
1911 - 1999
Aise Johan de Jong
Born 1966
Arnold von Bruck
1500 - 1554
Peter Verhelst
Born 1962
Louis de Gruuthuse
1427 - 1492
Sam Louwyck
Born 1966
Francisco Henriques
Died 1518
George Cassander
1513 - 1566
Anselmus de Boodt
1550 - 1632
Margaux Châtelier
Born 1990
Charles de Brouckère
1796 - 1860
Bonaventura Vulcanius
1538 - 1614
Walter Ganshof van der Meersch
1900 - 1993
Guido Reybrouck
Born 1941
Colard Mansion
1440 - 1484
J. L. C. Pompe van Meerdervoort
1829 - 1908
Pieter Janssens Elinga
1623 - 1682
Geert Hoste
Born 1960
Joseph Denis Odevaere
1775 - 1830
Bart Moeyaert
Born 1964
Joseph Ryelandt
1870 - 1965
Paul Devaux
1801 - 1880
Luc Van Lierde
Born 1969
Joseph Kervyn de Lettenhove
1817 - 1891
Louis Delacenserie
1838 - 1909
Jean Schramme
1929 - 1988
Joseph Van Praet
1754 - 1837
Pascal Plovie
Born 1965
Carolus Hacquart
1640 - 1701
Frank Vanhecke
Born 1959
Birger Maertens
Born 1980
François Kinson
1771 - 1839
Walter De Donder
Born 1960
Nicolaus Mulerius
1564 - 1630
Juan de Urrede
1430 - 1482
Antoine Mostaert
1881 - 1971
Pieter Huyssens
1577 - 1637
Louis Versyp
1908 - 1988
Geoffrey Claeys
Born 1974
Isidore van Kinsbergen
1821 - 1905
Hector Goetinck
1886 - 1943
Joris De Loore
Born 1993
Luís Alimbrot
1400 - 1460
Louis of Praet
1488 - 1555
Jacob van Oost the Younger
1637 - 1713
Paul-Louis Cyfflé
1724 - 1806
Henri de Brouckère
1801 - 1891
Maurits Sabbe
1873 - 1938
Paul Jean Clays
1819 - 1900
Anselm Adornes
1424 - 1483
Huib Hoste
1881 - 1957
Jan Breydel
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Robert De Veen
1886 - 1939
Fernand Boone
1934 - 2013
Andries Van den Abeele
Born 1935
Anthonis de Roovere
1430 - 1482
Wilfried David
1946 - 2015
Joos de Damhouder
1507 - 1581
Joe English (painter)
1882 - 1918
Félix Balyu
1891 - 1971
Joseph Octave Delepierre
1804 - 1879
Francesca French
1871 - 1960
Tom Compernolle
1975 - 2008
Johan Vandewalle
Born 1960
Pieter Claeissens the Elder
1500 - 1576
Annelies Van Parys
Born 1975
Albert Flamen
1620 - 1674
Luc Sanders
Born 1945
Lukas Van Eenoo
Born 1991
Florian Miguel
Born 1996
Albert Gregorius
1774 - 1853
André Saeys
1911 - 1988
Fons Bastijns
1947 - 2008
Jules Van Praet
1806 - 1887
Tim Maeyens
Born 1981
Jacobus Pamelius
1536 - 1587
Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie
1881 - 1967
Jean-Bernard Duvivier
1762 - 1837
Joe Harris (Sänger)
1943 - 2003
Pierre Chevalier (politician)
Born 1952
Xavier Lust
Born 1969
Pieter de Coninck
1250 - 1333
Robert Braet
1912 - 1987
Hervé Matthys
Born 1996
Anthony Pannier
Born 1988
Jean Sauvage
1455 - 1518
Johannes Vasaeus
1511 - 1561
Jan Camiel Willems
1939 - 2013
Kevin Roelandts
Born 1982
Georges Hebdin
1895 - 1970
Hilaire Couvreur
1924 - 1998
Joeri Calleeuw
Born 1985
Louis van Waefelghem
1840 - 1908
Florimond Vanhalme
1895 - 1979
Ann Haesebrouck
Born 1963
Dirk Crois
Born 1961
Kris Defoort
Born 1959
Wilfried Vandaele
Born 1959
Abraham Casembroot
1593 - 1658
Lindsey De Grande
Born 1989
Dieter Vanthourenhout
Born 1985
Alphonse Six
1890 - 1914
Albert Van Coile
1900 - 1927
Patrice de Coninck
1770 - 1827
Luc Peire
1916 - 1994
Ignace Michiels
Born 1963
Michel D'Hooghe
Born 1945
Pierre-Marie Deloof
Born 1964
Sven Vandousselaere
Born 1988
Frederik Boi
Born 1981
Randall Lesaffer
Born 1968
Auguste de Peellaert
1793 - 1876
Albert Ramon
1920 - 1993
Camille Van De Casteele
1902 - 1961
Rik Slabbinck
1914 - 1991
Hannes Obreno
Born 1991
Thierry Debels
Born 1968
Patrick De Groote
Born 1958
Hubert Minnebo
Born 1940
Vincent Stochove
1610 - 1679
Cilou Annys
Born 1991
Pierre de Corte
1491 - 1567
Louis Thévenet
1874 - 1930
Steve Ramon
Born 1979
Daniel Gillès
1917 - 1981
Augustin van den Berghe
1756 - 1836
Mathias Vosté
Born 1994
Michel Vanhaecke
Born 1971
Jan Anton Garemyn
1712 - 1799
Pieter Bladelin
1400 - 1472
Francis De Smet
Born 1963
Edgar Everaert
1888 - 1957
Albin van Hoonacker
1857 - 1933
Emmanuel d'Aranda
1602 - 1686
Ophélie Aspord
Born 1991
James Vanlandschoot
Born 1978
Stijn Minne
Born 1978
Flori van Acker
1858 - 1940
Eugène Goossens, père
1845 - 1906
Jean-Baptiste Brondel
1842 - 1903
Bruno Pieters
Born 1975
Hieronymus Lauweryn van Watervliet
1450 - 1509
Frank Van Acker
1929 - 1992
André Vermeulen
Born 1955
Wilfried Reybrouck
Born 1953
Ruben Blommaert
Born 1992
Michael Vanthourenhout
Born 1993
Rubin Dantschotter
Born 1986
Gérard Devos
1903 - 1972
Bram Vandenbussche
Born 1981
Master of the André Virgin
Born 1500
Hendrik Bogaert
Born 1968
Kevin Deltombe
Born 1994
Marc Verstraete
1925 - 2018
Cornelis Everaert
1480 - 1556
Klaas Sys
Born 1986
Walther Vanden Ende
Born 1947
Adolf van Meetkercke
1528 - 1591
Antoon Claeissens
1536 - 1613
Johann Otho
1520 - 1581
Adrien Basin
1457 - 1498
Aaron Crow (danger act)
Born 1969
Jan De Winne
Born 1962
Jean-Robert Calloigne
1775 - 1830
Jérémy Denisty
Born 1991
Jo Crepain
1950 - 2008
Amedée Visart de Bocarmé
1835 - 1924
François Joseph Beyts
1763 - 1832
Louis Titz
1859 - 1932
Jácome de Bruges
1415 - 1474
Jules Fonteyne
1878 - 1964
Alain Billiet
Born 1951
André de Meulemeester
1894 - 1973
Alec Mansion
Born 1958
Eduard de Dene
1505 - 1578
Els Vandesteene
Born 1987
Fernand Isselé
1915 - 1994
Frank Adam
Born 1968
Lodewyk van Bercken
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Lubertus Hautscilt
1347 - 1417
Dominique Persoone
Born 1968
Albert Raes
Born 1932
Walter Tyndale
1855 - 1943
Giovanni Inchindi
1798 - 1876
Achille Schelstraete
1897 - 1937
Gérard van Caloen
1853 - 1932
Sven Dhoest
Born 1994
Louis de Deyster
1656 - 1711
Charles Cambier
1884 - 1955
Dany Vandenbossche
1956 - 2013
Billie Davies
Born 1955
Frank Moulaert
Born 1951
Joseph Warlencourt
1784 - 1845
Gilles Coulier
Born 1986
Charles Gillès de Pélichy
1872 - 1958
Nina Coolman
Born 1991
Mathias De Witte
Born 1993
Charles Guillet
1575 - 1654
Aaron Dhondt
Born 1995
Tcha Limberger
Born 1977
Romanie Schotte
Born 1997
Frans Cuyck van Myerop
1640 - 1689
André Van Nieuwkerke
Born 1953
Kyara Linskens
Born 1996
Tom Dehaene
Born 1969
Karel Mestdagh
1850 - 1924
Louis Carrion
1547 - 1595
Jules Verriest
Born 1946
Philippe Veranneman de Watervliet
1787 - 1844
Gino Maes
Born 1957
Ricky Begeyn
Born 1976
François de Serret
1767 - 1849
Jean Cordier
1440 - 1501
Matthias Trenson
Born 1986
Luc Calliauw
Born 1928
Médard Tytgat
1871 - 1948
Valerie Demey
Born 1994
Louis Saeys
1887 - 1952
Jean-Jacques van Zuylen van Nyevelt
1752 - 1846
Wim Van Belleghem
Born 1963
Karel De Wulf
1865 - 1904
Adriaan van Schrieck
1560 - 1621
Louis Reckelbus
1864 - 1958
Denis Viane
Born 1977
Anja Nobus
Born 1974
Pierre de Ponte
1450 - 1530
Bart Defoort
Born 1964
Dominique Baes
1893 - 1918
Richard Declerck
1899 - 1986
Martijn Degreve
Born 1993
Herman de Meulenaere
1923 - 2011
Jean Faulte
1726 - 1766
Koen Sanders
Born 1962
Emil Bourgonjon
1841 - 1927
Willem Benson
1521 - 1574
Bram De Ly
Born 1984
Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove
1890 - 1956
Léopold Willaert
1878 - 1963
Henri Van Dyck
1849 - 1934
Francis Couvreur
Born 1968
Jacques Coene
1380 - 1411
Wim de Deyne
Born 1977
John Massis
1940 - 1988
Michel Louwagie
Born 1956
Pierre Vandamme
1895 - 1983
Robert de Bruges
1131 - 1157
Émile Reuse
1883 - 1975
Yves Buysse
Born 1968
Martine Wijckaert
Born 1952
Auguste-Léopold Huys
1871 - 1938
Pierre Thévenet
1870 - 1937
Paul de Baenst
1442 - 1497
Roger Claeys
1924 - 2016
Sjokz
Born 1987
Jef Vanthournout
Born 1961
Mercedes Van Volcem
Born 1979
Marc Compernol
Born 1957
Charles Coppieters-Stochove
1774 - 1864
Marc Lievens
Born 1948