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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- Filtered to 1960s Clear ×
Philippe Vande Walle
Born 1961
Filip Dewinter
Born 1962
Aise Johan de Jong
Born 1966
Peter Verhelst
Born 1962
Sam Louwyck
Born 1966
Geert Hoste
Born 1960
Bart Moeyaert
Born 1964
Luc Van Lierde
Born 1969
Pascal Plovie
Born 1965
Walter De Donder
Born 1960
Johan Vandewalle
Born 1960
Xavier Lust
Born 1969
Ann Haesebrouck
Born 1963
Dirk Crois
Born 1961
Ignace Michiels
Born 1963
Pierre-Marie Deloof
Born 1964
Randall Lesaffer
Born 1968
Thierry Debels
Born 1968
Francis De Smet
Born 1963
Hendrik Bogaert
Born 1968
Aaron Crow (danger act)
Born 1969
Jan De Winne
Born 1962
Frank Adam
Born 1968
Dominique Persoone
Born 1968
Tom Dehaene
Born 1969
Wim Van Belleghem
Born 1963
Bart Defoort
Born 1964
Koen Sanders
Born 1962
Francis Couvreur
Born 1968
Yves Buysse
Born 1968
Jef Vanthournout
Born 1961
Hilde Teerlinck
Born 1966
Pascal De Wilde
Born 1965
Rudy Poorteman
Born 1961
Paul Delva
Born 1969
Gino De Craemer
Born 1963
Tom Symoens
Born 1969
Peter Van Heyghen
Born 1963
Luc Hinderyckx
Born 1961
Régine Vandamme
Born 1961
Koen Bultinck
Born 1964
Miguel Chevalier (homme politique)
Born 1963
Marie-Anne Vandermoere
Born 1966
Jean-Paul Van Belle
Born 1961
Henk Houwaart junior
1967 - 2008