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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Stradanus
1523 - 1605
Frank Brangwyn
1867 - 1956
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
1561 - 1636
Adriaen Isenbrandt
1490 - 1551
Levina Teerlinc
1510 - 1576
Frans Pourbus the Elder
1545 - 1581
Joseph-Benoît Suvée
1743 - 1807
Louis Finson
1580 - 1617
Dominicus Lampsonius
1532 - 1599
Jean Bondol
1340 - 1400
Peter Candid
1548 - 1628
Jacob van Oost
1603 - 1671
Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
1519 - 1589
Francisco Henriques
Died 1518
Pieter Janssens Elinga
1623 - 1682
Joseph Denis Odevaere
1775 - 1830
François Kinson
1771 - 1839
Luís Alimbrot
1400 - 1460
Jacob van Oost the Younger
1637 - 1713
Paul Jean Clays
1819 - 1900
Joe English (painter)
1882 - 1918
Pieter Claeissens the Elder
1500 - 1576
Albert Flamen
1620 - 1674
Albert Gregorius
1774 - 1853
Jean-Bernard Duvivier
1762 - 1837
Abraham Casembroot
1593 - 1658
Luc Peire
1916 - 1994
Rik Slabbinck
1914 - 1991
Louis Thévenet
1874 - 1930
Augustin van den Berghe
1756 - 1836
Jan Anton Garemyn
1712 - 1799
Flori van Acker
1858 - 1940
Master of the André Virgin
Born 1500
Antoon Claeissens
1536 - 1613
Louis Titz
1859 - 1932
Jules Fonteyne
1878 - 1964
Walter Tyndale
1855 - 1943
Louis de Deyster
1656 - 1711
Joseph Warlencourt
1784 - 1845
Frans Cuyck van Myerop
1640 - 1689
Médard Tytgat
1871 - 1948
Louis Reckelbus
1864 - 1958
Willem Benson
1521 - 1574
Henri Van Dyck
1849 - 1934
Jacques Coene
1380 - 1411
Pierre Thévenet
1870 - 1937
Joannes Corvus
1490 - 1546
Géo De Vlamynck
1897 - 1980
Léon Dieperinck
Born 1917
Gauthier de Campes
1468 - 1530
Johannes Baptista van Acker
1794 - 1863
Charles Goethals
1853 - 1885
Ferdinand Charles François de Pape
1810 - 1885
Marc van Duvenede
1674 - 1730