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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Achille Van Acker
1898 - 1975
Louis de Potter
1786 - 1859
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
1945 - 2018
Filip Dewinter
Born 1962
Albert Coppé
1911 - 1999
Charles de Brouckère
1796 - 1860
Paul Devaux
1801 - 1880
Joseph Kervyn de Lettenhove
1817 - 1891
Frank Vanhecke
Born 1959
Walter De Donder
Born 1960
Anselm Adornes
1424 - 1483
Jan Breydel
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Pierre Chevalier (politician)
Born 1952
Wilfried Vandaele
Born 1959
Patrice de Coninck
1770 - 1827
Patrick De Groote
Born 1958
Vincent Stochove
1610 - 1679
Frank Van Acker
1929 - 1992
Hendrik Bogaert
Born 1968
Amedée Visart de Bocarmé
1835 - 1924
Dany Vandenbossche
1956 - 2013
André Van Nieuwkerke
Born 1953
Tom Dehaene
Born 1969
Philippe Veranneman de Watervliet
1787 - 1844
François de Serret
1767 - 1849
Jean-Jacques van Zuylen van Nyevelt
1752 - 1846
Pierre Vandamme
1895 - 1983
Yves Buysse
Born 1968
Axel Ronse
Born 1981
Michiel Maertens
1938 - 2008
Victor De Meulemeester
1866 - 1927
Thomas-Louis de Schietere de Lophem
1769 - 1824
Eugène van Outryve d'Ydewalle
1830 - 1901
Charles van Caloen
1815 - 1896
Paul Delva
Born 1969
Gino De Craemer
Born 1963
Charles van Outryve d'Ydewalle
1840 - 1876
Michel Van Maele
1921 - 2003
Fernand Traen
1930 - 2016
Étienne de Vrière
1857 - 1936
Simonne Creyf
Born 1946
Léon Visart de Bocarmé
1837 - 1900
Ernest Fraeys de Veubeke
1852 - 1918
Léon van Ockerhout
1829 - 1919
Arthur Verbrugge
1880 - 1965
Adolphe de Vrière
1806 - 1885
John Addison (MP)
1838 - 1907
Pierre Dupont (militaire)
1795 - 1878
Koen Bultinck
Born 1964
Miguel Chevalier (homme politique)
Born 1963
Prosper De Cloedt
1878 - 1955
Louis Jacques Marie van Nieuwenhuyse
1799 - 1870
Alphonse Dumon de Menten de Horne
1842 - 1923
Jacques Devaux
1766 - 1807
Ernest Laude
1829 - 1895