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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0078 PRIEST
Pieter Huyssens
1577 - 1637
0117 PRIEST
Jacobus Pamelius
1536 - 1587
0163 PRIEST
Pierre de Corte
1491 - 1567
0181 PRIEST
Jean-Baptiste Brondel
1842 - 1903
0278 PRIEST
Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove
1890 - 1956
0291 PRIEST
Auguste-Léopold Huys
1871 - 1938
0307 PRIEST
Bernhard Maria Lambert
1931 - 2014
0323 PRIEST
Jan de Witte (bishop)
1475 - 1540
0330 PRIEST
Giovanni de' Gigli
1434 - 1498
0430 PRIEST
Édouard Leys
1889 - 1945
0451 PRIEST
Julien Banckaert
1847 - 1924