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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Hugo Dyserinck
Born 1927
Rogier Vanhoorne
1920 - 2015
Nicholas Tamsin
Born 1989
Herman Daled
1930 - 2020
Marcel van Maele
1931 - 2009
Sarah Inghelbrecht
Born 1992
Bernhard Maria Lambert
1931 - 2014
Omer Baes
1889 - 1929
Gustaaf Eeckeman
1918 - 1975
Gilbert Desmit
Born 1937
Joannes Corvus
1490 - 1546
Jacobus Fontanus
Died 1528
Hilde Teerlinck
Born 1966
Jacques Basyn
1901 - 1982
Axel Ronse
Born 1981
Sigrid Rondelez
Born 1971
Michiel Maertens
1938 - 2008
Jacob Neyts
1727 - 1794
Joseph Naert
1838 - 1910
Moniek Darge
Born 1952
Pascal De Wilde
Born 1965
Gilbert Bailliu
Born 1936
Jan de Witte (bishop)
1475 - 1540
Dirk Hinderyckx
Born 1956
Auguste Gilliaert
1894 - 1973
Géo De Vlamynck
1897 - 1980
Léon Dieperinck
Born 1917
Claudine Escoffier-Lambiotte
1923 - 1996
Mario Huys
Born 1959
Giovanni de' Gigli
1434 - 1498
Victor De Meulemeester
1866 - 1927
François Martou
1943 - 2009
Ewout Denys
Born 1987
Paul Ducheyne
1925 - 2011
Thomas-Louis de Schietere de Lophem
1769 - 1824
Basile Tanghe
1879 - 1947
Henri Kervyn de Lettenhove
1856 - 1928
Jackie De Caluwé
Born 1934
Niels Verburgh
Born 1998
Eugène van Outryve d'Ydewalle
1830 - 1901
Louis Schram
1883 - 1971
Jules Devaux
1828 - 1886
Matthias Feys
Born 1985
Anselme de Peellaert
1764 - 1817
Charles van Caloen
1815 - 1896
Rudy Poorteman
Born 1961
Paul Delva
Born 1969
Charles Nelis
1875 - 1935
Jacques-Marie Vosté
1883 - 1949
Eugène Standaert
1861 - 1929
Henri Van Poucke
1906 - 1991
Gustave Simonau
1810 - 1870
Jan Masureel
Born 1981
Gauthier de Campes
1468 - 1530
Gino De Craemer
Born 1963
Leonardo Van Acker
1896 - 1986
Alphonse Decorte
1909 - 1977
Arthur Ruysschaert
1910 - 1995
Charles van Outryve d'Ydewalle
1840 - 1876
Michel Van Maele
1921 - 2003
Fernand Traen
1930 - 2016
Marigje Degrande
Born 1992
Étienne de Vrière
1857 - 1936
Louis van Caloen
1817 - 1912
Oscar Depuydt
1858 - 1925
Johannes Baptista van Acker
1794 - 1863
Fernand Bossier
1933 - 2006
Charles Goethals
1853 - 1885
Giovanni Dekeyser
Born 1976
Guy De Poerck
1910 - 1996
Grégoire Maertens
Born 1924
Cécile Thévenet
Born 1872
Simonne Creyf
Born 1946
Emiel Pauwels
1918 - 2014
Jean Charles Joseph de Vegiano
1724 - 1794
Pol Jonckheere
Born 1959
Kristina Fuchs
Born 1970
Wouter Van der Fraenen
Born 1980
Jean van Riet
Died 1497
Léon Visart de Bocarmé
1837 - 1900
Tom Symoens
Born 1969
Ernest Fraeys de Veubeke
1852 - 1918
Zeghere van Male
Died 1601
Léon van Ockerhout
1829 - 1919
Louis Calebout
1928 - 2010
Edgard Van Bocxstaele
1888 - 1958
Fernand De Clerck
1931 - 2014
Arthur Verbrugge
1880 - 1965
Hendrik van den Abeele
1869 - 1931
Louis Valcke
1857 - 1940
André Leliaert
1923 - 2013
Raphaël de Bourgogne
1437 - 1508
Adolphe de Vrière
1806 - 1885
Wouter Vandendriessche
Born 1984
John Moelaert
Born 1943
Charles de Eendero
1601 - 1700
Sabine Devooght
Born 1986
Peter Van Heyghen
Born 1963
Pieter Coolman
Born 1989
Ferdinand Charles François de Pape
1810 - 1885
Gérard Macquet
Born 1859
Franz De Vestel
1857 - 1932
Koen Demuynck
Born 1981
Luc Hinderyckx
Born 1961
John Addison (MP)
1838 - 1907
Pierre Dupont (militaire)
1795 - 1878
Régine Vandamme
Born 1961
Koen Bultinck
Born 1964
Jacques Blaes
1540 - 1618
Arsène Becuwe
1891 - 1992
Jean V de Bruges
1458 - 1512
Waldebert Devestel
Born 1930
Albert de Badrihaye
1880 - 1976
Louis Baes
1899 - 1992
Frans Lowyck
1894 - 1969
Miguel Chevalier (homme politique)
Born 1963
Patty Van Acker
Born 1976
Alfredo Marchionneschi
1907 - 1981
Frans van Houtte
1890 - 1980
Prosper De Cloedt
1878 - 1955
Arthur Cambier
Born 1879
Justin Gevaert
Born 1980
Marie-Anne Vandermoere
Born 1966
Grégoire Banckaert
1801 - 1868
Louis Jacques Marie van Nieuwenhuyse
1799 - 1870
Célestin Nollet
1894 - 1975
Rodolphe van Loo
1882 - 1954
Achille Mengé
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Alphonse Dumon de Menten de Horne
1842 - 1923
Édouard Leys
1889 - 1945
Jacques Devaux
1766 - 1807
Bernard Verheecke
Born 1957
Stéphanie de Failly
Born 1971
Fortigaire de Plaisance
Died 1452
Marc van Duvenede
1674 - 1730
Jules Boedt
1884 - 1966
Julie Courtois
Born 1813
Jean-Paul Van Belle
Born 1961
M.A. Mendes de Leon
1856 - 1924
Clément Haeyen
1927 - 2012
Raphaël Hardy
1893 - 1968
Nicole Guilini
Born 1936
Jean de Brouwer
1872 - 1951
Pierre Bury
1430 - 1504
Leon De Meester
1876 - 1966
André-Joseph Grandsart
1813 - 1882
Auguste van Maldeghem
1841 - 1911
Henk Houwaart junior
1967 - 2008
Joseph Dewulf
1882 - 1957
Maurice Blieck
1913 - 1977
Julien Banckaert
1847 - 1924
Edgard De Smedt
1880 - 1951
Jules Vanderstock
1897 - 1944
Louis Ancot
1803 - 1836
Paul Dautricourt
Born 1881
Edmond Verbruggen
1882 - 1949
Paul Noterdaeme
1929 - 1995
Henri Hoeimaker
1559 - 1626
Jean Strubbe
1887 - 1936
Philippe Schockaert
1623 - 1670
Pierre Basin
1435 - 1497
Pierre-Louis du Pont
Born 1795
Fernand Kerkhofs
1890 - 1947
Jean-Michel Veranneman de Watervliet
1947 - 2018
Fernand Hanssens
1882 - 1962
Georg van Themseke
1470 - 1535
Lambert de Bruges
Died 1207
Ernest Laude
1829 - 1895
Etienne Ruzette
1894 - 1960
Jacques Blaseus
1540 - 1618