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BRUSSELS

Most Famous People Born in Brussels, Belgium

Notable people
3,534
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1912
Most distinctive
Painter 4.3×

A small capital with an outsized share of painters and architects. Brussels's distinctive professions are painters and architects at more than three times the global rate, alongside sculptors, artists, composers, and a deep film bench — the legacy of the Académie Royale, the franco-belge comics tradition, and a postwar Belgian cinema that punched above its weight. The 19th century is unusually heavy here, when Brussels was one of the wealthiest cities in Europe and art nouveau was inventing itself in the streets around the Palais Royal.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Brussels during each.

What Brussels Is Known For

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Painter is Brussels's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (399).

Brussels over-indexes on painter4.3× the global rate.

Brussels under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Painter399
  2. Politician394
  3. Actor199
  4. Football198
  5. Writer170
  6. Architect108
  7. Lawyer89
  8. Singer82
  1. Painter3994.3×
  2. Architect1083.4×
  3. Sculptor612.6×
  4. Artist782.1×
  5. Film821.9×
  6. Composer751.6×
  1. Football1980.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Brussels's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 199 of 3,534 notable people

0001 ACTOR

Audrey Hepburn

1929 - 1993

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0002 ACTOR

Jacques Brel

1929 - 1978

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0034 ACTOR

Jérémie Renier

Born 1981

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0038 ACTOR

Virginie Efira

Born 1977

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0045 ACTOR

Patrick Bauchau

Born 1938

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0051 ACTOR

Helena Noguerra

Born 1969

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0061 ACTOR

Natacha Régnier

Born 1974

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0064 ACTOR

Lubna Azabal

Born 1973

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Pauline Étienne

Born 1989

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Régine Zylberberg

Born 1929

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0119 ACTOR

Natacha Amal

Born 1968

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0144 ACTOR

Jonathan Zaccaï

Born 1970

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0145 ACTOR

Marianne Basler

Born 1964

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0155 ACTOR

Fernand Gravey

1905 - 1970

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0167 ACTOR

Vincent Grass

Born 1949

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0168 ACTOR

Raymond Gérôme

1920 - 2002

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0172 ACTOR

Olivier Minne

Born 1967

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0177 ACTOR

Yannick Renier

Born 1975

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0178 ACTOR

Claude Laydu

1927 - 2011

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0182 ACTOR

Christelle Cornil

Born 1977

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Paolo Ferrari (actor)

1929 - 2018

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Julia Koschitz

Born 1974

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Filip Peeters

Born 1962

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Axelle Carolyn

Born 1979

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Jeremy Brock

Born 1959

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Giani Esposito

1930 - 1974

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Anne Coesens

Born 1968

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Ève Francis

1886 - 1980

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Céline Buckens

Born 1996

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Étienne Périer (director)

1931 - 2020

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Camille Japy

Born 1968

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Bernard Yerlès

Born 1961

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0345 ACTOR

Hande Kodja

Born 1984

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François Vincentelli

Born 1971

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Andrée Tainsy

1911 - 2004

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Harry Hindemith

1906 - 1973

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Stéphanie Crayencour

Born 1983

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0418 ACTOR

Monique van Vooren

1925 - 2020

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0426 ACTOR

Grace de Capitani

Born 1957

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0433 ACTOR

Alex Vizorek

Born 1981

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0460 ACTOR

Nicolas Gob

Born 1982

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Lotte Koch

1913 - 2013

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0524 ACTOR

Riton Liebman

Born 1964

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0534 ACTOR

Maureen Dor

Born 1970

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0554 ACTOR

Hubertus Regout

Born 1969

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0556 ACTOR

Mourade Zeguendi

Born 1980

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0562 ACTOR

Paule Herreman

1919 - 1991

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0570 ACTOR

Victor Polster

Born 2002

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0578 ACTOR

Helene Whitney

1914 - 1990

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Hélène Chatelain

1935 - 2020

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Thérèse Quentin

1929 - 2015

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0655 ACTOR

Annie Fargé

1934 - 2011

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0671 ACTOR

Jacques Zegers

Born 1947

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0677 ACTOR

Pablo Villafranca

Born 1965

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0679 ACTOR

Serge Larivière

1957 - 2018

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0693 ACTOR

Caroline Veyt

Born 1975

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0696 ACTOR

Carole Baillien

Born 1968

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0776 ACTOR

Claire Gérard

1889 - 1971

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0842 ACTOR

Sandra Zidani

Born 1968

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0871 ACTOR

Arthur Devère

1883 - 1961

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Joffrey Verbruggen

Born 1989

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Marcel Simon (acteur)

1872 - 1958

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0928 ACTOR

Gaston Dupray

1886 - 1976

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0976 ACTOR

Marie Verdi

Born 1969

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0981 ACTOR

Lucienne Le Marchand

1908 - 1992

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0983 ACTOR

Carole Weyers

Born 1984

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1059 ACTOR

Laurence Vielle

Born 1968

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1069 ACTOR

Pierre Laroche (acteur)

1931 - 2014

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1090 ACTOR

Sam Touzani

Born 1968

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Marcelle Corday

1890 - 1971

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1115 ACTOR

Lex Goudsmit

1913 - 1999

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1119 ACTOR

Line Dariel

1886 - 1956

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1148 ACTOR

Laurence Bibot

Born 1968

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1167 ACTOR

Idwig Stéphane

Born 1944

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1180 ACTOR

Roland Mahauden

1942 - 2018

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1185 ACTOR

Aurore Delplace

Born 1987

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1186 ACTOR

Hubert Daix

1889 - 1960

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1206 ACTOR

Maria Del Rio

Born 1973

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1210 ACTOR

Serge Gisquière

Born 1964

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1231 ACTOR

An Miller

Born 1974

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1252 ACTOR

Gustave Hamilton

1871 - 1951

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1259 ACTOR

Philippe Résimont

Born 1962

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1269 ACTOR

Tania Garbarski

Born 1973

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1272 ACTOR

Friederike von Alvensleben

1749 - 1799

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1305 ACTOR

Cécilia Hornus

Born 1963

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1317 ACTOR

Daphné Patakia

Born 1992

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1333 ACTOR

Jane Marnac

1892 - 1976

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1339 ACTOR

Stefan Liberski

Born 1951

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1350 ACTOR

Jacques Collard

Born 1931

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1376 ACTOR

Didier van der Hove

Born 1966

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1412 ACTOR

Marie Berto

Born 1960

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Ria Jende

1898 - 1927

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1425 ACTOR

Jeanne Tordeus

1842 - 1911

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1473 ACTOR

Bérangère McNeese

Born 1989

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1489 ACTOR

Carole Karemera

Born 1975

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1492 ACTOR

Julie Villers

Born 1982

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Víctor Ullate Roche

Born 1973

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1523 ACTOR

Alil Vardar

Born 1970

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Mademoiselle Dudlay

1858 - 1934

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1582 ACTOR

Valérie Leboutte

Born 1966

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1610 ACTOR

Serge Kribus

Born 1962

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Alberto Rey

Born 1966

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1628 ACTOR

Frédéric Desager

Born 1969

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Éric De Staercke

Born 1962

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1658 ACTOR

Jackie Berger

Born 1948

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1661 ACTOR

Erika Cool

Born 1953

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1669 ACTOR

Leopold von Verschuer

Born 1961

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1676 ACTOR

Karin Clercq

Born 1972

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1680 ACTOR

Gaëtan Wenders

Born 1968

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Cécile Telerman

Born 1965

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David Bursztein

Born 1963

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Jacques Maury (acteur 1903)

Born 1903

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1765 ACTOR

Frederik Haùgness

Born 1974

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1782 ACTOR

Élyane Célis

1914 - 1962

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1783 ACTOR

Laurence Oltuski

Born 1976

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1795 ACTOR

Robert Blome

1905 - 2003

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René Worms (acteur)

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Alain D'Hooghe

Born 1955

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Anne-Pascale Clairembourg

Born 1969

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1831 ACTOR

Nathalie Uffner

Born 1962

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1857 ACTOR

Georges Siatidis

Born 1963

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1866 ACTOR

Léon Dony

1929 - 2007

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1879 ACTOR

Alexandre Bultos

1749 - 1787

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1891 ACTOR

Marcus Thomas (actor)

Born 1950

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Jasmina Douieb

Born 1973

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1910 ACTOR

Martine Demaret

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1946 ACTOR

Jane Faber

1880 - 1968

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1970 ACTOR

Anne Campion

Born 1929

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1972 ACTOR

Benjamin Jungers

Born 1986

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2036 ACTOR

Charles Mahieu

1894 - 1964

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2069 ACTOR

Léontine Massart

1885 - 1980

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2082 ACTOR

Stéphane Custers

Born 1970

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2092 ACTOR

Eugénie Doche

1821 - 1900

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2106 ACTOR

Jean-Claude Frison

Born 1946

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2139 ACTOR

Gauthier de Fauconval

Born 1983

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2149 ACTOR

Georges Jamin

1906 - 1971

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2179 ACTOR

John Dobrynine

Born 1946

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2195 ACTOR

Sabine André

Born 1913

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2217 ACTOR

Benjamin Egner

Born 1972

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2218 ACTOR

Simone Max

1903 - 1983

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2221 ACTOR

Denise Carvenne

1918 - 1980

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2225 ACTOR

Julia Cuypers

1871 - 1952

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2226 ACTOR

Philippe van Kessel

Born 1946

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2234 ACTOR

Charles Kleinberg

1937 - 2013

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Guy de la Berg

1937 - 2014

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Salomé Richard

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2318 ACTOR

Marcel Josz

1899 - 1984

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2324 ACTOR

Nicole Hanot

Born 1950

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2337 ACTOR

Valentina Ricci

Born 1992

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2351 ACTOR

Thomas Stuyck

Born 1980

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2370 ACTOR

Neil Hallett

1924 - 2004

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2396 ACTOR

Claude Étienne

1917 - 1992

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2409 ACTOR

Albert Cavens

1906 - 1985

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2433 ACTOR

Andrée Guize

1908 - 1988

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2455 ACTOR

Pascaline Crêvecoeur

Born 1982

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2465 ACTOR

Jacques Vitry

Born 1887

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2468 ACTOR

Françoise Oriane

Born 1940

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2473 ACTOR

Eugénie D'Hannetaire

1746 - 1816

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2477 ACTOR

Jacques Huisman

1910 - 2001

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2492 ACTOR

Didier Gesquière

Born 1961

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2541 ACTOR

Esther Deltenre

1877 - 1958

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2618 ACTOR

Jean-Pierre Loriot

1926 - 1997

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2646 ACTOR

Mary Massart

1891 - 1993

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2650 ACTOR

Léa Gray

1903 - 1987

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2672 ACTOR

Jean-Pierre Valère

Born 1947

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2698 ACTOR

Charles Tutelier

1897 - 1996

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2701 ACTOR

Amélie Nikisch

1862 - 1938

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2708 ACTOR

Corentin Lobet

Born 1979

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2729 ACTOR

André Simon (acteur)

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2738 ACTOR

Gabriela Barros

Born 1988

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2742 ACTOR

Marcel Berteau

1922 - 2003

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2764 ACTOR

Soufiane Chilah

Born 1991

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2787 ACTOR

Anne Victoire Metzler

Born 1984

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2822 ACTOR

Élise de Vère

1879 - 1934

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2823 ACTOR

Catherine Dejardin

1939 - 2005

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2848 ACTOR

Paul Sablon

Born 1888

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2880 ACTOR

Jules Raucourt

1890 - 1967

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2904 ACTOR

Francine Vendel

1931 - 1998

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2920 ACTOR

Monique Dorsel

Born 1930

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3003 ACTOR

Fiammetta Ortega

Died 1999

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3018 ACTOR

Nicolas d'Ambreville

1863 - 1923

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3054 ACTOR

Alain Nitchaeff

Born 1953

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3077 ACTOR

Frederik Vanmelle

1936 - 1985

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3090 ACTOR

Valérie Bauchau

Born 1976

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3117 ACTOR

Elisabeth Samblowsky

1899 - 1985

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3153 ACTOR

Bernard De Coster

1954 - 1991

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3163 ACTOR

Valentine Petit (actrice)

1873 - 1951

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3204 ACTOR

Cooper (acteur)

1845 - 1914

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3234 ACTOR

Gustave Libeau

1877 - 1957

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3251 ACTOR

Lucien Charbonnier

1899 - 1985

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3283 ACTOR

Édouard Bréville

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3304 ACTOR

Hélène Donnen

Born 1876

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3325 ACTOR

Charline Rose

Born 1964

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3355 ACTOR

Christopher Tölle

Born 1980

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3394 ACTOR

Clémentine de Vère

1888 - 1973

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Réginald

1881 - 1951

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3463 ACTOR

Lucien Mussière

1890 - 1973

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3514 ACTOR

Emile Evrard

1882 - 1943

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3524 ACTOR

Liliane Simonet

Born 1921

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