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CHARLEROI

Most Famous People Born in Charleroi, Belgium

Notable people
345
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1936
Most distinctive
Architect 3.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Charleroi during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Charleroi Is Known For

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Politician is Charleroi's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (75).

Charleroi over-indexes on architect3.3× the global rate.

Charleroi under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician75
  2. Football35
  3. Painter18
  4. Writer16
  5. Lawyer15
  6. Sport13
  7. Actor12
  8. Artist11
  1. Architect103.3×
  2. Artist113.1×
  3. Lawyer152.5×
  4. Sport132.3×
  5. Poet82.2×
  6. Painter182.0×
  7. Politician751.8×
  8. Business61.7×
  1. Actor120.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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345 notable people

0001 ASTRONOMER

Georges Lemaître

1894 - 1966

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0002 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Chantal Mouffe

Born 1943

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0003 PHILOSOPHER

Joseph Maréchal

1878 - 1944

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0004 FOOTBALL

Silvio Proto

Born 1983

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0005 SINGER

Loïc Nottet

Born 1996

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0006 FOOTBALL

Théo Bongonda

Born 1995

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0007 FOOTBALL

Alexandre Czerniatynski

Born 1960

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0008 SINGER

Mélanie De Biasio

Born 1978

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0009 PAINTER

François-Joseph Navez

1787 - 1869

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0010 ACADEMIC

Léon Rosenfeld

1904 - 1974

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0011 LAWYER

Jules Destrée

1863 - 1936

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0012 ARTIST

Dupa

1945 - 2000

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0013 ARCHITECT

Victor Bourgeois

1897 - 1962

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0014 FOOTBALL

Régis Genaux

1973 - 2008

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0015 CONDUCTOR

André Souris

1899 - 1970

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0016 ACTOR

Dominique Wilms

Born 1930

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0017 PROFESSOR

Hervé Hasquin

Born 1942

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0018 FOOTBALL

Grégory Dufer

Born 1981

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0019 FOOTBALL

Toni Brogno

Born 1973

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0020 ASTROPHYSICIST

Pol Swings

1906 - 1983

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0021 POLITICIAN

Joëlle Milquet

Born 1961

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0022 CHOCOLATIER

Pierre Marcolini

Born 1964

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0023 PHOTOGRAPHER

Léonard Misonne

1870 - 1943

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0024 POET

Marcel Thiry

1897 - 1977

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0025 FILM

Thierry Michel

Born 1952

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0026 ACTOR

Pierre Michael

1932 - 2001

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0027 LINGUIST

Marc Wilmet

1938 - 2018

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0028 POLITICIAN

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe

Born 1944

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0029 WRITER

Jacob Campo Weyerman

1677 - 1747

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0030 FOOTBALL

Guillaume Hubert

Born 1994

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0031 SPORT

Éloi Meulenberg

1912 - 1989

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0032 PLAYER

Jacques Brichant

1930 - 2011

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0033 WRITER

Xavier Hanotte

Born 1960

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0034 POLITICIAN

Paul Finet

1897 - 1965

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0035 POET

Achille Chavée

1906 - 1969

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0036 ACTOR

Monica Swinn

Born 1948

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0037 FOOTBALL

Loris Brogno

Born 1992

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0038 SPORT

Hector Heusghem

1890 - 1982

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0039 PHILOSOPHER

Marcel Paquet

1947 - 2014

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0040 FOOTBALL

Felice Mazzu

Born 1966

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0041 SINGER

Solange Berry

Born 1932

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0042 CYCLIST

Henry George (cyclist)

1891 - 1976

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0043 PAINTER

Fernand Verhaegen

1883 - 1975

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0044 ARTIST

Franz (auteur)

1948 - 2003

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0045 FOOTBALL

Dorian Dessoleil

Born 1992

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0046 SPORT

Louis Heusghem

1882 - 1939

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0047 PAINTER

Charles Delporte (artist)

1928 - 2012

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0048 SPORT

Charles Meunier

1903 - 1971

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0049 ACTOR

Philippe d'Avilla

Born 1973

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0050 MODEL

Georgette Berger

1901 - 1986

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0051 FOOTBALL

Jacques Duquesne (footballer)

Born 1940

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0052 SPORT

Enzo Wouters

Born 1996

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0053 PLAYER

Pierre Neuville

Born 1943

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0054 POET

Pierre Bourgeois

1898 - 1976

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0055 PLAYWRIGHT

José-André Lacour

1919 - 2005

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0056 COMPOSER

Fernand Le Borne

1862 - 1929

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0057 JUDO

Marisabel Lomba

Born 1974

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0058 POLITICIAN

Eudore Pirmez

1830 - 1890

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0059 FENCER

Gaston Salmon

1878 - 1918

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0060 ASTRONOMER

Paul Melchior (professeur)

1925 - 2004

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0061 POLITICIAN

Richard Miller

Born 1954

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0062 PAINTER

Nestor Cambier

1879 - 1957

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0063 CONDUCTOR

Fernand Quinet

1898 - 1971

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0064 FILM

Olivier Masset-Depasse

Born 1971

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0065 POLITICIAN

Claude Rolin

Born 1957

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0066 JESUIT

Richard De Smet

1916 - 1997

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0067 MUSIC

Fabrice Lig

Born 1972

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0068 FOOTBALL

Yanis Papassarantis

Born 1988

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0069 LAWYER

Mischaël Modrikamen

Born 1966

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0070 FOOTBALL

Paolino Bertaccini

Born 1997

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0071 MUSIC

Michel Hatzigeorgiou

Born 1961

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0072 HISTORIAN

Philippe Destatte

Born 1954

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0073 SCULPTOR

Alphonse Darville

1910 - 1990

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0074 OPERA

Isabelle Kabatu

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0075 RAPPER

JeanJass

Born 1988

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0076 POET

Bruno Destrée

1867 - 1919

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0077 SINGER

Jeff Bodart

1962 - 2008

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0078 ARCHITECT

Maurice Culot

Born 1937

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0079 CHEF

S. G. Sender

1930 - 2009

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0080 CHEMIST

Jean-Marie André

Born 1944

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0081 ACTIVIST

Jean Van Lierde

1926 - 2006

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0082 FINANCIER

Maurice Frère

1890 - 1970

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0083 ACTOR

Berthe Bady

1872 - 1921

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0084 ACTOR

Françoise Gillard

Born 1973

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0085 PAINTER

Charles Szymkowicz

Born 1948

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0086 PRESENTER

Karen Minier

Born 1973

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0087 PAINTER

Marthe Guillain

1890 - 1974

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0088 POLITICIAN

Philippe Henry

Born 1971

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0089 SPORT

Michel Coulon

Born 1947

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0090 PAINTER

Mig Quinet

1906 - 2001

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0091 ATHLETIC

Ismael Debjani

Born 1990

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0092 COMPOSER

Annette Vande Gorne

Born 1946

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0093 FOOTBALL

Vittorio Villano

Born 1988

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0094 PAINTER

Ben Genaux

1911 - 1996

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0095 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Raoul-Marc Jennar

Born 1946

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0096 FOOTBALL

Dante Brogno

Born 1966

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0097 ACTOR

Sophie Verbeeck

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0098 PHILOSOPHER

Marc Richir

1943 - 2015

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0099 FOOTBALL

Charles Jacobs (football)

1948 - 2013

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0100 FILM

Jean-Claude Bernardet

Born 1936

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0101 FOOTBALL

Alexandre Teklak

Born 1975

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0102 POLITICIAN

Prosper Teughels

1889 - 1942

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0103 JOURNALIST

Pol Vandromme

1927 - 2009

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0104 LAWYER

Christian Panier

Born 1951

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0105 POLITICIAN

Charles Pire

1941 - 2012

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0106 PAINTER

Marcel Delmotte

1901 - 1984

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0107 SPORT

René Pedroli

1914 - 1986

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0108 ARCHITECT

Marcel Leborgne

1898 - 1978

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0109 NOVELIST

Peter Randa

1911 - 1979

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0110 BUSINESS

Jean-Jacques Desandrouin

1682 - 1761

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0111 WRITER

Jean-Marie Defossez

Born 1971

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0112 WRITER

Patrick Delperdange

Born 1960

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0113 CHANSONNIER

Jacques Bertrand (chansonnier)

1817 - 1884

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0114 SPORT

Joseph Huts

1913 - 1995

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0115 ARTIST

Sergio Salma

Born 1960

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0116 FOOTBALL

Pietro Perdichizzi

Born 1992

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0117 ARTIST

Serge Gennaux

Born 1938

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0118 LAWYER

Paul Pastur

1866 - 1938

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0119 SPORT

Martin Maes

Born 1997

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0120 SINGER

Paul Louka

1936 - 2011

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0121 MUSIC

Robert Wangermée

1920 - 2019

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0122 TRADE UNION

Élie Baussart

1887 - 1965

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0123 SPORT

Walter Dalgal

Born 1954

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0124 ACTIVIST

Jules Hiernaux

1881 - 1944

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0125 POLITICIAN

Jacques Van Gompel

Born 1947

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0126 ARTIST

Olivier Grenson

Born 1962

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0127 PAINTER

Remy van den Abeele

1918 - 2006

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0128 WRITER

Françoise Nimal

Born 1967

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0129 FILM

Guy-Marc Hinant

Born 1960

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0130 ARTIST

Dominique David (auteur)

Born 1960

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0131 PLAYWRIGHT

Daniel Simon

Born 1952

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0132 ANIMATEUR

Bernard Perpète

1961 - 2006

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0133 CRIMINAL

Pierre Carette

Born 1952

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0134 PAINTER

Gilberte Dumont

1910 - 1989

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0135 PAINTER

Yves Bossut

Born 1941

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0136 POLITICIAN

Emir Kir

Born 1968

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0137 POLITICIAN

Étienne Knoops

Born 1934

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0138 ARTIST

Johan Muyle

Born 1956

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0139 SPORT

Léon Jomaux

1922 - 1980

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0140 THEOLOGIAN

Henry de Dorlodot

1855 - 1929

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0141 PRIEST

Paul Lebeau (jésuite)

1925 - 2012

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0142 POLITICIAN

François-Joseph-Théodore Desandrouin

1740 - 1802

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0143 SPORT

Henri Bertrand (cyclist)

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0144 ACTOR

Guillaume Kerbusch

Born 1988

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0145 BASKET

Yvan Delsarte

1929 - 2019

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0146 WRITER

Jean-Luc Fauconnier

Born 1941

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0147 HISTORIAN

Maurice-Aurélien Arnould

1914 - 2001

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0148 POLITICIAN

Oscar Behogne

1900 - 1970

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0149 SINGER

William Dunker

Born 1959

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0150 ACTOR

Anne Alexandre (actrice)

1920 - 2010

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0151 POLITICIAN

Guillaume Dumont

1787 - 1855

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0152 WRITER

Émile Lempereur

1909 - 2009

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0153 BUSINESS

Gérald Frère

Born 1951

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0154 SINGER

Tony Marlow

Born 1954

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0155 PRESENTER

Jean-Michel Zecca

Born 1968

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0156 WRITER

Rémi Bertrand

Born 1982

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0157 PRIEST

Albert Hublet

1896 - 1973

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0158 HISTORIAN

Sébastien Dubois (historien)

Born 1977

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0159 ACTOR

Carmela Locantore

Born 1957

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0160 SOCIOLOGIST

Jacques Dofny

1923 - 1994

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0161 POLITICIAN

Véronique Cornet

1968 - 2015

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0162 POET

Jean-Luc Wauthier

1950 - 2015

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0163 FOOTBALL

Vital Loraux

1925 - 2013

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0164 LAWYER

Jules Audent

1834 - 1910

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0165 JEWELLER

Jeanne Toussaint

1887 - 1976

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0166 FOOTBALL

Jacques Culot

Born 1933

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0167 PLAYWRIGHT

Jacques Henrard

1920 - 2008

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0168 PUBLISHER

Jean Dupuis

1875 - 1952

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0169 PHILOLOGIST

Fernand Mayence

1879 - 1959

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0170 SOCIOLOGIST

Axel Gryspeerdt

Born 1944

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0171 SCHOLAR

Maurice Gilbert

Born 1934

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0172 FOOTBALL

André Stassart

Born 1937

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0173 PRESENTER

Fanny Jandrain

Born 1985

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0174 POET

Damien Spleeters

Born 1986

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0175 ARCHITECT

Jacques Depelsenaire

1923 - 2009

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0176 WRITER

Daniel Charneux

Born 1955

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0177 POLITICIAN

Jean-Jacques Viseur

Born 1946

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0178 POET

Marcel Havrenne

1912 - 1957

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0179 PAINTER

Didier Matrige

1961 - 2008

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0180 LAWYER

Özlem Özen

Born 1978

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0181 OFFICER

Édouard Michel du Faing d'Aigremont

1855 - 1931

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0182 POLITICIAN

Joël Riguelle

Born 1954

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0183 FOOTBALL

Mehdi Khchab

Born 1991

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0184 SCULPTOR

Émile Souply

1933 - 2013

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0185 WRITER

René-Pierre Hasquin

1919 - 2015

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0186 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Pierre Rion

Born 1959

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0187 FOOTBALL

Grégory Lazitch

Born 1992

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0188 ARTIST

Lapuss

Born 1979

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0189 ART HISTORIAN

Simon Brigode

1902 - 1978

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0190 PHYSICIST

Guy Tavernier

1924 - 1996

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0191 LAWYER

Éric Massin

Born 1963

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0192 SCREENWRITER

Gabrielle Borile

Born 1953

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0193 PHARMACOLOGIST

Edgard Zunz

1874 - 1939

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0194 ACTOR

Elliot Jenicot

Born 1962

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0195 JUDO

Daniel Guldemont

Born 1953

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0196 ARTIST

Éric Loutte

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0197 PRESBYTER

Jean Levie

1885 - 1965

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0198 JOURNALIST

François de Brigode

Born 1962

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0199 ÉDITEUR

Charles Dupuis (éditeur)

1918 - 2002

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0200 POLITICIAN

Valter Catarra

1961 - 2018

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0201 FOOTBALL

Jean-Pol Spaute

1943 - 2009

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0202 MONK

Adrien Nocent

1913 - 1996

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0203 COMPOSER

Yvan Dailly

1916 - 1983

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0204 PAINTER

Roger Hanotiau

1927 - 2018

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0205 COMPOSER

Léo Souris

1911 - 1990

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0206 BUSINESS

Jean-Marie Stanislas Desandrouin

1738 - 1821

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0207 PAINTER

Yvon Vandycke

1942 - 2000

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0208 FOOTBALL

Steven Godfroid

Born 1990

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0209 POET

Michel Lambiotte

1921 - 2013

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0210 POLITICIAN

Émile Buisset

1869 - 1925

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0211 POLITICIAN

Philippe Charlier (homme politique)

Born 1951

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0212 POLITICIAN

Adhémar Hennaut

1899 - 1977

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0213 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Bourdon

Born 1981

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0214 COMPOSER

Louis Delune

1876 - 1940

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0215 POLITICIAN

Edmond Yernaux

1894 - 1977

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0216 PRIEST

Jean-Baptiste Decrolière

1839 - 1899

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0217 POLITICIAN

Jules Bufquin des Essarts

1849 - 1914

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0218 COMPOSER

Sylvain Vouillemin

1910 - 1995

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0219 JUDO

Adrien Quertinmont

Born 1993

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0220 SINGER

Mochélan

Born 1983

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0221 POLITICIAN

Ernest Drion du Chapois

1869 - 1942

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0222 FOOTBALL

Georget Bertoncello

1943 - 2019

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0223 FOOTBALL

André Colasse

Born 1943

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0224 POLITICIAN

Paul-François Huart-Chapel

1770 - 1850

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0225 ARCHITECT

Léon Guiannotte

1891 - 1976

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0226 POLITICIAN

Cyprien Devilers

Born 1974

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0227 POLITICIAN

Joseph Tirou

1876 - 1952

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0228 WRITER

Frans C. Lemaire

Born 1927

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0229 POLITICIAN

Éric André

1955 - 2005

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0230 POLITICIAN

Hicham Imane

Born 1975

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0231 PHYSICIAN

Charles Dupret

1812 - 1902

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0232 POLITICIAN

Anthony Dufrane

Born 1977

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0233 POLITICIAN

Patrick Moriau

1951 - 2013

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0234 WRITER

Raymond Troye

1908 - 2003

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0235 ENTREPRENEUR

Pierre Mathieu

1704 - 1778

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0236 FOOTBALL

Charly Konstantinidis

Born 1985

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0237 POLITICIAN

Xavier Desgain

Born 1960

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0238 PRESENTER

Christine Massy

Born 1979

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0239 POLITICIAN

Serdar Kilic

Born 1979

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0240 SINGER

Ferdinand Davaux

1878 - 1918

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0241 SPORT

Loïc Pestiaux

Born 1991

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0242 PAINTER

Marie Meuret-Philippot

1887 - 1939

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0243 CLARINET

Jean-Luc Votano

Born 1982

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0244 BUSINESS

Pierre Salik

Born 1930

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0245 PAINTER

Fernand Dresse

1916 - 1993

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0246 DANCER

Barbara Tausia

Born 1977

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0247 JOURNALIST

Georges Huercano-Hidalgo

Born 1962

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0248 LAWYER

Nicolas Tzanetatos

Born 1981

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0249 POLITICIAN

Julie Patte

Born 1976

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0250 LAWYER

Antoine Tanzilli

Born 1980

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0251 ARCHITECT

Auguste Cador

1822 - 1904

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0252 ENGINEER

Basile Parent

1807 - 1866

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0253 POLITICIAN

Yves Binon

Born 1964

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0254 ARTIST

Adam Devreux

Born 1969

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0255 POLITICIAN

Claude Hubaux

1920 - 1979

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0256 POLITICIAN

Jacques Hubert

1940 - 2000

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0257 POLITICIAN

Jean Caeluwaert

1846 - 1918

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0258 POLITICIAN

Maurice Dehu

Born 1952

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0259 POLITICIAN

Graziana Trotta

Born 1984

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0260 LAWYER

Marie-Françoise Nicaise

Born 1958

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0261 ACTOR

Martha Orlanda

1890 - 1945

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0262 POLITICIAN

André Baudson

1927 - 1998

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0263 SCENOGRAPHER

Francesco Biondo Dalla Casapiccola

Born 1963

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0264 FOOTBALL

Damien Miceli

Born 1984

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0265 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand Puissant

1785 - 1833

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0266 FOOTBALL

Marcel Gaillard (Belgian footballer)

1927 - 1976

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0267 DRIVER

Willy Longueville

Born 1910

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0268 POLITICIAN

Laurent Henquet

Born 1958

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0269 POLITICIAN

Alain Adriaens

Born 1949

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0270 POLITICIAN

Robert Dussart

1921 - 2011

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0271 MINER

Édouard Falony

1861 - 1939

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0272 POLITICIAN

Paul Timmermans

Born 1952

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0273 COMPOSER

Manuel Roland

Born 1978

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0274 POLITICIAN

Alisson De Clercq

Born 1982

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0275 CHEMIST

Philippe Dubois (chimiste)

Born 1965

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0276 POLITICIAN

Christine Poulin

Born 1962

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0277 LAWYER

Léon Furnémont

1861 - 1927

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0278 POLITICIAN

Pietro Pittalis

Born 1958

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0279 POLITICIAN

Gil Gilles

Born 1950

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0280 WRITER

Georgina Mongruel

1861 - 1953

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0281 POLITICIAN

Jacques De Grave

1942 - 2010

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0282 FOOTBALL

Mario Fasano

Born 1973

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0283 POLITICIAN

Théophile Finet

1837 - 1910

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0284 MILITANT

Georges Butaud

1868 - 1926

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0285 POLITICIAN

Eugène Van Walleghem

1882 - 1964

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0286 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste Cornez

1902 - 1955

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0287 POLITICIAN

Franz Janssens

1914 - 1985

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0288 POLITICIAN

Lodovico Sonego

Born 1956

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0289 POLITICIAN

Marc Harmegnies

Born 1947

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0290 PSYCHOLOGIST

Fernand Lechat

1895 - 1959

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0291 POLITICIAN

Eugène-François de Dorlodot

1783 - 1869

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0292 POLITICIAN

Pierre Lambillotte

1852 - 1919

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0293 LAWYER

Paul de Strexhe

1913 - 1999

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0294 PAINTER

Albert Philippot

1899 - 1974

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0295 POLITICIAN

Valentin Tincler

1898 - 1942

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0296 CURATOR

Pierre-Olivier Rollin

Born 1970

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0297 BOXER

Yigin Osman

Born 1971

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0298 FOOTBALL

Quentin Crommen

Born 1991

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0299 ENTREPRENEUR

Jacques Mathieu

1684 - 1747

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0300 POLITICIAN

André Bricout (homme politique)

1918 - 2003

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