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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.

170017501800185019001950
  • Politics & Law
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  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Music
  • Film & TV
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Showing 19 of 345 notable people

0004 FOOTBALL

Silvio Proto

Born 1983

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0018 FOOTBALL

Grégory Dufer

Born 1981

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0068 FOOTBALL

Yanis Papassarantis

Born 1988

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0075 RAPPER

JeanJass

Born 1988

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0093 FOOTBALL

Vittorio Villano

Born 1988

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0144 ACTOR

Guillaume Kerbusch

Born 1988

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0156 WRITER

Rémi Bertrand

Born 1982

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0173 PRESENTER

Fanny Jandrain

Born 1985

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0174 POET

Damien Spleeters

Born 1986

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0213 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Bourdon

Born 1981

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0220 SINGER

Mochélan

Born 1983

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0236 FOOTBALL

Charly Konstantinidis

Born 1985

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0243 CLARINET

Jean-Luc Votano

Born 1982

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0248 LAWYER

Nicolas Tzanetatos

Born 1981

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0250 LAWYER

Antoine Tanzilli

Born 1980

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0259 POLITICIAN

Graziana Trotta

Born 1984

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0264 FOOTBALL

Damien Miceli

Born 1984

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0274 POLITICIAN

Alisson De Clercq

Born 1982

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0339 PLAYER

Grégory Obert

Born 1981

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