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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 75 of 345 notable people

0021 POLITICIAN

Joëlle Milquet

Born 1961

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0028 POLITICIAN

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe

Born 1944

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0034 POLITICIAN

Paul Finet

1897 - 1965

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0058 POLITICIAN

Eudore Pirmez

1830 - 1890

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0061 POLITICIAN

Richard Miller

Born 1954

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0065 POLITICIAN

Claude Rolin

Born 1957

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0088 POLITICIAN

Philippe Henry

Born 1971

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0102 POLITICIAN

Prosper Teughels

1889 - 1942

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0105 POLITICIAN

Charles Pire

1941 - 2012

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0125 POLITICIAN

Jacques Van Gompel

Born 1947

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0136 POLITICIAN

Emir Kir

Born 1968

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0137 POLITICIAN

Étienne Knoops

Born 1934

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0142 POLITICIAN

François-Joseph-Théodore Desandrouin

1740 - 1802

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0148 POLITICIAN

Oscar Behogne

1900 - 1970

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0151 POLITICIAN

Guillaume Dumont

1787 - 1855

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0161 POLITICIAN

Véronique Cornet

1968 - 2015

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0177 POLITICIAN

Jean-Jacques Viseur

Born 1946

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0182 POLITICIAN

Joël Riguelle

Born 1954

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0200 POLITICIAN

Valter Catarra

1961 - 2018

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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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0215 POLITICIAN

Edmond Yernaux

1894 - 1977

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0217 POLITICIAN

Jules Bufquin des Essarts

1849 - 1914

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0221 POLITICIAN

Ernest Drion du Chapois

1869 - 1942

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0224 POLITICIAN

Paul-François Huart-Chapel

1770 - 1850

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0226 POLITICIAN

Cyprien Devilers

Born 1974

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0227 POLITICIAN

Joseph Tirou

1876 - 1952

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0229 POLITICIAN

Éric André

1955 - 2005

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0230 POLITICIAN

Hicham Imane

Born 1975

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0232 POLITICIAN

Anthony Dufrane

Born 1977

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0233 POLITICIAN

Patrick Moriau

1951 - 2013

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0237 POLITICIAN

Xavier Desgain

Born 1960

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0239 POLITICIAN

Serdar Kilic

Born 1979

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0249 POLITICIAN

Julie Patte

Born 1976

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0253 POLITICIAN

Yves Binon

Born 1964

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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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0262 POLITICIAN

André Baudson

1927 - 1998

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0265 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand Puissant

1785 - 1833

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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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0272 POLITICIAN

Paul Timmermans

Born 1952

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0274 POLITICIAN

Alisson De Clercq

Born 1982

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0276 POLITICIAN

Christine Poulin

Born 1962

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0278 POLITICIAN

Pietro Pittalis

Born 1958

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0279 POLITICIAN

Gil Gilles

Born 1950

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0281 POLITICIAN

Jacques De Grave

1942 - 2010

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0283 POLITICIAN

Théophile Finet

1837 - 1910

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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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0291 POLITICIAN

Eugène-François de Dorlodot

1783 - 1869

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0292 POLITICIAN

Pierre Lambillotte

1852 - 1919

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0295 POLITICIAN

Valentin Tincler

1898 - 1942

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0300 POLITICIAN

André Bricout (homme politique)

1918 - 2003

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0301 POLITICIAN

Isabelle Privé

Born 1972

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0302 POLITICIAN

Désiré Cnudde

1884 - 1964

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0303 POLITICIAN

Philippe Dallons

1952 - 2001

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0306 POLITICIAN

Mirella Minne

Born 1945

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0309 POLITICIAN

Danielle Van Lombeek-Jacobs

Born 1968

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0310 POLITICIAN

Claudette Coorens

1940 - 1993

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0317 POLITICIAN

Edmond Leclercq

1867 - 1959

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0319 POLITICIAN

René Dupriez

1895 - 1950

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0323 POLITICIAN

Jules Isaac (Charleroi)

1830 - 1885

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0329 POLITICIAN

Eugène Amour de Cartier

1803 - 1869

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0331 POLITICIAN

René Thône

1894 - 1968

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0342 POLITICIAN

Eugène Dailly

1814 - 1873

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0343 POLITICIAN

Louis Berlaimont

1881 - 1950

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