50.8036° N, 4.3326° E

DROGENBOS

Most Famous People Born in Drogenbos, Belgium

Notable people
313
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1955
Most distinctive
Driver 7.2×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Drogenbos Is Known For

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Politician is Drogenbos's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (55).

Drogenbos over-indexes on driver7.2× the global rate.

Drogenbos under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician55
  2. Football19
  3. Actor19
  4. Writer16
  5. Artist12
  6. Sport10
  7. Lawyer10
  8. Film8
  1. Driver77.2×
  2. Artist123.7×
  3. Film82.1×
  4. Sport101.9×
  5. Hockey71.9×
  6. Lawyer101.8×
  7. Architect51.8×
  8. Athletic61.8×
  1. Football190.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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313 notable people

0001 FOOTBALL

Vincent Kompany

Born 1986

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0002 COUNT

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

1724 - 1799

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0003 COMEDIAN

François Damiens

Born 1973

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0004 QUEEN

Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Born 1973

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0005 ACTOR

Alexandra Vandernoot

Born 1965

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0006 MATHEMATICIAN

Jacques Tits

Born 1930

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0007 ACTOR

Anouk Grinberg

Born 1963

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0008 PRIEST

John of Ruusbroec

1293 - 1381

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0009 FOOTBALL

Dedryck Boyata

Born 1990

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0010 PAINTER

Jean-Michel Folon

1934 - 2005

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0011 FOOTBALL

Raymond Goethals

1921 - 2004

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0012 PHYSICIST

Jean Bricmont

Born 1952

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0013 POLITICIAN

Pierre Harmel

1911 - 2009

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0014 SPORT

Axel Merckx

Born 1972

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0015 SCULPTOR

Delphine Boël

Born 1968

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0016 POLITICIAN

Paul Vanden Boeynants

1919 - 2001

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0017 ECONOMIST

Paul De Grauwe

Born 1946

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0018 ACTOR

Marie Kremer

Born 1982

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0019 FILM

Joachim Lafosse

Born 1975

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0020 ACTOR

Ronald Guttman

Born 1952

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0021 ACTOR

Philippe Volter

1959 - 2005

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0022 SCULPTOR

Olivier Strebelle

1927 - 2017

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0023 WRITER

Geert van Istendael

Born 1947

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0024 SPORT

Kenny Dehaes

Born 1984

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0025 LAWYER

Gilles de Kerchove

Born 1956

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0026 RAPPER

Roméo Elvis

Born 1992

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0027 FOOTBALL

David Hubert

Born 1988

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0028 ATHLETIC

Anne Zagré

Born 1990

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0029 ICHTHYOLOGIST

Max Poll

1908 - 1991

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0030 FILM

Frédéric Fonteyne

Born 1968

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0031 POLITICIAN

Jacques Neirynck

Born 1931

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0032 POLITICIAN

Danny Pieters

Born 1956

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0033 WRITER

Albert t'Serstevens

1886 - 1974

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0034 ACTOR

Sandrine Blancke

Born 1979

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0035 CARTOONIST

Mitacq

1927 - 1994

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0036 MODEL

Alizée Poulicek

Born 1987

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0037 FOOTBALL

Louis Van Hege

1889 - 1975

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0038 JUDO

Jenny Gal

Born 1969

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0039 POLITICIAN

Eric Van Rompuy

Born 1949

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0040 COMICS

Thierry Culliford

Born 1955

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0041 ACTIVIST

Robert Steuckers

Born 1956

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0042 FOOTBALL

Jacques Moeschal (footballer)

1900 - 1956

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0043 PROFESSOR

Jean-Jacques Quisquater

Born 1945

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0044 JAZZ

Simon Gronowski

Born 1931

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0045 FOOTBALL

Jean de Bie

1892 - 1961

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0046 BASKET

Maxime De Zeeuw

Born 1987

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0047 SPORT

Jean-Marie Wampers

Born 1959

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0048 SINGER

Angèle (singer)

Born 1995

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0049 PLAYER

Arthur De Greef (tennis)

Born 1992

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0050 SCHOLAR

Armand Abel

1903 - 1973

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0051 POLITICIAN

Jacques van Ypersele de Strihou

Born 1936

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0052 RIDER

Roger De Coster

Born 1944

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0053 WRITER

Alexandre Poussin

Born 1970

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0054 ACTOR

Astrid Whettnall

Born 1971

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0055 LAWYER

Piet Vermeylen

1904 - 1991

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0056 ATHLETIC

Cynthia Bolingo

Born 1993

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0057 WRITER

Grégoire Polet

Born 1978

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0058 CHOREOGRAPHER

Damien Jalet

Born 1976

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0059 PUBLISHER

Robert Denoël

1902 - 1945

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0060 FOOTBALL

Joseph Musch

1893 - 1971

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0061 ACADEMIC

Raymond M. Lemaire

1921 - 1997

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0062 ARTIST

Joseph Loeckx

Born 1937

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0063 ART HISTORIAN

Thierry Groensteen

Born 1957

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0064 POLITICIAN

Bernard Clerfayt

Born 1961

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0065 ARCHITECT

Jacques Moeschal (architect)

1913 - 2004

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0066 JUMPER

Philippe Lejeune (cavalier)

Born 1960

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0067 ARTIST

Alcante

Born 1970

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0068 HISTORIAN

François de Callataÿ

Born 1961

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0069 FILM

Jacques Boigelot

Born 1929

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0070 CINEMA

Manuel Dacosse

Born 1977

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0071 PAINTER

Félix De Boeck

1898 - 1995

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0072 WRITER

Vincent Engel

Born 1963

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0073 PHYSICIAN

André Wynen

1923 - 2007

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0074 WRITER

Philippe Graton

Born 1961

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0075 ACTOR

Stéphanie Blanchoud

Born 1981

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0076 SWIMMER

François Heersbrandt

Born 1989

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0077 CARTOONIST

Francis (auteur)

1937 - 1994

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0078 SKIER

Rudolf Cranz

1918 - 1941

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0079 PLAYER

Joachim Gérard

Born 1988

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0080 ATHLETIC

Arnaud Destatte

Born 1988

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0081 DRIVER

Loris Hezemans

Born 1997

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0082 BASKET

Kostja Mushidi

Born 1998

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0083 FOOTBALL

Cécile De Gernier

Born 1986

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0084 SPORT

Christophe Prémont

Born 1989

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0085 PAINTER

Walter Swennen

Born 1946

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0086 NOBLE

Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz

1936 - 2008

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0087 FOOTBALL

Yannick Ferrera

Born 1980

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0088 DRIVER

Maxime Martin

Born 1986

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0089 ARCHITECT

Joseph Diongre

1878 - 1963

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0090 POLITICIAN

Sarah Turine

Born 1973

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0091 PAINTER

Camille De Taeye

1938 - 2013

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0092 POLITICIAN

Paul De Ridder

Born 1948

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0093 COUNT

Sybille de Selys Longchamps

Born 1941

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0094 POLITICIAN

Peter Van Rompuy

Born 1980

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0095 PRIEST

Jean-Luc Hudsyn

Born 1947

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0096 SINGER

Paul Severs

1948 - 2019

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0097 LAWYER

Benoît Dejemeppe

Born 1951

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0098 SINGER

Frank Vander linden

Born 1962

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0099 SCIENTIST

Éric Remacle

1960 - 2013

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0100 PHYSICIAN

Marianne Merchez

Born 1960

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0101 POLITICIAN

Pierre Galand

Born 1940

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0102 BUSINESS

Jan Huyghebaert

Born 1945

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0103 FOOTBALL

Jules Lavigne

1901 - 1957

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0104 GEOGRAPHER

Éric Lambin

Born 1962

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0105 PLAYER

Kris Goossens

Born 1974

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0106 HOCKEY

Gauthier Boccard

Born 1991

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0107 SINGER

Willy Sommers

Born 1952

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0108 SPORT

Dimitri Peyskens

Born 1991

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0109 HOCKEY

Jérôme Truyens

Born 1987

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0110 INVENTOR

Guilly d'Herbemont

1888 - 1980

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0111 POLITICIAN

Lydia De Pauw

Born 1929

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0112 SCULPTOR

John Cluysenaar

1899 - 1986

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0113 FOOTBALL

Georges Meuris

1907 - 1984

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0114 ARTIST

Olivier Speltens

Born 1971

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0115 POLITICIAN

Johan Demol

Born 1957

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0116 MISSING

Gottfried von Bismarck

1962 - 2007

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0117 FILM

Patrick Ledoux

Born 1934

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0118 PLAYWRIGHT

Mythic

Born 1947

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0119 BIOLOGIST

Jean Bouillon

1926 - 2009

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0120 ACTOR

Mieke De Groote

Born 1958

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0121 ACTOR

Jean-Benoît Ugeux

Born 1975

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0122 COMICS

Bom

Born 1950

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0123 POLITICIAN

Elke Roex

Born 1974

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0124 ACTOR

Suzanne Christy

1904 - 1974

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0125 JOURNALIST

Philippe Vandooren

1935 - 2000

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0126 ACTOR

Thierry Janssen

Born 1972

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0127 SINGER

Frédéric Jannin

Born 1956

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0128 SCREENWRITER

Annette Wademant

1928 - 2017

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0129 PAINTER

Jacqueline Mesmaeker

Born 1929

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0130 MODEL

Arnaud Lemaire

Born 1975

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0131 FOOTBALL

François Kompany

Born 1989

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0132 FOOTBALL

Dirk Vekeman

1960 - 2013

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0133 CARTOONIST

Thierry Bouüaert

Born 1964

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0134 FILM

Éloïse Lang

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0135 SCREENWRITER

Guillaume Senez

Born 1978

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0136 LAWYER

Oscar Coomans de Brachène

1915 - 2003

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0137 WRITER

Corinne Hoex

Born 1946

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0138 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Nicolas Cauwe

Born 1961

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0139 ACTOR

Alain Claessens

1947 - 2004

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0140 FOOTBALL

Alan Haydock

Born 1976

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0141 POLITICIAN

Bruno Tuybens

Born 1961

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0142 WRITER

Diane Meur

Born 1970

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0143 DANCER

Aubert Vanderlinden

Born 1985

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0144 GYMNAST

Jimmy Verbaeys

Born 1993

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0145 POLITICIAN

Geneviève Ryckmans

Born 1930

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0146 ARCHITECT

Yves Ghiai

Born 1957

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0147 SWIMMER

Liesbet Dreesen

Born 1976

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0148 JOURNALIST

Thierry Bellefroid

Born 1966

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0149 JOURNALIST

David Boéri

Born 1971

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0150 POLITICIAN

Frieda Van Themsche

Born 1955

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0151 ARTIST

Louis-Michel Carpentier

Born 1944

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0152 PLAYER

André Lacroix (tennis)

1908 - 1992

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0153 SCULPTOR

Louise Ochsé

1884 - 1944

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0154 HOCKEY

Aisling D'Hooghe

Born 1994

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0155 ACTOR

Frédéric Dussenne

Born 1963

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0156 JOURNALIST

Ivan De Vadder

Born 1964

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0157 ATHLETIC

Dirk Vanderherten

Born 1957

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0158 ARCHITECT

Pierre Puttemans

1933 - 2013

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0159 PRINCE

Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein

Born 1974

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0160 ACTOR

Amir Ben Abdelmoumen

Born 1998

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0161 POLITICIAN

Annemie Maes

Born 1966

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0162 SCREENWRITER

Giles Daoust

Born 1979

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0163 BASKET

François De Pauw

1926 - 2009

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0164 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant

Born 1960

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0165 SINGER

Vincent Venet

Born 1969

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0166 ARTIST

François Maingoval

Born 1975

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0167 WRITER

Guy Denis

Born 1942

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0168 HOCKEY

Louise Cavenaile

Born 1989

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0169 HOCKEY

Anouk Raes

Born 1988

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0170 EGYPTOLOGIST

Marianne Michel

Born 1967

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0171 POLITICIAN

Françoise Dupuis

Born 1949

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0172 POLITICIAN

Olivier de Clippele

Born 1959

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0173 POLITICIAN

Michel Demaret

1940 - 2000

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0174 FILM

Miel Van Hoogenbemt

Born 1958

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0175 FILM

Luc Jabon

Born 1948

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0176 POLITICIAN

Jean-Paul Wahl

Born 1955

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0177 NOVELIST

Pierre Efratas

Born 1951

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0178 POLITICIAN

Catherine Moureaux

Born 1978

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0179 POLITICIAN

Jean-François Istasse

Born 1950

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0180 COSTUME DESIGNER

Nathalie Leborgne

Born 1965

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0181 EGYPTOLOGIST

Laurent Bavay

Born 1972

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0182 ACADEMIC

Guy R. Cornelis

Born 1946

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0183 SINGER

Veronica Codesal

Born 1977

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0184 HISTORIAN

Michel Dumoulin (historien)

Born 1950

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0185 PAINTER

Gilles Brenta

Born 1943

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0186 WRITER

Alain Bosquet de Thoran

1933 - 2012

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0187 FOOTBALL

Nicola Hatefi

Born 1991

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0188 SINGER

Jill Vandermeulen

Born 1987

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0189 SAXOPHONIST

Stéphane Mercier

Born 1970

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0190 SPORT

Daniel Rossel

Born 1960

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0191 PHOTOGRAPHER

Philippe Biermé

Born 1945

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0192 THEATRE

Albert-André Lheureux

Born 1945

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0193 ACTOR

Paul Anrieu

Born 1930

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0194 NOVELIST

Marie-Eve Sténuit

Born 1955

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0195 FOOTBALL

Johnny Velkeneers

Born 1950

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0196 ATHLETIC

Damien Broothaerts

Born 1983

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0197 ENGINEER

Marcel Crochet

Born 1938

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0198 DRIVER

Michel Neugarten

Born 1957

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0199 POLITICIAN

Yves du Monceau de Bergendal

1922 - 2013

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0200 ARTIST

Vincent Dugomier

Born 1964

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0201 HUMANIST

Sonja Eggerickx

Born 1947

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0202 POLITICIAN

Xavier De Bue

1860 - 1925

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0203 ARTIST

Yves Urbain (dessinateur)

Born 1957

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0204 FOOTBALL

Michel Lomme

Born 1955

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0205 POLITICIAN

Jacqueline Rousseaux

Born 1950

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0206 LAW

Frans Vanistendael

Born 1948

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0207 POLITICIAN

Paul Galand

Born 1943

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0208 ARTIST

Frank Theys

Born 1963

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0209 LAWYER

Guillaume Wittouck

1749 - 1829

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0210 TRADE UNION

François Janssens (syndicaliste)

1943 - 1995

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0211 NOVELIST

François Muir

1955 - 1997

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0212 POLITICIAN

Raoul Tack

1895 - 1973

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0213 DOCTEUR

Éric Tomas

Born 1948

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0214 WRITER

Henri Gourdin

Born 1948

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0215 ARTIST

Olivier Pâques

Born 1977

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0216 JOURNALIST

Jean-Paul Andret

Born 1946

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0217 WRITER

Jean-Michel Aubevert

Born 1952

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0218 POLITICIAN

Anne Lambelin

Born 1987

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0219 POLITICIAN

Christian Verougstraete

Born 1950

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0220 POLITICIAN

Yves de Jonghe d'Ardoye d'Erp

Born 1953

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0221 LAWYER

Claude Desmedt

1939 - 2012

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0222 ENGINEER

Pierre Klees

Born 1933

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0223 FILM

Edmond Bernhard

1919 - 2001

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0224 POLITICIAN

Jacques Hoyaux

1930 - 2013

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0225 PAINTER

Marc Janson

Born 1930

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0226 COMÉDIEN

Jérôme de Warzée

Born 1970

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0227 HOCKEY

Gaëlle Valcke

Born 1986

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0228 BOTANIST

Léon Delvosalle

1915 - 2012

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0229 SOLOIST

Anne-Claude Villars

-

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0230 HOCKEY

Benjamin Van Hove

Born 1981

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0231 DRIVER

Willy Braillard

Born 1946

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0232 PRESENTER

Joëlle Scoriels

Born 1978

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0233 ARTIST

Cédric Hervan

Born 1981

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0234 POLITICIAN

Pierre Rolin

Born 1963

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0235 LAWYER

Yoeri Vastersavendts

Born 1971

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0236 POLITICIAN

Boris Dilliès

Born 1972

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0237 DRIVER

Pascal Gaban

Born 1965

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0238 RADIO

André Torrent

Born 1945

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0239 POLITICIAN

Marc Loewenstein

Born 1977

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0240 ARTIST

Jacques Landrain

1953 - 2009

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0241 ACTOR

Aurora Marion

Born 1985

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0242 BASKET

Marc Deheneffe

Born 1961

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0243 WORLD WAR

Michelle Dumon

1921 - 2017

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0244 POLITICIAN

Françoise Bertieaux

Born 1958

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0245 POLITICIAN

Herman Vergels

1887 - 1957

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0246 BUSINESS

Michel Couvreur

1928 - 2013

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0247 POLITICIAN

Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven

Born 1973

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0248 PRIEST

Philips Erard van der Noot

1638 - 1730

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0249 ESSAYIST

Christian Bussy

1936 - 2019

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0250 WRITER

Gunter Segers

Born 1968

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0251 POLITICIAN

Audrey Rorive

Born 1973

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0252 MATHEMATICIAN

Paul Camion

Born 1932

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0253 POLITICIAN

Ridouane Chahid

Born 1977

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0254 SPORT

André Zoltan

Born 1945

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0255 ATHLETIC

Guy Moreau

Born 1954

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0256 GOVERNOR

Gilles Mahieu

Born 1964

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0257 POLITICIAN

Guillaume Melckmans

1871 - 1932

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0258 POLITICIAN

Myriam Delacroix-Rolin

Born 1951

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0259 JOURNALIST

Barbara Mertens

Born 1968

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0260 POLITICIAN

Tim Vandenput

Born 1971

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0261 DOCTEUR

Claire Geraets

Born 1952

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0262 LAWYER

Nathalie Gilson

Born 1965

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0263 WRITER

Jean-Noël Missa

Born 1960

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0264 LAWYER

Éric van Weddingen

Born 1948

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0265 PLAYER

Cécile De Wilde

Born 1990

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0266 POLITICIAN

Béatrice Fraiteur

Born 1956

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0267 POLITICIAN

Michèle Hasquin-Nahum

Born 1951

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0268 POLITICIAN

Marc Barvais

Born 1952

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0269 LAWYER

Jacques Lepaffe

1923 - 2010

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0270 POLITICIAN

Marie-Laure Stengers

Born 1951

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0271 ILLUSTRATOR

Jacques Nannan

1928 - 2008

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0272 SPORT

Véronique Dugailly

Born 1967

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0273 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Cornelissen

Born 1949

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0274 RADIO

Ricky Fox

Born 1957

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0275 PHYSICIST

Henri Van Damme

Born 1946

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0276 POLITICIAN

Alain Trussart

Born 1956

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0277 HISTORIAN

Guillaume Jacquemyns

1867 - 1969

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0278 FENCER

Thierry Soumagne

Born 1953

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0279 HISTORIAN

Patricia Radelet-de Grave

Born 1948

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0280 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Jacquemyns

Born 1929

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0281 POLITICIAN

Jean Verstappen

Born 1923

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0282 POLITICIAN

Françoise Hermant

Born 1931

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0283 FENCER

Stefan Joos

Born 1963

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0284 DRIVER

Maxime Soulet

Born 1983

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0285 POLITICIAN

Jean Coulonvaux

1918 - 1995

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0286 ACTOR

Franky Simon

Born 1972

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0287 PHOTOGRAPHER

Virginie Nguyen Hoang

Born 1987

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0288 ARTIST

Maellyse Brassart

Born 2001

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0289 WRITER

Thierry Demey

Born 1958

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0290 FENCER

René Van Den Driessche

Born 1928

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0291 CIVIL SERVICE

Fernand Spaak

1923 - 1981

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0292 WRITER

Pierre Guyaut-Genon

Born 1950

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0293 ACTOR

Nicolas Géal

Born 1980

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0294 SPORT

Jacques Delval

Born 1908

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0295 MILITAR

Claude De Bruyn

1943 - 2020

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0296 SPORT

Charly Bouvy

1942 - 2003

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0297 ARCHITECT

Jacques Wybauw

1925 - 2005

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0298 MUSIC

Luc Hensill

Born 1948

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0299 BIOCHEMIST

Eric Westhof

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0300 EDITOR

George Houyoux

1901 - 1971

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