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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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Showing 22 of 313 notable people

0011 FOOTBALL

Raymond Goethals

1921 - 2004

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0022 SCULPTOR

Olivier Strebelle

1927 - 2017

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0035 CARTOONIST

Mitacq

1927 - 1994

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0061 ACADEMIC

Raymond M. Lemaire

1921 - 1997

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0069 FILM

Jacques Boigelot

Born 1929

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0073 PHYSICIAN

André Wynen

1923 - 2007

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0111 POLITICIAN

Lydia De Pauw

Born 1929

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0119 BIOLOGIST

Jean Bouillon

1926 - 2009

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0128 SCREENWRITER

Annette Wademant

1928 - 2017

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0129 PAINTER

Jacqueline Mesmaeker

Born 1929

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0163 BASKET

François De Pauw

1926 - 2009

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0199 POLITICIAN

Yves du Monceau de Bergendal

1922 - 2013

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0243 WORLD WAR

Michelle Dumon

1921 - 2017

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0246 BUSINESS

Michel Couvreur

1928 - 2013

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0269 LAWYER

Jacques Lepaffe

1923 - 2010

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0271 ILLUSTRATOR

Jacques Nannan

1928 - 2008

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0280 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Jacquemyns

Born 1929

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0281 POLITICIAN

Jean Verstappen

Born 1923

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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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0297 ARCHITECT

Jacques Wybauw

1925 - 2005

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0313 JAZZ

Henri Carels

1927 - 2009

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