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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 25 of 313 notable people

0006 MATHEMATICIAN

Jacques Tits

Born 1930

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0010 PAINTER

Jean-Michel Folon

1934 - 2005

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0031 POLITICIAN

Jacques Neirynck

Born 1931

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0044 JAZZ

Simon Gronowski

Born 1931

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0051 POLITICIAN

Jacques van Ypersele de Strihou

Born 1936

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0062 ARTIST

Joseph Loeckx

Born 1937

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0077 CARTOONIST

Francis (auteur)

1937 - 1994

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0086 NOBLE

Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz

1936 - 2008

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0091 PAINTER

Camille De Taeye

1938 - 2013

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0117 FILM

Patrick Ledoux

Born 1934

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0125 JOURNALIST

Philippe Vandooren

1935 - 2000

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0145 POLITICIAN

Geneviève Ryckmans

Born 1930

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0158 ARCHITECT

Pierre Puttemans

1933 - 2013

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0186 WRITER

Alain Bosquet de Thoran

1933 - 2012

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0193 ACTOR

Paul Anrieu

Born 1930

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0197 ENGINEER

Marcel Crochet

Born 1938

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0221 LAWYER

Claude Desmedt

1939 - 2012

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0222 ENGINEER

Pierre Klees

Born 1933

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0224 POLITICIAN

Jacques Hoyaux

1930 - 2013

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0225 PAINTER

Marc Janson

Born 1930

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0249 ESSAYIST

Christian Bussy

1936 - 2019

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0252 MATHEMATICIAN

Paul Camion

Born 1932

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0282 POLITICIAN

Françoise Hermant

Born 1931

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0309 BOXER

Pierre Cossemyns

1930 - 2001

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0311 DIPLOMAT

Philippe Berg

1939 - 2013

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