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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 driver — 7.2× 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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0017 ECONOMIST

Paul De Grauwe

Born 1946

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0023 WRITER

Geert van Istendael

Born 1947

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0039 POLITICIAN

Eric Van Rompuy

Born 1949

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0043 PROFESSOR

Jean-Jacques Quisquater

Born 1945

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0052 RIDER

Roger De Coster

Born 1944

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0085 PAINTER

Walter Swennen

Born 1946

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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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0095 PRIEST

Jean-Luc Hudsyn

Born 1947

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0096 SINGER

Paul Severs

1948 - 2019

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0101 POLITICIAN

Pierre Galand

Born 1940

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0102 BUSINESS

Jan Huyghebaert

Born 1945

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0118 PLAYWRIGHT

Mythic

Born 1947

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0137 WRITER

Corinne Hoex

Born 1946

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0139 ACTOR

Alain Claessens

1947 - 2004

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0151 ARTIST

Louis-Michel Carpentier

Born 1944

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0167 WRITER

Guy Denis

Born 1942

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0171 POLITICIAN

Françoise Dupuis

Born 1949

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0173 POLITICIAN

Michel Demaret

1940 - 2000

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0175 FILM

Luc Jabon

Born 1948

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0182 ACADEMIC

Guy R. Cornelis

Born 1946

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0185 PAINTER

Gilles Brenta

Born 1943

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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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0201 HUMANIST

Sonja Eggerickx

Born 1947

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0206 LAW

Frans Vanistendael

Born 1948

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0207 POLITICIAN

Paul Galand

Born 1943

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0210 TRADE UNION

François Janssens (syndicaliste)

1943 - 1995

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0213 DOCTEUR

Éric Tomas

Born 1948

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0214 WRITER

Henri Gourdin

Born 1948

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0216 JOURNALIST

Jean-Paul Andret

Born 1946

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0231 DRIVER

Willy Braillard

Born 1946

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0238 RADIO

André Torrent

Born 1945

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0254 SPORT

André Zoltan

Born 1945

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0264 LAWYER

Éric van Weddingen

Born 1948

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0273 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Cornelissen

Born 1949

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0275 PHYSICIST

Henri Van Damme

Born 1946

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0279 HISTORIAN

Patricia Radelet-de Grave

Born 1948

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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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0298 MUSIC

Luc Hensill

Born 1948

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0304 POLITICIAN

Emmanuel Hendrickx

Born 1940

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0305 POLITICIAN

Bernard Guillaume (homme politique)

Born 1949

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