50.8773° N, 4.7042° E
LEUVEN
Most Famous People Born in Leuven, Belgium
- Notable people
- 355
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1941
- Most distinctive
- Abbé 345.0×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Leuven during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Leuven Is Known For
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Politician is Leuven's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (53).
Leuven over-indexes on abbé — 345.0× the global rate.
Leuven under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Leuven's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Science
- Music
- Other
Stienes Longin
Born 1991
Libert de Pape
1618 - 1682
Ferdinand d'Udekem
1798 - 1853
Jean-Michel Clajot
Born 1971
Xavier Jacquelart
1767 - 1856
René Ceuppens
1911 - 1980
Fernand de Ryckman de Betz
1871 - 1961
Sabrina Broos
Born 1985
Marie-Thérèse Heyvaert
1912 - 2003
Jaak Merchez
1943 - 2006
Marie-Thérèse Coenen
Born 1955
Maarten Vlasselaer
Born 1989
François de Cannart d'Hamale
1803 - 1888
Aziz Albishari
Born 1965
Hugues Wailliez
Born 1969
Philippe De Brouwer
Born 1969
Brigitte Wiaux
Born 1958
Jos Van Assche
Born 1950
Théodore Smolders
1809 - 1899
Victor Courtois
1907 - 1960
Pierre Van Den Perre
1619 - 1695
Léon Vanderkelen
1856 - 1915
Didier Bats
Born 1993
Victor Vanderkelen
1851 - 1932
Yoren de Smet
Born 1994
Charles Van der Linden
1523 - 1576
Pierre Dunion
1827 - 1888
Philipp von Arenberg
1848 - 1906
Louis Van den Berghe
1495 - 1558
François van Langendonck
1868 - 1950
Jean Maes (abbé)
1592 - 1647
Ambroise van Engelen
1515 - 1543
Anne-Claire Cornet
Born 1960
Arne Van Gelder
Born 1997
Frans van der Hulst
Died 1530
Guillaume Van den Calstre
Died 1316
Gérard van Goetsenhoven
Died 1434
Jo Deman
Born 1983
François Generé
1762 - 1778
Jérôme de Waerseghere
1668 - 1730
Henri de Redinghen
Died 1339
Pierre Boels
Died 1586
Jules d'Udekem
1824 - 1864
Dirk Naessens
Born 1974
Paul Naster
1913 - 1998
Henry Moeller
1852 - 1918
Jean Baptiste De Rode
Born 1851
Regillio Tuur
Born 1986
Jean de Louvain
Died 1554
Frans Van den Zype (médecin)
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Gerrit Boels
1516 - 1548
Jean Bogard
Died 1634
Floris Van der Haer
1547 - 1634
François-Marie Van Langendonck
1760 - 1836
Charles Moeller (historian)
1838 - 1922