50.6394° N, 5.5707° E
LIEGE
Most Famous People Born in Liege, Belgium
- Notable people
- 1,054
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1906
- Most distinctive
- Conductor 5.9×
A former prince-bishopric and Walloon steel capital whose bench is unusually saturated with music and the visual arts — the outsized Conductor count and a thick Composer bench trace the Conservatoire royal de Liège lineage, while the Artist and Painter clusters plus a disproportionate Sculptor count are a Flemish-primitive inheritance refracted through a francophone city. The Architect bump quietly nods at the Meuse-valley building tradition.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Liege during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Liege Is Known For
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Politician is Liege's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (133).
Liege over-indexes on conductor — 5.9× the global rate.
Liege under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Liege's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Music
- Science
- Other
Clément Léonard
1864 - 1903
Albert Delpérée
1912 - 1984
Désiré de Lille
Born 1885
Paul Arku
1947 - 2011
Lambert de Ryckman
1664 - 1731
Jean Allard (homme politique, 1901-1969)
1901 - 1969
Bobby Naret
1914 - 1991
Pascal Mohy
Born 1980
Alfred Magis
1840 - 1921
Jules de Laminne
1876 - 1957
Vincent Daenen
Born 1980
Félix-Étienne Ledent
1816 - 1886
Madeleine Herman de Blic
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Lambert de Hasse-de Grand-Ry
1808 - 1872
Charles van Marcke de Lummen
1843 - 1928
Jean-Claude Riga
Born 1952
Paul Firket
1899 - 1942
Kid Dussart
1921 - 2002
Theunis Wypart
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Jean-Gabriel Raelet
Born 1968
Ricardo Gutiérrez
Born 1966
Émile de Bronckart
1813 - 1884
André Borbé
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Pascal Braconier
1860 - 1942
Sabine Mathus
Born 1962
François Jozic
Born 1973
Julien Rahier
Born 1983
Jean Goulet
1877 - 1965
Albert Alsteen
1916 - 1981
Aristide Brixhe
1800 - 1863
Yves Teicher
Born 1962
Lucien Brouha
1899 - 1968
Arnaud Duchesne
Born 1978
Josée Lejeune
Born 1959
Anne-Michèle Hannon
Born 1953
Jean Bertholet (colonel)
1753 - 1823
Anne Muni
Born 1994
Albert Daulne
1915 - 1992
Philippe Henri Coclers van Wyck
1738 - 1804
Robert George (rower)
Born 1932
Jean-Nicolas Robert
1788 - 1858
Sébastien Xhrouet
Born 1977
José Bourguignon
1929 - 1982
François Renard
1907 - 1980
Jules De Neumostier
1905 - 1989
Albert Paulis
1875 - 1933
Jean Lausier
1922 - 2004
Anne-Françoise Theunissen
Born 1943
Nicolas Petit-Biquet
1907 - 1959
Fernand Schreurs
1900 - 1970
Valère Hénault
1872 - 1935
Nestor Crahay
1860 - 1931
Jules Keppenne
1851 - 1918
Joseph Borguet
Born 1951
Arnaud Stiepen
Born 1986
Laure Bruni
1886 - 1975
Gangulphe Andryane
1753 - 1828
Servais Duriau
1701 - 1775
Arthur Xhignesse
1873 - 1941
J. Jonlet
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Hervé Borbé
Born 1965
Pierre Petry
1945 - 2017
Olivier Duchâteau
1876 - 1939
Gwyneth Vanaenrode
Born 2000
Jules Moineau
1858 - 1934
Marthe Dupont
1892 - 1979
Alain Peltier
1948 - 2005
Maurice Devignée
1882 - 1969
Georges Chaudoir
1890 - 1969
Philippe Waxweiler
Born 1943
Nathan Bolaers
Born 1991
Maurice Gysemberg
1927 - 2001
Jacques Wynants
1940 - 2018
Véronique Brisy
Born 1960
Hubert-Guillaume Blonden
1816 - 1881
Didier Defourny
Born 1966
Jason Koxvold
Born 1977
Edouard Whettnall
1839 - 1903
Alfred D'Hont
1840 - 1900
Gérard Hophra
Born 1989
Léopold Hauben
Born 1912
Olivier Poumay
Born 1967
Chrysostome Libote
1595 - 1675
Pierre Mardaga
1937 - 2006
Étienne Éthaire
Born 1973
Maurizio Bellet
Born 1952
Joseph Coppé
1927 - 2011
Léon Bataille
1920 - 2004
Maurice Raskin (violoniste)
1906 - 1984
Pierre Stasse
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Yolande Van Der Straeten
Born 1966
Chas Dolne
1902 - 1976
Robert Gillon (syndicaliste)
1927 - 1993
Francine Dauven
Born 1949
Paul-François Vranken
Born 1947
Adolphe Eymael
1830 - 1904
Valerie Barthelemy
Born 1991
Claude Hardenne
Born 1946
Colin Glesner
Born 1994
Joseph Nusbaum
1876 - 1950
Alain B. L. Gérard
Born 1932
Philippe Wéry
Born 1967
Pascale Lora Schyns
Born 1964
Jean-Louis Lejaxhe
Born 1964
Armand Glesener
1905 - 1989
Adolphe de Macar
1847 - 1918
Simon Vatriquant
1892 - 1966
Frédéric Nyst
1939 - 2011
Luc Pilmeyer
Born 1960
Guillaume Héris
1657 - 1724
Martin-Joseph Adrien
1766 - 1823
Ignace de Saint-François
Died 1688
Pierre Thimus
Born 1961
Julien Delaite
1868 - 1928
Jacques Delruelle
Born 1930
Florian Glesner
Born 1992
Joseph Neuville
1807 - 1890
Laetitia Bica
Born 1981
Albert Wolf
1915 - 1989
Léon Pety de Thozée
1841 - 1912
Antonino Lombardo
Born 1957
Hadelin Viellevoye
1914 - 2010
Jean-Denis Le Doyen
1751 - 1802
Johann Deodatus Friedrich von Bayar
1700 - 1776
Toussaint Renson
1898 - 1986
Yves Becko
1943 - 2004
Walerand-Lambert de Ryckman
1624 - 1694
Annabel Romedenne
Born 1972
Julien Brochard
1926 - 2004
Jules-Philippe Godard
1899 - 1978
Marc Ronvaux
Born 1958
Géo Dambermont
1909 - 1970
Jean Van Crombrugge
1922 - 1995
Théodore de Theux
1789 - 1846
Aegidius Ursinus de Vivere
1577 - 1647
Eugène Maon
1931 - 2015
Pierre Lorquet
Born 1966
Jean-Chrysostome de Saint-Matthieu
Died 1652
Victor Van Michel
Born 1912
Eugène Niquet
1877 - 1943
Jacques Urbain
Died 2018
Joseph-Jean Goulet
1870 - 1951
Maurice Bolsée
Born 1935
Maxime Gaudoux
Born 1990
Delphine Barbason
Born 1985
Patrick Krémer
Born 1955
Émile Louis Ansiaux
1804 - 1874
Auguste Rouma
1802 - 1874
Jean-Marie Potesta de Waleffes
1773 - 1851
Julien Weiler
1844 - 1909
Alex Mondose
1893 - 1972
Elisabeth Piette
1785 - 1852
Jean-Claude Lebeau
Born 1979
Henri Hébrant
Born 1904