51.0237° N, 4.4829° E
MECHELEN
Most Famous People Born in Mechelen, Belgium
- Notable people
- 322
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1836
- Most distinctive
- Sculptor 12.8×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Mechelen during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Mechelen Is Known For
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Painter is Mechelen's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (58).
Mechelen over-indexes on sculptor — 12.8× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Mechelen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Steven Defour
Born 1988
Heinrich Isaac
1450 - 1517
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Born 1960
Rembert Dodoens
1517 - 1585
Frans Hogenberg
1535 - 1590
Philippe de Monte
1521 - 1603
Henry Bauchau
1913 - 2012
Rimbert
830 - 888
Marvin Ogunjimi
Born 1987
Michiel Coxie
1499 - 1592
Rik Wouters
1882 - 1916
Anthony Limbombe
Born 1994
Hans Bol
1534 - 1593
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
1889 - 1964
David Vinckboons
1576 - 1632
Herman de Coninck
1944 - 1997
Lucas Faydherbe
1617 - 1697
Adam de Coster
1586 - 1643
Philippe Couplet
1623 - 1693
Gerhard Dorn
1530 - 1584
Denis van Alsloot
1570 - 1626
William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford
1020 - 1071
Pierre-Joseph van Beneden
1809 - 1894
Rombout Verhulst
1624 - 1698
Luc Van den Brande
Born 1945
Jeroen Simaeys
Born 1985
Louis Royer
1793 - 1868
Jan Philip van Thielen
1618 - 1667
Mayken Verhulst
1518 - 1599
Goswin de Stassart
1780 - 1854
Crispin van den Broeck
1523 - 1591
William de Croÿ (bishop)
1498 - 1521
Bart Somers
Born 1964
Vic Nees
1936 - 2013
Adrianus Petit Coclico
1499 - 1562
Guy of Avesnes
1253 - 1317
Alexander Colyn
1527 - 1612
Mike Verstraeten
Born 1967
Susannah Hornebolt
1503 - 1545
Henry Bate of Mechelen
1246 - 1310
Ludwig van Beethoven (1712–1773)
1712 - 1773
Lucas Franchoys the Younger
1616 - 1681
Pieter Stevens II
1567 - 1624
Abraham van den Kerckhoven
1618 - 1702
Vincent Sellaer
1490 - 1564
Luc Deflo
1958 - 2018
Peter Franchoys
1606 - 1654
Robert Jan Verbelen
1911 - 1990
Pieter van Avont
1600 - 1652
Anthonis van Obbergen
1543 - 1611
Hendrick van den Broeck
1519 - 1597
Julien Stevens
Born 1943
Willem van den Blocke
1550 - 1628
Christophe de Longueil
1488 - 1522
Gerard Bosch van Drakestein
1887 - 1972
Rombout II Keldermans
1460 - 1531
Eugène Dupréel
1879 - 1967
Gerard de Ridefort
1141 - 1189
Frans Verbeeck
1510 - 1570
Michel van Esbroeck
1934 - 2003
Fernand Goyvaerts
1938 - 2004
Jan Standonck
1454 - 1504
Elias Cobbaut
Born 1997
Jan Diddens
1906 - 1972
Jan Snellinck
1548 - 1638
Yani Urdinov
Born 1991
Eptic
Born 1993
Philips van der Aa
Died 1586
Jan Denef
Born 1951
Mathias Hovius
1542 - 1620
Jan van de Venne
1590 - 1651
Albert de Cleyn
1917 - 1990
Victor Scheppers
1802 - 1877
Ignacio de Ries
1612 - 1661
Jean de Latre
1510 - 1569
Théodore Nouwens
1908 - 1974
Willy Voet
Born 1945
Hans Somers
Born 1978
Ferdinand Elle
1570 - 1637
Charles Van Beveren
1809 - 1850
Jos Deschoenmaecker
Born 1947
Emile Waxweiler
1867 - 1916
Désiré Bourgeois
1908 - 1996
Irma Laplasse
1904 - 1945
Willem Boy
1520 - 1592
Grimbald
827 - 901
Francis Coster
1532 - 1619
Ludovicus Episcopius
1520 - 1595
Hendrick Aerts
1570 - 1603
Raphael Coxie
1540 - 1616
Lucas Franchoys the Elder
1574 - 1643
Rinaldo del Mel
1554 - 1598
Jan Burssens
1925 - 2002
Stallone Limbombe
Born 1991
Henricus Brucaeus
1530 - 1593
Rik De Saedeleer
1924 - 2013
Nand Peeters
1918 - 1998
Willem van den Broeck
1530 - 1580
Kenny Van Hoevelen
Born 1983
Mark Uytterhoeven
Born 1957
Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba
1559 - 1607
Hendrik Herregouts
1633 - 1704
Ferry Carondelet
1473 - 1528
Charles Emmanuel Biset
1633 - 1680
Rudolf Werthen
Born 1946
Joseph Jan Baptiste de Bay
1779 - 1863
Louis Pevernagie
1904 - 1970
Gottfried Huyn von Geleen
1595 - 1657
Jacob de Punder
1527 - 1570
Frans Boels
1555 - 1596
Kreng (musician)
Born 1975
Victor Lemberechts
1924 - 1992
Greta De Reyghere
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Augustinus Hunnaeus
1521 - 1577
Robert Groslot
Born 1951
Hendrik Faydherbe
1574 - 1629
Paul Goossens
Born 1943
John Nost
Died 1710
Tim Mertens
Born 1986
Joannes Sturmius Mechlinianus
1559 - 1650
Franz II. von Taxis
1514 - 1543
Frei Carlos
Died 1540
Peter Cabus
1923 - 2000
Willy Anthoons
1911 - 1982
Jan Coxie
1629 - 1670
Frans Crabbe van Espleghem
1480 - 1553
Karel Van Isacker
1913 - 2010
François Stella
1563 - 1605
Camilia Blereau
Born 1952
Josse Le Plat
1732 - 1810
Egide Walschaerts
1820 - 1901
Kaat Tilley
1959 - 2012
Jean-Louis Van Geel
1787 - 1852
Jean de Wachtendonck
1592 - 1668
Yana Vastavel
Born 1999
William of Malines
Died 1145
Theodoor Verhaegen
1701 - 1759
Pietro de Lignis
1577 - 1627
Chris Joris
Born 1952
Oswald Onghers
1628 - 1706
Sebastiaen van Aken
1648 - 1722
Gustaaf Van Cauter
Born 1948
Tine Deckers
Born 1978
Carry Goossens
Born 1953
Frans Vervloet
1795 - 1872
Günther Neefs
Born 1965
Arnao de Flandes
Died 1544
Jacques De Crucque
1520 - 1584
Diego de Astor
1587 - 1650
Henri Bosmans
1852 - 1928
Corneille-François de Nélis
1736 - 1798
Jean-Paul Laenen
1931 - 2012
Jan Anthonie Coxie
1660 - 1720
Jan Van Esbroeck
Born 1968
Arendt de Roy
1559 - 1589
Staf Nees
1901 - 1965
Pierre Corneille van Geel
1796 - 1838
Frans van den Zype (chanoine)
1580 - 1650
Juan Ramón Koenig
1623 - 1709
Werner Callebaut
1952 - 2014
Gaston Relens
1909 - 2011
Jan Segers
Born 1929
Antoon Spinoy
1906 - 1967
Koen Augustijnen
Born 1967
Marcel Laurens
Born 1952
Patrick Verschueren
Born 1962
Tine Van Aerschot
Born 1961
Salomon Vredeman de Vries
1556 - 1604
Willy Meysmans
Born 1930
Libert of Saint-Trond
Died 783
Edmond de la Coste
1788 - 1870
Marc Hendrickx
Born 1968
Rob Vanoudenhoven
Born 1968
Karel Verleye
1920 - 2002
Gommaert van der Gracht
1590 - 1639
Albert van Hoogenbemt
1900 - 1964
Cornélis Vander Veken
1666 - 1740
Jeannine Meulemans
Born 1951
Vic Moeremans
1913 - 1999
Armand De Ceuninck
1858 - 1935
Eddy Casteels
Born 1960
Frank Vaganée
Born 1966
Maria Faydherbe
1587 - 1643
Hendrik Gijsmans
Born 1544
Hugo Karel Van Aken
Born 1951
Melchior Goubau d'Hovorst
1757 - 1836
Bo Geens
Born 1995
Raymond de Meester de Betzenbroeck
1904 - 1995
Jules Ortegat
1857 - 1925
Dirk Van de Put
Born 1959
Frans Langhemans
1661 - 1720
Alexandre François Ghislain van der Fosse
1769 - 1840
Sabir Bougrine
Born 1996
Guy Mees
1935 - 2003
Raymond de Meester de Betzenbroeck (homme politiqu
1841 - 1907
Ayyoub Allach
Born 1998
Björn De Coninck
Born 1977
Florent de Brouwer de Hogendorp
1807 - 1871
Olivier Cauwenbergh
Born 1987
Henri Verbrugghe
1929 - 2009
Pierre Gevaert
Born 1928
Jo Leemans
Born 1927
Antoine Van Hammée
1836 - 1903
Philibert Mees
1929 - 2006
Jost de Laval
Died 1585
Piet de Groof
1931 - 2014
Francis Dessain
1875 - 1951
Henri Adolphe Schaep
1826 - 1870
Dyricke Gerarde
1550 - 1590
Antoine François Cosyns
1875 - 1936
Charles du Trieu de Terdonck
1790 - 1861
Marc Laureys
Born 1963
Adolphe Deprince
1901 - 1995
Ignatius Croon
1639 - 1667
Marie-Thérèse Joniaux
1844 - 1923
Hyacinthe van der Fosse
1770 - 1834
Désiré Paternoster
Born 1887
Rosine De Dijn
Born 1941
Georges Marlow
1872 - 1947
Marcel Moens
1892 - 1962
Jean-Henri de Perceval
1786 - 1842
Birger Van de Ven
Born 1982
Robert Coppens
1550 - 1603
Jean-François-Xavier Estrix
1766 - 1826
Fouad Ahidar
Born 1973
Alex Fain
1912 - 2009
Remigius Hogenberg
1536 - 1588
Cornelis Smet
Died 1592
Pierre-Marie Doutrelant
1941 - 1987
Anne Hooper (Protestant)
Died 1555
Irène Deliège
Born 1933
Henri Coppens (football, 1918)
1918 - 2003
François Almery
-
Jean-Baptiste le Saive der Jüngere
1604 - 1641
Antonius Galli
1505 - 1565
Else De Wachter
Born 1974
Gustave Langenus
1883 - 1957
Edgard Poelmans
1884 - 1932
Rombaut Pauwels
1625 - 1692
Thomas de Paep
1630 - 1670
Hendrick van den Zype
1577 - 1659
Alban Collignon
1876 - 1955
Jean Neeffs
1576 - 1656
Victor Fris
1843 - 1913
Crispinus van Stappen
1465 - 1532
Cyriel Neefs
1899 - 1976
Jan van Haelbeck
Died 1630
Philippe Van der Meeren
1667 - 1707
Oscar Van Kesbeeck
1886 - 1943
Frans Brusselmans
1893 - 1967
Lucien Van de Velde
1931 - 2013
Cornelius Wischaven
1509 - 1559
Philippe Duc
1550 - 1586
Antoon Faydherbe
Died 1653
Raoul Peeters
Born 1947
Alfons Buts
1899 - 1976
Nicasius de Sille
1543 - 1600
Daniel Maes
1966 - 2007
Jean-François Van Geel
1756 - 1830
Ernst Künnecke
1938 - 2002
Jan Verlinden
Born 1977
Philippe de Rullecourt
1744 - 1781
Jozef Verbert
1899 - 1954
Jean-François Henot
1799 - 1865
Guillaume Hergosse
1640 - 1711
Gert van Egen
Died 1612
Isidore Smets
1901 - 1976
Charles Frison
1921 - 2010
Caspar Heidanus
1530 - 1586
Roland Van Goethem
Born 1947
Félix van den Branden de Reeth
1809 - 1867
Yvonne Van Bets
Born 1929
Philip Vinckeboons
1545 - 1601
Armand de Perceval
Born 1818
Cornelius Roelans
1450 - 1525
Roger de Taxis
1513 - 1593
Arnao Esterlin
1510 - 1593
Matthias Van Steenberghe
Born 1977
Jacques De Weerdt
1867 - 1942
Victor Van Dyck
1862 - 1949
John Ward (Schlagzeuger)
1927 - 2015
Yves Joseph Poullet
1760 - 1841
Bernard De Noter
1749 - 1832
Jean François Michel
1697 - 1772
Gaston Norès
1894 - 1958
Cornelis van der Beck
Died 1694
Gerard de la Vallée
1596 - 1695
Daam Foulon
Born 1999
Ludovico de Susio
1595 - 1640
Albert Hellebaut
1868 - 1951
Louis Grootaërs
1788 - 1867
Leo De Maeyer
1927 - 2014
Victoire Van Nuffel
Born 1937
Carine Feyten
-
Frans Reyniers
1928 - 1996
Jean-Charles de Nelis
1748 - 1834
Emile de Meester de Ravestein
1812 - 1889
Diego Van Looy
Born 1990
Adolphe Van den Wiele
1803 - 1843
Marie Alexandrine Snoy
1704 - 1794