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NAMUR

Most Famous People Born in Namur, Belgium

Notable people
314
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1930
Most distinctive
Composer 2.9×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Namur during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Namur Is Known For

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Politician is Namur's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (62).

Namur over-indexes on composer — 2.9× the global rate.

Namur under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician62
  2. Football19
  3. Painter18
  4. Writer15
  5. Lawyer13
  6. Composer12
  7. Actor11
  8. Sport10
  1. Composer122.9×
  2. Lawyer132.4×
  3. Painter182.2×
  4. Artist72.2×
  5. Sport101.9×
  6. Film71.8×
  7. Politician621.7×
  8. Journalist81.6×
  1. Football190.6×
  2. Actor110.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Namur's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0007 POLITICIAN

Charles Michel

Born 1975

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0028 POLITICIAN

Charles de Berlaymont

1510 - 1578

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0034 POLITICIAN

François Bovesse

1890 - 1944

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0069 POLITICIAN

Pierre Jonckheer

Born 1951

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0082 POLITICIAN

José Daras

Born 1948

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0084 POLITICIAN

Richard Fournaux

Born 1963

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0089 POLITICIAN

Juliette Boulet

Born 1981

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0099 POLITICIAN

Jeanne de Bellem

1734 - 1790

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0103 POLITICIAN

Georges Gilkinet

Born 1971

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0128 POLITICIAN

Auguste Mélot

1871 - 1944

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0133 POLITICIAN

Antoine Barthélemy

1766 - 1832

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0134 POLITICIAN

Philippe Courard

Born 1966

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0135 POLITICIAN

Philippe Close

Born 1971

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0151 POLITICIAN

Anne Barzin

Born 1975

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0153 POLITICIAN

Florimond de Brouchoven de Bergeyck

1831 - 1908

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0154 POLITICIAN

André du Bus de Warnaffe

Born 1955

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0158 POLITICIAN

Camille Polfer

1924 - 1983

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0167 POLITICIAN

Éliane Tillieux

Born 1966

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0170 POLITICIAN

Caroline Persoons

Born 1965

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0178 POLITICIAN

Jean-Charles Luperto

Born 1973

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0180 POLITICIAN

Cécile Thibaut

Born 1967

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0183 POLITICIAN

Maurice Denis (homme politique)

1916 - 1978

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0186 POLITICIAN

Charles de Montpellier de Vedrin

1830 - 1914

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0187 POLITICIAN

Francis Detraux

1946 - 2016

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0188 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Yves Dermagne

Born 1980

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0190 POLITICIAN

Jean Barzin

1947 - 2018

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0192 POLITICIAN

Denis Mathen

Born 1965

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0194 POLITICIAN

Pierre Eloy

1776 - 1855

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0197 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste Brabant

1802 - 1872

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0199 POLITICIAN

Adrien de Montpellier de Vedrin

1871 - 1946

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0209 POLITICIAN

Gilles Mouyard

Born 1970

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0222 POLITICIAN

Jacques Étienne

Born 1949

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0227 POLITICIAN

Caroline Cassart-Mailleux

Born 1973

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0229 POLITICIAN

Léopold Zoude

1771 - 1853

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0230 POLITICIAN

Jacques-Joseph Brassine

1830 - 1899

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0238 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marie Séverin

Born 1941

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0239 POLITICIAN

Georges Lorand

1860 - 1918

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0241 POLITICIAN

Michel Lebrun (homme politique)

Born 1949

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0243 POLITICIAN

Gwenaëlle Grovonius

Born 1978

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0244 POLITICIAN

Stéphanie Thoron

Born 1977

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0247 POLITICIAN

Fastre I de Oisy

1040 - 1092

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0248 POLITICIAN

Zacharie Bababaswe

Born 1964

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0249 POLITICIAN

Valérie Déom

Born 1967

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0250 POLITICIAN

Patrick Bioul

Born 1952

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0252 POLITICIAN

Jean-Louis Close

1983 - 2000

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0254 POLITICIAN

Marie-Rose Cavalier-Bohon

Born 1948

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0255 POLITICIAN

Marie-Claire Lambert

Born 1948

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0257 POLITICIAN

Véronique Ghenne

Born 1970

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0258 POLITICIAN

Guy Milcamps

Born 1951

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0261 POLITICIAN

Alphonse de Woelmont

1799 - 1856

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0269 POLITICIAN

Justin de Labbeville

1817 - 1894

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0270 POLITICIAN

Léon Sasserath

1881 - 1958

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0273 POLITICIAN

Louis de Le Hoye

1786 - 1863

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0274 POLITICIAN

Fernand Pieltain

1893 - 1972

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0275 POLITICIAN

François Dautrebande

1786 - 1862

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0276 POLITICIAN

Alfred Monville

1857 - 1914

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0279 POLITICIAN

Edmond Piret-Goblet

1829 - 1915

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0280 POLITICIAN

Manuel Falcó y Osorio

1856 - 1927

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0287 POLITICIAN

Philippe Regnart

Born 1806

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0289 POLITICIAN

Isabelle Moinnet - Joiret

Born 1969

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0295 POLITICIAN

Arnaud Gavroy

Born 1963

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0302 POLITICIAN

René Close

1918 - 1977

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