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Most Famous Belgian Business People

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Belgium 1,246
70,874 AF Albert Frère Belgian Magnate 1926–2018
131,099 PP Peter Praet Peter Praet Belgian Executive b. 1949
607,628 AT Albert Thys Albert Thys Belgian Business 1849–1915
947,525 ID Ivan De Witte Belgian Chief Executive b. 1948
1,109,819 RD Roger De Clerck Belgian Entrepreneur 1924–2015
1,248,924 LL Louis Lens Belgian Entrepreneur 1924–2001
1,390,311 GV Gabriël Vandeputte Belgian Entrepreneur 1917–2002
1,652,795 MD Marcel de Roover Belgian Manufacturer 1890–1971
1,722,646 RD Raphaël de Bauer Belgian Bank 1843–1916
1,731,846 TV Theophil von Hompesch Belgian Business 1800–1853
1,856,622 FV François Vaxelaire François Vaxelaire Belgian Entrepreneur 1840–1920
1,867,467 MC Maurice Cauwe Belgian Business 1905–1985
2,217,258 JB Jean Baptiste Deffense Belgian Entrepreneur 1888–1969
2,239,302 JS Jean Stéphenne Belgian Business
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Inside Belgium Business People

14 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Belgium Business People peaked in the 1840s with 3 people.

What Belgium Business People Are Known For

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Entrepreneur are Belgium Business People's biggest group — 36% of all notables (5).

Belgium Business People over-index on entrepreneur — 100.2× the global rate.

  1. Entrepreneur5
  2. Business4
  3. Magnate1
  4. Executive1
  5. Chief Executive1
  6. Manufacturer1
  7. Bank1
  1. Entrepreneur5100.2×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Belgium Business People compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.