Most Famous Belgian Musicians

50 Belgian Musicians in view out of 75

Music 75
Belgium 1,246
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt Belgian Guitar 1910 – 1953
#1,475
Adolphe Sax
Adolphe Sax Belgian Music 1814 – 1894
#6,553
Toots Thielemans
Toots Thielemans Belgian Composer 1922 – 2016
#7,872
Johannes Ockeghem
Johannes Ockeghem Belgian Composer 1410 – 1497
#14,612
Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan Belgian Singer Born 1980
#15,786
AR
Axelle Red Belgian Singer Born 1968
#19,405
Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert Belgian Composer 1490 – 1562
#22,131
WM
Wim Mertens Belgian Composer Born 1953
#22,137
Heinrich Isaac
Heinrich Isaac Belgian Composer 1450 – 1517
#25,779
Arthur Grumiaux
Arthur Grumiaux Belgian Pianist 1921 – 1986
#28,872
Milow
Milow Belgian Singer Born 1981
#29,649
Sandra Kim
Sandra Kim Belgian Singer Born 1972
#30,244
Eddy Wally
Eddy Wally Belgian Singer 1932 – 2016
#42,916
Peter Benoit
Peter Benoit Belgian Conductor 1834 – 1901
#48,072
Jean Absil
Jean Absil Belgian Composer 1893 – 1974
#51,353
SB
Sarah Bettens Belgian Singer Born 1972
#51,776
GD
Giaches de Wert Belgian Composer 1535 – 1596
#54,062
Sigiswald Kuijken
Sigiswald Kuijken Belgian Conductor Born 1944
#59,267
Henri Dumont
Henri Dumont Belgian Composer 1610 – 1684
#63,435
Danzel
Danzel Belgian Singer Born 1976
#63,694
LN
Louis Neefs Belgian Singer 1937 – 1980
#72,545
JL
Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens Belgian Organist 1823 – 1881
#76,168
François-Auguste Gevaert
François-Auguste Gevaert Belgian Composer 1828 – 1908
#79,307
AS
Adrien-François Servais Belgian Composer 1807 – 1866
#80,669
PL
Philippe Lafontaine Belgian Singer Born 1955
#82,064
Urbanus
Urbanus Belgian Singer Born 1949
#90,265
Laura Omloop
Laura Omloop Belgian Singer Born 1999
#98,254
Dirk Brossé
Dirk Brossé Belgian Conductor Born 1960
#101,415
Praga Khan
Praga Khan Belgian Music Born 1959
#108,545
Julos Beaucarne
Julos Beaucarne Belgian Singer Born 1936
#110,493
Hubert Léonard
Hubert Léonard Belgian Composer 1819 – 1890
#124,339
AD
Arnold de Lantins Belgian Composer 1420 – 1432
#130,129
JB
Johannes Brassart Belgian Composer 1400 – 1455
#135,177
AP
An Pierlé Belgian Singer Born 1974
#136,221
AW
Alfred Wotquenne Belgian Music 1867 – 1939
#148,436
AS
André Souris Belgian Conductor 1899 – 1970
#148,469
Mathieu Crickboom
Mathieu Crickboom Belgian Composer 1871 – 1947
#153,026
Edgar Tinel
Edgar Tinel Belgian Composer 1854 – 1912
#163,323
Paul Van Nevel
Paul Van Nevel Belgian Conductor Born 1946
#172,852
Stef Kamil Carlens
Stef Kamil Carlens Belgian Singer Born 1970
#184,823
Johan Verminnen
Johan Verminnen Belgian Singer Born 1951
#189,462
LH
Lupus Hellinck Belgian Composer 1493 – 1541
#189,736
Wim Opbrouck
Wim Opbrouck Belgian Singer Born 1969
#193,149
FS
Fats Sadi Belgian Singer 1926 – 2009
#194,709
JP
Johannes Pullois Belgian Composer 1430 – 1478
#201,164
Francis Bay
Francis Bay Belgian Conductor 1914 – 2005
#206,500
LL
Louis Lambillotte Belgian Composer 1796 – 1855
#219,636
PV
Philip van Wilder Belgian Composer 1500 – 1554
#220,959
PT
Pascal Taskin Belgian Music 1723 – 1793
#226,184
André Brasseur
André Brasseur Belgian Organist Born 1939
#233,294

By the numbers

Inside Belgium Musicians

75 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous belgium musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Belgium Musicians peaked in the 1910s with 8 people.

What Belgium Musicians Are Known For

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Composer are Belgium Musicians's biggest group — 33% of all notables (25).

Belgium Musicians over-index on organist — 99.5× the global rate.

  1. Composer25
  2. Singer25
  3. Conductor9
  4. Music6
  5. Organist6
  6. Pianist3
  7. Guitar1
  1. Organist699.5×
  2. Conductor951.1×
  3. Composer2524.3×
  4. Singer2514.3×
  5. Music69.1×

City Hot Spots

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