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Most Famous Belgian Musicians

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

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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×

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