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Belgium 1,246
2,783 GM 
Gerardus Mercator Belgian Mathematician 1512–1594
Gerardus Mercator Belgian Mathematician 1512–1594 2,817 GL 
Georges Lemaître Belgian Astronomer 1894–1966
Georges Lemaître Belgian Astronomer 1894–1966 12,361 CD 
Christian de Duve Belgian Biologist 1917–2013
Christian de Duve Belgian Biologist 1917–2013 19,760 JB 
Jules Bordet Belgian Biologist 1870–1961
Jules Bordet Belgian Biologist 1870–1961 20,382 ES 
Ernest Solvay Belgian Chemist 1838–1922
Ernest Solvay Belgian Chemist 1838–1922 20,811 OD 
Ovide Decroly Belgian Education 1871–1932
Ovide Decroly Belgian Education 1871–1932 23,988 RC 
Robert Cailliau Belgian Engineer b. 1947
Robert Cailliau Belgian Engineer b. 1947 26,697 AC 
Albert Claude Belgian Biologist 1898–1983
Albert Claude Belgian Biologist 1898–1983 29,881 ÉL 
Étienne Lenoir Belgian Inventor 1822–1900
Étienne Lenoir Belgian Inventor 1822–1900 33,174 ZG 
Zénobe Gramme Belgian Engineer 1826–1901
Zénobe Gramme Belgian Engineer 1826–1901 46,316 JR Julien Ries Belgian Academic 1920–2013
47,203 PP 
Peter Piot Belgian Biologist b. 1949
Peter Piot Belgian Biologist b. 1949 73,796 DF 
Dirk Frimout Belgian Astrophysicist b. 1941
Dirk Frimout Belgian Astrophysicist b. 1941 74,610 DD Derrick de Kerckhove Belgian Sociologist b. 1944
85,721 BL 
Bernard Lietaer Belgian Economist 1942–2019
Bernard Lietaer Belgian Economist 1942–2019 87,709 AL 
Alexandre Lamfalussy Belgian Economist 1929–2015
Alexandre Lamfalussy Belgian Economist 1929–2015 90,261 GK Godefroid Kurth Belgian Academic 1847–1916
100,219 EW Eric Walter Elst Belgian Astronomer b. 1936
102,049 RT Robert Triffin Belgian Economist 1911–1993
105,248 JN 
Julius Nieuwland Belgian Botanist 1878–1936
Julius Nieuwland Belgian Botanist 1878–1936 116,884 GP 
Germinal Pierre Dandelin Belgian Mathematician 1794–1847
Germinal Pierre Dandelin Belgian Mathematician 1794–1847 137,435 MP Marcel Pourbaix Belgian Chemist 1904–1998
138,405 GW Godefroy Wendelin Belgian Astronomer 1580–1667
157,401 LG 
Louis Godart Belgian Anthropologist b. 1945
Louis Godart Belgian Anthropologist b. 1945 166,914 AC 
Alfred Cogniaux Belgian Botanist 1841–1916
Alfred Cogniaux Belgian Botanist 1841–1916 170,560 PS 
Pol Swings Belgian Astrophysicist 1906–1983
Pol Swings Belgian Astrophysicist 1906–1983 171,390 PL 
Paul Ledoux Belgian Astronomer 1914–1988
Paul Ledoux Belgian Astronomer 1914–1988 177,443 JS 
Johannes Stadius Belgian Astronomer 1527–1579
Johannes Stadius Belgian Astronomer 1527–1579 180,512 JB 
Jean Baptiste Carnoy Belgian Biologist 1836–1899
Jean Baptiste Carnoy Belgian Biologist 1836–1899 200,854 PV 
Philip Verheyen Belgian Surgeon 1648–1711
Philip Verheyen Belgian Surgeon 1648–1711 201,338 FC 
François Crépin Belgian Botanist 1830–1903
François Crépin Belgian Botanist 1830–1903 216,065 SA Sylvain Arend Belgian Astronomer 1902–1992
277,037 VM Victor Martin Belgian Sociologist 1912–1989
278,648 PF Paul Fourmarier Belgian Geologist 1877–1970
290,933 AH Albert Hustin Belgian Physician 1882–1967
303,067 RS 
René Stockman Belgian Physician b. 1954
René Stockman Belgian Physician b. 1954 329,715 HD Henri Debehogne Belgian Astronomer 1928–2007
330,864 GC Georges Cuisenaire Belgian Mathematician 1891–1976
366,161 PM 
Paul Mansion Belgian Mathematician 1844–1919
Paul Mansion Belgian Mathematician 1844–1919 375,615 GV Gustave Verniory Belgian Engineer 1865–1949
375,944 AC 
Augusta Chiwy Belgian Nurse 1921–2015
Augusta Chiwy Belgian Nurse 1921–2015 378,583 MN Marcel Nicolet Belgian Astrophysicist 1912–1996
395,112 AV 
Alfons Verplaetse Belgian Economist 1930–2020
Alfons Verplaetse Belgian Economist 1930–2020 396,382 GD Georges Dossin Belgian Archaeologist 1896–1983
403,267 FH 
Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns Belgian Botanist 1901–1986
Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns Belgian Botanist 1901–1986 409,761 BK Bichara Khader Belgian Academic b. 1944
410,145 PM Pierre Macq Belgian Physicist 1930–2013
433,136 AJ André Jaumotte Belgian Academic 1919–2016
452,626 FP 
Franz Palm Belgian Economist b. 1948
Franz Palm Belgian Economist b. 1948 480,678 JD Jean-Marie Derscheid Belgian Zoologist 1901–1944
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