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Most Famous Belgian Athletes

Sports 383
Belgium 1,246
3,886 EM Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Belgian Sport b. 1945
4,476 EH Eden Hazard Eden Hazard Belgian Football b. 1991
4,853 KD Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne Belgian Football b. 1991
8,193 KC Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Belgian Player b. 1983
9,229 VK Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Belgian Football b. 1986
11,412 JV Jan Vertonghen Jan Vertonghen Belgian Football b. 1987
12,171 TB Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Belgian Sport b. 1980
13,210 TA Toby Alderweireld Toby Alderweireld Belgian Football b. 1989
14,049 SM Simon Mignolet Simon Mignolet Belgian Football b. 1988
16,526 SD Steven Defour Steven Defour Belgian Football b. 1988
18,432 DV Daniel Van Buyten Daniel Van Buyten Belgian Football b. 1978
19,697 JP Jean-Marie Pfaff Jean-Marie Pfaff Belgian Football b. 1953
20,434 MP Michel Preud'homme Michel Preud'homme Belgian Football b. 1959
20,964 LC Laurent Ciman Laurent Ciman Belgian Football b. 1985
21,824 TM Thomas Meunier Thomas Meunier Belgian Football b. 1991
23,240 TS Timmy Simons Timmy Simons Belgian Football b. 1976
23,516 MW Marc Wilmots Marc Wilmots Belgian Football b. 1969
24,369 FV Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) Belgian Sport 1974–2009
25,741 AV Anthony Vanden Borre Anthony Vanden Borre Belgian Football b. 1987
27,991 YT Youri Tielemans Youri Tielemans Belgian Football b. 1997
28,241 SP Sébastien Pocognoli Sébastien Pocognoli Belgian Football b. 1987
28,838 FM Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens Belgian Sport b. 1952
28,863 GV Greg Van Avermaet Greg Van Avermaet Belgian Sport b. 1985
31,159 JB Johan Bruyneel Johan Bruyneel Belgian Sport b. 1964
32,332 RD Roger De Vlaeminck Roger De Vlaeminck Belgian Cyclist b. 1947
34,818 JD Jason Denayer Jason Denayer Belgian Football b. 1995
35,092 RV Rik Van Looy Rik Van Looy Belgian Sport b. 1933
37,400 CK Christian Kabasele Belgian Football b. 1991
41,188 LV Lucien Van Impe Lucien Van Impe Belgian Sport b. 1946
42,433 MD Marc Degryse Belgian Football b. 1965
42,715 RG Raymond Goethals Raymond Goethals Belgian Football 1921–2004
43,514 WS Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck Belgian Football b. 1978
44,907 RV Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen Belgian Cyclist 1924–2003
45,597 JM Johan Museeuw Johan Museeuw Belgian Sport b. 1965
47,953 KF Kirsten Flipkens Kirsten Flipkens Belgian Player b. 1986
49,082 KC Koen Casteels Koen Casteels Belgian Football b. 1992
50,461 AP Andreas Pereira Andreas Pereira Belgian Football b. 1996
52,919 KB Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée Belgian Sprint b. 1988
53,163 EG Eric Gerets Eric Gerets Belgian Football b. 1954
57,967 GL Georges Leekens Georges Leekens Belgian Football b. 1949
60,886 ÉO Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo Belgian Sprint b. 1981
61,216 EP Eddy Planckaert Eddy Planckaert Belgian Sport b. 1958
62,091 FV Franky Van der Elst Franky Van der Elst Belgian Football b. 1961
62,194 SK Sven Kums Sven Kums Belgian Football b. 1988
66,668 LD Leander Dendoncker Leander Dendoncker Belgian Football b. 1995
66,852 MV Marnick Vermijl Marnick Vermijl Belgian Football b. 1992
67,626 GD Gilles De Bilde Gilles De Bilde Belgian Football b. 1971
70,243 MP Michel Pollentier Michel Pollentier Belgian Sport b. 1951
72,064 SB Sammy Bossut Sammy Bossut Belgian Football b. 1985
72,430 JV Johan Vansummeren Johan Vansummeren Belgian Sport b. 1981
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Inside Belgium Athletes

383 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous belgium athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Belgium Athletes peaked in the 1940s with 59 people.

What Belgium Athletes Are Known For

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Sport are Belgium Athletes's biggest group — 47% of all notables (180).

Belgium Athletes over-index on cyclist — 65.8× the global rate.

  1. Sport180
  2. Football128
  3. Cyclist14
  4. Athletic13
  5. Player9
  6. Rider7
  7. Driver4
  8. Sprint3
  1. Cyclist1465.8×
  2. Rider742.4×
  3. Sport18027.9×
  4. Football1283.6×
  5. Athletic133.6×
  6. Player92.5×

City Hot Spots

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