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Belgium 1,246
3,005 AN Amélie Nothomb Belgian Writer b. 1966
11,736 ÉV 
Émile Verhaeren Belgian Writer 1855–1916
Émile Verhaeren Belgian Writer 1855–1916 12,826 HP Henri Pirenne Belgian Medievalist 1862–1935
30,101 MB 
Marcel Broodthaers Belgian Poet 1924–1976
Marcel Broodthaers Belgian Poet 1924–1976 42,772 MC 
Maurice Carême Belgian Poet 1899–1978
Maurice Carême Belgian Poet 1899–1978 43,715 SS 
Stijn Streuvels Belgian Writer 1871–1969
Stijn Streuvels Belgian Writer 1871–1969 49,676 MS May Sarton Belgian Writer 1912–1995
54,951 RC 
Raoul Cauvin Belgian Comics b. 1938
Raoul Cauvin Belgian Comics b. 1938 63,026 HB 
Herman Brusselmans Belgian Playwright b. 1957
Herman Brusselmans Belgian Playwright b. 1957 75,577 HV 
Henri Vernes Belgian Writer b. 1918
Henri Vernes Belgian Writer b. 1918 78,123 LS 
Louis Scutenaire Belgian Poet 1905–1987
Louis Scutenaire Belgian Poet 1905–1987 81,422 CV 
Cyriel Verschaeve Belgian Poet 1874–1949
Cyriel Verschaeve Belgian Poet 1874–1949 93,194 MG 
Maurice Grevisse Belgian Linguist 1895–1980
Maurice Grevisse Belgian Linguist 1895–1980 97,868 GW Gerard Walschap Belgian Writer 1898–1989
102,893 JF 
Jan Frans Willems Belgian Writer 1793–1846
Jan Frans Willems Belgian Writer 1793–1846 106,445 EV 
Etienne Vermeersch Belgian Philosopher 1934–2019
Etienne Vermeersch Belgian Philosopher 1934–2019 117,728 CP 
Charles Plisnier Belgian Poet 1896–1952
Charles Plisnier Belgian Poet 1896–1952 124,323 PD Patricia De Martelaere Belgian Writer 1957–2009
129,280 LD 
Luc De Vos Belgian Writer 1962–2014
Luc De Vos Belgian Writer 1962–2014 130,172 RG 
Robert Goffin Belgian Poet 1898–1984
Robert Goffin Belgian Poet 1898–1984 151,534 GG 
Guy Goffette Belgian Poet b. 1947
Guy Goffette Belgian Poet b. 1947 155,459 JV 
Jos Vandeloo Belgian Writer 1925–2015
Jos Vandeloo Belgian Writer 1925–2015 176,672 CD 
Conrad Detrez Belgian Writer 1937–1985
Conrad Detrez Belgian Writer 1937–1985 179,796 JD 
Jean d'Outremeuse Belgian Writer 1338–1400
Jean d'Outremeuse Belgian Writer 1338–1400 184,282 CP 
Charles Polydore de Mont Belgian Poet 1857–1931
Charles Polydore de Mont Belgian Poet 1857–1931 193,684 NW Norbert Wallez Belgian Journalist 1882–1952
201,746 GD Gilbert Delahaye Belgian Writer 1923–1997
203,673 CA 
Claudine André Belgian Writer b. 1946
Claudine André Belgian Writer b. 1946 204,271 WV 
Walter van den Broeck Belgian Playwright b. 1941
Walter van den Broeck Belgian Playwright b. 1941 206,043 HJ Hubert Juin Belgian Writer 1926–1987
207,328 JB 
Jean Baptiste Abbeloos Belgian Orientalist 1836–1906
Jean Baptiste Abbeloos Belgian Orientalist 1836–1906 229,983 PD 
Paul de Wispelaere Belgian Writer 1928–2016
Paul de Wispelaere Belgian Writer 1928–2016 230,033 JD Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin Belgian Orientalist 1910–2012
237,328 LS 
Lize Spit Belgian Writer b. 1988
Lize Spit Belgian Writer b. 1988 237,621 RF Roger Foulon Belgian Writer 1923–2008
237,898 JC Joanna Courtmans Belgian Writer 1811–1890
257,156 RD René de Clercq Belgian Poet 1877–1932
270,177 JG Jean Guillaume Belgian Writer 1918–2001
270,538 JL Jean Louvet (playwright) Belgian Writer 1934–2015
282,732 MP 
Marcel Paquet Belgian Philosopher 1947–2014
Marcel Paquet Belgian Philosopher 1947–2014 287,216 OP 
Octave Pirmez Belgian Writer 1832–1883
Octave Pirmez Belgian Writer 1832–1883 305,407 PC 
Pierre Coran Belgian Poet b. 1934
Pierre Coran Belgian Poet b. 1934 307,034 RL 
Rachida Lamrabet Belgian Writer b. 1970
Rachida Lamrabet Belgian Writer b. 1970 314,433 WM 
Wies Moens Belgian Poet 1898–1982
Wies Moens Belgian Poet 1898–1982 316,484 MG Maurits Gysseling Belgian Linguist 1919–1997
317,693 LG 
Léopold Genicot Belgian Historian 1914–1995
Léopold Genicot Belgian Historian 1914–1995 319,784 FE François Emmanuel Belgian Writer b. 1952
328,882 NM Nicole Malinconi Belgian Writer b. 1946
341,778 LR 
Louis Remacle Belgian Linguist 1910–1997
Louis Remacle Belgian Linguist 1910–1997 344,475 AD 
André Demedts Belgian Poet 1906–1992
André Demedts Belgian Poet 1906–1992
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