Belgium ranks 2,475th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jackson, Tennessee, La Guaira, and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Memorable people born in Belgium include Georges Leekens, Gaston Roelants, and Sylvère Maes. Memorable people who died in Belgium include Robert Campin, Quintus Titurius Sabinus, and Guido Gezelle. Belgium has been the birth place of many soccer players and coaches and the death place of many soccer players and writers. Belgium is located in Belgium.
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of 376 per square kilometre (970/sq mi). The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1909 and 1961, Belgium was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Georges Leekens, Gaston Roelants, and Sylvère Maes. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Belgium including Robert Campin, Quintus Titurius Sabinus, and Guido Gezelle. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Belgium than were born there.
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2
1909 - 1966
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 3
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 5
1375 - 1444
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 1
50 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2
1830 - 1899
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 3
1927 - 2012
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 4
1896 - 1928
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 5
1900 - 1951
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 6
1908 - 1988
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 7
1894 - 1945
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 8
1902 - 1984
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 9
1903 - 1977
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 10
1896 - 1928
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 5
1900 - 1951
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 6
1908 - 1988
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 7
1894 - 1945
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 8
1902 - 1984
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 9
1903 - 1977
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Belgium were soccer players (2), coaches (1), athletes (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were soccer players (5), writers (2), painters (1), military personnels (1), and boxers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Belgium since 1700.