Boom, Belgium
Boom, Belgium ranks 4,385th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Galicia (Eastern Europe), Vestmannaeyjar, and Weimar Republic. Memorable people born in Boom, Belgium include Bobbejaan Schoepen, Glen De Boeck, and Björn Vleminckx. Boom, Belgium has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians. Boom, Belgium is located in Belgium.
Boom is a Belgian town, located in both the arrondissement and province of Antwerp. In 2021, Boom had a total population of 18,799. The total area is 7.37 km2. Residents are known as "Boomenaren". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1925 and 1986, Boom, Belgium was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Bobbejaan Schoepen, Glen De Boeck, and Björn Vleminckx.
People Born in Boom, Belgium
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Bobbejaan Schoepen
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 1
Glen De Boeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 2
Björn Vleminckx
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.12
Rank: 3
Kevin Seeldraeyers
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Boom, Belgium were soccer players (2), musicians (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Boom, Belgium, including Glen De Boeck, and Björn Vleminckx. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Boom, Belgium, including Glen De Boeck, and Björn Vleminckx.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Boom, Belgium since 1700.
