Bruges
Bruges ranks 483rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wimbledon, London, Almaty, and Lund. Memorable people born in Bruges include Philip I of Castile, Simon Stevin, and Matilda of Flanders. Memorable people who died in Bruges include Jan van Eyck, Philip the Good, and Hans Memling. Bruges has been the birth place of many soccer players and mathematicians and the death place of many painters and politicians. Bruges is located in Belgium.
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. It is the sixth most populous city in the country. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1031 and 2001, Bruges was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Philip I of Castile, Simon Stevin, and Matilda of Flanders. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Bruges including Jan van Eyck, Philip the Good, and Hans Memling.
People Born in Bruges
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Philip I of Castile
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 1
Simon Stevin
1548 - 1620
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 2
Matilda of Flanders
1031 - 1083
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 3
Hugo Claus
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4
Eugène Charles Catalan
1814 - 1894
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 5
Achille Van Acker
1898 - 1975
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 6
Stradanus
1523 - 1605
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 7
Franciscus Gomarus
1563 - 1641
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 8
Guido Gezelle
1830 - 1899
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 9
Henri Milne-Edwards
1800 - 1885
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 10
Raoul Lambert
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 11
Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
1584 - 1667
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bruges
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Frank Brangwyn
1867 - 1956
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 18
Hector Goetinck
1886 - 1943
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 20
Charles De Ketelaere
2001 - Present
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Bruges
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Jan van Eyck
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 1
Philip the Good
1396 - 1467
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 2
Hans Memling
1435 - 1494
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 3
Petrus Christus
1410 - 1475
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 4
Gerard David
1450 - 1523
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 5
Juan Luis Vives
1492 - 1540
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 6
Charles I, Count of Flanders
1083 - 1127
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 7
Antoine Busnois
1430 - 1492
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 8
Jan Provoost
1465 - 1529
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 9
Ambrosius Benson
1500 - 1550
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 10
Margaret I, Countess of Flanders
1145 - 1194
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 11
Achille Van Acker
1898 - 1975
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Bruges
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Most individuals born in present day Bruges were soccer players (6), mathematicians (3), politicians (2), writers (2), and painters (2), while most who died were painters (8), politicians (4), philosophers (1), religious figures (1), and composers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bruges, including Raoul Lambert, Nicolas Lombaerts, and Charles De Ketelaere. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bruges, including Raoul Lambert, Louis Versyp, and Hector Goetinck.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Bruges since 1700.
