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Brussels (bel)

Belgium

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Brussels ranks 114th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ljubljana, Havana, and Shanghai. Memorable people born in Brussels include Leopold II of Belgium, Andreas Vesalius, and Leopold III of Belgium. Memorable people who died in Brussels include Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Jacques-Louis David, and Ilya Prigogine. Brussels has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Brussels is located in Belgium.

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, Brussels was the birth place of 106 globally memorable people, including Leopold II of Belgium, Andreas Vesalius, and Leopold III of Belgium. Additionaly, 77 globally memorable people have passed away in Brussels including Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Jacques-Louis David, and Ilya Prigogine.

People Born in Brussels

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Brussels were politicians (22), soccer players (14), actors (10), racing drivers (6), and athletes (6),  while most who died were politicians (33), painters (7), noblemen (5), writers (3), and architects (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brussels, including Michy Batshuayi, Adnan Januzaj, and Youri Mulder. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brussels, including Leopold II of Belgium, Leopold III of Belgium, and Mary of Burgundy.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Brussels since 1700.