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Brussels ranks 112th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cincinnati, Miami, and Reykjavík. Memorable people born in Brussels include Andreas Vesalius, Leopold II of Belgium, and Claude Lévi-Strauss. Memorable people who died in Brussels include Jacques-Louis David, René Magritte, and Victor Horta. 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 and the Walloon Region, located less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south. Historically Dutch-speaking, Brussels saw a language shift to French from the late 19th century. Nowadays, the Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual in French and Dutch, although French is the majority language and lingua franca. Brussels is also increasingly becoming multilingual. English is spoken widely and many migrants and expatriates speak other languages as well. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1457 and 2002, Brussels was the birth place of 88 globally memorable people, including Andreas Vesalius, Leopold II of Belgium, and Claude Lévi-Strauss. Additionaly, 61 globally memorable people have passed away in Brussels including Jacques-Louis David, René Magritte, and Victor Horta.

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Most individuals born in present day Brussels were politicians (18), soccer players (14), racing drivers (6), actors (6), and writers (5),  while most who died were politicians (25), painters (5), noblemen (4), architects (2), and biologists (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, Mary of Burgundy, and Leopold III of Belgium.

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