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City of Brussels (bel)

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City of Brussels ranks 634th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arezzo, Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Murcia. Memorable people born in City of Brussels include Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Memorable people who died in City of Brussels include Giacomo Puccini, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Rogier van der Weyden. City of Brussels has been the birth place of many painters and politicians and the death place of many painters and politicians. City of Brussels is located in Belgium.

The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region and Belgium. The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions in its European Quarter. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1322 and 1993, City of Brussels was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in City of Brussels including Giacomo Puccini, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Rogier van der Weyden. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in City of Brussels than were born there.

People Born in City of Brussels

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People Deceased in City of Brussels

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day City of Brussels were painters (5), politicians (4), writers (2), inventors (1), and fencers (1),  while most who died were painters (7), politicians (6), composers (4), biologists (2), and fencers (2).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in City of Brussels, including FM-2030. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day City of Brussels, including Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Jan Brueghel the Elder, and Adam Frans van der Meulen.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in City of Brussels since 1700.

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