Cultural Production in

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East Flanders (bel)

Belgium

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East Flanders ranks 13,495th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kirkstall, Marsden, West Yorkshire, and Oulton, West Yorkshire. Memorable people born in East Flanders include Charles Hamilton Smith. East Flanders has been the birth place of many painters. East Flanders is located in Belgium.

East Flanders is a province of Belgium. It borders the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Flemish province of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut and West Flanders. It has an area of 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi), divided into six administrative districts containing 60 municipalities, and a population of over 1.57 million as of January 2024. The capital is Ghent, home to the Ghent University and the Port of Ghent. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1776, East Flanders was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Charles Hamilton Smith.

People Born in East Flanders

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day East Flanders were painters (1),  while most who died were .

Throughout history painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day East Flanders, including Charles Hamilton Smith.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in East Flanders since 1700.