Eeklo
Eeklo ranks 3,287th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Panevėžys, Balashikha, and Kingdom of Galicia. Memorable people born in Eeklo include Roger De Vlaeminck, Erik De Vlaeminck, and Tom Dice. Eeklo has been the birth place of many cyclists, and singers. Eeklo is located in Belgium.
Eeklo is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of eke and lo, two Old German words meaning 'oak' and 'sparse woods'. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1945 and 1989, Eeklo was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Roger De Vlaeminck, Erik De Vlaeminck, and Tom Dice.
People Born in Eeklo
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Roger De Vlaeminck
CYCLIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1
Erik De Vlaeminck
CYCLIST
1945 - 2015
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 2
Tom Dice
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 3
Maarten Martens
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 4
Frederik Willems
CYCLIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.21
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Eeklo were cyclists (3), singers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Eeklo, including Roger De Vlaeminck, Erik De Vlaeminck, and Frederik Willems. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Eeklo, including Roger De Vlaeminck, Erik De Vlaeminck, and Frederik Willems.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Eeklo since 1700.
