Eeklo
Eeklo ranks 2,685th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zárate, Buenos Aires, Nainital, and Erechim. 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
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
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1
Erik De Vlaeminck
1945 - 2015
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 2
Tom Dice
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.36
Rank: 3
Maarten Martens
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.31
Rank: 4
Frederik Willems
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.29
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Eeklo were cyclists (3), singers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Eeklo since 1700.
