Etterbeek
Etterbeek ranks 1,014th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zaporizhzhia, Galveston, Texas, and Debrecen. Memorable people born in Etterbeek include Hergé, François Englert, and Herman Van Rompuy. Memorable people who died in Etterbeek include André Pilette, Aimé Haegeman, and Alain de Changy. Etterbeek has been the birth place of many comic artists, and politicians and the death place of many racing drivers, and athletes. Etterbeek is located in Belgium.
Etterbeek is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, the City of Brussels, Ixelles, Schaerbeek, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1831 and 1987, Etterbeek was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Hergé, François Englert, and Herman Van Rompuy. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Etterbeek including André Pilette, Aimé Haegeman, and Alain de Changy.
People Born in Etterbeek
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Hergé
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1983
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 1
François Englert
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 2
Herman Van Rompuy
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 3
Lara Fabian
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 4
André Franquin
COMIC ARTIST
1924 - 1997
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 5
Constantin Meunier
PAINTER
1831 - 1905
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 6
Stromae
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 7
Pierre Deligne
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 8
Amélie Nothomb
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 9
Georges Heylens
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 10
Marouane Fellaini
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 11
François Weyergans
WRITER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Etterbeek
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André Pilette
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1993
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 1
Aimé Haegeman
ATHLETE
1861 - 1935
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 2
Alain de Changy
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Etterbeek were comic artists (2), politicians (2), singers (2), writers (2), and soccer players (2), while most who died were racing drivers (2), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Etterbeek, including Herman Van Rompuy, and Françoise Nyssen. Whereas, throughout history, comic artists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Etterbeek, including Hergé, and André Franquin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Etterbeek since 1700.
