Etterbeek
Etterbeek ranks 1,020th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chipping Barnet, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Guildford. Memorable people born in Etterbeek include Hergé, Herman Van Rompuy, and François Englert. 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
Between 1831 and 1987, Etterbeek was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Hergé, Herman Van Rompuy, and François Englert. 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
1907 - 1983
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 1
Herman Van Rompuy
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 2
François Englert
1932 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 3
Lara Fabian
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4
André Franquin
1924 - 1997
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5
Constantin Meunier
1831 - 1905
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 6
Stromae
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7
Pierre Deligne
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 8
Marouane Fellaini
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 9
Georges Heylens
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 10
François Weyergans
1941 - 2019
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 11
Françoise Nyssen
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Etterbeek
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André Pilette
1918 - 1993
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 1
Aimé Haegeman
1861 - 1935
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 2
Alain de Changy
1922 - 1994
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Etterbeek were comic artists (2), politicians (2), singers (2), soccer players (2), and physicists (1), while most who died were racing drivers (2) and athletes (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Etterbeek since 1700.
