Ghent
Ghent ranks 152nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Delhi, Belfast, and Sparta. Memorable people born in Ghent include Maurice Maeterlinck, Jacques Rogge, and Victor Horta. Memorable people who died in Ghent include Isabella of Austria, Hubert van Eyck, and Victor D'Hondt. Ghent has been the birth place of many cyclists and athletes and the death place of many politicians and companions. Ghent is located in Belgium.
Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 901 and 1997, Ghent was the birth place of 66 globally memorable people, including Maurice Maeterlinck, Jacques Rogge, and Victor Horta. Additionaly, 21 globally memorable people have passed away in Ghent including Isabella of Austria, Hubert van Eyck, and Victor D'Hondt.
People Born in Ghent
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Maurice Maeterlinck
1862 - 1949
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 1
Jacques Rogge
1942 - 2021
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 2
Victor Horta
1861 - 1947
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3
Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 4
John of Gaunt
1340 - 1399
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 5
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 6
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 7
Jacob Obrecht
1457 - 1505
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 8
Victor D'Hondt
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 9
Pierre Louÿs
1870 - 1925
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 10
Leo Baekeland
1863 - 1944
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 11
Pierre De Geyter
1848 - 1932
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ghent
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George Sarton
1884 - 1956
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 19
Simon Bening
1483 - 1561
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 29
Philippe van Lansberge
1561 - 1632
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 30
Maurice Verdonck
1873 - 1968
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 41
Oscar Dessomville
1876 - 1938
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 42
Frank Odberg
1879 - 1917
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 43
Polydore Veirman
1881 - 1951
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 44
Maurice Hemelsoet
1875 - 1943
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 45
Prosper Bruggeman
1873 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 46
Edward Theuns
1991 - Present
HPI: 26.42
Rank: 61
An-Sophie Mestach
1994 - Present
HPI: 22.71
Rank: 64
People Deceased in Ghent
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Isabella of Austria
1501 - 1526
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 1
Hubert van Eyck
1366 - 1426
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2
Victor D'Hondt
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 3
Joseph Plateau
1801 - 1883
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 4
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
1202 - 1280
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 5
Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders
863 - 918
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 6
Bavo of Ghent
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 7
Rozala of Italy
1000 - 1003
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 8
Michelle of Valois
1395 - 1422
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 9
Jacob van Artevelde
1290 - 1345
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 10
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders
961 - 987
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 11
Colette of Corbie
1381 - 1447
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Ghent
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1381 - 1447
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 12
Jan Frans Willems
1793 - 1846
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 18
Oscar Dessomville
1876 - 1938
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 19
Maurice Hemelsoet
1875 - 1943
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 20
Most individuals born in present day Ghent were cyclists (12), athletes (7), writers (6), painters (6), and politicians (6), while most who died were politicians (7), companions (2), mathematicians (2), religious figures (2), and writers (2).
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ghent, including Walter Godefroot, Bradley Wiggins, and Frank Hoste. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ghent, including Walter Godefroot, Bradley Wiggins, and Frank Hoste.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Ghent since 1700.
