Hesbaye
Hesbaye ranks 6,934th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fredericksburg, Texas, Edina, Minnesota, and Marche-en-Famenne. Memorable people born in Hesbaye include Bavo of Ghent, and Chrodegang. Hesbaye has been the birth place of many religious figures. Hesbaye is located in Belgium.
The Hesbaye, or Haspengouw, is a traditional cultural and geophysical region in eastern Belgium. It is a loamy plateau region which forms a watershed between the Meuse and Scheldt drainage basins. It has been one of the main agricultural regions in what is now Belgium since before Roman times, and specifically named in records since the Middle Ages, when it was an important Frankish pagus or gau, called Hasbania in medieval Latin. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 589 and 715, Hesbaye was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Bavo of Ghent, and Chrodegang.
People Born in Hesbaye
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Bavo of Ghent
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
589 - 654
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 1
Chrodegang
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
715 - 766
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hesbaye were religious figures (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hesbaye, including Bavo of Ghent, and Chrodegang.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Hesbaye since 1700.
