Ixelles
Ixelles ranks 608th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shkodër, Craiova, and Kingston upon Thames. Memorable people born in Ixelles include Audrey Hepburn, Ursula von der Leyen, and Agnès Varda. Memorable people who died in Ixelles include Ernest Solvay, Charles De Coster, and Anna Boch. Ixelles has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many writers, and painters. Ixelles is located in Belgium.
Ixelles or Elsene is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, Etterbeek, Forest, Uccle, Saint-Gilles and Watermael-Boitsfort. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1844 and 2005, Ixelles was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Audrey Hepburn, Ursula von der Leyen, and Agnès Varda. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Ixelles including Ernest Solvay, Charles De Coster, and Anna Boch.
People Born in Ixelles
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Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 1
Ursula von der Leyen
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 2
Agnès Varda
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 3
Julio Cortázar
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 4
Auguste Perret
ARCHITECT
1874 - 1954
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 5
Marc Dutroux
EXTREMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 6
Emile Vandervelde
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 7
Jacques Feyder
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 8
Michel de Ghelderode
WRITER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 9
Leo Joseph Suenens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1996
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 10
José van Dam
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 11
Jaco Van Dormael
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ixelles
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People Deceased in Ixelles
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Ernest Solvay
CHEMIST
1838 - 1922
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 1
Charles De Coster
WRITER
1827 - 1879
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2
Anna Boch
PAINTER
1848 - 1936
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3
Constantin Meunier
PAINTER
1831 - 1905
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 4
Henri de Baillet-Latour
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1942
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 5
Emile Vandervelde
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 6
Hendrik Conscience
WRITER
1812 - 1883
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 7
Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
PAINTER
1821 - 1909
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 8
Marie Popelin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1846 - 1913
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 9
Carl Sternheim
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 10
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1871
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ixelles were politicians (5), actors (3), film directors (3), writers (3), and singers (2), while most who died were writers (3), painters (3), politicians (3), chemists (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ixelles, including Audrey Hepburn, Natacha Régnier, and Pauline Étienne. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ixelles, including Ursula von der Leyen, Emile Vandervelde, and Sophie Wilmès.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Ixelles since 1700.
