Lessines
Lessines ranks 6,827th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Świerzawa, Guntur district, and Terrell, Texas. Memorable people born in Lessines include René Magritte, and Claude Criquielion. Lessines has been the birth place of many painters, and cyclists. Lessines is located in Belgium.
Lessines is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of the 2014 census, The municipality's total population was 18,637. The total area is 72.29 km2 which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per km2. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1898 and 1957, Lessines was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including René Magritte, and Claude Criquielion.
People Born in Lessines
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René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 1
Claude Criquielion
CYCLIST
1957 - 2015
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lessines were painters (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lessines, including Claude Criquielion. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lessines, including René Magritte.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Lessines since 1700.
