Leuven
Leuven ranks 410th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wilmington, Delaware, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Oklahoma City. Memorable people born in Leuven include Eleanor of Austria, Quentin Matsys, and Marie of Brabant, Queen of France. Memorable people who died in Leuven include Georges Lemaître, Dominique Pire, and Gilles Villeneuve. Leuven has been the birth place of many politicians and noblemen and the death place of many politicians and philosophers. Leuven is located in Belgium.
Leuven or Louvain is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the sub-municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Leuven proper, Wilsele, Wijgmaal and part of Haasrode and Korbeek-Lo. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1000 and 1995, Leuven was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Eleanor of Austria, Quentin Matsys, and Marie of Brabant, Queen of France. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Leuven including Georges Lemaître, Dominique Pire, and Gilles Villeneuve.
People Born in Leuven
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Eleanor of Austria
1498 - 1558
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 1
Quentin Matsys
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 2
Marie of Brabant, Queen of France
1254 - 1322
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3
Henry I, Duke of Brabant
1165 - 1235
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 4
Charles Auguste de Bériot
1802 - 1870
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 5
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
1207 - 1248
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 6
Henry III, Duke of Brabant
1231 - 1261
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 7
Godfrey I, Count of Louvain
1060 - 1139
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 8
Adeliza of Louvain
1103 - 1151
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
1251 - 1272
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 10
Lambert I, Count of Louvain
1000 - 1015
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 11
Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress
1190 - 1260
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Leuven
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Georges Lemaître
1894 - 1966
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 1
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 2
Gilles Villeneuve
1950 - 1982
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 3
Dieric Bouts
1415 - 1475
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 4
Justus Lipsius
1547 - 1606
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 5
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
1207 - 1248
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 6
Wilfried Van Moer
1945 - 2021
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 7
Henry III, Duke of Brabant
1231 - 1261
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 8
Godfrey I, Count of Louvain
1060 - 1139
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 9
Joseph Cardijn
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 10
Gemma Frisius
1508 - 1555
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 11
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
1251 - 1272
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Leuven were politicians (4), noblemen (4), companions (3), soccer players (3), and cyclists (3), while most who died were politicians (4), philosophers (2), noblemen (2), physicists (1), and social activists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Leuven, including Dries Mertens, Dennis Praet, and Denis Odoi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leuven, including Eleanor of Austria, Henry II, Duke of Brabant, and Henry III, Duke of Brabant.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Leuven since 1700.
