Liège ranks 209th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oxford, Kassel, and Tel Aviv. Memorable people born in Liège include Pepin the Short, Georges Simenon, and César Franck. Memorable people who died in Liège include Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Desiderius, and John Browning. Liège has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Liège is located in Belgium.
Liège is a city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands and with Germany. In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 589 and 1996, Liège was the birth place of 53 globally memorable people, including Pepin the Short, Georges Simenon, and César Franck. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Liège including Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Desiderius, and John Browning.
715 - 768
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 1
1903 - 1989
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 2
1822 - 1890
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 3
1858 - 1931
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 4
1741 - 1813
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 5
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 6
1528 - 1598
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 7
615 - 693
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 8
919 - 998
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 9
1370 - 1412
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 10
1727 - 1794
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 11
1902 - 1983
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 12
1727 - 1794
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 11
1851 - 1920
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 28
1050 - 1106
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 1
710 - 786
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 2
1855 - 1926
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 3
1612 - 1694
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 4
635 - 705
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 5
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 6
1814 - 1894
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 7
1902 - 1983
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 8
1300 - 1372
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 9
1505 - 1566
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 10
1703 - 1763
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 11
1472 - 1538
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 12
1703 - 1763
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 11
1472 - 1538
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 12
1851 - 1920
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 18
1930 - 2020
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 19
Most individuals born in present day Liège were soccer players (16), politicians (8), composers (5), religious figures (3), and tennis players (3), while most who died were politicians (4), religious figures (3), soccer players (3), biologists (2), and inventors (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Liège, including Jean-Marc Bosman, Axel Witsel, and Nacer Chadli. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Liège, including Jean-Marc Bosman, Axel Witsel, and Alexis Chantraine.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in Liège since 1700.