Menen
Menen ranks 3,715th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Abydos, Egypt, Arendal, and Montbrison, Loire. Memorable people born in Menen include Yves Chauvin, Lorenzo Staelens, and Bernard Lietaer. Menen has been the birth place of many chemists, and soccer players. Menen is located in Belgium.
Menen is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Menen proper and the towns of Lauwe and Rekkem. The city is situated on the French/Belgian border. On January 1, 2006, Menen had a total population of 32,413. The total area is 33.07 km2 which gives a population density of 980 inhabitants per km2. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1930 and 1966, Menen was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Yves Chauvin, Lorenzo Staelens, and Bernard Lietaer.
People Born in Menen
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Yves Chauvin
CHEMIST
1930 - 2015
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 1
Lorenzo Staelens
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 2
Bernard Lietaer
ECONOMIST
1942 - 2019
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 3
Ingeborg
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Menen were chemists (1), soccer players (1), economists (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chemists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Menen, including Yves Chauvin. Whereas, throughout history, chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Menen, including Yves Chauvin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Menen since 1700.
