Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean ranks 4,692nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aranđelovac, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, and Wąbrzeźno. Memorable people born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean include Franky Vercauteren, Georges Berger, and Herman Teirlinck. Molenbeek-Saint-Jean has been the birth place of many soccer players, and racing drivers. Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is located in Belgium.
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean or Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, often simply called Molenbeek, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, from which it is separated by the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, as well as by the municipalities of Anderlecht, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Dilbeek, Jette, and Koekelberg. The Molenbeek brook, from which it takes its name, flows through the municipality. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1879 and 1956, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Franky Vercauteren, Georges Berger, and Herman Teirlinck.
People Born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
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Franky Vercauteren
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1
Georges Berger
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1967
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 2
Herman Teirlinck
WRITER
1879 - 1967
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 3
Jean de Bie
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1961
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Molenbeek-Saint-Jean were soccer players (2), racing drivers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, including Franky Vercauteren. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, including Franky Vercauteren, and Jean de Bie.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean since 1700.
