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Mons, Belgium (bel)

Mons, Belgium ranks 2,060th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Monrovia, Jinan, and Lima, Ohio. Memorable people born in Mons, Belgium include Orlande de Lassus, Gilles Binchois, and François-Joseph Fétis. Memorable people who died in Mons, Belgium include Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, and Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine. Mons, Belgium has been the birth place of many composers, and painters and the death place of many politicians. Mons, Belgium is located in Belgium.

Mons is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 950 and 2000, Mons, Belgium was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Orlande de Lassus, Gilles Binchois, and François-Joseph Fétis. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Mons, Belgium including Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, and Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine.

Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1195
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1
Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1773
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 2

Most individuals born in present day Mons, Belgium were composers (3), painters (1), noblemen (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were politicians (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mons, Belgium, including Frédéric Herpoel. Whereas, throughout history, composers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mons, Belgium, including Orlande de Lassus, Gilles Binchois, and François-Joseph Fétis.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Mons, Belgium since 1700.