Mortsel
Mortsel ranks 3,351st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Akita (city), Tuscany, and La Mesa, California. Memorable people born in Mortsel include Eric Walter Elst, Koen Lenaerts, and Bart De Wever. Mortsel has been the birth place of many astronomers, and lawyers. Mortsel is located in Belgium.
Mortsel is a city and municipality close to the city of Antwerp located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the city of Mortsel proper. In 2021, Mortsel had a total population of 26,170 people. The total area is 7.78 km². Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1936 and 2001, Mortsel was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Eric Walter Elst, Koen Lenaerts, and Bart De Wever.
People Born in Mortsel
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Eric Walter Elst
ASTRONOMER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1
Koen Lenaerts
LAWYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 2
Bart De Wever
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3
Matthias Casse
WRESTLER
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 4
Anuna De Wever
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2001 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mortsel were astronomers (1), lawyers (1), politicians (1), wrestlers (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, astronomers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mortsel, including Eric Walter Elst. Whereas, throughout history, astronomers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mortsel, including Eric Walter Elst.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Mortsel since 1700.
