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Rekkem (bel)

Belgium

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Rekkem ranks 24,059th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bennigsen, Kallimasia, and Bregbo. Memorable people born in Rekkem include Paul Deman. Rekkem has been the birth place of many cyclists. Rekkem is located in Belgium.

Rekkem is a section of the Belgian city of Menen, in the province of West Flanders. Until 1977, it was an independent municipality. It was called Retchème in Picard. In 1173, the village was still called Rekkem, similar to Reclinghem in Artois and to Rijkegem (Tielt), which were founded by the Viking Rikiwulf in 876. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1889, Rekkem was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Paul Deman.

People Born in Rekkem

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Rekkem were cyclists (1),  while most who died were .

Throughout history cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rekkem, including Paul Deman.

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Overlapping Lives

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