Soignies
Soignies ranks 3,390th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ptuj, Haverhill, Massachusetts, and Watertown, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Soignies include Samo, Jules Bordet, and Paul van Zeeland. Memorable people who died in Soignies include Gilles Binchois. Soignies has been the birth place of many politicians, and biologists and the death place of many composers. Soignies is located in Belgium.
Soignies is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 600 and 1972, Soignies was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Samo, Jules Bordet, and Paul van Zeeland. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Soignies including Gilles Binchois.
People Born in Soignies
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Samo
POLITICIAN
600 - 658
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 1
Jules Bordet
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1961
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 2
Paul van Zeeland
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1973
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 3
François de Cuvilliés
ARCHITECT
1695 - 1768
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4
Johan Walem
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Soignies
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Soignies were politicians (2), biologists (1), architects (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Soignies, including Johan Walem. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Soignies, including Samo, and Paul van Zeeland.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Soignies since 1700.
