Uccle
Uccle ranks 924th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ray, Iran, Hoorn, and Dalian. Memorable people born in Uccle include Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Pierre Harmel, and Louis Van Hege. Memorable people who died in Uccle include Henri Pirenne, Eugène Joseph Delporte, and Jean Absil. Uccle has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many astronomers, and politicians. Uccle is located in Belgium.
Uccle or Ukkel is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Ixelles, and Watermael-Boitsfort, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Drogenbos, Linkebeek and Sint-Genesius-Rode. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1889 and 1999, Uccle was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Pierre Harmel, and Louis Van Hege. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Uccle including Henri Pirenne, Eugène Joseph Delporte, and Jean Absil.
People Born in Uccle
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Queen Mathilde of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 1
Pierre Harmel
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2
Louis Van Hege
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 3
Vincent Kompany
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 4
Jacques Tits
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5
Jacques Moeschal
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1956
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 6
Jules Pappaert
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 7
Axel Merckx
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 8
Princess Delphine of Belgium
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 9
Anouk Grinberg
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 10
François Damiens
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 11
Angèle
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Uccle
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People Deceased in Uccle
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Henri Pirenne
HISTORIAN
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1
Eugène Joseph Delporte
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 2
Jean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3
Ovide Decroly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1932
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4
Henri Debehogne
ASTRONOMER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 5
Gerald Bull
INVENTOR
1928 - 1990
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 6
Hubert Pierlot
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1963
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 7
Louis Van Hege
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 8
Henry Carton de Wiart
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1951
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 9
Roger Laurent
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1997
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Uccle were soccer players (5), politicians (2), writers (2), actors (2), and singers (2), while most who died were astronomers (2), politicians (2), historians (1), composers (1), and psychologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Uccle, including Vincent Kompany, and Dedryck Boyata. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Uccle, including Louis Van Hege, Vincent Kompany, and Jacques Moeschal.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Uccle since 1700.
