Uccle
Uccle ranks 914th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mogadishu, Urbino, and Palazzo Pitti. Memorable people born in Uccle include Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Jacques Tits, and Pierre Harmel. Memorable people who died in Uccle include Henri Pirenne, Ovide Decroly, and Eugène Joseph Delporte. 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
Between 1889 and 1995, Uccle was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Jacques Tits, and Pierre Harmel. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Uccle including Henri Pirenne, Ovide Decroly, and Eugène Joseph Delporte.
People Born in Uccle
Go to all Rankings
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1
Jacques Tits
1930 - 2021
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2
Pierre Harmel
1911 - 2009
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3
Louis Van Hege
1889 - 1975
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 4
Vincent Kompany
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 5
Jacques Moeschal
1900 - 1956
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 6
Princess Delphine of Belgium
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 7
Axel Merckx
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 8
Jules Pappaert
1905 - 1945
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 9
François Damiens
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 10
Anouk Grinberg
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 11
Angèle
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Uccle
Go to all RankingsPrincess Delphine of Belgium
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 7
Jules Pappaert
1905 - 1945
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Uccle
Go to all Rankings
Henri Pirenne
1862 - 1935
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 1
Ovide Decroly
1871 - 1932
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 3
Gerald Bull
1928 - 1990
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 4
Jean Absil
1893 - 1974
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5
Henri Debehogne
1928 - 2007
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 6
Louis Van Hege
1889 - 1975
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 7
Henry Carton de Wiart
1869 - 1951
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 8
Hubert Pierlot
1883 - 1963
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 9
Roger Laurent
1913 - 1997
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Uccle were soccer players (5), politicians (2), writers (2), actors (2), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were astronomers (2), politicians (2), historians (1), psychologists (1), and inventors (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Uccle since 1700.
