Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert ranks 3,071st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Offenburg, Weehawken, New Jersey, and Włocławek. Memorable people born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert include Jacques Swaters, Kevin Borlée, and Jonathan Borlée. Memorable people who died in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert include Leopold III of Belgium, Hergé, and Henri La Fontaine. Woluwe-Saint-Lambert has been the birth place of many athletes, and racing drivers and the death place of many politicians, and comic artists. Woluwe-Saint-Lambert is located in Belgium.
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert or Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). In French, it is often spelt Woluwé-Saint-Lambert to reflect the Frenchified pronunciation of what was originally a Dutch place name, but the official spelling is without an accent. The Woluwe stream, from which it takes its name, flows through the municipality. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 1992, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Jacques Swaters, Kevin Borlée, and Jonathan Borlée. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert including Leopold III of Belgium, Hergé, and Henri La Fontaine.
People Born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Go to all RankingsJacques Swaters
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1
Kevin Borlée
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 2
Jonathan Borlée
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 3
Olivia Borlée
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 4
Dylan Borlée
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Go to all RankingsLeopold III of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1983
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 1
Hergé
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1983
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 2
Henri La Fontaine
LAWYER
1854 - 1943
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 3
Jules Malou
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1886
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4
Théo Lefèvre
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1973
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Woluwe-Saint-Lambert were athletes (4), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were politicians (3), comic artists (1), and lawyers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, including Kevin Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, and Olivia Borlée. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, including Kevin Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, and Olivia Borlée.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert since 1700.