Gent (Ghent), Oost-Vlaanderen (BEL)
Details
| Name | Gent |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Oost-Vlaanderen |
| Country | Belgium |
| English name | Ghent |
| Notes | Known as Gand in French. |
People born here (151) |
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| Jasper Aerents |  BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 18 December 1992 | |
| Frank Arens | BEL |
SHO | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 16 August 1959 | |
| Jean-Pierre Barra | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 16 May 1939 | |
| Julien Beke | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 11 February 1914 | |
| Tiesj Benoot | BEL |
CRD | Olympics | 2020 | 11 March 1994 | |
| Eline Berings | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 28 May 1986 | |
| Marc Bernaert | BEL |
HOC | Non-starter | 1968 | 12 April 1944 | |
| Yves Bernaert | BEL |
HOC | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 27 March 1937 | |
| Gustaaf Bernart | BEL |
WLF | Olympics | 1924 | 19 June 1897 | |
| Oscar Blansaer | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 13 November 1890 | |
| Gustave Boesman | BEL |
FBL | Olympics | 1928 | 19 January 1899 | |
| Cindy Bouque | BEL |
SHO | Olympics | 1996 | 12 April 1975 | |
| Henri Brasseur | BEL |
FEN | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 17 October 1906 | |
| Yves Brasseur | BEL |
FEN | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 26 February 1943 | |
| Tim Brys | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 2020 | 30 July 1992 | |
| Henri Cockuyt | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1924 | 14 July 1903 | |
| Maurice Colman | BEL |
ATH | Non-starter | 1912 | 1 April 1889 | |
| Philippe Cuelenaere | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1984 | 2 September 1971 | |
| Arthur D'Anvers | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 11 June 1898 | |
| Émile D'Hooge | BEL |
WPO | Olympics | 1948 | 4 August 1908 | |
| Jolien D'hoore | BEL |
CTR | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 14 March 1990 | |
| Frank D'Osterlinck | BEL |
WPO | Olympics/Non-starter | 1960—1964 | 30 October 1942 | |
| Jules De Bisschop | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 5 February 1879 | |
| Patrick De Bucke | BEL |
CSP | Olympics | 1984 | 24 October 1957 | |
| Gerard De Gezelle | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 29 January 1903 | |
| Arthur De Laender | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 28 July 1890 | |
| René De Landtsheer | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 8 March 1901 | |
| Édouard-Émile, Baron de Laveleye | BEL |
Administrator | 1906—1938 | 22 October 1854 | ||
| Henri De Pauw | BEL |
WPO | Olympics | 1928—1948 | 26 February 1911 | |
| Émile De Schepper | BEL |
FEN | Olympics | 1920 | 27 July 1885 | |
| Georges De Spae | BEL |
FBL | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1928 | 30 September 1900 | |
| Nathalie De Vos | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 2008 | 9 December 1982 | |
| François De Wagheneire | BEL |
CRD/CTR | Olympics | 1956 | 19 September 1937 | |
| Alphonse De Wette | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 5 October 1902 | |
| Roger De Wilde | BEL |
WPO | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 5 April 1940 | |
| Rita Defauw | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1988 | 23 May 1963 | |
| Guy Defraigne | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1972—1984 | 24 January 1958 | |
| William Defraigne | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1984 | 4 December 1950 | |
| Geert Dejonghe | BEL |
STK | Olympics | 1992 | 21 October 1965 | |
| Jean Delori | BEL |
FEN | Non-Medal | 1908 | 25 July 1874 | |
| Richard Demeyer | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1932 | 20 October 1890 | |
| Robert Demulder | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 16 October 1900 | |
| Oscar Dessomville | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900—1908 | 19 August 1876 | |
| Charles Dewachtere | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 22 December 1927 | |
| Julien Dobbelaer | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1948 | 22 February 1921 | |
| Albert Feyerick | BEL |
Administrator | 1913—1919 | 14 January 1868 | ||
| Ferdinand Feyerick | BEL |
FEN | Olympics | 1908 | 27 January 1865 | |
| Robert Feyerick | BEL |
FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1920—1936 | 18 January 1892 | |
| Eugène Gabriels | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 27 November 1895 | |
| August Geinger | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 5 July 1899 | |
| Anouk Geurts | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 2020 | 3 April 2000 | |
| Walter Godefroot | BEL |
CRD | Olympics | 1964 | 2 July 1943 | |
| Tom Goegebuer | BEL |
WLF | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 27 March 1975 | |
| Laurent Grimmonprez | BEL |
FBL | Non-starter | 1924 | 14 December 1902 | |
| Jacques Haller | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 3 March 1897 | |
| Adolphe Hauman | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 19 August 1893 | |
| Maurice Hemelsoet | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 8 March 1875 | |
| Edmond Henry | BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 1920 | 4 August 1886 | |
| Frank Hoste | BEL |
CRD | Olympics | 1976 | 29 August 1955 | |
| Christophe Impens | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 9 December 1969 | |
| Iljo Keisse | BEL |
CTR | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 21 December 1982 | |
| Frank König | BEL |
FBL | Coach | 1900 | 7 May 1874 | |
| Eugène Langenraedt | BEL |
ATH | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1928 | 20 June 1907 | |
| Jacques Lippens | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1948 | 25 November 1913 | |
| André Maes | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1960 | 27 December 1917 | |
| Christian Maes | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1968 | 2 October 1947 | |
| Roger Maes | BEL |
VVO | Olympics | 1968 | 4 July 1943 | |
| Maurice Maeterlinck | BEL |
ART | Referee | 1924 | 29 August 1862 | |
| Harold Mechelynck | BEL |
HOC | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 1 July 1924 | |
| Filip Meirhaeghe | BEL |
MTB | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 5 March 1971 | |
| An-Sophie Mestach | BEL |
TEN | YOG/Other | 2010 | 7 March 1994 | |
| August Meuleman | BEL |
CTR | Olympics | 1928 | 20 October 1906 | |
| François Meyvaert | BEL |
HOC | Non-starter | 1968 | 21 February 1939 | |
| Ferdinand Minnaert | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 27 November 1887 | |
| Urbain Molmans | BEL |
ROW | Non-starter | 1908 | 8 November 1879 | |
| Marcel Morimont | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 9 June 1886 | |
| Gaëlle Mys | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 16 November 1991 | |
| Georges Mys | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 26 March 1880 | |
| Barbara Nelen | BEL |
HOC | Olympics | 2012 | 20 August 1991 | |
| Léonard Nuytens | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1912 | 7 September 1892 | |
| Frank Odberg | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 1 March 1879 | |
| Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | BEL |
FBL | Olympics | 2008 | 21 February 1989 | |
| Adolphe Osselaer | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 14 February 1914 | |
| Katrien Pauwels | BEL |
FSK | Olympics/Other | 1984—1988 | 8 November 1965 | |
| Rodolphe Poma | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900—1908 | 12 October 1885 | |
| Evy Poppe | BEL |
SBD | Olympics/YOG | 2020—2022 | 2 March 2004 | |
| Christophe Raes | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 2008 | 21 February 1982 | |
| Jana Raman | BEL |
BKB | Olympics | 2020 | 15 February 1991 | |
| Marie-Thérèse Renard | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 8 March 1925 | |
| Sarina Roberti | BEL |
GRY | Olympics | 1984 | 18 April 1963 | |
| Jacques Rogge | BEL |
SAL | Olympics/Administrator | 1968—2013 | 2 May 1942 | |
| Leon Sarteel | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1928 | 2 October 1882 | |
| Ruben Scheire | BEL |
MTB | Olympics | 2016 | 6 December 1991 | |
| Roland Sierens | BEL |
WPO | Olympics | 1952 | 15 July 1925 | |
| Pol Slock | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1924 | 9 November 1896 | |
| Armand Solie | BEL |
HOC | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 28 April 1944 | |
| Leopold Standaert | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 25 August 1884 | |
| René Steurbaut | BEL |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 26 June 1928 | |
| Glenn Surgeloose | BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 4 September 1989 | |
| Mieke Suys | BEL |
TRI | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 15 February 1968 | |
| Robert Swartelé | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 22 June 1900 | |
| David Taboureau | BEL |
CSP | Olympics | 1996 | 24 April 1968 | |
| Oscar Taelman | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 5 October 1877 | |
| Emiel Thienpont | BEL |
SWM | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1928 | 31 August 1904 | |
| Evi Van Acker | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 23 September 1985 | |
| Florent Van Aubel | BEL |
HOC | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 25 October 1991 | |
| Cédric Van Branteghem | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 13 March 1979 | |
| Marcel Van Crombrugge | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 13 September 1880 | |
| Marcel Van De Keere | BEL |
BOX | Olympics | 1952 | 27 April 1931 | |
| Germaan Van De Moere | BEL |
CSP | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 29 November 1924 | |
| Marcel Van de Perre | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1936 | 9 June 1908 | |
| Georges Van De Poele | BEL |
EDR/EJP | Olympics | 1900 | 23 March 1868 | |
| Albert Van Den Abeele | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1936 | 18 March 1907 | |
| Paul Van Den Abeele | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1992 | 10 May 1965 | |
| Peter Van Den Abeele | BEL |
MTB | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 1 May 1966 | |
| Georges Van Den Bossche | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1912—1920 | 15 July 1892 | |
| Oscar Van Den Bossche | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 21 July 1888 | |
| Dries Van den Broecke | BEL |
ALP | Olympics/YOG | 2012—2022 | 10 May 1995 | |
| Pierre Van Der Haeghen | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1948 | 27 September 1921 | |
| Thomas Van der Plaetsen | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 24 December 1990 | |
| Raphaël Van Dorpe | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1932 | 15 July 1910 | |
| Jaak Van Driessche | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 3 July 1969 | |
| Jan Van Guysse | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 1908—1920 | 3 August 1881 | |
| Victor Van Hamme | BEL |
WLF | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 4 July 1897 | |
| Gijs Van Hoecke | BEL |
CTR | Olympics | 2012 | 12 November 1991 | |
| Frans Van Hoorebeke | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 26 January 1908 | |
| Nina Van Koeckhoven | BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 2000 | 6 October 1983 | |
| Louis Van Parijs | BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 16 July 1908 | |
| Eric Van Reybroeck | BEL |
WPO | Non-starter | 1960—1964 | 19 March 1942 | |
| Jacques Van Reysschoot | BEL |
IHO | Olympics | 1928 | 2 May 1905 | |
| Pierre Van Reysschoot | BEL |
IHO | Olympics/Referee | 1928—1948 | 9 December 1906 | |
| Charles Van Son | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1928 | 23 January 1902 | |
| Simon Van Vossel | BEL |
STK | Olympics/Other | 2002 | 28 February 1979 | |
| Armand Van Wambeke | BEL |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 16 May 1926 | |
| Emiel Vanderleenden | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1920 | 27 September 1893 | |
| Charles Vandeweghe | BEL |
HOC | Olympics | 2008 | 14 October 1982 | |
| Loïc Vandeweghe | BEL |
HOC | Olympics | 2008 | 23 September 1983 | |
| Polydore Veirman | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1908—1912 | 23 February 1881 | |
| Géo Verbanck | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1928 | 28 February 1881 | |
| Herman Verbauwen | BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 16 May 1944 | |
| Pascale Verbauwen | BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 1980 | 10 April 1963 | |
| Julien Verdonck | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 13 January 1885 | |
| Maurits Verdonck | BEL |
ART/ROW | Olympics | 1900—1928 | 21 April 1879 | |
| Valerie Vermeersch | BEL |
HOC | Non-starter | 2012 | 18 September 1985 | |
| Imke Vervaet | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 2020 | 11 April 1993 | |
| Frank Visser | BEL |
WPO | Olympics | 1928 | 27 June 1907 | |
| Georges Vivex | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 1 November 1890 | |
| Léon Vleurinck | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 11 July 1899 | |
| Theo Wambeke | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1928 | 28 November 1903 | |
| Bradley Wiggins |  GBR |
CRD/CTR | Olympics | 2000—2016 | 28 April 1980 | |
| Eva Willemarck | BEL |
BOB | Olympics | 2010 | 28 June 1984 | |
People who died here (64) |
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| Georges Baert | BEL |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 5 October 2017 | |
| Maurice Beke | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 15 July 1993 | |
| Oscar Blansaer | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 23 June 1962 | |
| Jules Boes | BEL |
BKB | Olympics | 1952 | 6 February 2016 | |
| Gustave Boesman | BEL |
FBL | Olympics | 1928 | 15 November 1971 | |
| Henri Brasseur | BEL |
FEN | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 10 March 2001 | |
| Yves Brasseur | BEL |
FEN | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 11 August 2005 | |
| Henri Cockuyt | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1924 | 3 December 1993 | |
| Maurice Colman | BEL |
ATH | Non-starter | 1912 | 1 July 1944 | |
| Arthur D'Anvers | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 10 June 1966 | |
| Émile D'Hooge | BEL |
WPO | Olympics | 1948 | 4 March 1955 | |
| Jules De Bisschop | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 21 December 1954 | |
| Alphonse De Cuyper | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1920—1936 | 7 June 1954 | |
| Gerard De Gezelle | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 5 September 1978 | |
| Arthur De Laender | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 24 December 1966 | |
| Gustaaf De Smet | BEL |
CRD/CTR | Olympics | 1956 | 25 May 2020 | |
| Jean Delori | BEL |
FEN | Non-Medal | 1908 | 23 November 1952 | |
| Richard Demeyer | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1932 | 20 June 1964 | |
| Oscar Dessomville | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900—1908 | 30 August 1938 | |
| Charles Dewachtere | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 22 July 2020 | |
| Raymond Distave | BEL |
HOC | Olympics | 1936 | 2 November 1993 | |
| Julien Dobbelaer | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1948 | 19 August 1961 | |
| Albert Feyerick | BEL |
Administrator | 1913—1919 | 19 February 1919 | ||
| Ferdinand Feyerick | BEL |
FEN | Olympics | 1908 | 12 September 1920 | |
| Eugène Gabriels | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 28 July 1969 | |
| Isaac Gálvez |  ESP |
CTR | Olympics | 2000 | 26 November 2006 | |
| Jacques Haller | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 19 December 1961 | |
| Maurice Hemelsoet | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 29 December 1943 | |
| Edmond Henry | BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 1920 | 9 November 1931 | |
| Gerard Kaanen | BEL |
FEN | Olympics | 1928 | 4 May 1970 | |
| Albert Lammens | BEL |
TEN | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 7 October 1933 | |
| Léon Lampo | BEL |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 16 November 1985 | |
| Karel Lescrauwaet | BEL |
BOX | Olympics | 1936 | 11 September 1944 | |
| André Maes | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1960 | 3 February 2002 | |
| Roger Maes | BEL |
VVO | Olympics | 1968 | 13 March 2021 | |
| Paul Medhurst | GBR |
CTR | Olympics | 1976 | 26 September 2009 | |
| Ferdinand Minnaert | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 26 August 1975 | |
| Georges Mys | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 7 November 1952 | |
| Léonard Nuytens | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1912 | 6 December 1962 | |
| Adolphe Osselaer | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 6 January 1955 | |
| Marcel Panen | BEL |
WLF | Olympics | 1928 | 11 June 1934 | |
| Leon Sarteel | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1928 | 2 May 1942 | |
| Pol Slock | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1924 | 28 January 1943 | |
| Oscar Taelman | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 23 October 1945 | |
| Emiel Thienpont | BEL |
SWM | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1928 | 13 August 1978 | |
| Marcel Van Crombrugge | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 23 September 1940 | |
| Germaan Van De Moere | BEL |
CSP | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 11 May 2018 | |
| Marcel Van de Perre | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1936 | 4 March 1969 | |
| Georges Van Den Bossche | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1912—1920 | 16 May 1966 | |
| Pierre Van Der Haeghen | BEL |
SAL | Olympics | 1948 | 17 May 2000 | |
| Raphaël Van Dorpe | BEL |
ART | Olympics | 1932 | 30 April 1996 | |
| Jan Van Guysse | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 1908—1920 | 20 August 1945 | |
| Victor Van Hamme | BEL |
WLF | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 14 December 1971 | |
| Frans Van Hoorebeke | BEL |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 10 July 1984 | |
| Louis Van Parijs | BEL |
SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 6 September 1998 | |
| Jean Van Silfhout | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 29 January 1942 | |
| Charles Van Son | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1928 | 22 September 1970 | |
| Julien Verdonck | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 7 March 1949 | |
| François Vergucht | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 23 June 1944 | |
| Frank Visser | BEL |
WPO | Olympics | 1928 | 7 April 1975 | |
| Guillaume Visser | BEL |
ROW | Olympics/Non-starter | 1908—1912 | April 1952 | |
| Georges Vivex | BEL |
GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 20 January 1953 | |
| Léon Vleurinck | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 25 November 1982 | |
| Theo Wambeke | BEL |
ROW | Olympics | 1928 | 7 May 1984 | |