People born here (88)
|
| Lea Alaerts |
 BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976—1980 |
6 April 1954 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Lucien Bangels |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1920 |
2 January 1899 |
Landen, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Ward Bauwens |
BEL |
SWM |
Olympics |
2012 |
4 May 1993 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Dirk Bellemans |
BEL |
SAL |
Olympics |
1992 |
22 February 1966 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Ingrid Bellemans |
BEL |
SAL |
Olympics |
1996 |
19 February 1967 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Johan Bellemans |
BEL |
SAL |
Olympics |
1992 |
22 December 1964 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Geert Blanchart |
BEL |
STK |
Olympics/Other |
1992—1994 |
30 October 1966 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Ben Broeders |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020 |
21 June 1995 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Auguste Broos |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1920—1924 |
9 November 1894 |
Schaffen, Diest, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Sonia Castelein |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
10 June 1954 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jan Ceulemans |
BEL |
BKB |
Olympics |
1952 |
11 January 1926 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Victor Claes |
BEL |
EVL |
Olympics |
1920 |
6 October 1894 |
Gelrode, Aarschot, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Robert Cogniaux |
BEL |
ARC |
Olympics |
1972—1980 |
29 May 1934 |
Asse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Modeste Cuypers |
BEL |
FEN |
Olympics |
1928 |
1 April 1883 |
Zichem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jeroen D'hoedt |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016 |
10 January 1990 |
Halle, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jasper De Buyst |
BEL |
CTR |
Olympics |
2016 |
24 November 1993 |
Asse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Simon De Cuyper |
BEL |
TRI |
Olympics |
2012 |
30 October 1986 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Hugo De Grauwe |
BEL |
WLF |
Olympics |
1980 |
13 April 1954 |
Merchtem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Amaury de Merode |
BEL |
|
Administrator |
1971—1975 |
3 October 1902 |
Everberg, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| André Dehertoghe |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
19 July 1941 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| François Demol |
BEL |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1924 |
19 August 1895 |
Beersel, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Louis Desmet |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
5 January 1930 |
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Leo Dierckx |
BEL |
VVO |
Olympics |
1968 |
28 March 1943 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Nils Duerinck |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics/Non-starter |
2008—2012 |
20 March 1984 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Agnes Dusart |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
1988 |
27 February 1962 |
Tienen, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Michel Feron |
BEL |
ALP |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
13 May 1923 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Mathieu Fonteyn |
BEL |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008 |
14 February 1985 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Auguste Garrebeek |
BEL |
CRD/CTR |
Olympics |
1936 |
10 January 1912 |
Dworp, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Kim Gevaert |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
5 August 1978 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Pieter Gysel |
BEL |
STK |
Olympics/Other |
2002—2010 |
18 December 1980 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Gust Hellemans |
BEL |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1928 |
21 June 1907 |
Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Robin Hendrix |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020 |
14 January 1995 |
Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Rune Hermans |
BEL |
GAR |
Olympics |
2016 |
9 May 1999 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Staf Hermans |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
1972 |
12 May 1951 |
Wezemaal, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Magda Ilands |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988 |
16 January 1950 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Eugène Laermans |
BEL |
FEN |
Olympics |
1936—1948 |
8 May 1910 |
Tienen, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Hubert Lafortune |
BEL |
GAR |
Olympics |
1920 |
24 November 1889 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jacques Lafortune |
BEL |
SHO |
Olympics |
1924—1960 |
10 January 1896 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Marcel Lafortune |
BEL |
SHO |
Olympics |
1936—1960 |
29 September 1900 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Oswald Lints |
BEL |
EDR/EVE |
Olympics |
1920—1928 |
18 April 1895 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Eddy Merckx |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
1964 |
17 June 1945 |
Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Elise Mertens |
BEL |
TEN |
Olympics |
2020 |
17 November 1995 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Georges Michel |
BEL |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1920 |
29 April 1898 |
Halle, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Domien Michiels |
BEL |
EDR |
Olympics |
2020 |
21 September 1983 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jacques Misonne |
BEL |
EJP/EVE |
Olympics |
1920—1928 |
11 December 1892 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs |
BEL |
EJP/EVE |
Olympics |
1920 |
12 June 1890 |
Dilbeek, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Alphonse Neys |
BEL |
BOX |
Olympics |
1920 |
15 March 1899 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Englebert Opdebeeck |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
1968 |
27 December 1946 |
Weerde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Agnes Pardaens |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988 |
9 October 1956 |
Rotselaar, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Juan Miguel Paz |
 COL |
FEN |
Olympics |
1988—1996 |
14 May 1966 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Hanne Peeters |
BEL |
TRI |
YOG |
2018 |
31 July 2001 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Arsène Pint |
BEL |
MPN |
Olympics |
1960 |
7 May 1933 |
Halle, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Maaike Polspoel |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
2012 |
28 March 1989 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Miel Puttemans |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968—1980 |
8 October 1947 |
Vossem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Heidi Rakels |
BEL |
JUD |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
22 June 1968 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Thierry Renaer |
BEL |
HOC |
Olympics |
2008 |
4 March 1976 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Marleen Renders |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—2000 |
24 December 1968 |
Diest, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Marc Rigouts |
BEL |
EVE |
Olympics |
2012 |
14 October 1958 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Paul Roekaerts |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1964 |
15 April 1939 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jürgen Roelandts |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
2012 |
2 July 1985 |
Asse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Gaston Roelants |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics/Non-starter/Other |
1960—1976 |
5 February 1937 |
Opvelp, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jonathan Sacoor |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020 |
1 September 1999 |
Halle, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Eddy Schepers |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
1976 |
12 December 1955 |
Tienen, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Willy Sneyers |
BEL |
EVE |
Olympics |
1992 |
24 February 1950 |
Diest, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Réginald Storms |
BEL |
SHO |
Olympics |
1908 |
13 September 1880 |
Oorbeek, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Laurens Sweeck |
BEL |
CRD |
YOG |
2010 |
17 December 1993 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Bart Swings |
BEL |
SSK |
Olympics/Other |
2014—2022 |
12 February 1991 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Lucien Theys |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
25 February 1927 |
Overijse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Antoine Uytterhoeven |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
12 April 1930 |
Veltem-Beisem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Alfons Van Achten |
BEL |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1924 |
10 August 1903 |
Werchter, Rotselaar, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Femke Van Den Driessche |
BEL |
CRD |
YOG |
2014 |
27 August 1996 |
Asse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Myrthe van der Borght |
BEL |
ATH |
YOG |
2018 |
13 March 2001 |
Halle, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Dirk Van Der Elst |
BEL |
EVE |
Olympics |
1992 |
6 August 1965 |
Aarschot, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| William Van Dijck |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1992 |
24 January 1961 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Horta Van Hoye |
BEL |
GAR |
Olympics |
1968 |
26 December 1946 |
Sint-Joris-Weert, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Hubert Van Innis |
BEL |
ARC |
Olympics |
1900—1920 |
24 February 1866 |
Elewijt, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Lieselotte Van Lindt |
BEL |
HOC |
Olympics |
2012 |
10 May 1989 |
Tienen, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Bernadette Van Roy |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
10 September 1948 |
Kessel-Lo, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Willem Van Schuerbeeck |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016 |
24 October 1984 |
Merchtem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Marie-Claire Van Stevens |
BEL |
ARC |
Olympics |
1984 |
22 May 1948 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Louis Van Tilt |
BEL |
SHO |
Olympics |
1920—1924 |
28 March 1875 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Alison Van Uytvanck |
BEL |
TEN |
Olympics |
2020 |
26 March 1994 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Willy Vanden Berghen |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
1960 |
3 July 1939 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Rik Verbrugghe |
BEL |
CRD |
Olympics |
2000 |
23 July 1974 |
Tienen, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Sophie Vercruyssen |
BEL |
BOB |
Olympics |
2018 |
22 February 1992 |
Diest, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Robert Verdun |
BEL |
FSK |
Olympics |
1936 |
2 May 1911 |
Tienen, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jorre Verstraeten |
BEL |
JUD |
Olympics/YOG |
2014—2020 |
4 December 1997 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Fernand Walder |
BEL |
VVO |
Olympics |
1968 |
5 April 1946 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
People who died here (40)
|
| Georges Baltus |
BEL |
ART |
Olympics |
1932 |
24 December 1967 |
Overijse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Georges de Bourguignon |
BEL |
FEN/HOC |
Olympics/Referee |
1932—1960 |
31 December 1989 |
Kraainem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jan Ceulemans |
BEL |
BKB |
Olympics |
1952 |
21 April 2022 |
Melsbroek, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Modeste Cuypers |
BEL |
FEN |
Olympics |
1928 |
7 March 1944 |
Zichem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Eddy De Leeuw |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1980 |
26 November 2015 |
Asse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Amaury de Merode |
BEL |
|
Administrator |
1971—1975 |
17 May 1980 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| André Dehertoghe |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
25 August 2016 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Eric Denis |
BEL |
HOC |
Referee |
2000 |
7 April 2020 |
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Henri Disy |
BEL |
WPO |
Olympics |
1936 |
8 September 1989 |
Overijse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Auguste Garrebeek |
BEL |
CRD/CTR |
Olympics |
1936 |
20 October 1973 |
Asse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Ila Ray Hadley |
 USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
1960 |
15 February 1961 |
Berg-Kampenhout, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Ray Hadley, Jr. |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
1960 |
15 February 1961 |
Berg-Kampenhout, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Jean-Marie Jadoul |
BEL |
HOC |
Non-starter |
1948 |
22 December 2019 |
Halle, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Nicolas LeRoy |
BEL |
EJP |
Olympics |
1924 |
31 October 1974 |
Heverlee, Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Charles de Ligne |
BEL |
SSK |
Olympics |
1936 |
14 November 1944 |
Sint-Genesius-Rode, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Paul Loicq |
BEL |
IHO |
Olympics/Coach/Referee/Administrator |
1920—1947 |
26 March 1953 |
Sint-Genesius-Rode, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Deane McMinn |
USA |
FSK |
Referee |
1960 |
15 February 1961 |
Berg-Kampenhout, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Joseph Mostert |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
28 April 1967 |
Sint-Genesius-Rode, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| François Narmon |
BEL |
|
Administrator |
1998—2004 |
14 March 2013 |
Meise, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Laurie Owen |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
1960 |
15 February 1961 |
Berg-Kampenhout, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Maribel Owen |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
1960 |
15 February 1961 |
Berg-Kampenhout, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Lucie Petit-Diagre |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
24 December 2001 |
Dilbeek, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Romain Poté |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1960 |
6 May 2010 |
Halle, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Paul Putz |
BEL |
FBL |
Referee |
1920—1928 |
1 October 1955 |
Grimbergen, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Dud Richards |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
1960 |
15 February 1961 |
Berg-Kampenhout, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Robert Schoonjans |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
15 March 2011 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Werner, Vicomte De Spoelberch |
BEL |
ALP |
Olympics |
1936 |
10 September 1987 |
Haacht, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Lucien Theys |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
19 January 1996 |
Overijse, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Antoine Uytterhoeven |
BEL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
18 March 2001 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Alfons Van Achten |
BEL |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1924 |
15 December 1979 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Charles Van Dorslaer |
BEL |
CTR |
Olympics |
1920 |
20 June 1972 |
Halle, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Hubert Van Innis |
BEL |
ARC |
Olympics |
1900—1920 |
25 November 1961 |
Zemst, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Anna Van Marcke |
BEL |
CSP |
Olympics |
1948 |
June 2012 |
Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Louis Van Tilt |
BEL |
SHO |
Olympics |
1920—1924 |
3 August 1942 |
Holsbeek, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Lucien Van Welden |
BEL |
VVO |
Referee |
1968—1972 |
30 September 2020 |
Zemst, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| André Verbeke |
BEL |
ART |
Olympics |
1932 |
9 March 1978 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Hein Verbruggen |
 NED |
|
Administrator |
1991—2017 |
14 June 2017 |
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Emile Vercken |
BEL |
ATH/HOC |
Olympics |
1928 |
27 January 1943 |
Kraainem, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Maribel Vinson |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
1928—1936 |
15 February 1961 |
Berg-Kampenhout, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |
| Georges Wagemans |
BEL |
FSK |
Olympics/Referee |
1920—1924 |
3 January 1966 |
Sint-Genesius-Rode, Vlaams Brabant (BEL) |