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Martin Margiela
(Fashion designer)
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Birthdate: April 9, 1957
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Genk, Belgium
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Paul Bulcke
(entrepreneur)
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Birthdate: September 8, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Roeselare
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Alfred Loewenstein
(Banker whose wealth worth around £12 million in the 1920s)
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Birthdate: March 11, 1877
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: July 4, 1928
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Étienne Davignon
(Former European Commissioner for Industrial Affairs and Energy (1981 - 1985))
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Birthdate: October 4, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Étienne Davignon is a Belgian businessman, politician, and ex-vice-president of the European Commission. A successful businessman, Davignon is credited with co-founding Brussels Airlines. He also serves on the board of many Belgian companies.
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Gert Verhulst
(Singer-songwriter)
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Birthdate: January 24, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berchem, Antwerp, Belgium
Considered a Flemish cultural icon, Gert Verhulst is especially known for his contributions to children’s entertainment. Equally well-known as a presenter and entertainer, his childhood goal was to become famous and he quickly achieved that with his first show, Samson en Gert. Also a successful entrepreneur, he is a co-founder of Studio 100 and holds substantial stake in the company.
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Edouard-Jean Empain
(Former industrialist, best known by the general public for his kidnapping in 1978)
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Birthdate: October 7, 1937
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: June 21, 2018
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John Cockerill
(Industrialist)
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Birthdate: August 3, 1790
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Haslingden, Lancashire Lancs, England
Died: June 9, 1840
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Alexandre Lamfalussy
(Belgian Economist and Former President of the European Monetary Institute)
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Birthdate: April 26, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kapuvár, Hungary
Died: May 9, 2015
Hungarian banker and economist Alexandre Lamfalussy was not just an Oxford doctorate but had also taught at institutes such as Yale. He was also associated with the Bank for International Settlements and was the Frankfurt-based European Monetary Institute’s first president. He had also been a BIS economic advisor.
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Leonidas Kestekides
(Founder of the internationally famous Leonidas company in Belgium)
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Birthdate: 1876 AD
Birthplace: Niğde, Turkey
Died: 1948 AD
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George Arthur Forrest
(Entrepreneur, Owner of Forrest Group)
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Birthdate: 1940 AD
Birthplace: Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
