Famous People Born In Ghent

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 1 Kevin De Bruyne

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Footballer

Birthdate: June 28, 1991

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 2 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

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Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Former Holy Roman Emperor

Birthdate: February 24, 1500

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: September 21, 1558

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 3 Bradley Wiggins

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Track cyclist, Sport cyclist

Birthdate: April 28, 1980

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 4 John of Gaunt

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Nobleman

Birthdate: March 6, 1340

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: February 3, 1399

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 5 Charlotte de Witte

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Disc jockey

Birthdate: July 21, 1992

Sun Sign: Cancer

 6 Maurice Maeterlinck

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Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Playwright

Birthdate: August 29, 1862

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: May 6, 1949

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 7 Victor Horta

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Listed In: Architects

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: January 6, 1861

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: September 8, 1947

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 8 Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Association football player

Birthdate: February 21, 1989

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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 9 Adolphe Quetelet

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Listed In: Scientists

Famous As: Belgian astronomer

Birthdate: February 22, 1796

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: February 17, 1874

 10 Helmut Lotti

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Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer-songwriter

Birthdate: October 22, 1969

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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 11 Bjorg Lambrecht

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Cyclist

Birthdate: April 2, 1997

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: August 5, 2019

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 12 Benito Raman

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Association football player

Birthdate: November 7, 1994

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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 13 Jacques Rogge

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Physician, Surgeon, Rugby union player

Birthdate: May 2, 1942

Sun Sign: Taurus

 14 Hugo van der Goes

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Listed In: Artists & Painters

Famous As: Painter

Birthdate: 1440 AD

Died: 1482 AD

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 15 Trixie Whitley

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: June 24, 1987

Sun Sign: Cancer

 16 Wouter Weylandt

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Cyclist

Birthdate: September 27, 1984

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: May 9, 2011

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Allahabad, India

 17 Pierre Louÿs

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Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Poet

Birthdate: December 10, 1870

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: June 6, 1925

 18 George Sarton

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Listed In: Scientists

Famous As: Chemist

Birthdate: August 31, 1884

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: March 22, 1956

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 19 Théo Van Rysselberghe

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Listed In: Artists & Painters

Famous As: Painter

Birthdate: November 23, 1862

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: December 14, 1926

 20 Jacob Obrecht

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Composer

Birthdate: 1457 AD

Died: June 30, 1505

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 21 Jacob van Artevelde

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Leader

Birthdate: 1290 AD

Died: July 24, 1345

 22 Corneille Heymans

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Listed In: Physicians

Famous As: Physiologist

Birthdate: March 28, 1892

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: July 18, 1968

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Angers, France

Ankara, Turkey

 23 Henry of Ghent

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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Famous As: Philosopher

Birthdate: 1217 AD

Died: June 29, 1293

 24 Jean Ray

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Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Author

Birthdate: July 8, 1887

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: September 17, 1964

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Athens, Greece

 25 Pedro de Gante

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Missionary

Birthdate: 1480 AD

Died: April 19, 1572

 26 Suzanne Lilar

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Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Author

Birthdate: May 21, 1901

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: December 11, 1992

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 27 Gerard Mortier

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Opera director

Birthdate: November 25, 1943

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: March 8, 2014

 28 Charles Van Lerberghe

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Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Poet

Birthdate: October 21, 1861

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: October 26, 1907

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Augsburg, Germany

Augusta, Georgia

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 29 Charles John Seghers

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Clergyman

Birthdate: December 26, 1839

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: November 28, 1886

 30 Karel van de Woestijne

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Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Writer

Birthdate: March 10, 1878

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: August 24, 1929

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Baghdad, Iraq

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 31 Daniel Heinsius

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Scholar

Birthdate: June 9, 1580

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: February 25, 1655

 32 Jan van Hembyse

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Politician

Birthdate: July 9, 1513

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: August 8, 1584

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