Interesting
facts
The Big
Bang theory originated in Belgium
Brussels
South Charleroi Airport is the most punctual airport in
Europe
Cricket
is thought to be a Belgian invention, not British
Belgian
men are the second tallest in the world
The
highest point in Belgium is lower than the world's tallest
building
Belgium
was the world's second country to legalise same-sex marriage
The
Law Courts of Brussels is the world's largest court of justice
Belgians
are accredited to inventing the Body Mass Index (BMI), the
saxaphone and plastic
Belgians
pay among the highest tax rates in Europe
Europe’s
first skyscraper was built in Belgium
World
Heritage Sites
Flemish
Biguinages
La
Grand - Place , Brussels
The
Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs , La
Louvihre and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)
Belfries
of Belgium and France
Historic
Centre of Brugge
Major
Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
Neolithic
Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
Notre-Dame
Cathedral in Tournai
Plantin-Moretus
House - Workshops - Museum Complex
Ancient
and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other
Regions of Europe
Stoclet
House
Major
Mining Sites of Wallonia
The
Architectural Work of Le Corbusier , an Outstanding Contribution
to the Modern Movement
Tourism spots,
locations
Botanical
Gardens
Antwerp
Botanic Garden
Bokrijk Arboretum
Botanical Garden of Brussels
Ghent University Botanic Garden
Arboretum Kalmthout – Kalmthout
Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis – Leuven
Botanical Garden of Mechelen
Botanic Garden Meise
Arboretum Wespelaar
Arboretum Provinciaal Domein Het Leen
Zoos
Antwerp
Zoo - Antwerp
Bellewaerde - Ypres
Le Monde Sauvage - Aywaille
Pairi Daiza - Brugelette, Hainaut
Pakawi Park (Previously Olmen Zoo) - Olmen, Mol
Parc animalier de Bouillon - Bouillon
Planckendael Zoo - Muizen, Mechelen
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pionirska dolina - Sarajevo
Trapisti - Banja Luka
Zoo vrt Bingo - Tuzla
Every
celebrity in every category must use their infuening power
or their own responsibility to help climate change which
is already crossing dangerous propoertions. Not climate
change activism but something which is legally ok with the
government of their country. World is an integration of
all countries. Climate change is an example.
Jean
Aerts
Cyclist
Albert I
King of Belgium 1909-1934
Albert II
King of Belgium
Felix Amandus, Count de Muelenare
Former prime minister
Baudouin I
Prince of Belgium
Brigitte Becue
Swimmer
Auguste Beernaert
Nobel laureate, former prime
Lambert le Begue
Priest, reformer
Leo Leander Bekaert Bekaert N.V.
Founder
Peter Benoit
Composer
Ingrid Berghmans
Judoka
Plastic Bertrand
Musician, songwriter
Gilles de Bins (Binchois)
Composer
Jules Bordet
Nobel laureate, microbiologist
Jean-Marc Bosman
Footballer
Boudewijn I
King of Belgium 1951-1993
Thiery Boutsen
Racecar driver
Adriaen Brouwer
Artist
Emile Leon Cammaerts
Poet
Robert Campin
Artist
Jan Ceulemans
Footballer
Raymond Ceulemans
Champion billiard player
Willy Claes former NATO
Secretary general, politician
Liz Claiborne
Fashion designer
Andre Cluytens
Conductor
Jean-Pierre Coopman
Boxer
Gerard Cooreman
Former prime minister
Georges Cuisenaire
Educator, mathematician
Father Pater Damien
Missionary
Suzanne Danco
Soprano
Gerard David
Artist
Bob Davidse
Television presenter
Eugene Goblet d'Alviella
Politician, lawyer
Charles De Broqueville
Former prime minister
Henri De Brouckere
Former prime minister
Jules De Burlet
Former prime minister
Pierre De Decker
Former prime minister
Michel De Ghelderode
Dramatist
Cyprien De Rore
Composer
Edward De Smedt
Chemist, inventor
Paul de Smet de Nayer
Former prime minister
Bartholemy Theodore, Count de Theux Meylandt
Former prime minister
Jules de Trooz
Former prime minister
Roger de Vlaeminck
Cyclist
Etienne De Wilde
Cyclist
Josquin des Prez
Composer
Leon Delacroix
Former prime minister
Paul Delvaux
Artist
Ann Demeulemeester
Fashion designer
Jean Pierre Duvieusart
Politician
James Sidney Ensor
Artist, printmaker
Gaston Eyskens
Former prime minister, economist
Marc Eyskens
Former prime minister , economist
Will Ferdi
Singer
Cesar Auguste Franck
Composer, organist
Dirk Frimout
Astrophysicist
Jan Fyt
Artist, etcher
Eric Geboers
Motocross rider
Adrien de Gerlache
Commander Antarctic expedition
Arnold Geulincx
Philosopher
Guido Gezelle
Poet
Henri Victor Marie Ghislain, Count Carton de Wiart
Former prime minister
Matthew Gilmore
Cyclist
Sebastien Godefroid
Sailor
Raymond Goethals
Football coach
Zenobe Gramme
Electrical engineer, inventor Gramme machine
Andre Gretry
Composer
Arthur Grumiaux
Violinist
Pierre Harmel
Former prime minister
Louis Hennepin
First European to explore upper Mississippi river
Justine Henin
Tennis player
Audrey Hepburn
Actress, humanitarian
Ivan Heylen
Singer
Corneille Heymans
Nobel laureate, physiologist
Camille Huysmans
Politician
Jacques Bernard
"Jacky" Ickx
Racecar driver
Paul-Emile Janson
Former prime minister
Henri Jaspar
Former prime minister
Georges Jobe
Motocross racer
Jacob Jordaens
Artist
Albert Joseph , Count Goblet d'Alviella
Politician, military officer
Jules Joseph, Baron d'Anethan
Politician
Dani Klein
Singer
Henri La Fontaine
Nobel laureate, lawyer
Esther Lambrechts "La Esterella"
Singer
Lamoral, Count of Egmont general
Statesman
Orlando di Lasso
Composer
Joseph Lebeau
Former prime minister
Edmond Leburton
Former prime minister
Georges Lemaitre
Proposed Big Bang theory
Camille Lemonnier
Author, poet
Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir
Inventor internal-combustion engine
Leopold I
King of Belgium 1831-1865
Leopold II
King of Belgium 1865-1909
Leopold III
King of Belgium 1934-1951
Constant Loiseau
Inventor optometer, physician
Helmut Lotti
Tenor, songwriter
Maurice Maeterlinck
Nobel laureate, playwright, poet
Rene Magritte
Artist
Xavier Mallise
Tennis player
Jules Malou
Statesman
Wilfried Martensformer
Prime minister
Quentin Matsys
Artist
Filip Meirhaeghe
Mountain bike racer
Gerardus Mercator
Cartographer, mathematician
Eddy Merckx
Cyclist, five-time winner Tour de France
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
Former prime minister
Johannes Ockeghem
Composer
Abraham Ortelius
Cartographer, geographer
Bart Peeters
Actor, television presenter
Jean-Marie Pfaff
Footballer
Joseph Pholien
Former prime minister
Hubert Pierlot
Former prime minister, jurist
Dominque Pire
Nobel laureate
Henri Pirenne
Historian
Eddy Planckaert
Cyclist
Joseph Plateau
Inventor, physicist
Hercule Poirot
Detective (fictional character)
Prosper Poullet
Former prime minister
Emiel Puttemans
Long distance runner, Olympic medalist
Lambert Adolphe Quetelet
Mathematician, developed Quetelet index
Heidi Rakels
Judoka , Olympic medalist
Jean "Django" Reinhardt
Guitarist, composer
Jules Renkin
Former prime minister
Joel Robert
Motocross racer
Albrecht Rodenbach
Poet
Georges Rodenbach
Poet, novelist
Gaston Roelands
Runner, steeplechaser, Olympic medalist
Jacques Rogge
Sports bureaucrat, physician
Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns
Attorney, diplomat
Jo Ropcke
Film critic
Senne Rouffaer
Actor
Vincent Rousseau
Runner
John Michael Rysbrack
Sculptor
May Eleanor Sarton
Poet, novelist
Adolphe Sax
Inventor of the saxophone
Bobbejaan Schoepen
Musician
Frans Schollaert
Former prime minister
Briek Schotte
Cyclist
Herman Schueremans
Concert promoter
Enzo Scifo
Footballer
Raoul Servais
Film maker
Georges Simenon
Author
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Nun, singer
Frans Snyders
Artist
Ernest Solvay
Chemist, industrialist, inventor
Paul Henri Spaak
Former prime minister
Patrick Stevens
Sprinter
Simon Stevin
Mathematician, engineer
Stijn Streuvels
Author
Herman Teirlinck
Author
David Teniers the Younger
Artist
George Theunis
Former prime minister
Toots Thielemans
Jazz musician
Philippe Thijs
Cyclist
Guy Thys
Football coach
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Military leader
Felix Timmermans
Author
Leo Tindemans
Former prime minister
Will Tura Flemish
Singer
Urbanus
Comedian, comic book writer V
Achiel Van Acker
Former prime minister
Jacob van Artevelde
Statesman, political leader
Harry Van Barneveld
Judoka, Olympic medalist
Walter Van Beirendonck
Fashion designer
Ivo Van Damme
Athlete
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Actor
Charles Van Depoele
Electrical engineer, inventor, pioneer electric railway
Flory Van Donck
Golfer
Anton van Dyck
Artist
Jan Baptista van Helmont
Physician, chemist
Paul Van Himst
Footballer, manager
Bernard Van Hool
Founder of Van Hool NV coachbuilder
Henri "Rik" Van Looy
Cyclist
Dries van Noten
Fashion designer
Paul van Ostayen
Poet, author
Jan Van Ruysbroeck
Mystic beatified by Pope Pius X
Paul van Zeeland
Politician, lawyer
Alios Van de Vyvere
Politician
Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer
Politician
Karel Van de Woestijne
Author
Gella Vandecaveye
Judoka, Olympic medalist
Paul Vanden Boeynants
Former prime minister
Marcel Vanthilt
Musician, television presenter
Emile Verhaeren
Poet
Guy Verhofstadt
Former prime minister
Henri Vieuxtemps
Violinist, composer
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion designer
Eddy Wally
Singer
Ulla Werbrouck
Judoka, Olympic medalist
Charles Woeste
Politician
Marguerite Yourcenar
Novelist, essayist
Eugene Ysaye
Violinist, conductor, composer
Louis Zimmer
Clockmaker
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