Fictional or otherwise.
2006-07-26 09:19:27 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
O.K Belgians! Anyone can make a mistake!
Nice to see so many tring to rack their brains without the use of the web!
2006-07-26 10:11:35 · update #1
It's amazing how many people think that Poirot is real isn't it. Rather than just copying and pasting, I'll have a go.
Kim Clijsters
Justine Henning Ardennes
Jean Claude Van Damme
Eddie Merckx
Eddie Wally (I think that's him, from Eurotrash)
Renee Magritte
Gery Verbuggen (World 10 pin bowling champion 1999)
Van Dyck
Rubens
King Baudoin
2006-07-26 10:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by Dazza 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Did you know that 'Big Brother' first started in Belgium! My brother Stephen Emmans was famous when he disappeared in Belgium and was in the newspapers!
Jean Claude Van Damme an actor and Hercule Poiro were actors. Tintin the cartoon.
Luc Vandevelde, Chairman of Marks and Spencer
Bernard Van Hool, founder of international coachbuilder Van Hool NV
Raymond Ceulemans, 17 times world champion in billiards
Toots Thielemans, world famous Jazz musician
Helmut Lotti, international pop singer
The Singing Nun, famous for her US No 1 hit "Dominique"
Edward de Smedt, chemist and inventor of modern-day road asphalt
Lambert Adolphe Quetelet, mathematician and inventor of the Body Mass Index
Gerardus Mercator, cartographer, mathematician and geographer
Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone
2006-07-26 16:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by j_emmans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's only one Belgium.
Belgians on the other hand include ....
1: Jean claude van Damme
2: Hercule Poirot
3: Rubens, the painter
4: Dr Evil - Austin Powers.
5: Front 242
6: Enzo Scifo - int fottbal player
7: Toots Thielemans - world-famous jazz musician
8: Paul Van Himst - footballer
9: Adolphe Sax - inventor of the saxophone
10: Iiya Prigogine - chemical physicist famous for his theoretical framework on the origin of life
2006-07-26 16:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that, internationally, these are the best known Belgian names (apart from the fictional Hercule Poirot):
Rene Magritte- painter
Peter Paul Rubens- painter
Sir Anton van Dyck- painter
Audrey Hepburn- actress
Jean Claude van Damme- actor
Georges Remi (Herge)- creator of Tintin
2006-07-26 16:46:18 · answer #4 · answered by _Picnic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Audrey Hepburn
Luc Vandevelde, Chairman of Marks and Spencer
Bernard Van Hool, founder of international coachbuilder Van Hool NV
Edward de Smedt, chemist and inventor of modern-day road asphalt
Raymond Ceulemans, 17 times world champion in billiards
Adolphe Quetelet, mathematician and inventor of the Body Mass Index
Toots Thielemans, world famous Jazz musician
Helmut Lotti, international pop singer
The Singing Nun, famous for her US No 1 hit "Dominique"
look at the links for more
2006-07-26 16:25:11 · answer #5 · answered by jojitsui 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Audrey Hepburn
Jean Claude Van Damme
Eddy Merckx
Father Damien de Veuster (soon to be made a saint for his work with lepers on the Pacific island of Molokai)
Desire-Felicien-Francois-Joseph Mercier, Archbishop of Mechlin
Bishop of Bruges
Bishop of Ghent
Bishop of Liège
Bishop of Namur
Bishop of Tournai
2006-07-26 20:56:10 · answer #6 · answered by mairimac158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jean Claude van Damme
Eddie Merx (the cyclist, but apologies for spelling)
Hercule Poirot
Then perhaps seven members of the royal family.
See, Belgium is steeped in celebrity-hood!
2006-07-26 16:30:02 · answer #7 · answered by izzieere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jean Claude Van Damme - actor
Hercule Poirot - detective
Etienne de Wilde - Men's Track Cycling - SILVER medal
Matthew Gilmore - Men's Track Cycling - SILVER medal
Filip Meirhaege - Mountain Biking - SILVER medal
Ann Simons - Judo (< 48kg) - BRONZE medal
Gella Vandecaveye - Judo (57-63kg) - BRONZE medal
Els Callens - Women's Doubles Tennis - BRONZE medal
Dominique Van Roost - Women's Doubles Tennis - BRONZE medal
Plastic Bertrand, punk/rock singer of 'Ca Plane Pour Moi' fame
2006-07-26 16:24:38 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hercule Poirot
2006-07-26 16:22:34 · answer #9 · answered by shrek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 famous Belgians (not Belgiums) are:
Kim Clijsters (tennis)
Justine Henin Hardenne (tennis)
Eddy Merckx (cycling - possibly best of all time)
Jean-Claude Van Damme (actor)
Hercule Poirot (famous detective in Agatha Christie novels)
Vaya Con Dios (band)
Jacques Brel (singer/poet)
The Smurfs (cartoon)
Tintin (cartoon)
Lucky Luke (cartoon)
2006-07-26 16:32:04 · answer #10 · answered by Kermit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋