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This is a list of notable people from Ghent, who were either born in
Ghent, or spent part of their life there.
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Henry of Ghent,
scholastic philosopher (c. 1217 – 1293)
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Jacob van Artevelde, statesman and political leader (c. 1290 – 1345)
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Franz Ackerman, statesman (c. 1330 – 1387)
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Philip van Artevelde,
Flemish patriot (c. 1340 – 1382)
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John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399)
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Hugo van der Goes, painter (c. 1440 – 1482)
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Alexander Agricola, composer of the
Renaissance (1445/6 - 1506)
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Jacob Obrecht, composer of the
Renaissance (c. 1457 – 1505)
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Adrianus Todeschinus, captain of the papal guard (1471–1546)
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Jacques Buus,
Franco-Flemish composer and organist of the Renaissance (c. 1500 – 1565)
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (‘’Charles Quint’’, 1500–1558)
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Cornelius Canis,
Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, music director for Charles V in the 1540–1550s
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Jan Utenhove, writer (c. 1520 – 1566)
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Lieven de Key, architect (1560–1627)
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Philippe van Lansberg, astronomer (1561–1632)
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Daniel Heinsius, scholar of the Dutch
Renaissance (1580–1655)
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Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (of London), flutist, oboist, and harpsichordist (1680–1730)
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Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (of Ghent), composer (1688 – c. 1720)
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Josse Boutmy, organist and harpsichordist (1697–1779)
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Peter Anton von Verschaffelt, sculptor and architect (1710–1793)
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Lieven Bauwens, industrialist (1769–1822)
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Josse Joseph de Lehaye, politician, (1800–1888)
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Henri Colson,
burgomaster of Ghent (1819-1900)
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Eugène Van Bemmel, author and educator (1824–1880)
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Frans de Potter, writer, (1834–1904)
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Charles John Seghers,
Jesuit clergyman and missionary (1839–1886)
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Paul de Vigne, sculptor (1843–1901)
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De Vriendt brothers, painters (second half of 19th century)
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Pierre De Geyter, socialist, composer, and wood carver (1848–1932)
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Victor Horta,
Art Nouveau architect (1861–1947)
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Henri Lammens, Jesuit and orientalist (1862–1937)
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Maurice Maeterlinck, poet, playwright, essayist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Literature (1862–1949)
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Théo van Rysselberghe,
neo-impressionist painter 1862–1926)
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Constant Montald, monumental and
symbolic painter 1862-1944
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Brice Meuleman,
Jesuit, 2nd Archbishop of Calcutta (now
Kolkata) (1862–1924)
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Leo Baekeland, chemist and inventor of
Bakelite (1863–1944)
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Pierre Louÿs, poet and romantic writer (1870–1925)
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Karel van de Woestijne, writer (1878–1929)
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George Van Biesbroeck, astronomer (1880–1974)
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Gustave Van de Woestijne, painter (1881–1947)
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Geo Verbanck, sculptor (1881–1961)
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Frits Van den Berghe, expressionist painter (1883–1939)
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Valerius Geerebaert, Redemptorist (1884–1957)
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Maurice Langaskens, painter (1884—1946)
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George Sarton, historian of science (1884–1956)
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Désiré Defauw, conductor and violinist (1885–1960)
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Jean Ray, writer (1887–1964)
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Richard Minne, writer and poet (1891–1965)
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Corneille Jean François Heymans, physiologist and recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1892–1968)
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Edgard Colle,
chess master (1897–1932)
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Henri Story, politician (1897–1944)
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Emma De Vigne, painter (1850-98)
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Suzanne Lilar, playwright, essayist and novelist (1901–1992)
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Jozef Vergote, Egyptologist and
coptologist (1910–1992)
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Johan Daisne, author, poet, and librarian (1912–1978)
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Théo Lefèvre, lawyer and prime minister of Belgium (1914–1973)
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Armand Pien, weatherman (1920–2003)
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Marc Sleen, comics artist and cartoonist (born 1922)
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Willy De Clercq, politician (born 1927)
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Marcel Storme, lawyer and professor at the
Ghent University (born 1930)
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Jean-Marie Albert Bottequin, photographer and journalist (born 1941)
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Graba' (Ignace De Graeve), designer and artist (1940-2016)
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Jacques Rogge, former president of the
IOC (born 1942)
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Gérard Mortier, musical artistic director (born 1943)
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René Jacobs, counter-tenor and conductor (born 1946)
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Philippe Herreweghe, conductor (born 1947)
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Marc Mortier, first CEO of
Flanders Expo (1948–2004)
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Godfried-Willem Raes, composer, performer, and instrument maker (born 1952)
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Matthias Storme, lawyer, academic, thinker, and politician (born 1959)
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Dirk Brossé, composer, conductor
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Frank De Winne, cosmonaut (born 1961)
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Saul Akkemay (Panbello), freelance publicist and columnist (born 1964)
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Nic Balthazar, movie critic and film director (born 1964)
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Michel de Kemmeter, entrepreneur and author in the fields of Personal development and Intangible assets and Human Sustainable Development (born 1964)
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Peter Goes, children's author and illustrator
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Helmut Lotti, musician (born 1969)
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Filip Meirhaeghe, cyclist (born 1971)
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Matthew Gilmore, cyclist (born 1972)
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Freya Van den Bossche, socialist politician (born 1975)
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Cédric Van Branteghem, athlete (born 1979)
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Bradley Wiggins, British cyclist (born 1980)
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Jonas Geirnaert, creator of animation shorts (born 1982)
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Iljo Keisse, cyclist (born 1982)
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Eline Berings, athlete (born 1986)
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Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, football player (born 1989)
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Kevin De Bruyne, professional footballer (born 1991)
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Gijs van Hoecke, cyclist (born 1991)
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Gaelle Mys, Olympic gymnast (born 1991)
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Xavier Henry,
shooting guard/
small forward for the
NBA's
Los Angeles Lakers (born 1995)
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Saint Amand,
Roman Catholic saint (584–675)
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Saint Bavo,
patron saint of Ghent (589–654)
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Jan Boeksent, Franciscan Sculptor.
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Hubert van Eyck, painter (c. 1366 – 1426)
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Jan van Eyck, painter (c. 1385 – 1441)
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Joos van Wassenhove, painter (c. 1410 – c. 1480)
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Maximilian I and
Mary of Burgundy married in Ghent in 1477
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William Damasus Lindanus,
Bishop of Ghent (1525–1588)
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Jodocus Hondius, artist, engraver, and cartographer (1563–1612)
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Tobie Matthew, English Catholic priest (1577–1655)
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Caspar de Crayer, painter (1582–1669)
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David t'Kindt, architect (1699-1770)
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Jan Frans Willems, writer (1793–1846)
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Jacques-Joseph Haus,
criminal law and
natural rights professor at
Ghent University (1796–1881)
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Joseph Plateau, physicist, taught at the
Ghent University (1801–1883)
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Louis XVIII of France was exiled in Ghent during the
Hundred Days in 1815
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François-Auguste Gevaert, composer (1828–1908)
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Rosalie Loveling, poet, novelist, and essayist (1834–1875)
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Virginie Loveling, poet, novelist, and essayist (1836–1923)
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Frans Rens, writer, (1805–1874)
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Erwin Schrödinger, physicist (1877-1961)
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Paul van Imschoot, Roman Catholic biblical theologian (1889-1968)
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Arend Joan Rutgers, physical chemist and professors at the
Ghent University (1903–1998)
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Jean Daskalidès, gynecologist and director of
Leonidas chocolates (1922–1992)
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Hugo Claus, author, poet, dramatist, film and stage director (1929–2008)
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Jan Hoet, founder of SMAK (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst) (born 1936)
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Wilfried Martens, Christian Democratic politician and prime minister (born 1936)
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Royden Rabinowitch, Canadian sculptor (born 1943)
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Patrick Sercu, Belgian track cyclist (born 1944)
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Guy Verhofstadt, liberal politician and prime minister (born 1953)
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Johan Vande Lanotte, lawyer and politician (born 1955)
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Herman Brusselmans, novelist and poet (born 1957)
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Leen Ryckaert, psychologist (born 1957)
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Dirk Braeckman, photographer (born 1958)
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Tom Lanoye, novelist and poet (born 1958)
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Peter Vermeersch, composer, clarinet player, and producer (born 1959)
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Michaël Borremans, painter (born 1963)
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Lucas de Lil, composer and conductor (born 1963)
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Erwin Mortier, author and poet (born 1965)
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Bianka Panova, rhythmic gymnast (born 1970)
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Swen Vincke, video game director (born 1972)
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Lorenz Bogaert, entrepreneur (born 1976)
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Gabriel Ríos,
Puerto Rican musician (born 1978)
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Tyler Farrar, American cyclist (born 1984)
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Bolis Pupul, musician (born 1985)