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Jean-Claude Van Damme

1960 - Today

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Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (French: [ʒɑ̃ klod kamij fʁɑ̃swa vɑ̃ vaʁɑ̃bɛʁɡ]; Flemish: [vɑɱ ˈvaːrə(m)bɛr(ə)x]; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (French: [vɑ̃ dam]; Flemish: [vɑn ˈdɑmə]), is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate school at the age of ten, which led Van Damme to hold the rank of 2nd-dan black belt in karate, and compete in several karate and kickboxing competitions. As a teenager, he won the middleweight championship of the European Professional Karate Association in 1979 and the Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Claude Van Damme is the 92nd most popular actor (up from 94th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Actor.

Jean-Claude Van Damme is a Belgian martial artist, actor, and director best known for his martial arts action films.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean-Claude Van Damme ranks 92 out of 13,578. Before him are Leslie Nielsen, Kevin Costner, Buster Keaton, Michael Caine, Rowan Atkinson, and Tom Cruise. After him are Humphrey Bogart, Greta Garbo, Jean Marais, Candice Bergen, Clark Gable, and Richard Chamberlain.

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Among people born in 1960, Jean-Claude Van Damme ranks 6. Before him are Ayrton Senna, Diego Maradona, Naruhito, Yoon Suk Yeol, and Philippe of Belgium. After him are Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, John F. Kennedy Jr., Rafael Benítez, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Jeffrey Dahmer.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme ranks 27 out of 1,190. Before him are Mary of Burgundy (1457), Georges Simenon (1903), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Albert II of Belgium (1934), and Philippe of Belgium (1960). After him are Eddy Merckx (1945), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), César Franck (1822), Jules Bordet (1870), Abraham Ortelius (1527), and Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480).

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Among ACTORS In Belgium

Among actors born in Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme ranks 2. Before him are Audrey Hepburn (1929). After him are Patrick Bauchau (1938), Johnny Galecki (1975), Jean Servais (1910), Yolande Moreau (1953), Annie Cordy (1928), Jan Decleir (1946), Cécile de France (1975), Johan Leysen (1950), Benoît Poelvoorde (1964), and Émilie Dequenne (1981).

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