Braine-l'Alleud
Braine-l'Alleud ranks 4,077th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Birán, Chusovoy, and Gunpo. Memorable people born in Braine-l'Alleud include Johannes Tinctoris, Désiré-Joseph Mercier, and Gaston Reiff. Memorable people who died in Braine-l'Alleud include Paul-Henri Spaak, Toots Thielemans, and Gaston Reiff. Braine-l'Alleud has been the birth place of many soccer players, and composers and the death place of many politicians, and musicians. Braine-l'Alleud is located in Belgium.
Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, about 20 kilometres south of Brussels. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1435 and 2000, Braine-l'Alleud was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Johannes Tinctoris, Désiré-Joseph Mercier, and Gaston Reiff. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Braine-l'Alleud including Paul-Henri Spaak, Toots Thielemans, and Gaston Reiff.
People Born in Braine-l'Alleud
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Johannes Tinctoris
COMPOSER
1435 - 1511
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 4
Désiré-Joseph Mercier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1851 - 1926
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 5
Gaston Reiff
ATHLETE
1921 - 1992
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
Will Still
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 2
Hugo Vetlesen
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 1
Newly Added People Born in Braine-l'Alleud
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Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 1
Toots Thielemans
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 3
Gaston Reiff
ATHLETE
1921 - 1992
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 2
Benoît Lamy
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2008
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Braine-l'Alleud were soccer players (2), composers (1), religious figures (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (1), musicians (1), athletes (1), and film directors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Braine-l'Alleud, including Will Still, and Hugo Vetlesen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Braine-l'Alleud, including Will Still, and Hugo Vetlesen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Braine-l'Alleud since 1700.
