Bruges
Bruges ranks 445th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jersey City, New Jersey, Haifa, and Groningen. Memorable people born in Bruges include Philip I of Castile, Simon Stevin, and Matilda of Flanders. Memorable people who died in Bruges include Birger Jensen, Adriaen Isenbrandt, and Jean Aerts. Bruges has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Bruges is located in Belgium.
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1031 and 2001, Bruges was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including Philip I of Castile, Simon Stevin, and Matilda of Flanders. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Bruges including Birger Jensen, Adriaen Isenbrandt, and Jean Aerts.
People Born in Bruges
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Philip I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 28
Simon Stevin
MATHEMATICIAN
1548 - 1620
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 17
Matilda of Flanders
COMPANION
1031 - 1083
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 21
Eugène Charles Catalan
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1894
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 22
Hugo Claus
WRITER
1929 - 2008
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 12
Henri Milne-Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1885
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 23
Guido Gezelle
WRITER
1830 - 1899
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 20
Achille Van Acker
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1975
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 15
Franciscus Gomarus
PHILOSOPHER
1563 - 1641
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 26
Stradanus
PAINTER
1523 - 1605
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 14
Raoul Lambert
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 35
Adriaen Isenbrandt
PAINTER
1490 - 1551
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Bruges
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Birger Jensen
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Adriaen Isenbrandt
PAINTER
1490 - 1551
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 2
Jean Aerts
CYCLIST
1907 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Achille Van Acker
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1975
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 4
Philip the Good
POLITICIAN
1396 - 1467
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Simon Bening
PAINTER
1483 - 1561
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Petrus Christus
PAINTER
1410 - 1475
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Juan Luis Vives
PHILOSOPHER
1492 - 1540
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Gerard David
PAINTER
1450 - 1523
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Charles I, Count of Flanders
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1083 - 1127
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Margaret I, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1145 - 1194
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Lou Tseng-Tsiang
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1949
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Bruges
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SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Jean Aerts
CYCLIST
1907 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Philip the Good
POLITICIAN
1396 - 1467
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Simon Bening
PAINTER
1483 - 1561
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Petrus Christus
PAINTER
1410 - 1475
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Juan Luis Vives
PHILOSOPHER
1492 - 1540
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Gerard David
PAINTER
1450 - 1523
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Charles I, Count of Flanders
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1083 - 1127
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Margaret I, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1145 - 1194
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Lou Tseng-Tsiang
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1949
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Ambrosius Benson
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Pieter Pourbus
PAINTER
1523 - 1584
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bruges were soccer players (8), athletes (7), painters (5), politicians (3), and mathematicians (3), while most who died were painters (9), politicians (4), soccer players (1), cyclists (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bruges, including Philip Milanov, Andrin Gulich, and Niels Van Zandweghe. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bruges, including Raoul Lambert, Louis Versyp, and Hector Goetinck.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Bruges since 1700.
