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Genk (bel)

Belgium

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Genk ranks 2,947th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Fontana, California, and Bree, Belgium. Memorable people born in Genk include Theo Custers, Karel Geraerts, and Dirk Medved. Memorable people who died in Genk include Gregory Mertens. Genk has been the birth place of many soccer players, and cyclists and the death place of many soccer players. Genk is located in Belgium.

Genk is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality comprises only the town of Genk itself. It is one of the most important industrial towns in Flanders, located on the Albert Canal, between Antwerp and Liège. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1950 and 1998, Genk was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Theo Custers, Karel Geraerts, and Dirk Medved. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Genk including Gregory Mertens.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Genk were soccer players (3), cyclists (2), politicians (1), and tennis players (1),  while most who died were soccer players (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Genk, including Theo Custers, Karel Geraerts, and Dirk Medved. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Genk, including Theo Custers, Karel Geraerts, and Dirk Medved.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Genk since 1700.