Ghent
Ghent ranks 152nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Belfast, Valencia, and Bordeaux. Memorable people born in Ghent include Maurice Maeterlinck, Victor Horta, and Hugo van der Goes. Memorable people who died in Ghent include Willy De Clercq, Colette of Corbie, and Jan Frans Willems. Ghent has been the birth place of many athletes, and cyclists and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Ghent is located in Belgium.
Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the province of East Flanders, and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Ghent was the birth place of 85 globally memorable people, including Maurice Maeterlinck, Victor Horta, and Hugo van der Goes. Additionaly, 26 globally memorable people have passed away in Ghent including Willy De Clercq, Colette of Corbie, and Jan Frans Willems.
People Born in Ghent
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Maurice Maeterlinck
WRITER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 20
Victor Horta
ARCHITECT
1861 - 1947
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 4
Hugo van der Goes
PAINTER
1440 - 1482
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 19
Jacques Rogge
PHYSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 74
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 13
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 77
Jacob Obrecht
COMPOSER
1457 - 1505
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 82
Leo Baekeland
CHEMIST
1863 - 1944
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 79
Pierre Louÿs
WRITER
1870 - 1925
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 84
Victor D'Hondt
MATHEMATICIAN
1841 - 1902
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 83
Pierre De Geyter
COMPOSER
1848 - 1932
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 11
Alexander Agricola
COMPOSER
1446 - 1506
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Ghent
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Willy De Clercq
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2011
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 1
Colette of Corbie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1381 - 1447
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Jan Frans Willems
WRITER
1793 - 1846
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Gaspar de Crayer
PAINTER
1584 - 1669
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1202 - 1280
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Victor D'Hondt
MATHEMATICIAN
1841 - 1902
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 20
Jacob van Artevelde
POLITICIAN
1290 - 1345
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 21
Jean Ray
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 8
Oscar Dessomville
ATHLETE
1876 - 1938
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 11
Maurice Hemelsoet
ATHLETE
1875 - 1943
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 9
Jules De Bisschop
ATHLETE
1879 - 1954
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 16
Edgard Colle
CHESS PLAYER
1897 - 1932
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Ghent
Go to all RankingsColette of Corbie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1381 - 1447
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Jan Frans Willems
WRITER
1793 - 1846
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Gaspar de Crayer
PAINTER
1584 - 1669
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1202 - 1280
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Rozala of Italy
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
MATHEMATICIAN
1584 - 1667
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Isabella of Austria
COMPANION
1501 - 1526
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
961 - 987
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Michelle of Valois
POLITICIAN
1395 - 1422
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Johan Leysen
ACTOR
1950 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 18
Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar
COMPANION
1269 - 1297
HPI: NaN
Rank: 19
Hubert van Eyck
PAINTER
1366 - 1426
HPI: NaN
Rank: 22
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ghent were athletes (22), cyclists (12), politicians (8), writers (6), and painters (6), while most who died were politicians (7), athletes (5), religious figures (2), writers (2), and painters (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ghent, including Walter Godefroot, Frank Hoste, and Bradley Wiggins. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ghent, including Oscar Dessomville, Prosper Bruggeman, and Maurice Verdonck.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Ghent since 1700.
