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Ghent (bel)

Belgium

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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 Isabella of Austria, Hubert van Eyck, and Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders. 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 Isabella of Austria, Hubert van Eyck, and Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders.

People Born in Ghent

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People Deceased in Ghent

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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), companions (2), painters (2), and religious figures (2).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Ghent since 1700.