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Ixelles (bel)

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Ixelles ranks 608th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shkodër, Craiova, and Kingston upon Thames. Memorable people born in Ixelles include Audrey Hepburn, Ursula von der Leyen, and Julio Cortázar. Memorable people who died in Ixelles include Emile Vandervelde, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, and Ernest Solvay. Ixelles has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Ixelles is located in Belgium.

Ixelles or Elsene is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, Etterbeek, Forest, Uccle, Saint-Gilles and Watermael-Boitsfort. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1844 and 2005, Ixelles was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Audrey Hepburn, Ursula von der Leyen, and Julio Cortázar. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Ixelles including Emile Vandervelde, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, and Ernest Solvay.

People Born in Ixelles

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People Deceased in Ixelles

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ixelles were politicians (5), actors (3), writers (3), film directors (3), and singers (2),  while most who died were politicians (3), writers (3), painters (3), chemists (1), and social activists (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ixelles, including Audrey Hepburn, Natacha Régnier, and Pauline Étienne. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ixelles, including Ursula von der Leyen, Emile Vandervelde, and Sophie Wilmès.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Ixelles since 1700.