Ostend
Ostend ranks 1,184th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bahía Blanca, Southport, and Free City of Frankfurt. Memorable people born in Ostend include Auguste Beernaert, James Ensor, and Marie José of Belgium. Memorable people who died in Ostend include James Ensor, Louise of Orléans, and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark. Ostend has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Ostend is located in Belgium.
Ostend is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Ostend was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Auguste Beernaert, James Ensor, and Marie José of Belgium. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Ostend including James Ensor, Louise of Orléans, and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark.
People Born in Ostend
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Auguste Beernaert
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1912
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 22
James Ensor
PAINTER
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 21
Marie José of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 2
James Weddell
EXPLORER
1787 - 1834
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 1
Raoul Servais
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 5
Jean Bourgain
MATHEMATICIAN
1954 - 2018
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 6
Arno
SINGER
1949 - 2022
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 19
Wilfried Puis
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3
Robert Lamoot
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4
Robert Van de Walle
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 17
Divock Origi
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 16
Red Sebastian
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 20
Newly Added People Born in Ostend
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Go to all RankingsJames Ensor
PAINTER
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 7
Louise of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1850
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 3
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1937
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 8
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1937
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 2
Willy Mairesse
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1969
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 6
Sylvère Maes
CYCLIST
1909 - 1966
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 1
Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
NOBLEMAN
1871 - 1937
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 5
Constant Permeke
PAINTER
1886 - 1952
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 9
William Davies Evans
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1872
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 10
Wilfried Puis
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1981
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ostend were athletes (5), soccer players (3), politicians (2), singers (2), and cyclists (2), while most who died were politicians (4), painters (2), racing drivers (1), cyclists (1), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ostend, including Wannes Van Laer, Emma Plasschaert, and Mihail Anastasakis. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ostend, including Zoltán Lévai, Wannes Van Laer, and Emma Plasschaert.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Ostend since 1700.
