Verviers
Verviers ranks 1,334th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kōchi, Kōchi, Kitchener, Ontario, and Altenburg. Memorable people born in Verviers include Henri Vieuxtemps, Henri Pirenne, and Violetta Villas. Memorable people who died in Verviers include Pierre Rapsat, and Archie Scott Brown. Verviers has been the birth place of many cyclists, and composers and the death place of many singers, and racing drivers. Verviers is located in Belgium.
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People
Between 1820 and 1999, Verviers was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Henri Vieuxtemps, Henri Pirenne, and Violetta Villas. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Verviers including Pierre Rapsat, and Archie Scott Brown.
People Born in Verviers
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Henri Vieuxtemps
COMPOSER
1820 - 1881
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 7
Henri Pirenne
HISTORIAN
1862 - 1935
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 6
Violetta Villas
SINGER
1938 - 2011
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 5
Guillaume Lekeu
COMPOSER
1870 - 1894
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 9
Eric van de Poele
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 11
Jean Vallée
SINGER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 8
Philippe Gilbert
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 12
Dominique Monami
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 3
Clinton Mata
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 10
Sébastien Rosseler
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 2
Albert Sambi Lokonga
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 1
Boris Vallée
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.18
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Verviers
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Pierre Rapsat
SINGER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 1
Archie Scott Brown
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 1958
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Verviers were cyclists (3), composers (2), singers (2), soccer players (2), and historians (1), while most who died were singers (1), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Verviers, including Philippe Gilbert, Sébastien Rosseler, and Boris Vallée. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Verviers, including Philippe Gilbert, Sébastien Rosseler, and Boris Vallée.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Verviers since 1700.
