De Grootste Belg

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De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian) was a TV show by the Flemish broadcaster Canvas that ran in 2005. She was looking for the greatest Belgian. The Walloon counterpart ran on RTBF and was called Le plus grand Belge . The nominees had to be between 50 BC. And at the time of the installation lived within the boundaries of today's Belgium . Since Belgium only gained its independence in 1830, numerous historical personalities were selected who, for example, lived in the Spanish Netherlands .

Top 10

  1. Damian de Veuster SS.CC. (1840–1889), religious priest
  2. Paul Janssen (1926–2003), pharmaceutical entrepreneur
  3. Eddy Merckx (1945–), racing cyclist
  4. Ambiorix (1st century BC), leader of the Eburones
  5. Adolf Daens (1839–1907), priest
  6. Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564), doctor
  7. Jacques Brel (1929–1978), chansonnier
  8. Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), cartographer
  9. Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), painter
  10. Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883), writer

Top 11–111

  2. Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536), scholar
  3. Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), instrument maker, developer of the saxophone
  4. Jan Decleir (1946–), actor
  5. Kim Clijsters (1983–), tennis player
  6. Victor Horta (1861–1947), architect
  7. Baudouin I (1930–1993), King of the Belgians
  8. Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525–1569), painter
  9. René Magritte (1898–1967), painter
  10. Guido Gezelle (1830–1899), poet
  11. Toots Thielemans (1922–), composer
  12. Charles V (1500–1558), Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
  13. Louis Paul Boon (1912–1979), writer
  14. Joseph Cardijn (1882–1967), clergyman
  15. Hergé (1907–1983), comic book author ( Tim and Struppi )
  16. James Ensor (1860–1949), painter
  17. Peter Piot (1949–), director of UNAIDS
  18. Jan van Eyck (1385–1441), painter
  19. Christoffel Plantijn (1520–1589), printer
  20. Willy Vandersteen (1913–1990), comic book author
  21. Hugo Claus (1929–2008), writer
  22. Jan Frans Willems (1793–1846), writer
  23. Leo Baekeland (1863-1944), chemist
  24. Lieven Gevaert (1868–1935), entrepreneur
  25. Arno Hintjens (1949–), singer
  26. Mark Uytterhoeven (1957–), television presenter
  27. Dirk Martens (1446–1534), printer
  28. Justine Henin (1982–), tennis player
  29. Raymond Goethals (1921-2004), football coach
  30. Ernest Solvay (1838–1922), chemist and entrepreneur
  31. Paul-Henri Spaak (1899–1972), politician
  32. Achille Van Acker (1898–1975), politician
  33. Marie Popelin (1846–1913), feminist
  34. Paul Delvaux (1897–1994), painter
  35. Simon Stevin (1548–1620), mathematician and physicist
  36. Julien Lahaut (1884–1950), politician
  37. Christine Van Broeckhoven (1953–), biologist
  38. Elisabeth Gabriele in Bavaria (1876–1965), wife of the Belgian King Albert I.
  39. Marc Sleen (1922–2016), comic artist
  40. Willem Elsschot (1882–1960), writer
  41. Paul van Ostaijen (1896–1928), poet
  42. Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen (1796–1862), lawyer and politician
  43. Raymond Ceulemans (1937–), pool player
  44. Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953–), football goalkeeper
  45. Georges Pire (1910–1969), monk and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
  46. Isabelle Gatti de Gamond (1839–1905), feminist and politician
  47. Philip the Good (1396–1467), Duke of Burgundy
  48. Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery (1866–1934), polar explorer
  49. Edward Anseele (1856–1938), politician
  50. Pascal Vyncke , owner of the Seniorennet.be website
  51. Christian de Duve (1917–2013), biochemist and Nobel Prize winner
  52. Georges Lemaître (1894–1966), theologian and astrophysicist
  53. Rembert Dodoens (1517–1585), doctor and botanist
  54. John Cockerill (1790-1840), industrialist
  55. Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003), physical chemist and Nobel Prize winner
  56. Tom Barman (1972–), musician and film director
  57. Django Reinhardt (1910–1953), musician
  58. Gaston Eyskens (1905–1988), politician
  59. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (1960–), ballet choreographer
  60. Camille Huysmans (1871–1968), politician and Belgian Prime Minister
  61. Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), painter
  62. Briek Schotte (1919–2004), racing cyclist
  63. Henry van de Velde (1863–1957), architect
  64. Henri Coppens (1930–), football player
  65. Hadewijch (13th century), mystic
  66. Ingrid Berghmans (1961–), judoka
  67. Orlandus Lassus , composer
  68. Georges Simenon , writer
  69. Rik Van Looy , racing cyclist
  70. Ferdinand Verbiest , missionary
  71. Dries Van Noten , fashion designer
  72. Cyriel Buysse , writer
  73. Hans Memling , painter
  74. Jeanne Brabants , dancer
  75. Tom Lanoye , writer
  76. Rik Van Steenbergen , racing cyclist
  77. Adolphe Quetelet , astronomer
  78. Gaston Roelants , athlete
  79. Jan van Ruusbroec , theologian
  80. Paul Van Himst , soccer player and coach
  81. Emile Vandervelde , politician
  82. Amélie Nothomb , writer
  83. Frans Van Cauwelaert , politician and university professor
  84. Constant Vanden Stock , entrepreneur and football official
  85. Gabrielle Petit , spy
  86. Bruno Annicq , scientist
  87. Marc Van Montagu , molecular biologist
  88. Auguste Beernaert , politician
  89. Marcel Broodthaers , visual artist
  90. Maurice Maeterlinck , writer
  91. Pedro de Gante , missionary
  92. Philippe Herreweghe , conductor
  93. Rogier van der Weyden , painter
  94. Fernand Khnopff , visual artist
  95. César Franck , composer
  96. Gerard Mortier , opera and theater director
  97. Pierre Wynants , cook
  98. Henri Pirenne , historian
  99. Pierre Deligne , mathematician
  100. Raoul Servais , filmmaker
  101. Lucien Emile Francqui , Africa explorer
  102. Charles Rogier , politician