List of personalities from the Ardennes

This list contains personalities who were born in the Ardennes or who have a close connection to the Ardennes (sorted by year of birth, alphabetically if the year of birth is the same):

Location of the Ardennes

Up to 1000

Hubertus of Liege

Monon († 645), hermit and saint of the Catholic Church
Remaclus (around 600 - 673 or 679), monastery bishop and saint of the Catholic Church
Hubertus von Liège (655–727), Bishop of Maastricht and Liège and saint of the Catholic Church
Adalhard († around 870), Count in the Ardennengau
Ottokar († after 880), Count in the Ardennengau
Liutfrid († after 895), Count in the Ardennengau
Wigerich (around 870 - before 922), Count in the Ardennengau
Gozelo (around 914-942), Count in the Ardennengau
Gozelin († 948), count in the Ardennes and Bidgau
Giselbert († 963), count in the Ardennes and Bidgau
Heinrich (around 910 - around 970), Count of Arlon
Otto I (around 950 - around 992), Lord of Warcq
Gozelo (around 965 - around 1028), Count in the Ardennergau
Konrad (around 985-1032), Count of Arlon
Giselbert († 1006), Count in the Ardennengau

1001-1200

Godfrey of Bouillon

Ludwig I († 1025), Count of Chiny and Verdun
Ludwig II., Count of Chiny, son of Ludwig I.
Ida of Lorraine (around 1040 - 1113), mother of Godfrey of Bouillon
Walram I (around 1052), Count of Arlon
Walram II (attested 1052-1070; † before 1082), Count of Arlon
Robert the Monk (1055–1122), cleric and chronicler
Heinrich I (around 1059 - 1119), Count of Arlon and Limburg, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Godfrey of Bouillon (1060–1100), leader of the First Crusade
Arnold I. († 1106), Count of Chiny
Heribrand III. von Hierges († 1114), crusader, lord of Hierges and castellan of Bouillon
Meginher von Vianden (around 1070 - 1130), Archbishop of Trier
Otto II († after 1131), Count of Chiny
Heinrich I († before 1138), Count of La Roche-en-Ardenne
Walram III. (around 1085 - 1139), Count of Arlon and Limburg, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Wibald von Stablo (1098–1158), abbot of the Benedictine order
Friedrich I (around 1100 - around 1160), Count von Vianden, Vogt von Prüm and Unterervogt von Trier
Albert I († before 1162), Count of Chiny
Godefroy von Huy (around 1100 - around 1173), goldsmith
Henry II (around 1111 - 1167), Count of Arlon, Duke of Limburg
Reiner von Huy († 1150), goldsmith and bronze caster
Friedrich von La Roche († 1174), Bishop of Acre, Archbishop of Tire and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Manasses von Hierges († 1176), constable in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Lord of Ramla and Mirabel
Ludwig III. († 1189), Count of Chiny
Henry III. (around 1140 - 1221), Count of Arlon, Duke of Limburg
Gerhard von Vianden († 1212), abbot of Prüm and Stavelot-Malmedy
Siegfrid I (1154–1171), Count of Vianden and Vogt of Prüm
Jutta von Huy (1158–1228), benefactress, Christian mystic and Roman Catholic blessed
Friedrich III. (around 1160 - around 1220), Count of Vianden and Vogt von Prüm
Walram IV (1180 - around 1245), Count of Arlon

1201-1500

Niklas Graf Salm the Elder

Erard de La Marck

Robert III de La Marck

Johanna (1205–1271), Countess of Chiny
Mathilde von Vianden (around 1207 - 1253), wife of Count Lothar I von Are-Hochstaden
Arnold II (1210–1273), Count of Loon and Chiny
Johann von Avesnes (1218–1257), Count of Hainaut
Gerhard von Durbuy (1223 - around 1303), Count of Durbuy and Lord von Roussy
Ludwig IV the boy († 1226), Count of Chiny
Yolanda von Vianden (around 1231 - 1283), prioress of the Marienthal monastery
Ludwig V (1235–1299), Count of Chiny
Arnold III (1260-1323), Earl of Loon and Chiny
Johann von Jandun (around 1285 - 1328), philosopher, theologian and political theorist
Watriquet Brassenel de Couvin (before 1300 - around 1340), French poet
Guillaume de Machaut (around 1302-1377), French composer and poet
Louis VI. († 1336), Count of Loon and Chiny
Dietrich von Heinsberg († 1361), Count of Loon and Chiny
Thonis von Palant (around 1440 - 1502), lord of Reuland and Neersen, lord of Monschau
Wilhelm I von der Mark (around 1446 - 1483), Lord of Sedan, governor and pledge holder of Bouillon
Niklas Graf Salm the Elder (1459–1530), general
Robert II. De La Marck (1468–1536), governor of Bouillon and lord of Sedan
Erard de La Marck (1472–1538), Catholic clergyman
Joachim Patinir (around 1477 - 1524), Flemish painter and draftsman
Robert I. de La Marck († 1489), Governor of the Duchy of Bouillon and Seigneur of Sedan
Matthias von Held (around 1490 - 1563), lawyer and Imperial Vice Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire
Robert III de La Marck (1492–1536), Marshal of France

1501-1700

Robert IV de La Marck

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne

John of Collas

Herri met de Bles (around 1500/10 - around 1557), landscape painter
Martin Peudargent (around 1510 - around 1592), church musician and court composer
Robert IV. De La Marck (1512–1556), Lord of Sedan, Duke of Bouillon and Marshal of France
Henri-Robert de La Marck (1539–1574), Duke of Bouillon, Prince of Sedan and Governor of Normandy
Nikolaus Elgard (around 1547 - 1587), Catholic auxiliary bishop
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (1555–1623), Duke of Bouillon and Marshal of France
Jacques Clément (1567–1589), Dominican and murderer of King Henry III.
Jean Roberti (1569-1651), Jesuit
Wilhelm Lamormaini (1570–1648), Jesuit priest, university teacher and confessor of Emperor Ferdinand II.
Bertrand Tissier (around 1600 - 1672), French Roman Catholic theologian, Cistercian, prior, religious historian and editor
Frédéric-Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne (1605–1652), Duke of Bouillon, French general and leader of the Fronde
Nicolas Lefèvre (1610–1669), French chemist
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (1611–1675), French military leader and Marshal of France
Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid (1617–1675), Bishop of Speyer and Worms, Archbishop and Elector of Mainz
Jean Mabillon (1632–1707), French Benedictine monk, scholar and founder of the auxiliary historical sciences
Elisabeth Marie Charlotte von Pfalz-Simmern (1638–1664), Countess Palatine von Simmern and Duchess von Brieg
Ludwig Heinrich Moritz von Pfalz-Simmern (1640–1674), Count Palatine and Duke of Simmern-Kaiserslautern
Henri Simonis (1640–1725), cloth manufacturer
Alexander Henn (1643–1698), German monk and abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Maximin near Trier
Arnold de Ville (1653–1722), engineer in the service of King Louis XIV.
Paul Aler (1656–1727), Jesuit, philologist and poet
Jean Meslier (1664–1729), French Catholic priest, church and religion critic
John von Collas (1678–1753), Prussian scholar and builder
Jacques Michal (around 1680 - around 1750), Franco-German cartographer and engineer officer
Hyacinth Petit (1680–1719), bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
Renier Roidkin (1684–1741), Walloon painter
Jacques Égide Duhan de Jandun (1685–1746), educator of Frederick the Great, Braunschweig librarian and Prussian privy councilor
Ferdinand Karl Gobert von Aspremont-Lynden (1689–1772), soldier
Jean Ignace Roderique (1696–1756), Cologne journalist and historian
Oliver Legipont (1698–1758), German historian and librarian

1701-1800

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille

Étienne-Nicolas Méhul

Jacques MacDonald

Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary

François-Antoine habeneck

Thomas Le Seur (1703–1770), French mathematician and physicist
Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée (1710–1795), general in the Bavarian Army
Charles Batteux (1713–1780), French art theorist
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713–1762), French astronomer
Martin Legros (1714–1789), Walloon bell founder
Adam Chenot (1722–1789), Walloon plague doctor and protomedicus in Transylvania
Jean François (1722–1791), French Benedictine, historian and Romanist
Pierre-Montan Berton (1727–1780), French composer, conductor and tenor
Rigobert Bonne (1727–1795), French mathematician and cartographer
Laurent-Benoît Dewez (1731–1812), architect
Jean-Joseph Merlin (1735–1803), Belgian designer and inventor
Maximilian Baillet von Latour (1737–1806), Austrian general
François Ignace Ervoil d'Oyré (1739–1799), French general
François-Louis de Saillans (1741–1792), French officer
Eugène Guillaume Alexis von Mercy-Argenteau (1743–1819), Austrian military master craftsman
Jean-Charles de Coucy (1746–1824), French clergyman, Bishop of La Rochelle and Archbishop of Reims
Edmond Dubois-Crancé (1746–1814), French politician and military man
Jean Nicolas de Monard (1750-1831), French military
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840), French painter
Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny (1762–1842), composer and music theorist
Jean Hardy (1763-1802), French general
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul (1763–1817), French composer
Jacques MacDonald (1765–1840), French general and Marshal of France
Heinrich Simonis (1766–1821), Prussian district administrator in the Bitburg district
Jean Louis Piette (1767–1833), Franco-German paper manufacturer
Jean Baptiste Coupienne (1768–1825), tannery owner and councilor
Henri-Antoine Jardon (1768–1809), French infantry general
Jean-Baptiste Migeon (1768–1845), businessman and politician
Jean-Baptiste Berton (1769-1822), French general
Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette (1769–1834), French mathematician
Iwan Simonis (1769–1829) Belgian entrepreneur and billiard cloth manufacturer
Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour (1771–1809), French general
Étienne Hulot (1774–1850), French general of the infantry
Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary (1774–1833), French general
Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), Belgian physician and botanist
François-Antoine habeneck (1781–1849), French violinist, composer and conductor
Marie Anne Libert (1782–1865), Belgian mycologist
Charles Baudin (1784-1854), French admiral
Jacques Boucher de Perthes (1788–1868), French customs officer and amateur archaeologist
Jean Nicolas Ponsart (1788–1870), Walloon draftsman and lithographer
Peter Joseph Cassalette (1789–1849), Aachen scratch manufacturer
Louis-Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul (1790–1875), French composer
Félix Savart (1791–1841), French doctor and physicist
Jean Louis Joseph Lebeau (1794–1865), Belgian statesman
Louis Hachette (1800–1864), French bookseller and author

19th century

1801-1850

Agar

Louis Piette (1803–1862), Franco-Prussian paper manufacturer, inventor, publisher and book author
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb (1805–1881), Belgian politician and diplomat
Victor de Tornaco (1805–1875), Luxembourg politician
Richard Courtois (1806-1835), Belgian botanist
Antoine Joseph Wiertz (1806–1865), Belgian painter, draftsman and engraver
Alexandre Joseph Thomas (1810–1898), Belgian history painter
Victor Tesch (1812-1892), Luxembourg-Belgian politician, publisher and smelter
Nicolas Adames (1813–1887), Luxembourg bishop
François Clément Sauvage (1814–1872), French engineer and geologist
Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), Belgian instrument maker and musician, inventor of the saxophone
François Prume (1816–1849), Belgian violinist and composer
Édouard Thilges (1817–1904), Luxembourg politician
Henri Vieuxtemps (1820–1881), Belgian violinist and composer
Alphonse Depuiset (1822–1886), French entomologist
Étienne Lenoir (1822–1900), inventor and businessman
Alfred Chanzy (1823–1883), French general and diplomat
Félicien Chapuis (1824–1879), Belgian doctor and entomologist
Carl Arendt (1825–1910), Luxembourgish architect and writer
Joseph Netzer (1826–1901), Mayor of Arlon
Hippolyte Taine (1828-1893), French philosopher, historian and critic
François Crépin (1830–1903), Belgian botanist
Alexis Heck (1830–1908), Luxembourg hotel owner
Agar , real name Marie Léonide Charvin (1832–1891), French stage actress
Joseph Doutrelepont (1834–1918), German surgeon and dermatologist
Victor Warot (1834–1906), Belgian opera singer
Joseph Dupont (1838–1899), Belgian violinist, composer and conductor
Frantz Jehin-Prume (1839–1899), Belgian violinist and composer
Anton Bettendorf (1839–1902), German chemist
Oswald von Frühbuss (1839–1899), Prussian district administrator for the Malmedy district
Xavier Neujean (1840-1914), Belgian liberal politician
Henri-Louis Dupray (1841–1909), French painter
Numa Ensch-Tesch (1841–1929), Belgian lawyer and politician
Paul Eyschen (1841–1915), Luxembourg politician
Alfred Simonis (1842–1931), Belgian politician and President of the Senate
Mathias Mongenast (1843–1926), Luxembourg politician and lawyer
Paul Mansion (1844-1919), Belgian mathematician and science historian
Godefroid Kurth (1847-1916), Belgian historian
Nicolas Pietkin (1849–1921), Belgian priest and Walloon activist
Emile Delperée (1850–1896), Belgian genre and history painter and art teacher

1851-1900

Pol Plançon (1851-1914), French opera singer
Nicolas van Werveke (1851–1926), Luxembourg high school teacher and historian
Pierre Joseph Dubois (1852–1924), French general de division
Charles Graux (1852–1882), French classical philologist and paleographer
Arthur Chuquet (1853-1925), French historian
Leopold van Werveke (1853–1933), German-Luxembourg geologist
Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891), French poet
Émile Wambach (1854–1924), Belgian composer, conductor and music teacher
Auguste Vaillant (1861-1894), French anarchist and assassin
Raymond Donau (1862–1930), French officer and amateur archaeologist
Silvio Gesell (1862–1930), founder of free economics
Henri Pirenne (1862-1935), Belgian historian
Jeanne Trimborn (1862-1919), member of the Catholic women's movement
Georges Hubin (1863-1947), Belgian politician
Charles Magnette (1863–1937), Belgian politician
Théo Ysaÿe (1865–1918), Belgian composer and pianist
Lucy Berthet (1866-1919), Belgian opera singer
Jean Haust (1868–1946), Belgian Romanist and Wallonist
Gaston Darbour (1869–1941), French printmaker
Jules Poncelet (1869–1952), Belgian politician
Pol Bouin (1870–1962), French physician, cytologist, endocrinologist and histologist
Paul Christophe (1870–1957), Belgian civil engineer
Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894), Belgian composer
Mathieu Crickboom (1871–1947), Belgian violinist and violin teacher
Eduard Jüngerich (1872–1935), German architect, town planner and construction officer
Alfred Pfaff (1872–1954), German industrialist and politician
Rudolf von Xylander (1872–1946), German officer and military historian
Olga Zanders (1872–1946), German paper manufacturer
Bernard Arens (1873–1954), Luxembourgish Catholic theologian and writer
Mathieu Quoidbach (1873–1951), Belgian racing cyclist
Henri Buttgenbach (1874–1964), Belgian economic geologist and mineralogist

René Guyon (1876–1963), French-Thai legal philosopher and lawyer

Paul Rivet (1876–1958), French ethnologist and doctor

Victor Vreuls (1876–1944), Belgian violinist, conductor and composer

Albert Dupuis (1877–1967), Belgian composer

Damian Kratzenberg (1878–1946), chairman of the ethnic German movement in Luxembourg

Paul Tschoffen (1878–1961), Belgian politician

Albert Counson (1880–1933), Belgian Romanist

Albert Caquot (1881–1976), French engineer

Henri Grégoire (1881–1964), Belgian historian and Byzantinist

Robert Debré (1882–1978), French pediatrician

Emile Joseph Labarre (1883–1965), British linguist, paper historian and watermark researcher

Leon Lauffs (1883–1956), German sculptor, graphic artist and painter

Guy Weitz (1883–1970), Belgian organist and composer

Yvan Goor (1884–1958), Belgian cyclist and motorcycle racer

Henri Guilbeaux (1884–1938), French journalist, writer, pacifist and communist

Gustave Charlier (1885–1959), Belgian Romance studies and literary scholar

Paul Bazelaire (1886–1958), French cellist

Firmin Lambot (1886–1964), Belgian racing cyclist

Pierre Prüm (1886–1950), Luxembourg politician

Joseph Bech (1887–1975), Luxembourg politician

Auguste Distave (1887–1947), Belgian art teacher and graphic artist

Leo Trouet (1887–1944), lawyer and notary, victim of the Nazi regime

Alphonse Bossart (1888–1963), Belgian Roman Catholic religious and apostolic vicar of Ipamu

Auguste Buisseret (1888–1965), Belgian politician

Léon Scieur (1888–1969), Belgian racing cyclist

Heinrich Josten (1893–1948), German SS-Obersturmführer

Maurice Grevisse (1895–1980), Belgian grammarian

Jean-Baptiste Piron (1896–1974), Belgian general and commander of the Belgian armed forces in Germany

Marie Howet (1897–1984), Belgian illustrator and expressionist painter

Paul Delvaux (1897–1994), Belgian painter

Max Houben (1898–1949), Belgian athlete and bobsledder

Emile Colling (1899–1981), Luxembourg politician

Fernand Desonay (1899–1973), Belgian romanist and writer

Paul Hammer (1900–1978), Luxembourg sprinter and long jumper

Carl Kaufmann (1900–1980), German gynecologist and obstetrician

Marcelle Sauvageot (1900–1934), French writer and teacher

Jacques de Thier (1900–1993), Belgian ambassador

20th century

1901-1925

Albert Leblanc

Georges Lemaire (center)

Raymond Druart (1901–1968), French film architect
René Lafuite (1901–1964), French film producer
Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (1902–1992), Belgian astronomer
Jos Breyre (1902–1995), jazz musician
Charles-Marie Himmer (1902–1994), Catholic bishop
Hermann Hagestedt (1903–1976), German conductor
Étienne Lamotte (1903–1983), Belgian priest, Indologist and professor of Greek
Albert Leblanc (1903–1987), Belgian composer and organist
Yves Congar (1904–1995), French theologian and cardinal
Jeanne-Marie Darré (1905–1999), French pianist
René Defossez (1905–1988), Belgian composer and conductor
Wilhelm Koep (1905–1999), German architect
Georges Lemaire (1905–1933), Belgian racing cyclist
Léon Degrelle (1906–1994), leader of the Belgian Rexists and officer of the Waffen SS
Raymond Sommer (1906–1950), French racing car driver
Henri Garnier (1908–2003), Belgian cyclist
Claude Herbulot (1908-2006), French butterfly researcher
Madeleine Ozeray (1908–1989), Belgian theater and film actress
Léon Lacroix (1909–2016), Belgian numismatist and classical archaeologist
Raymond Micha (1910-2006), Belgian musician and composer
Dominique Pire (1910–1969), Belgian Dominican monk, founder of aid organizations and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Louis Remacle (1910–1997), Belgian linguist, Romance scholar and writer
Camille Titeux (1910–1978), French politician
Raoul Ubac (1910–1985), Belgian painter, photographer and sculptor
Henry Cravatte (1911–1990), Luxembourg lawyer and politician
Albert Hupperts (1911–1974), Belgian ambassador
Angèle Manteau (1911–2008), Belgian publisher
Victor Abens (1912–1993), Luxembourg resistance fighter and politician
Joseph Mostert (1912–1967), Belgian middle-distance runner
Marcel Nicolet (1912–1996), Belgian geo- and astrophysicist
Luc Bermar (1913–1999), Belgian author
Edmond Dune (1914–1988), Luxembourgish author, poet and dramaturge
Joseph Gillain (Jijé) (1914–1980), Belgian comic artist and author
Charles Hanin (1914–2012), Belgian lawyer and politician
Charles Massonet (1914–1996), Belgian civil engineer
Léopold Hoffmann (1915–2008), Luxembourgish writer
René Taton (1915-2004), French mathematician and science historian
Robert-Joseph Mathen (1916–1997), Bishop of Namur
Hans E. Schons (1919–2005), German actor
Albert Borschette (1920–1976), Luxembourgish writer, politician and EC commissioner
Julien Ries (1920–2013), Catholic priest, theologian, ancient orientalist and historian of religion
Eugen Rittweger de Moor (1921–1984), Belgian diplomat
Jean Robic (1921–1980), French racing cyclist
Maurice Tillieux (1921–1978), Belgian comic artist
André Blavier (1922–2001), Belgian librarian, publicist and writer
Pierre Flamion (1924-2004), French football player and coach
Raymond Macherot (1924–2008), Belgian comic book author and illustrator
Roger Marche (1924–1997), French football player
Guy Herbulot (born 1925), Catholic bishop
Christian Kellens (1925–2019), Belgian jazz musician
Joseph Michel (1925–2016), Belgian writer and politician

1926-1950

Philippe Derchain (1926–2012), Belgian Egyptologist
Hubert Juin (1926–1987), Belgian writer, poet, essayist and literary critic
Roger Bertemes (1927–2006), Luxembourg painter
André Cools (1927–1991), Belgian politician
Charles Dewachtere (* 1927), Belgian marathon runner
Fats Sadi (1927–2009), Belgian jazz vibraphonist, drummer, singer and composer
Christian Poncelet (* 1928), French politician
Claude Georges (1929–1988), French painter and printmaker
Henri Pousseur (1929–2009), Belgian composer and theorist
Edouard Aidans (1930–2018), Belgian cartoonist and author
Henri Losch (* 1931), Luxembourgish teacher, actor, screenwriter and linguist
Frédérick Tristan (* 1931), French writer
Pierre Cartier (* 1932), French mathematician
Léo Houziaux (* 1932), Belgian astronomer
Robert Kohnen (1932–2019), Belgian harpsichordist and organist
Daniel Labille (* 1932), Catholic bishop
Jean-Pierre Schmitz (1932–2017), Luxembourg cyclist
Jules Bastin (1933–1996), Belgian opera singer
Roger Leloup (* 1933), Belgian comic artist
Adrien Ries (1933–1991), Luxembourg lawyer, economist and author
Jean Firges (1934-2014), Belgian novelist
Maurice Gross (1934–2001), French linguist and Romanist
Jean-Pierre Koepp (1934–2010), Luxembourg businessman and politician
André Damseaux (1937–2007), Belgian politician
Aloys Jousten (* 1937), Belgian bishop
Félix Simtaine (* 1938), Belgian jazz musician
Violetta Villas (1938–2011), Polish chanson singer
Camille Dimmer (* 1939), Luxembourg soccer player and politician
Albert Gehlen (* 1940), Belgian politician
Heinz Heinen (1941–2013), German-Belgian ancient historian
Michel Nihoul (1941–2019), Belgian businessman and co-defendant in the Marc Dutroux case
Jean Vallée (1941–2014), Belgian singer and songwriter
Yvan Ylieff (* 1941), Belgian politician
Didier Comès (1942–2013), Belgian comic artist
Michel Fourniret (* 1942), French serial killer
Hans Krings (* 1942), German politician
Jean Mawhin (* 1942), Belgian mathematician and mathematician
Gérard Deprez (* 1943), Belgian politician
Jean-Jacques Andrien (* 1944), Belgian film director, screenwriter and film producer
Freddy Herbrand (* 1944), Belgian athlete
Jean-Marie Cremer (* 1945), Belgian civil engineer
Louis Godart (* 1945), Belgian-Italian classical philologist and mycenaean
Benoît Lamy (1945–2008), Belgian film director and screenwriter
Janot Buchem (1946–2014), Belgian jazz musician
André Buzin (* 1946), Belgian painter and postage stamp artist
Jean Louis Ska (* 1946) is a Belgian Roman Catholic priest, Jesuit, theologian and Old Testament scholar
Philippe Maystadt (1948–2017), Belgian politician
Anne-Marie Lizin (1949–2015), Belgian politician
Joseph Maraite (* 1949), Belgian politician and Prime Minister of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
Melchior Wathelet (* 1949), Belgian politician
Jacques Géron (1950–1993), Belgian comic artist

1951-1975

Lucien Weiler (* 1951), Luxembourg politician
Roland Siegers (* 1952), game designer
Jean Ersfeld (* 1953), Luxembourg politician
François Bellot (* 1954), Belgian politician
Alain Crepin (* 1954), Belgian composer and conductor
Marcel Cremer (1955–2009), Belgian director
Fernand M. Guelf (* 1955), Luxembourg philosopher and writer
Roger Leiner (1955–2016), Luxembourg comic draftsman, illustrator and caricaturist
Michel Renquin (* 1955), Belgian football player and coach
Lucien Lux (* 1956), Luxembourg politician
Gaston Reinig (* 1956), Luxembourg general
Freddy Cremer (* 1957), Belgian secondary school teacher, historian, philosopher and politician
Marc Duez (* 1957), Belgian racing driver
Roger Infalt (* 1957), Luxembourg journalist
Georges Ruggiu (* 1957), Belgian-Italian journalist and radio presenter
Robert Nelles (* 1958), Belgian politician
Guillaume de Posch (* 1958), Belgian media manager
Axel Urhausen (* 1958), Belgian general practitioner and sports doctor
Pierre Arnould (* 1959), Belgian endurance rider
Jacques Stotzem (* 1959), Belgian fingerstyle guitarist
Erwin Drèze (1960–2020), Belgian comic artist
Claude K. Dubois (* 1960), Belgian children's author and illustrator
Isabelle Musset (* 1960), French soccer player
Yannick Noah (* 1960), French tennis player and pop singer
Claude Turmes (* 1960), Luxembourg politician
Jean-Pascal Labille (* 1961), Belgian politician
Eric van de Poele (* 1961), Belgian racing driver
Marc Schaefer (* 1961), Luxembourg politician
André Charlier (* 1962), Belgian jazz musician
Claude Haagen (* 1962), Luxembourg politician
Leo Wagener (* 1962), Luxembourg Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop
Jean-Pierre Catoul (1963-2001), Belgian jazz violinist
Agnès Durdu (* 1964), Luxembourg lawyer and politician
Guido Maus (* 1964), Belgian painter and sculptor
Geisela Reinhardt (* 1964), French gypsy jazz musician
Laurent Baumel (* 1965) French politician
Herbert Grommes (* 1965), Belgian lawyer and politician
Hervé Jamar (* 1965), Belgian lawyer and politician
Sabine Laruelle (* 1965), Belgian politician
Jean-Luc Warsmann (* 1965), French politician
Philippe Albert (* 1967), Belgian football player
Catherine Fonck (* 1968), Belgian doctor and politician
Ingrid Lempereur (* 1969), Belgian swimmer
Médéric Collignon (* 1970), French jazz musician and composer
Fernand Delosch (* 1970), Luxembourg singer and actor
Éric Legnini (* 1970), Belgian jazz pianist, composer and arranger
Benoît Lutgen (* 1970), Belgian politician
Eddy Seel (* 1970), Belgian motorcycle racer
Christophe Léonard (* 1971), French politician
Emmanuel Magnien (* 1971), French racing cyclist
Oliver Paasch (* 1971), Belgian politician
Léon Gloden (* 1972), Luxembourg lawyer and politician
Michaël Paquay (1972–1998), Belgian motorcycle racer
Petra Schmitz (* 1972), Belgian politician
Vincent Vosse (* 1972), Belgian racing driver
Axel Lawarée (* 1973), Belgian football player
Dominique Monami (* 1973), Belgian tennis player
Pascal Arimont (* 1974), Belgian politician
Sophie Karthäuser (* 1974), Belgian soprano
Patrick Regnault (* 1974), French football goalkeeper
Frank Engel (* 1975), Luxembourg politician

1976-2000

David Clarinval (* 1976), Belgian politician and Minister in the Belgian government
Céline Scheen (* 1976), Belgian soprano
Lionel Syne (* 1976), Belgian racing cyclist
Harald Mollers (* 1977), Belgian politician
Melchior Wathelet (Junior) (* 1977), Belgian politician
Axel Zeebroek (* 1978), Belgian triathlete
David Engels (* 1979), Belgian ancient historian
Guy Blaise (* 1980), Belgian-Luxembourg soccer player
François Duval (* 1980), Belgian rally driver
Bernd Rauw (* 1980), Belgian soccer player
Michael Blanchy (* 1981), Belgian racing cyclist
Sébastien Rosseler (* 1981), Belgian racing cyclist
Céline Teney (* 1981), Belgian sociologist
Philippe Gilbert (* 1982), Belgian racing cyclist
Jonathan Henrion (* 1982), Belgian racing cyclist
Jérôme Colinet (* 1983), Belgian football player
Andy Houscheid (* 1983), Belgian pianist and singer / songwriter
Maxime Monfort (* 1983), Belgian racing cyclist
Aline Zeler (* 1983), Belgian soccer player
Isabelle Hoffmann (* 1984), Luxembourgish cyclist
Mario Mutsch (* 1984), Luxembourg national football player
Sébastien Parotte (* 1984), Belgian opera singer
Élise Bussaglia (* 1985), French soccer player
Benjamin Lemaire (* 1985), French photographer, director, film producer, author and blogger
Olivier Werner (* 1985), Belgian football player
Bertrand Baguette (* 1986), Belgian racing driver
Kévin Van Melsen (* 1987), Belgian racing cyclist
Christian Brüls (* 1988), Belgian soccer player
Antoine Gillet (* 1988), Belgian athlete
Thierry Neuville (* 1988), Belgian rally driver
Véronique Pierron (* 1989), French short tracker
Anthony Moris (* 1990), Luxembourg soccer player
Mücahit Ceylan (* 1991), Belgian-Turkish soccer player
Renaud Emond (* 1991), Belgian football player
Thierry Langer (* 1991), biathlete and cross-country skier
Boris Vallée (* 1993), Belgian cyclist
Roberto Bellarosa (* 1994), Belgian pop singer
Timothy Castagne (* 1995), Belgian football player
Fiona Ferro (* 1997), French tennis player
Jérôme Déom (* 1999), Belgian football player