List of personalities from the city of Liège
The following list contains the personalities born and temporarily living in Liège , listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
People born in Liège
Until 1800
- Alger of Liege (1060–1131), writer
- Wilhelm von Saint-Thierry (1075 / 80–1148), church writer
- Jacques de Hemricourt (1333-1403), writer
- Jean d'Outremeuse (1338-1400), cleric
- Lambert Lombard (1505–1566), Renaissance painter and architect and humanist
- Johannes Mangon (1525–1578), succentor, composer and collegiate bandmaster
- Theodor de Bry (1528–1598), goldsmith, engraver and publisher
- Daniel Sudermann (1550–1631), writer
- Léonard de Hodémont (1575–1639), composer
- Mathieu Rosmarin (1575–1647), composer
- Erasmus Quellinus I (1584–1640), sculptor
- Louis De Geer (1587–1652), merchant and industrialist
- Gilles Hayne (1590–1650), composer
- François Blondel (1613–1703), spa doctor
- Lambert Pietkin (1613–1696), composer and organist
- Bertholet Flémal (1614–1675), painter
- Gerard de Lairesse (1640 / 41–1711), painter, etcher and mezzotint engraver
- Carl Rosier (1640–1725), composer and violinist
- Ferdinand de Marsin (1656–1706), general, Marshal of France and diplomat
- Jean-Noël Hamal (1709–1778), composer
- André-Joseph Blavier (1713–1782), composer and conductor
- Gilles Demarteau (1722–1776), engraver, eraser and art publisher
- Florimond Claude von Mercy-Argenteau (1727–1794), diplomat
- Léonard Defrance (1735–1805), painter
- Nicolas-Joseph Chartrain (≈1740–1793), violinist and composer
- André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741–1813), composer
- Hubert Sarton (1748–1828), watchmaker
- Dieudonné-Pascal Pieltain (1754–1833), composer and violinist
- Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick (1755–1799), composer
- Jean-Jacques Dony (1759–1819), chemist and inventor
- Peter Martin Pirquet von Cesenatico (1781–1861), kk Feldzeugmeister
- Maria Theresia Haze (1782–1876), nun
- Charles-Joseph-Benoît d'Argenteau (1787–1879), diplomat of the Holy See, archbishop and nuncio in Munich
1801 to 1850
- Noël Joseph Auguste Delfosse (1801-1858), politician
- Eugène Bidaut (1808–1868), mining engineer
- André Hubert Dumont (1809-1857), geologist
- Lambert Massart (1811-1892), violinist
- August Adolf Chauvin (1810–1884), history and genre painter, director of the Liège Art Academy
- Franz von Chauvin (1812–1898), royal Prussian major general
- Walthère Frère-Orban (1812-1896), statesman
- Hermann Ariovist von Fürth (1815–1888), lawyer
- Heinrich Denzinger (1819–1883), theologian
- Hubert Léonard (1819–1890), violinist and composer
- Gustave de Molinari (1819–1912), economist
- Franz Josef Denzinger (1821–1894), architect and church builder
- Jules Helbig (1821–1906), history painter and restorer
- César Franck (1822–1890), composer and organist
- Florent Willems (1823–1905), painter
- Adolphe Samuel (1824–1898), composer, music critic, music teacher and conductor
- Ernest Charles Auguste Candèze (1827–1898), physician and entomologist
- Gustave Léon Pastor (1832–1922), metallurgical engineer and industrialist
- Draner (Jules Jean Georges Renard) (1833–1926), draftsman, caricaturist and costume designer
- Émile Dupont (1834–1912), politician
- Julius van der Zypen (1842–1907), engineer and industrialist
- Lucien Louis de Koninck (1844–1921), chemist
- Alphonse Hasselmans (1845–1912), harpist, composer and teacher
- Georges Nagelmackers (1845–1905), travel company
- Adrien De Witte (1850–1935), painter, draftsman and etcher
1851 to 1900
- Friedrich Ferdinand Mattonet (1851–1908), German businessman
- Maurice Hagemans (1852–1917), painter and watercolorist
- Paul de Favereau (1856–1922), politician
- Émile Digneffe (1858–1937), politician
- Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931), composer and violinist
- Marthe Massin (1860–1931), painter
- Maurice Wilmotte (1861–1942), Romanist and Medievalist
- Auguste Donnay (1862–1921), landscape painter, poster artist, etcher and lithographer
- Armand Rassenfosse (1862–1934), graphic artist, book illustrator and painter
- Maurice Hennequin (1863-1926), writer
- Blanche Arral (1864–1945), opera singer
- Émile Berchmans (1867–1947), painter, illustrator and poster artist
- Léon Houa (1867–1918), racing cyclist
- Louis de La Vallée-Poussin (1869–1938), orientalist
- Joseph-Jean Goulet (1870–1951), violinist, conductor and music teacher
- Julius Pirson (1870–1959), Romanist
- Robert Protin (1872–1953), racing cyclist
- Joseph Jongen (1873–1953), composer and organist
- Gaston Dethier (1875–1958), organist and composer
- Jean Goulet (1877–1965), Canadian violinist, clarinetist, conductor and music teacher
- Armand Marsick (1877–1959), violinist, composer and conductor
- Joseph Lemaire (1882–1966), insurance manager
- Léon Jongen (1884–1969), composer, pianist and conductor
- Joseph Pholien (1884–1968), politician
- Henri Gagnebin (1886–1977), composer
- Jozef Vanderhoven (1888–1949), religious, vicar apostolic of Boma
- Jacques Breuer (1892–1971), archaeologist
- Cassian Lohest (1894–1951), politician
- Marcel-Louis Baugniet (1896–1995), artist and designer of the Belgian avant-garde
- Georges Moens de Fernig (1899–1978), Minister and Manager
- Paul Firket (1899–1942), Roman Catholic priest and Nazi victim
- Marcel Florkin (1900–1979), biochemist and pioneer of comparative biochemistry
1901 to 1950
- Jean Pâques (1901–1974), musician
- Edouard Zeckendorf (1901–1983), amateur mathematician
- Alphonse Cox (1902–1976), jazz musician
- Chas Dolne (1902–1976), jazz musician
- Henri Moreau de Melen (1902–1992), officer and politician
- Georges Poulet (1902–1991), Romance studies and literary scholar
- Jean Rey (1902–1983), politician
- Georges Simenon (1903–1989), writer
- Claire Préaux (1904–1979), ancient historian and university professor
- Pierre Wigny (1905–1986), politician
- Madeleine Bourdouxhe (1906-1996), writer
- Ernest Burnelle (1908–1968), politician
- Pierre Clerdent (1909–2006), politician
- Franz Elbern (1910–2002), football player
- Léon Dernier (1912–1969), racing car driver
- Pierre Stasse (1912–1971), racing car driver
- Arthur Haulot (1913–2005), journalist, humanist and poet
- Roger Laurent (1913–1997), racing car driver
- Bobby Naret (1914–1991), jazz musician and band leader
- Hans Delmotte (1917–1945), SS doctor
- Emmanuel Soudieux (1919-2006), jazz bassist
- Léon Bataille (1920–2004), television journalist
- Eddy Paape (1920–2012), comic artist
- Kid Dussart (1921-2002), boxer
- François Perin (1921–2013), politician and university professor
- Léopold Anoul (1922–1990), football player
- Albert Weinberg (1922–2011), comic book author
- Georges Thinès (1923–2016), psychologist and writer
- Jean-Michel Charlier (1924–1989), comic book writer
- Victor Hubinon (1924–1979), cartoonist
- Stéphane Jourat (1924–1995), writer
- Jacques Pelzer (1924–1994), jazz saxophonist and flutist
- Servais-Théodore Pinckaers (1925-2008), moral theologian
- André Goosse (1926–2019), Romance scholar and grammarian
- Bobby Jaspar (1926–1963), jazz musician
- René Thomas (1927–1975), jazz guitarist
- José Bourguignon (1929–1982), jazz drummer
- Laurent Boulanger (1931–2008), billiards player and world champion
- Nicolas Broca (1932–1993), cartoonist
- Marcel Detienne (1935–2019), religious scholar, classical philologist, historical anthropologist and cultural comparator
- Jean-Maurice Dehousse (* 1936), politician
- Violetta Villas (1938–2011), chanson and pop singer
- Philippe Monfils (* 1939), politician
- Robert Waseige (1939–2019), soccer player and soccer manager
- Jacques Hustin (1940–2009), singer and painter
- Jacques Brotchi (* 1942), neurosurgeon and politician.
- Francis Delpérée (* 1942), legal scholar and senator
- Noël Godin (* 1945), author, critic and cake thrower
- Paul-François Vranken (* 1947), champagne maker
- Alain Peltier (1948–2005), racing car driver
- Patrick Nève (1949–2017), racing car driver
- Steve Houben (* 1950), jazz saxophonist, composer and flutist
- Micheline Pelzer (1950–2014), jazz drummer
From 1951
- Jean-Pierre Delville (* 1951), Bishop of Liège
- Bernard Foccroulle (* 1953), composer, organist and opera director
- Daniel Ducarme (1954–2010), politician
- Philippe Foerster (* 1954), comic artist
- Hervé Regout (* 1954), racing car driver
- Marc Grosjean (* 1958), soccer player and coach
- Philippe Pierlot (* 1958), viol player and conductor
- Didier Reynders (* 1958), politician
- Alain Sikorski (* 1959), comic artist
- Yves Teicher (* 1962), violinist
- Didier Stainier (* 1963), biologist and developmental geneticist
- Manuel Hermia (* 1967), jazz musician
- Jean-Michel Saive (* 1969), table tennis professional
- Roland Forthomme (* 1970), Belgian carom player
- Philippe Saive (* 1971), table tennis player
- Eric Deflandre (born 1973), football player
- François Jozic (* 1973), entrepreneur
- Philippe Léonard (* 1974), football player
- Marie Gillain (* 1975), actress
- Gaëtan Englebert (* 1976), football player
- Christophe Brandt (* 1977), racing cyclist
- Jean-François Gillet (* 1979), football goalkeeper
- Jean-Claude Lebeau (* 1979), racing cyclist
- Christophe Grégoire (* 1980), football player
- Pascal Mohy (* 1980), jazz musician
- Luigi Pieroni (* 1980), football player
- Önder Turacı (* 1981), football player
- Justine Henin (* 1982), tennis player
- François Sterchele (1982-2008), football player
- Axel Hervelle (* 1983), basketball player
- Steve Darcis (* 1984), tennis player
- Guillaume Gillet (* 1984), football player
- Logan Bailly (born 1985), soccer goalkeeper
- Jonatan Cerrada (* 1985), pop singer
- Déborah François (* 1987), actress
- Jonathan Legear (born 1987), football player
- Kevin Mirallas (born 1987), football player
- Sébastien Pocognoli (* 1987), football player
- Mehdi Carcela-González (* 1989), football player
- Nacer Chadli (* 1989), soccer player
- Igor Gehenot (* 1989), jazz musician
- Axel Witsel (* 1989), soccer player
- Benjamin Bailly (* 1990), racing driver
- Antoine Demoitié (1990–2016), racing cyclist
- Jonathan Benteke (born 1995), football player
- Arnaud Bovy (* 2000), tennis player
- Nat-Sidi Diallo (* 2000), basketball player
Famous residents of Liege
- Notger von Liège , Bishop of Liège (10th century)
- Konrad von Urach , canon of Liège Cathedral (12th century)
- Engelbert III. von der Mark , Bishop of Liège (14th century)
- Wilhelm I von der Mark , Regent of Liège (15th century)
- Arnold von Tongern (around 1470–1540), canon in Liège from 1535, died in Liège
- Ernst of Bavaria , Prince-Bishop of Liège (16th century)
- Georgius Macropedius , school principal (16th century)
- Johannes Sleidanus , lawyer and diplomat (16th century)
- Guillaume de Berghes (1551–1609), lawyer, philosopher and bishop, Domchenant in Liège
- Ferdinand of Bavaria , Prince-Bishop of Liège (17th century)
- René François Walther de Sluze , Canon of Liège (17th century)
- Philippe-Charles Schmerling (1790–1836), doctor and paleontologist
- Étienne Constantin de Gerlache , Councilor at the Court of Appeal in Liège (19th century)
- Jean Théodore Lacordaire , professor at the University of Liège (19th century)
- Jean Louis Joseph Lebeau , statesman and lawyer (19th century)
- Laurent-Guillaume de Koninck , professor at the University of Liège (19th century)
- Eugène Charles Catalan , Professor at the University of Liège (19th century)
- Godefroid Kurth , Professor at the University of Liège (19th / 20th century)
- Mathieu Crickboom , professor at the Liège Conservatory (20th century)
- Pierre Harmel , Professor at the University of Liège (20th century)
- Henri Pousseur , director of the Liège Conservatory
- Gary Hartstein , doctor, lives in Liège