Notable people from Ghent
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This is a list of Notable people from Ghent, who were either born in Ghent, or spent part of their life there.
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[edit] People born in Ghent
[edit] Before the 19th century
- Henry of Ghent, scholastic philosopher (c. 1217-1293)
- Jacob van Artevelde, statesman and political leader (c. 1290-1345)
- Franz Ackerman, statesman (c. 1330-1387)
- Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (c. 1340-1382)
- John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399)
- Hugo van der Goes, painter (c. 1440-1482)
- Jacob Obrecht, composer of the Renaissance (c. 1457-1505)
- Jacques Buus, Franco-Flemish composer and organist of the Renaissance (c. 1500-1565)
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (‘’Charles Quint’’, 1500-1558)
- Jan Utenhove, writer (c.1520-1566)
- Lieven de Key, architect (1560-1627)
- Philippe van Lansberg, astronomer (1561-1632)
- Daniel Heinsius, scholar of the Dutch Renaissance (1580-1655)
- Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (of London), flutist, oboist, and harpsichordist (1680-1730)
- Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (of Ghent), composer (1688-c. 1720)
- Josse Boutmy, organist and harpsichordist (1697-1779)
- Peter Anton von Verschaffelt, sculptor and architect (1710-1793)
- Lieven Bauwens, industrial (1769-1822)
[edit] 19th century
- Eugène Van Bemmel, author and educator (1824-1880)
- Charles John Seghers, Jesuit clergyman and missionary (1839-1886)
- Paul de Vigne, sculptor (1843-1901)
- De Vriendt brothers, painters (second half of 19th century)
- Pierre Degeyter, socialist, songwriter, and wood carver (1848-1932)
- Victor Horta, Art Nouveau architect (1861-1947)
- Henri Lammens, Jesuit and orientalist (1862-1937)
- Maurice Maeterlinck, poet, playwright, essayist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1862-1949)
- Théo van Rysselberghe, neo-impressionist painter 1862-1926)
- Leo Baekeland, chemist and inventor of Bakelite (1863-1944)
- Pierre Louÿs, poet and romantic writer (1870-1925)
- George Van Biesbroeck, astronomer (1880-1974)
- Frits Van den Berghe, expressionist painter (1883-1939)
- Désiré Defauw, conductor and violinist (1885-1960)
- Jean Ray, writer and novelist (1887-1964)
- Richard Minne, writer and poet (1891-1965)
- Corneille Jean François Heymans, physiologist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1892-1968)
- Edgard Colle, chess master (1897-1932)
[edit] 20th century
- Jozef Vergote, Egyptologist and coptologist (1910-1992)
- Johan Daisne, author, poet, and librarian (1912-1978)
- Théo Lefèvre, lawyer and prime minister of Belgium (1914-1973)
- Armand Pien, weatherman (1920-2003)
- Marc Sleen, comics artist and cartoonist (born 1922)
- Willy De Clercq, politician (born 1927)
- Marcel Storme, lawyer and professor at the Ghent University (born 1930)
- Jacques Rogge, eighth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (born 1942)
- Gérard Mortier, musical artistic director (born 1943)
- René Jacobs, counter-tenor and conductor (born 1946)
- Godfried-Willem Raes, composer, performer, and instrument maker (born 1952)
- Matthias Storme, lawyer, academic, thinker, and politician (born 1959)
- Frank De Winne, cosmonaut (born 1961)
- Saul Akkemay (Panbello), freelance publicist and columnist (born 1964)
- Bradley Wiggins, English racing cyclist (born 1980)
- Jonas Geirnaert, creator of animation shorts (born 1982)
[edit] Lived in Ghent
[edit] Before the 19th century
- Saint Amand, Roman Catholic saint (584-675)
- Saint Bavo, patron saint of Ghent (589-654)
- Hubert van Eyck, painter (c. 1366-1426)
- Jan van Eyck, painter (c. 1385-1441)
- Joos van Wassenhove, painter (c. 1410-c. 1480)
- Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy married in Ghent in 1477
- William Damasus Lindanus, Bishop of Ghent (1525-1588)
- Jodocus Hondius, artist, engraver, and cartographer (1563-1612)
- Tobie Matthew, English Catholic priest (1577-1655)
- Caspar de Crayer, painter (1582-1669)
- Jan Frans Willems, writer (1793-1846)
- Jacques-Joseph Haus, criminal law and natural rights professor at Ghent University (1796-1881)
[edit] 19th century
- Joseph Plateau, physicist, taught at the Ghent University (1801-1883)
- Louis XVIII of France was exiled in Ghent during the Hundred Days in 1815
- François-Auguste Gevaert, composer (1828-1908)
- Rosalie Loveling, poet, novelist, and essayist (1834-1875)
- Virginie Loveling, poet, novelist, and essayist (1836-1923)
[edit] 20th century
- Arend Joan Rutgers, physical chemist and professors at the Ghent University (1903-1998)
- Jan Hoet, founder of SMAK (‘’Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst’’) (born 1936)
- Royden Rabinowitch, Canadian sculptor (born 1943)
- Mario Pauwels, composer, songwriter and drummer (born 1954)
- Johan Vande Lanotte, lawyer and politician (born 1955)
- Herman Brusselmans, novelist and poet (born 1957)
- Dirk Braeckman, photographer (born 1958)
- Tom Lanoye, novelist and poet (born 1958)
- Peter Vermeersch, composer, clarinet player, and producer (born 1959)
- Michaël Borremans, painter (born 1963)
- Erwin Mortier, author and poet (born 1965)
- Bianka Panova, rhythmic gymnast (born 1970)
- Gabriel Rios, Puerto-Rican musician (born 1978)
