De Grootste Belg

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De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian) was a 2005 vote conducted by Belgian public TV broadcaster Canvas, to determine who is the Greatest Belgian of all time. It could be considered as a Flemish list, considering that Walloon broadcast RTBF also held a vote, Le plus grand Belge. Nominees needed to have lived between 50 BC and now, between the borders of present day Belgium. This is because Belgium only gained its independence in 1830, while numerous historical individuals from, for example, the Spanish Netherlands, are considered to be "Belgians".

[edit] Top 10

  1. Father Damien (1840-1889)
  2. Paul Janssen (1926-2003)
  3. Eddy Merckx (1945-)
  4. Ambiorix (1st century BC)
  5. Adolf Daens (1839-1907)
  6. Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)
  7. Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
  8. Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)
  9. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
  10. Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883)

[edit] Top 11-111

  1. Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)
  2. Adolphe Sax (1814-1894)
  3. Jan Decleir (1946-)
  4. Kim Clijsters (1983-)
  5. Victor Horta (1861-1947)
  6. Baudouin I of Belgium (1930-1993)
  7. Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525-1569)
  8. René Magritte (1898-1947)
  9. Guido Gezelle (1830-1899)
  10. Toots Thielemans (1922-)
  11. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558)
  12. Louis Paul Boon (1912-1979)
  13. Jozef Cardijn (1882-1967)
  14. Hergé (1907-1983)
  15. James Ensor (1860-1949)
  16. Peter Piot (1949-)
  17. Jan van Eyck (1385-1441)
  18. Christoffel Plantijn (1520-1589)
  19. Willy Vandersteen (1913-1990)
  20. Hugo Claus (1929-2008)
  21. Jan Frans Willems (1793-1846)
  22. Leo Baekeland (1863-1944)
  23. Lieven Gevaert (1868-1935)
  24. Arno Hintjens (1949-)
  25. Mark Uytterhoeven (1957-)
  26. Dirk Martens (1446-1534)
  27. Justine Henin-Hardenne (1982-)
  28. Raymond Goethals (1921-2004)
  29. Ernest Solvay (1838-1922)
  30. Paul-Henri Spaak (1899-1972)
  31. Achiel Van Acker (1898-1975)
  32. Marie Popelin (1846-1913)
  33. Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
  34. Simon Stevin (1548-1620)
  35. Julien Lahaut (1884-1950)
  36. Christine Van Broeckhoven (1953-)
  37. Elisabeth, Queen of Belgium (1876-1965)
  38. Marc Sleen (1922-)
  39. Willem Elsschot (1882-1960)
  40. Paul van Ostaijen (1896-1928)
  41. Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen (1796-1862)
  42. Raymond Ceulemans (1937-)
  43. Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953-)
  44. Georges Pire (1910-1969)
  45. Isabelle Gatti de Gamond (1839-1905)
  46. Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (1396-1467)
  47. Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery (1866-1934)
  48. Edward Anseele (1856-1938)
  49. Pascal Vyncke
  50. Christian de Duve (1917-)
  51. Georges Lemaître (1894-1966)
  52. Rembert Dodoens (1517-1585)
  53. John Cockerill (1790-1840)
  54. Ilya Prigogine (1917-2003)
  55. Tom Barman (1972-)
  56. Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
  57. Gaston Eyskens (1905-1988)
  58. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (1960-)
  59. Camille Huysmans (1871-1966)
  60. Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
  61. Briek Schotte (1919-2004)
  62. Henry van de Velde (1863-1957)
  63. Rik Coppens (1930-)
  64. Hadewijch (13th century)
  65. Ingrid Berghmans (1961-)
  66. Orlandus Lassus
  67. Georges Simenon
  68. Rik van Looy
  69. Ferdinand Verbiest
  70. Dries van Noten
  71. Cyriel Buysse
  72. Hans Memling
  73. Jeanne Brabants
  74. Tom Lanoye
  75. Rik Van Steenbergen
  76. Adolphe Quetelet
  77. Gaston Roelants
  78. Jan van Ruusbroec
  79. Paul Van Himst
  80. Emile Vandervelde
  81. Amélie Nothomb
  82. Frans Van Cauwelaert
  83. Constant Vanden Stock
  84. Gabrielle Petit
  85. Marc Van Montagu
  86. Auguste Beernaert
  87. Marcel Broodthaers
  88. Maurice Maeterlinck
  89. Pedro de Gante
  90. Philippe Herreweghe
  91. Rogier van der Weyden
  92. Fernand Khnopff
  93. César Franck
  94. Gerard Mortier
  95. Pierre Wynants
  96. Henri Pirenne
  97. Pierre Deligne
  98. Raoul Servais
  99. Emile Francqui
  100. Charles Rogier
  101. Hugo Van der Goes

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