Famous Inhabitants
- Bram Castro, footballer (b. 1982)
- Willy Claes, politician and former Secretary General of NATO (b. 1938)
- Adrien de Gerlache, officer of the Belgian Navy and leader of two Belgian Antarctic Expeditions (1866–1934)
- Luuk Gruwez, Flemish poet (b. 1953)
- Daniel Guijo-Velasco, footballer (b. 1984)
- Axelle Red, singer-songwriter (b. 1968)
- Francis Rombouts, Mayor of New York City from 1679 to 1680, when it was New Amsterdam (1631–1691)
- Steve Stevaert, politician (b. 1954)
- Hendrik van Veldeke, first writer from the Low Countries known by name (c. 1140-c. 1190)
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Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or inhabitants:
“London, thou art of townes A per se.
Soveraign of cities, semeliest in sight,
Of high renoun, riches, and royaltie;
Of lordis, barons, and many goodly knyght;
Of most delectable lusty ladies bright;
Of famous prelatis in habitis clericall;
Of merchauntis full of substaunce and myght:
London, thou art the flour of Cities all”
—William Dunbar (c. 1465–c. 1530)
“What are these,
So withered, and so wild in their attire,
That look not like th’ inhabitants o’th’ earth,
And yet are on’t?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)