Notable People
- Saint Herlindis, abbess and saint (d. 745)
- Saint Relindis, sister of Herlindis, abbess and saint (d. 750)
- Jan and Hubert van Eyck, painters, thought to have been born in Maaseik (c. 1385-1441 and c. 1366-1426, respectively)
- Harry Everts, 1975 motocross world champion (b. 1952)
- Vital Borkelmans, football fullback (b. 1963)
- Kristof Vliegen, tennis player (b. 1982)
- Mohamed Ouali (Martial Artist - 5x world champion Thai-kickboxing) (b. 1971)
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