Notable Inhabitiants
- Willy Coppens, fighter ace of World War I (1892–1986).
- Antoine Depage, surgeon (1862–1925).
- Rik Wouters, artist (1882–1916), lived on rue de la Sapinière from 1907 to 1914. The municipality has given his name to the square Place Rik Wouters (in French) or Rik Wouters plein (Dutch).
- Hergé (Georges Prosper Remi), creator of The Adventures of Tintin, lived at 17 avenue Delleur from 1939 to 1953
- Paul Delvaux, painter (1897–1994) lived on avenue des Campanules, and painted many scenes in the area, notably Watermael railway station
Michel Roger Lafosse, false claimant to the Scottish throne, was born in the commune in 1958, but was never a resident.
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