Famous Inhabitants
- Emile Claus, painter (1849–1924)
- Erik Derycke, politician, lawyer, and former minister (b. 1949)
- Jan Pieter Schotte, cardinal and official of the Roman Curia (1928–2005)
- Ann Demeulemeester, fashion designer (b. 1959)
- Peter Vermeersch, composer, clarinet player, and producer (b.1959)
- Dick Norman, tennis player (b. 1971)
- Franky Vandendriessche, football goalkeeper (b. 1971)
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“How else is the famous short story ‘A study in Abjection’ to be understood but as an outbreak of disgust against an age indecently undermined by psychology.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)