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In 2005, the Belgian newspaper, Het Nieuwsblad conducted a vote to discover the greatest Belgian of all time, under the title Belg der Belgen. The series is based on BBC's 100 Greatest Britons. On 1 December 2005, Father Damien (Jozef de Veuster) was chosen as Greatest Belgian of all time.
The top ten
- Pater Damiaan (1840-1889) (Catholic missionary)
- Eddy Merckx (1945-) (cyclist)
- Paul Janssen (1926-2003) (scientist)
- Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1560) (painter)
- Jacques Brel (1929-1978) (singer)
- Jan Decleir (1946-) (actor)
- Ernest Claes (1885-1968) (author)
- René Magritte (1898-1967) (painter)
- Adolphe Sax (1814-1894) (musical instrument designer)
- Victor Horta (1861-1947) (architect)
References
Belg der Belgen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA