List of Famous people born in Brussels, Belgium

Annie Cordy

Léonia Juliana Cooreman
First Name Annie
Born on June 16, 1928
Died on September 4, 2020 (aged 92)

Léonie, Baroness Cooreman, known by the stage name Annie Cordy, was a Belgian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1954 and staged many memorable appearances at Bruno Coquatrix' famous Paris Olympia. Her version of "La Ballade de Davy Crockett" was number 1 in the charts for five weeks in France in August 1956. She was born in Laeken, Belgium, where in 2004, King Albert II of Belgium bestowed upon her the title of Baroness in recognition for her life's achievements.

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The Singing Nun

Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers
First Name The
Born on October 17, 1933
Died on March 29, 1985 (aged 51)

Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire and often called The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries, was a Belgian singer-songwriter and a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc Gabriel. She acquired widespread fame in 1963 with the release of the Belgian French song "Dominique", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and other charts. Owing to confusion over the terms of the recording contract, she was reduced to poverty, and also experienced a crisis of faith, quitting the order, though still remaining a Catholic. She committed suicide with her lifelong partner Annie Pécher.

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Philippe I of Belgium

First Name Philippe
Last Name Belgium
Born on April 15, 1960 (age 64)

Philippe or Filip is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the latter's abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Jonkvrouw Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 1999, with whom he has four children. Their eldest child, Princess Elisabeth, is first in the line of succession.

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Toots Thielemans

Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor Thielemans
First Name Toots
Born on April 29, 1922
Died on August 22, 2016 (aged 94)

Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his harmonica playing, as well as his guitar, whistling skills, and composing. According to jazz historian Ted Gioia, his most important contribution was in "championing the humble harmonica", which Thielemans made into a "legitimate voice in jazz". He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player.

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Albert II of Belgium

First Name Albert
Last Name Belgium
Born on June 6, 1934 (age 89)

Albert II was King of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013.

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Prince Alexandre of Belgium

First Name Prince
Last Name Belgium
Born on July 18, 1942
Died on November 29, 2009 (aged 67)

Prince Alexandre of Belgium was the fourth child of King Leopold III of Belgium, and the eldest for Lilian, Princess of Réthy. King Baudouin and King Albert II of Belgium were his older half-brothers. Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg was his older half-sister.

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Charlotte of Mexico

First Name Charlotte
Last Name Mexico
Died on January 19, 1927

Charlotte of Belgium was a Belgian princess who became Empress of Mexico when her husband accepted the Imperial Throne of Mexico and reigned as Maximilian I of Mexico.

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Baudouin I of Belgium

First Name Baudouin
Last Name Belgium
Born on September 7, 1930
Died on July 31, 1993 (aged 62)

Baudouin was King of the Belgians from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo.

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Jean Plaskie

First Name Jean
Last Name Plaskie
Born on August 24, 1941
Died on September 18, 2017 (aged 76)

Jean Plaskie was a Belgian football player.

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Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

First Name Prince
Last Name Flanders
Born on March 24, 1837
Died on November 17, 1905 (aged 68)

Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders was the third born and second surviving son of Leopold I, King of the Belgians and his wife Louise d'Orléans (1812–1850).

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