Name | Gent |
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Administrative division | Oost-Vlaanderen |
Country | Belgium |
English name | Ghent |
Notes | Known as Gand in French. |
People born here (151) |
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Jasper Aerents | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 18 December 1992 | |
Frank Arens | BEL | SHO | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 16 August 1959 | |
Jean-Pierre Barra | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 16 May 1939 | |
Julien Beke | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 11 February 1914 | |
Tiesj Benoot | BEL | CRD | Olympics | 2020 | 11 March 1994 | |
Eline Berings | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 28 May 1986 | |
Marc Bernaert | BEL | HOC | Non-starter | 1968 | 12 April 1944 | |
Yves Bernaert | BEL | HOC | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 27 March 1937 | |
Gustaaf Bernart | BEL | WLF | Olympics | 1924 | 19 June 1897 | |
Oscar Blansaer | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 13 November 1890 | |
Gustave Boesman | BEL | FBL | Olympics | 1928 | 19 January 1899 | |
Cindy Bouque | BEL | SHO | Olympics | 1996 | 12 April 1975 | |
Henri Brasseur | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 17 October 1906 | |
Yves Brasseur | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 26 February 1943 | |
Tim Brys | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 2020 | 30 July 1992 | |
Henri Cockuyt | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1924 | 14 July 1903 | |
Maurice Colman | BEL | ATH | Non-starter | 1912 | 1 April 1889 | |
Philippe Cuelenaere | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1984 | 2 September 1971 | |
Arthur D'Anvers | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 11 June 1898 | |
Émile D'Hooge | BEL | WPO | Olympics | 1948 | 4 August 1908 | |
Jolien D'hoore | BEL | CTR | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 14 March 1990 | |
Frank D'Osterlinck | BEL | WPO | Olympics/Non-starter | 1960—1964 | 30 October 1942 | |
Jules De Bisschop | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 5 February 1879 | |
Patrick De Bucke | BEL | CSP | Olympics | 1984 | 24 October 1957 | |
Gerard De Gezelle | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 29 January 1903 | |
Arthur De Laender | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 28 July 1890 | |
René De Landtsheer | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 8 March 1901 | |
Édouard-Émile, Baron de Laveleye | BEL | Administrator | 1906—1938 | 22 October 1854 | ||
Henri De Pauw | BEL | WPO | Olympics | 1928—1948 | 26 February 1911 | |
Émile De Schepper | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1920 | 27 July 1885 | |
Georges De Spae | BEL | FBL | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1928 | 30 September 1900 | |
Nathalie De Vos | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 2008 | 9 December 1982 | |
François De Wagheneire | BEL | CRD/CTR | Olympics | 1956 | 19 September 1937 | |
Alphonse De Wette | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 5 October 1902 | |
Roger De Wilde | BEL | WPO | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 5 April 1940 | |
Rita Defauw | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1988 | 23 May 1963 | |
Guy Defraigne | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1972—1984 | 24 January 1958 | |
William Defraigne | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1984 | 4 December 1950 | |
Geert Dejonghe | BEL | STK | Olympics | 1992 | 21 October 1965 | |
Jean Delori | BEL | FEN | Non-Medal | 1908 | 25 July 1874 | |
Richard Demeyer | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1932 | 20 October 1890 | |
Robert Demulder | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 16 October 1900 | |
Oscar Dessomville | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900—1908 | 19 August 1876 | |
Charles Dewachtere | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 22 December 1927 | |
Julien Dobbelaer | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1948 | 22 February 1921 | |
Albert Feyerick | BEL | Administrator | 1913—1919 | 14 January 1868 | ||
Ferdinand Feyerick | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1908 | 27 January 1865 | |
Robert Feyerick | BEL | FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1920—1936 | 18 January 1892 | |
Eugène Gabriels | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 27 November 1895 | |
August Geinger | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 5 July 1899 | |
Anouk Geurts | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 2020 | 3 April 2000 | |
Walter Godefroot | BEL | CRD | Olympics | 1964 | 2 July 1943 | |
Tom Goegebuer | BEL | WLF | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 27 March 1975 | |
Laurent Grimmonprez | BEL | FBL | Non-starter | 1924 | 14 December 1902 | |
Jacques Haller | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 3 March 1897 | |
Adolphe Hauman | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 19 August 1893 | |
Maurice Hemelsoet | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 8 March 1875 | |
Edmond Henry | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 1920 | 4 August 1886 | |
Frank Hoste | BEL | CRD | Olympics | 1976 | 29 August 1955 | |
Christophe Impens | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 9 December 1969 | |
Iljo Keisse | BEL | CTR | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 21 December 1982 | |
Frank König | BEL | FBL | Coach | 1900 | 7 May 1874 | |
Eugène Langenraedt | BEL | ATH | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1928 | 20 June 1907 | |
Jacques Lippens | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1948 | 25 November 1913 | |
André Maes | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1960 | 27 December 1917 | |
Christian Maes | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1968 | 2 October 1947 | |
Roger Maes | BEL | VVO | Olympics | 1968 | 4 July 1943 | |
Maurice Maeterlinck | BEL | ART | Referee | 1924 | 29 August 1862 | |
Harold Mechelynck | BEL | HOC | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 1 July 1924 | |
Filip Meirhaeghe | BEL | MTB | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 5 March 1971 | |
An-Sophie Mestach | BEL | TEN | YOG/Other | 2010 | 7 March 1994 | |
August Meuleman | BEL | CTR | Olympics | 1928 | 20 October 1906 | |
François Meyvaert | BEL | HOC | Non-starter | 1968 | 21 February 1939 | |
Ferdinand Minnaert | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 27 November 1887 | |
Urbain Molmans | BEL | ROW | Non-starter | 1908 | 8 November 1879 | |
Marcel Morimont | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 9 June 1886 | |
Gaëlle Mys | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 16 November 1991 | |
Georges Mys | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 26 March 1880 | |
Barbara Nelen | BEL | HOC | Olympics | 2012 | 20 August 1991 | |
Léonard Nuytens | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1912 | 7 September 1892 | |
Frank Odberg | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 1 March 1879 | |
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | BEL | FBL | Olympics | 2008 | 21 February 1989 | |
Adolphe Osselaer | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 14 February 1914 | |
Katrien Pauwels | BEL | FSK | Olympics/Other | 1984—1988 | 8 November 1965 | |
Rodolphe Poma | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900—1908 | 12 October 1885 | |
Evy Poppe | BEL | SBD | Olympics/YOG | 2020—2022 | 2 March 2004 | |
Christophe Raes | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 2008 | 21 February 1982 | |
Jana Raman | BEL | BKB | Olympics | 2020 | 15 February 1991 | |
Marie-Thérèse Renard | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 8 March 1925 | |
Sarina Roberti | BEL | GRY | Olympics | 1984 | 18 April 1963 | |
Jacques Rogge | BEL | SAL | Olympics/Administrator | 1968—2013 | 2 May 1942 | |
Leon Sarteel | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1928 | 2 October 1882 | |
Ruben Scheire | BEL | MTB | Olympics | 2016 | 6 December 1991 | |
Roland Sierens | BEL | WPO | Olympics | 1952 | 15 July 1925 | |
Pol Slock | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1924 | 9 November 1896 | |
Armand Solie | BEL | HOC | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 28 April 1944 | |
Leopold Standaert | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 25 August 1884 | |
René Steurbaut | BEL | BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 26 June 1928 | |
Glenn Surgeloose | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 4 September 1989 | |
Mieke Suys | BEL | TRI | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 15 February 1968 | |
Robert Swartelé | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 22 June 1900 | |
David Taboureau | BEL | CSP | Olympics | 1996 | 24 April 1968 | |
Oscar Taelman | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 5 October 1877 | |
Emiel Thienpont | BEL | SWM | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1928 | 31 August 1904 | |
Evi Van Acker | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 23 September 1985 | |
Florent Van Aubel | BEL | HOC | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 25 October 1991 | |
Cédric Van Branteghem | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 13 March 1979 | |
Marcel Van Crombrugge | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 13 September 1880 | |
Marcel Van De Keere | BEL | BOX | Olympics | 1952 | 27 April 1931 | |
Germaan Van De Moere | BEL | CSP | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 29 November 1924 | |
Marcel Van de Perre | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1936 | 9 June 1908 | |
Georges Van De Poele | BEL | EDR/EJP | Olympics | 1900 | 23 March 1868 | |
Albert Van Den Abeele | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1936 | 18 March 1907 | |
Paul Van Den Abeele | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1992 | 10 May 1965 | |
Peter Van Den Abeele | BEL | MTB | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 1 May 1966 | |
Georges Van Den Bossche | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1912—1920 | 15 July 1892 | |
Oscar Van Den Bossche | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 21 July 1888 | |
Dries Van den Broecke | BEL | ALP | Olympics/YOG | 2012—2022 | 10 May 1995 | |
Pierre Van Der Haeghen | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1948 | 27 September 1921 | |
Thomas Van der Plaetsen | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 24 December 1990 | |
Raphaël Van Dorpe | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1932 | 15 July 1910 | |
Jaak Van Driessche | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 3 July 1969 | |
Jan Van Guysse | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 1908—1920 | 3 August 1881 | |
Victor Van Hamme | BEL | WLF | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 4 July 1897 | |
Gijs Van Hoecke | BEL | CTR | Olympics | 2012 | 12 November 1991 | |
Frans Van Hoorebeke | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 26 January 1908 | |
Nina Van Koeckhoven | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 2000 | 6 October 1983 | |
Louis Van Parijs | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 16 July 1908 | |
Eric Van Reybroeck | BEL | WPO | Non-starter | 1960—1964 | 19 March 1942 | |
Jacques Van Reysschoot | BEL | IHO | Olympics | 1928 | 2 May 1905 | |
Pierre Van Reysschoot | BEL | IHO | Olympics/Referee | 1928—1948 | 9 December 1906 | |
Charles Van Son | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1928 | 23 January 1902 | |
Simon Van Vossel | BEL | STK | Olympics/Other | 2002 | 28 February 1979 | |
Armand Van Wambeke | BEL | BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 16 May 1926 | |
Emiel Vanderleenden | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1920 | 27 September 1893 | |
Charles Vandeweghe | BEL | HOC | Olympics | 2008 | 14 October 1982 | |
Loïc Vandeweghe | BEL | HOC | Olympics | 2008 | 23 September 1983 | |
Polydore Veirman | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1908—1912 | 23 February 1881 | |
Géo Verbanck | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1928 | 28 February 1881 | |
Herman Verbauwen | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 16 May 1944 | |
Pascale Verbauwen | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 1980 | 10 April 1963 | |
Julien Verdonck | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 13 January 1885 | |
Maurits Verdonck | BEL | ART/ROW | Olympics | 1900—1928 | 21 April 1879 | |
Valerie Vermeersch | BEL | HOC | Non-starter | 2012 | 18 September 1985 | |
Imke Vervaet | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 2020 | 11 April 1993 | |
Frank Visser | BEL | WPO | Olympics | 1928 | 27 June 1907 | |
Georges Vivex | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 1 November 1890 | |
Léon Vleurinck | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 11 July 1899 | |
Theo Wambeke | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1928 | 28 November 1903 | |
Bradley Wiggins | GBR | CRD/CTR | Olympics | 2000—2016 | 28 April 1980 | |
Eva Willemarck | BEL | BOB | Olympics | 2010 | 28 June 1984 | |
People who died here (64) |
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Georges Baert | BEL | BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 5 October 2017 | |
Maurice Beke | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 15 July 1993 | |
Oscar Blansaer | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 23 June 1962 | |
Jules Boes | BEL | BKB | Olympics | 1952 | 6 February 2016 | |
Gustave Boesman | BEL | FBL | Olympics | 1928 | 15 November 1971 | |
Henri Brasseur | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 10 March 2001 | |
Yves Brasseur | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 11 August 2005 | |
Henri Cockuyt | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1924 | 3 December 1993 | |
Maurice Colman | BEL | ATH | Non-starter | 1912 | 1 July 1944 | |
Arthur D'Anvers | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 10 June 1966 | |
Émile D'Hooge | BEL | WPO | Olympics | 1948 | 4 March 1955 | |
Jules De Bisschop | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 21 December 1954 | |
Alphonse De Cuyper | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1920—1936 | 7 June 1954 | |
Gerard De Gezelle | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 5 September 1978 | |
Arthur De Laender | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 24 December 1966 | |
Gustaaf De Smet | BEL | CRD/CTR | Olympics | 1956 | 25 May 2020 | |
Jean Delori | BEL | FEN | Non-Medal | 1908 | 23 November 1952 | |
Richard Demeyer | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1932 | 20 June 1964 | |
Oscar Dessomville | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900—1908 | 30 August 1938 | |
Charles Dewachtere | BEL | ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 22 July 2020 | |
Raymond Distave | BEL | HOC | Olympics | 1936 | 2 November 1993 | |
Julien Dobbelaer | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1948 | 19 August 1961 | |
Albert Feyerick | BEL | Administrator | 1913—1919 | 19 February 1919 | ||
Ferdinand Feyerick | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1908 | 12 September 1920 | |
Eugène Gabriels | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1924 | 28 July 1969 | |
Isaac Gálvez | ESP | CTR | Olympics | 2000 | 26 November 2006 | |
Jacques Haller | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 19 December 1961 | |
Maurice Hemelsoet | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 29 December 1943 | |
Edmond Henry | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 1920 | 9 November 1931 | |
Gerard Kaanen | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1928 | 4 May 1970 | |
Albert Lammens | BEL | TEN | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 7 October 1933 | |
Léon Lampo | BEL | BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 16 November 1985 | |
Karel Lescrauwaet | BEL | BOX | Olympics | 1936 | 11 September 1944 | |
André Maes | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1960 | 3 February 2002 | |
Roger Maes | BEL | VVO | Olympics | 1968 | 13 March 2021 | |
Paul Medhurst | GBR | CTR | Olympics | 1976 | 26 September 2009 | |
Ferdinand Minnaert | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 26 August 1975 | |
Georges Mys | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 7 November 1952 | |
Léonard Nuytens | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1912 | 6 December 1962 | |
Adolphe Osselaer | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 6 January 1955 | |
Marcel Panen | BEL | WLF | Olympics | 1928 | 11 June 1934 | |
Leon Sarteel | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1928 | 2 May 1942 | |
Pol Slock | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1924 | 28 January 1943 | |
Oscar Taelman | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 23 October 1945 | |
Emiel Thienpont | BEL | SWM | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1928 | 13 August 1978 | |
Marcel Van Crombrugge | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 23 September 1940 | |
Germaan Van De Moere | BEL | CSP | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 11 May 2018 | |
Marcel Van de Perre | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1936 | 4 March 1969 | |
Georges Van Den Bossche | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1912—1920 | 16 May 1966 | |
Pierre Van Der Haeghen | BEL | SAL | Olympics | 1948 | 17 May 2000 | |
Raphaël Van Dorpe | BEL | ART | Olympics | 1932 | 30 April 1996 | |
Jan Van Guysse | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 1908—1920 | 20 August 1945 | |
Victor Van Hamme | BEL | WLF | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 14 December 1971 | |
Frans Van Hoorebeke | BEL | WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 10 July 1984 | |
Louis Van Parijs | BEL | SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 6 September 1998 | |
Jean Van Silfhout | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 29 January 1942 | |
Charles Van Son | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1928 | 22 September 1970 | |
Julien Verdonck | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 7 March 1949 | |
François Vergucht | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1908 | 23 June 1944 | |
Frank Visser | BEL | WPO | Olympics | 1928 | 7 April 1975 | |
Guillaume Visser | BEL | ROW | Olympics/Non-starter | 1908—1912 | April 1952 | |
Georges Vivex | BEL | GAR | Olympics | 1920 | 20 January 1953 | |
Léon Vleurinck | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1920 | 25 November 1982 | |
Theo Wambeke | BEL | ROW | Olympics | 1928 | 7 May 1984 |