Belgium

Belgian comics writer and artist, creator of the iconic 'The Adventures of Tintin' series and pioneer of the 'ligne claire' drawing style

Belgian Nobel Prize-winning immunologist and microbiologist who made fundamental discoveries about immunity and bacterial infections

Preeminent French Neoclassical painter and politician known for monumental history paintings like 'The Death of Socrates' and shifting artistic taste towards classical austerity

King of the Belgians who navigated the tumultuous period of World War II and was known for his passions as a photographer and naturalist

Nobel laureate physical chemist known for his theory of dissipative structures, complex systems, and contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics

Belgian lawyer, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate renowned for his leadership in the international peace movement and advocacy for women's rights

German prince, military personnel, and politician who became the first King of the Belgians, reigning from 1831 to 1865

Flemish cartographer and geographer known for creating the first modern atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, and a founder of the Netherlandish school of cartography

Influential Belgian politician and diplomat, known as 'Mr. Europe' for his leadership in founding the European Union and his service as Prime Minister of Belgium and NATO Secretary General

Belgian surrealist artist known for his thought-provoking depictions of everyday objects in dreamlike settings, influencing pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art

King of the Belgians and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State

French film director known for exploring consciousness, memory, and imagination through innovative narrative structures over a six-decade career