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Duchess of Burgundy who inherited a contested realm and married Maximilian I, profoundly shaping European politics and the Habsburg dynasty

Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest who first proposed the expanding universe and the Big Bang theory

Belgian painter, architect, and interior designer, known as a co-founder of Art Nouveau and a decisive influence on German Jugendstil architecture and design

Belgian painter and printmaker who significantly influenced expressionism and surrealism through his use of masks, skeletons, and satirical themes

Belgian physicist and mathematician known for inventing the phenakistiscope, an early device that demonstrated the illusion of moving images

Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and statistician who founded the Brussels Observatory and introduced statistical methods to the social sciences

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

American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music and released the first million-selling LP by a single artist

Belgian Dominican friar, theologian, and resistance fighter who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958 for his work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe

Belgian American inventor and chemist known as "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for inventing Velox photographic paper and Bakelite

Belgian architect, designer, teacher, and urban planner, recognized as a founder of the Art Nouveau movement and a precursor of modern architecture

Belgian physiologist and Nobel Laureate who discovered the sinus and aortic mechanisms regulating respiration

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-American cell biologist and Nobel laureate who developed cell fractionation, identified key cell organelles, and was the first to use the electron microscope in biology

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

Belgian-French Romantic composer, celebrated organist, and influential music teacher known for works like the Symphony in D Minor and Sonata in A major

French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate known for deciphering the process of olefin metathesis, a key method in organic synthesis

French artist, film director, screenwriter, and photographer known for her innovative contributions to cinema and visual arts

Écrivain et artiste de bandes dessinées belge, créateur de la série iconique 'Les Aventures de Tintin' et pionnier du style de dessin 'ligne claire'

Romani-Belgian/French jazz guitarist and composer, hailed as one of Europe's first major jazz talents and a founder of gypsy jazz

Inventeur, musicien et facteur d'instruments belge qui a inventé le saxophone et redessiné la clarinette basse, parmi d'autres innovations musicales

Poète, écrivain et dramaturge symboliste belge, 6 fois nominé au Nobel de littérature

Cinquième Roi des Belges qui régna pendant 42 ans et fut le dernier souverain belge du Congo avant son indépendance en 1960

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