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This is a list of '''notable people from Antwerp''', who were either born in [[Antwerp]], or spent part of their life there.
This is a list of '''notable people from Antwerp''', who were either born in [[Antwerp]], or spent part of their life there.

[[Image:Anthonyvandyckselfportrait.jpeg|thumb|''Self Portrait'', by [[Anthony van Dyck]]]]
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==People born in Antwerp==
===Before the 16th century===
==Born in Antwerp==
===Pre-16th century===
*[[Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence]], son of [[Edward III of England]] (1338–1368)
*[[Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence]], son of [[Edward III of England]] (1338–1368)
*[[Jacobus Barbireau]], composer (1455–1491)
*[[Jacobus Barbireau]], composer (1455–1491)
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===16th century===
===16th century===
[[Image:Jan Gruter - Imagines philologorum.jpg|thumb|[[Jan Gruter]]]]
[[Image:Jan Gruter - Imagines philologorum.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Jan Gruter]]]]
[[Image:PieterDeCarpentier1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pieter de Carpentier]]|200px]]
[[Image:PieterDeCarpentier1.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Pieter de Carpentier]]]]
[[Image:Anthony van Dyck - Self-portrait with a Sunflower.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Anthony van Dyck]] self portrait]]
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*[[Hieronymus Cockx]], painter and [[engraver]] (1510–1570)
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[[Image:Retrato del artista con su familia, por Jacob Jordaens.jpg|thumb|140px|Jacob Jordaens, ''Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers, and Sisters'' (ca. 1615)]]
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*[[Hieronymus Cockx]], painter and [[engraver]] (1510–1570).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Cockx, Hieronymus |volume= 6 | page = 628 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Hubert Waelrant]], composer, teacher, and music editor of the [[Renaissance]] (c. 1517–1595)
*[[Hubert Waelrant]], composer, teacher, and music editor of the [[Renaissance]] (c. 1517–1595)
*[[Frans Floris]], painter (1520–1570)
*[[Frans Floris]], painter (1520–1570)
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*[[Jacques Jonghelinck]], sculptor and [[medalist]] (1530–1606)
*[[Jacques Jonghelinck]], sculptor and [[medalist]] (1530–1606)
*[[Emanuel van Meteren]], historian and consul in London (1535–1612)
*[[Emanuel van Meteren]], historian and consul in London (1535–1612)
*[[Frédéric Perrenot|Frédéric Perrenot de Granvelle]], governor of Antwerp (1536-1602)
*[[Denis Calvaert]], painter (1540–1619)
*[[Denis Calvaert]], painter (1540–1619).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Calvart, Denis |volume= 5 | pages = 69&ndash;70 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Cornelis van Aarsens]], [[public figure|statesman]] (1545–1627)
*[[Cornelis van Aarsens]], [[public figure|statesman]] (1545–1627)
*[[Gillis van Coninxloo]], painter of forest landscapes (1544–1607)
*[[Gillis van Coninxloo]], painter of forest landscapes (1544–1607)
*[[Hans Collaert]], engraver (c. 1545–1628)
*[[Hans Collaert]], engraver (c. 1545–1628).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Collaert, Hans |volume= 6 | page = 684 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Joris Hoefnagel]], painter and engraver (1545–1601)
*[[Joris Hoefnagel]], painter and engraver (1545–1601).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Hoefnagel, Joris |volume= 13 | page = 560 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Bartholomeus Spranger]], painter, [[drawing|draughtsman]], and [[etcher]] (1546–1611)
*[[Bartholomeus Spranger]], painter, [[drawing|draughtsman]], and [[etcher]] (1546–1611)
* [[George de La Hèle]] (1547–1586) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance<ref> Lavern J. Wagner: "La Hèle, George", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed June 26, 2007)</ref>
* [[George de La Hèle]] (1547–1586) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance<ref>Lavern J. Wagner: "La Hèle, George", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed June 26, 2007)</ref>
*[[Federigo Giambelli]], Italian [[military engineer|military]] and [[civil engineer]] (c. 1550-c. 1610)
*[[Federigo Giambelli]], Italian [[military engineer|military]] and [[civil engineer]] (c. 1550-c. 1610)
*[[Paul Bril]] and [[Matthijs Bril]], landscape painters (1554–1626, 1550–1583, respectively)
*[[Paul Bril]] and [[Matthijs Bril]], landscape painters (1554–1626, 1550–1583, respectively)
*[[Martin Delrio]], [[Jesuit]] theologian (1551–1608)
*[[Martin Delrio]], [[Jesuit]] theologian (1551–1608)
*[[Andreas Schottus]], academic, [[Linguistics|linguist]], translator, and editor (1552–1629)
*[[Andreas Schottus]], academic, [[Linguistics|linguist]], translator, and editor (1552–1629)
*[[Jan Gruter]], critic and scholar (1560–1627)
*[[Jan Gruter]], critic and scholar (1560–1627).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Gruter, Jan |volume= 12 | page = 641 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Jacob de Gheyn II]], painter and engraver (1562–1629)
*[[Jacob de Gheyn II]], painter and engraver (1562–1629)
*[[Joachim van den Hove]], composer and [[lutenist]] (c. 1567–1620)
*[[Joachim van den Hove]], composer and [[lutenist]] (c. 1567–1620)
*[[Frans Pourbus the younger]], painter (1569–1622)
*[[Frans Pourbus the younger]], painter (1569–1622)
*[[Abraham Janssens]], painter (c. 1570–1632)
*[[Abraham Janssens]], painter (c. 1570–1632).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Janssens van Nuyssen, Abraham |volume= 15 | page = 155 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Ambrosius Bosschaert]], [[still life|still-life]] painter (1573–1621)
*[[Ambrosius Bosschaert]], [[still life|still-life]] painter (1573–1621)
*[[Rodrigo Calderón, Count of Oliva]], Spanish favourite and adventurer (died 1621)
*[[Rodrigo Calderón, Count of Oliva]], Spanish favourite and adventurer (died 1621)
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*[[David Teniers the Elder]], painter (1582–1649)
*[[David Teniers the Elder]], painter (1582–1649)
*[[Cornelis de Vos]], painter (1584–1651)
*[[Cornelis de Vos]], painter (1584–1651)
*[[Jacob Le Maire]], Dutch [[mariner]] (c. 1585–1616)
*[[Jacob Le Maire]], Dutch [[sailor|mariner]] (c. 1585–1616)
*[[Pieter de Carpentier]], administrator and [[Governor-General]] of the [[Dutch East Indies]] (1586/88–1659)
*[[Pieter de Carpentier]], administrator and [[Governor-General]] of the [[Dutch East Indies]] (1586/88–1659)
*[[Antonius Sanderus]], historian, [[philologian]], and theologian (1586–1664)
*[[Antonius Sanderus]], historian, [[philologian]], and theologian (1586–1664)
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===17th and 18th century===
===17th and 18th century===
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[[Image:Jordaens selfportrait.jpg|upright|thumb|Jacob Jordaens, ''Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers, and Sisters'' (''c''. 1615). Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia]]
*[[Quellinus]], family of artists, painters, and sculptors (17th century)
*[[Quellinus]], family of artists, painters, and sculptors (17th century)
*[[Gaspar Roomer]], merchant and art patron (died 1674)
*[[Gaspar Roomer]], merchant and art patron (died 1674)
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*[[Jan Fyt]], animal painter (1611–1661)
*[[Jan Fyt]], animal painter (1611–1661)
*[[André Tacquet]], mathematician (1612–1660)
*[[André Tacquet]], mathematician (1612–1660)
*[[Gonzales Coques]], painter (1614–1684)
*[[Gonzales Coques]], painter (1614–1684).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Coques, Gonzalez |volume= 7 | page = 130 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Carstian Luyckx]], painter (c. 1623 – c. 1675)
*[[Carstian Luyckx]], painter (c. 1623 – c. 1675)
*[[Arnold Geulincx]] (1624–1669), a Flemish philosopher, metaphysician and logician.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Geulincx, Arnold |volume= 11 | page = 913 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Pieter Boel]], still-life painter (1626–1674)
*[[Pieter Boel]], still-life painter (1626–1674)
*[[Jan van Kessel, senior]], still-life painter (1626–1679)
*[[Jan van Kessel, senior]], still-life painter (1626–1679)
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*[[Nikolaus van Hoy]], [[Baroque]] painter, draughtsman, and etcher (1631–1679)
*[[Nikolaus van Hoy]], [[Baroque]] painter, draughtsman, and etcher (1631–1679)
*[[David Teniers III]], painter (1638–1685)
*[[David Teniers III]], painter (1638–1685)
*[[Francisque Millet]] (1642–1679), a Flemish-French landscape painter.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Millet, Jean François (c. 1642-1679) |volume= 18 | page = 466 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[David de Coninck]], painter (c. 1644 – c. 1701).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Koninck, Philip de |volume= 16 | page = 896 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Cornelis Huysmans]] (1648-1727) a Flemish landscape painter.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Huysmans |volume= 14 | pages = 22&ndash;23 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Gerard Edelinck]], copper-plate [[engraver]] (1649–1707)
*[[Gerard Edelinck]], copper-plate [[engraver]] (1649–1707)
*[[Emmanuel Schelstrate]], [[Roman Catholic]] theologian (1649–1692)
*[[Emmanuel Schelstrate]], [[Roman Catholic]] theologian (1649–1692)
*[[Pseudo-Simons]], painter (1650–1680)
*[[Pseudo-Simons]], painter (1650–1680)
*[[Jan van Kessel, junior]], painter (1654–1708)
*[[Jan van Kessel the Younger]], painter (1654–1708)
*[[Sebastiaen Slodtz]] (1655–1726) a Flemish sculptor and decorator.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Slodtz, René Michel |volume= 25 | page = 243; second para |quote=Slodtz's father, Sebastien (1655-1726), was also a sculptor, born at Antwerp.....|short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Thomas Quellinus]], Baroque sculptor (1661–1709)
*[[Thomas Quellinus]], Baroque sculptor (1661–1709)
*[[Jan Frans van Bloemen]], painter (1662–1740)
*[[Jan Frans van Bloemen]], painter (1662–1740).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Bloemen, Jan Frans van |volume= 4 | page = 74 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Jan Frans van Bredael]], painter (1683–1750)
*[[Jan Frans van Bredael]], painter (1683–1750).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Bredael, Jan Frans van |volume= 4 | page = 486 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Peter Scheemakers]], sculptor (1691–1781)
*[[Peter Scheemakers]], sculptor (1691–1781).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Scheemakers, Peter |volume= 24 | page = 315 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[John Michael Rysbrack]], sculptor (1694–1770)
*[[John Michael Rysbrack]], sculptor (1694–1770)


===19th century===
===19th century===
*[[Egide Charles Gustave Wappers]], painter (1803–1874)
*[[Egide Charles Gustave Wappers]], painter (1803–1874).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Wappers, Egide Charles Gustave |volume= 28 | page = 304 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Guillaume Geefs]], sculptor (1805–1883)
*[[Guillaume Geefs]], sculptor (1805–1883)
*[[Hendrik Conscience]], writer and author of ''De Leeuw van Vlaanderen'' ("The Lion of Flanders") (1812–1883)
*[[Hendrik Conscience]], writer and author of ''De Leeuw van Vlaanderen'' ("The Lion of Flanders") (1812–1883)
*[[Jan August Hendrik Leys]], painter (1815–1869)
*[[Jan August Hendrik Leys]], painter (1815–1869).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Leys, Hendrik, Baron |volume= 16 | page = 529 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Jan van Beers]], poet (1821–1888)
*[[Jan van Beers (poet)|Jan van Beers]], poet (1821–1888).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Van Beers, Jan |volume= 27 | pages = 879&ndash;880 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Johann Coaz]], Swiss forester, topographer and mountaineer (1822–1918)
*[[Johann Coaz]], Swiss forester, topographer and mountaineer (1822–1918)
*[[Michel Marie Charles Verlat]], painter (1824–1890)
*[[Michel Marie Charles Verlat]], painter (1824–1890).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Verlat, Michel Marie Charles |volume= 27 | page = 1024 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Henri Jean Augustin de Braekeleer]], painter (1840–1888)
*[[Henri Jean Augustin de Braekeleer]], painter (1840–1888).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Braekeleer, Henri Jean Augustin de |volume= 4 | page = 375 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Julien Dillens]], sculptor (1849–1904)
*[[Julien Dillens]], sculptor (1849–1904).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Dillens, Julien |volume= 8 | page = 272 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Jef Lambeaux]], sculptor (1852–1908)
*[[Jef Lambeaux]], sculptor (1852–1908)
*[[Georges Eekhoud]], novelist (1854–1927)
*[[Georges Eekhoud]], novelist (1854–1927)
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*[[Arthur Van Gehuchten]], [[anatomist]] (1861–1914/15)
*[[Arthur Van Gehuchten]], [[anatomist]] (1861–1914/15)
*[[Henry van de Velde]], painter, architect, and interior designer (1863–1957)
*[[Henry van de Velde]], painter, architect, and interior designer (1863–1957)
*[[Eugénie Hamer]] (1865–after 1926), peace activist
*[[Johannes Jacobus Smith]], [[botanist]] (1867–1947)
*[[Johannes Jacobus Smith]], [[botanist]] (1867–1947)
*[[Pierre de Caters]], adventurer, aviator, car and motorboat racer (1875–1944)
*[[Pierre de Caters]], adventurer, aviator, car and motorboat racer (1875–1944)
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*[[Marnix Gijsen]], writer (1899–1984)
*[[Marnix Gijsen]], writer (1899–1984)


===20th century===
===20th and 21st centuries===
*[[Albert Lilar]], Minister of Justice (1900–1976)
*[[Albert Lilar]], Minister of Justice (1900–1976)
*[[Gérard Blitz (entrepreneur)|Gérard Blitz]], [[water polo]] player (1901–1990)
*[[Gérard Blitz (entrepreneur)|Gérard Blitz]], [[water polo]] player (1901–1990)
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*[[Edmond de Goeyse]], student leader (1907–1998)
*[[Edmond de Goeyse]], student leader (1907–1998)
*[[Jean Servais]], actor (1910–1976)
*[[Jean Servais]], actor (1910–1976)
*[[Renaat Braem]], architect and urban planner (born 1910)
*[[Willy Vandersteen]], creator of comic books (1913–1990)
*[[Willy Vandersteen]], creator of comic books (1913–1990)
*[[Edward Schillebeeckx]], theologian (1914–2009)
*[[Edward Schillebeeckx]], theologian (1914–2009)
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*[[Jef Nys]], comic book creator (1927–2009)
*[[Jef Nys]], comic book creator (1927–2009)
*[[Henry Spira]], [[animal rights]] activist (1927–1998)
*[[Henry Spira]], [[animal rights]] activist (1927–1998)
*[[Lilly Appelbaum Malnik]], Holocaust survivor (born 1928)
*[[Bob Van der Veken]], television actor (born 1928)
*[[Bob Van der Veken]], television actor (born 1928)
*[[Maurice Tempelsman]], diamond merchant and [[industrialist]] (born 1929)
*[[Maurice Tempelsman]], diamond merchant and [[industrialist]] (born 1929)
*[[Jan Vansina]], historian and [[anthropologist]] (born 1929)
*[[Jan Vansina]], historian and [[anthropologist]] (1929–2017)
*[[Françoise Mallet-Joris]], writer and member of the [[Académie Goncourt]] (born 1930)
*[[Françoise Mallet-Joris]], writer and member of the [[Académie Goncourt]] (born 1930)
*[[Bert Eriksson]], [[neo-Nazi]] and [[Flanders|Flemish]] nationalist (1931–2005)
*[[Bert Eriksson]], [[neo-Nazi]] and [[Flanders|Flemish]] nationalist (1931–2005)
*[[Simon Kornblit]], film [[studio executive]] for [[Universal Pictures]] (1933–2010)<ref name=ajnews> {{cite news|first=R.M.|last=Grossblat|title= Simon Korblit, a Profile Tribute|url=http://www.atlantajewishnews.com/newsarticles/simon-korblit-profile-tribute|work=[[Atlanta Jewish News]]|date=15 July 2010 |accessdate= 23 July 2010}}</ref>
*[[Simon Kornblit]], film [[studio executive]] for [[Universal Pictures]] (1933–2010)<ref name=ajnews>{{cite news|first=R.M.|last=Grossblat|title= Simon Korblit, a Profile Tribute|url=http://www.atlantajewishnews.com/newsarticles/simon-korblit-profile-tribute|work=[[Atlanta Jewish News]]|date=15 July 2010 |accessdate= 23 July 2010}}</ref>
*[[Marc Rich]], international [[commodities]] [[Trader (finance)|trader]] (born 1934)
*[[Marc Rich]], international [[commodities]] [[Trader (finance)|trader]] (born 1934)
*[[Henry Geldzahler]], [[curator]] of contemporary art (1935–1994)
*[[Henry Geldzahler]], [[curator]] of contemporary art (1935–1994)
*[[Fernando Sanchez]], Spanish fashion designer (1935–2006)
*[[Fernando Sánchez (designer)|Fernando Sanchez]], Spanish fashion designer (1935–2006)
*[[Martine Franck]], photographer (born 1938)
*[[Martine Franck]], photographer (born 1938)
*[[Willy Steveniers]], former profossional basketball player (born 1938)
*[[Harry Kümel]], film director (born 1940)
*[[Harry Kümel]], film director (born 1940)
*[[Jean-Baptiste Baronian]], critic, essayist, writer, and novelist (born 1942)
*[[Jean-Baptiste Baronian]], critic, essayist, writer, and novelist (born 1942)
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*[[Jan Fabre]], drawer, sculptor, director, writer, choreographer, and designer (born 1958)
*[[Jan Fabre]], drawer, sculptor, director, writer, choreographer, and designer (born 1958)
*[[Jan Leyers]], singer, songwriter, and television personality (born 1958)
*[[Jan Leyers]], singer, songwriter, and television personality (born 1958)
*[[Dries van Noten|Dries Van Noten]], fashion designer (born 1958)
*[[Luc Cromheecke]], comic artist (born 1961)
*[[Luc Cromheecke]], comic artist (born 1961)
*[[Rita Bellens]], politician (born 1962)
*[[Robert C. Hancké]], economist (born 1962)
*[[Robert C. Hancké]], economist (born 1962)
*[[Rudy Trouvé]], musician (born 1967)
*[[Rudy Trouvé]], musician (born 1967)
*[[Tom Waes]], television presenter, television director and actor (born 1968)
*[[Els Callens]], professional tennis player (born 1970)
*[[Els Callens]], professional tennis player (born 1970)
*[[Tom Barman]], film director, musician, and singer of [[Deus (band)|dEUS]] (born 1972)
*[[Tom Barman]], film director, musician, and singer of [[Deus (band)|dEUS]] (born 1972)
*[[Alex Agnew]], stand-up comedian (born 1972)
*[[Anke Vandermeersch]], politician and former beauty queen (born 1972)
*[[Anke Vandermeersch]], politician and former beauty queen (born 1972)
*[[Christian Olde Wolbers]], bassist of the [[industrial metal]] band [[Fear Factory]] (born 1972)
*[[Christian Olde Wolbers]], bassist of the [[industrial metal]] band [[Fear Factory]] (born 1972)
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*[[Tia Hellebaut]], track and field athlete (born 1978)
*[[Tia Hellebaut]], track and field athlete (born 1978)
*[[Evi Goffin]], vocalist of the musical group [[Lasgo]] (born 1981)
*[[Evi Goffin]], vocalist of the musical group [[Lasgo]] (born 1981)
*[[Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)|Mousa Dembélé]], former professional footballer (born 1987)
*[[Dickson Agyeman]], football mid-fielder (born 1985)
*[[Radja Nainggolan]], professional footballer (born 1988)
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*[[Laetitia Beck]] (born 1992), Belgian-born Israeli golfer
*[[Joel Schreiber]] (born 1989), LGBT Activist
*[[Toby Alderweireld]], professional footballer (born 1989)
*[[Jean-Marc Mwema]], professional basketball player (born 1989)
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*[[Laetitia Beck]], Belgian-born Israeli golfer (born 1992)
*[[Romelu Lukaku]], professional footballer (born 1993)
*[[Coely|Coely Mbueno]] singer (born 1994)
*[[Tamino (musician)|Tamino]], musician (born 1996)
*[[Jérémie Makiese]] (born 2000), Belgian-Congolese singer and footballer who will represent [[Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022]]
*[[Jérémy Doku]], professional footballer (born 2002)


==Lived in Antwerp==
==Lived in Antwerp==
===Before the 16th century===
===Pre-16th century===
*[[Saint Pirmin]], [[monk]] (c. 670–753)
*[[Saint Pirmin]], [[monk]] (c. 670–753)
*[[Lodewyk van Berken]], inventor of the [[scaif]] (15th century)
*[[Lodewyk van Berken]], inventor of the [[scaif]] (15th century)
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*[[Peter Paul Rubens]], painter (1577–1640)
*[[Peter Paul Rubens]], painter (1577–1640)
*[[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle]], English soldier, politician, and writer (c. 1592 – 1676)
*[[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle]], English soldier, politician, and writer (c. 1592 – 1676)
*[[Abraham van Diepenbeeck]], [[erudite]] and painter (1596–1675)
*[[Abraham van Diepenbeeck]], erudite and painter (1596–1675)
* [[Ignatius of Loyola]], founder of the Jesuit Order
* [[Ignatius of Loyola]], founder of the Jesuit Order


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*[[Henri Alexis Brialmont]], military engineer (1821–1903)
*[[Henri Alexis Brialmont]], military engineer (1821–1903)
*[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]], painter (1836–1912)
*[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]], painter (1836–1912)
*[[Albrecht De Vriendt]] (Ghent, 1843 – Antwerp, 1900), painter of genre scenes, history paintings, interiors and figure paintings
*[[De Vriendt brothers]], painters (born 1842/43)
*[[De Vriendt brothers]], painters (born 1842/43)
*[[Jan De Vos]], mayor (1844–1923)
*[[Jan De Vos (politician)|Jan De Vos]], mayor (1844–1923)
*[[Vincent van Gogh]], [[impressionist]] painter, lived in Antwerp for about four months (1853–1890)
*[[Vincent van Gogh]], [[impressionist]] painter, lived in Antwerp for about four months (1853–1890)
*[[Neel Doff]], writer (1858–1942)
*[[Neel Doff]], writer (1858–1942)
*[[Walter Osborne]], Irish impressionist (1859–1903)
*[[Walter Osborne]], Irish impressionist (1859–1903)
*[[Asriel Günzig]], rabbi (1868–1931)
*[[Camille Huysmans]], Socialist politician and former [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (1871–1968)
*[[Camille Huysmans]], Socialist politician and former [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (1871–1968)
*[[Jules Van Nuffel]], [[musicologist]], composer, and expert on religious music (1883–1953)
*[[Jules Van Nuffel]], [[musicologist]], composer, and expert on religious music (1883–1953)
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*[[Françoise Mallet-Joris]], writer (born 1930)
*[[Françoise Mallet-Joris]], writer (born 1930)
*[[Godfried Danneels]], archbishop and [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] (born 1933)
*[[Godfried Danneels]], archbishop and [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] (born 1933)
*[[Myriam Sarachik]], physicist and recipient of the [[Buckley Prize]] in 2005 (born 1933)
*[[Myriam Sarachik]], physicist and recipient of the [[Buckley Prize]] in 2005 (1933–2021)
*[[Giya Kancheli]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] composer (born 1935)
*[[Giya Kancheli]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] composer (1935–2019)
*[[Wannes Van de Velde]], singer, musician, poet (1937–2008)
*[[Wannes Van de Velde]], singer, musician, poet (1937–2008)
*[[Ward Beysen]], politician and [[freemason]] (1941–2005)
*[[Ward Beysen]], politician and [[freemason]] (1941–2005)
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*[[Jessica Van Der Steen]], model (born 1984)
*[[Jessica Van Der Steen]], model (born 1984)
*[[Rustemi Kreshnik]], kickboxer (born 1984)
*[[Rustemi Kreshnik]], kickboxer (born 1984)
*[[Yves V]], DJ, producer and electronic musician (born 1981)


==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 21 October 2024

This is a list of notable people from Antwerp, who were either born in Antwerp, or spent part of their life there.

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Born in Antwerp

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Pre-16th century

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16th century

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Jan Gruter
Pieter de Carpentier
Anthony van Dyck self portrait
Jacob Jordaens, Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers, and Sisters (ca. 1615)

17th and 18th century

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Lived in Antwerp

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References

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