De Grootste Belg

De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian) was a vote conducted by Belgian TV broadcast Canvas, to determine who is the Greatest Belgian of all time. It could be considered as a Flemish list, considering that Walloon broadcast RTBF also held a vote, Le plus grand belge.Nominees needed to have lived between 50 BC and now, between the borders of present day Belgium. This is because Belgium only gained its independence since 1830, while a lot of historical people from, for example, the Spanish Netherlands, are considered to be "Belgians".

Top 10

#Father Damien (1840-1889)#Paul Janssen (1926-2003)#Eddy Merckx (1945-)#Ambiorix (1st century BC)#Adolf Daens (1839-1907)#Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)#Jacques Brel (1929-1978)#Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)#Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)#Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883)

Top 11-50

11. Desiderius Erasmus

12. Adolphe Sax

13. Jan Decleir

14. Kim Clijsters

15. Victor Horta

16. Baudouin of Belgium

17. Pieter Brueghel the Elder

18. Rene Magritte

19. Guido Gezelle

20. Toots Thielemans

21. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

22. Louis Paul Boon

23. Jozef Cardijn

24. Hergé

25. James Ensor

26. Peter Piot

27. Jan Van Eyck

28. Christoffel Plantijn

29. Willy Vandersteen

30. Hugo Claus

31. Jan-Frans Willems

32. Leo Baeckeland

33. Lieven Gevaert

34. Arno

35. Mark Uytterhoeven

36. Dirk Martens

37. Justin Henin-Hardenne

38. Raymond Goethals

39. Ernest Solvay

40. Paul-Henri Spaak

41. Achiel Van Acker

42. Marie Popelin

43. Paul Delvaux

44. Simon Stevin

45. Julien Lahaut

46. Christine Van Broeckhoven

47. Elisabeth of Belgium

48. Marc Sleen

49. Willem Elsschot

50. Paul Van Ostaijen

External links

*De Grootste Belg