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Also Known As Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz
Born January 21, 1973 (age 53) • Belgium

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Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Prince Philippe, Queen Paola, King Albert II, and Princess Mathilde of Belgium sit together on a bench outdoors at Laeken Castle, smiling for a formal photo.
Philippe; Mathilde
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Paul de Man
American literary critic
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Luc Dardenne
Belgian filmmaker
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Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Belgian filmmaker
Leopold II
Leopold II
king of Belgium
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
Belgian-born race-car driver
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Peter Piot
Belgian microbiologist
César Franck, detail of a portrait by J. Rongier; in a private collection.
César Franck
Belgian-French composer
Helmont, Jan Baptista van
Jan Baptista van Helmont
Belgian scientist
Jean-Joseph Étienne Lenoir
(Jean-Joseph-) Étienne Lenoir
Belgian inventor
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Marcel Broodthaers
Belgian artist
Auguste Piccard, 1961
Auguste Piccard
Swiss-Belgian physicist
Diane Von Furstenberg smiling as she walks the runway in a patterned dress with red and orange leaf designs at her fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
Diane von Furstenberg
Belgian-born designer and businesswoman
Francis Alÿs: REEL-UNREEL
Francis Alÿs
Belgian-born conceptual artist
The artist and his icon
René Magritte
Belgian artist
Paul Otlet
Paul Otlet
Belgian lawyer and bibliographer
Audrey Hepburn poses with her head resting on her hand, wearing a red coat with white buttons and a white poodle applique, against a textured gray background.
Audrey Hepburn
Belgian-born British actress
Khnopff, Fernand: Hortensia
Fernand Khnopff
Belgian artist and writer
Pierre-Jean de Smet
Pierre-Jean de Smet
Jesuit missionary
Bradley Wiggins in a yellow jersey raises a stuffed lion and flowers on the podium after winning the race leader's jersey at the 2012 Tour de France stage in La Planche des Belles Filles, France.
Bradley Wiggins
British cyclist
Maurice Maeterlinck, c. 1890.
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian author