Famous inhabitants Anderlecht
erasmus painted hans holbein younger (1523)
guy of anderlecht (ca 950-1012), known poor man of anderlecht, patron saint of anderlecht
adrian vi (1459-1523), pope, theologian, rector @ university of leuven, canon @ chapter of anderlecht, lived in anderlecht.
joseph bracops (1900-1966), politician , mayor
jacques brel, singer. lived 1942 1951 @ 7, jacques manne street, , worked 1946 1953 in family cartonery vanneste & brel (now sca packaging) @ 18, verheyden street. metro station located in municipality named after him.
maurice carême (1899–1978), poet
fernand dineur (1904-1956), cartoonist
desiderius erasmus (1466-1536), humanist , theologian
désiré keteleer (1920-1970), cyclist
filip peeters (born 1962), flemish actor
germaine schneider (1903-1945), belgian-swiss resistance fighter
henri seroka (born 1949), composer
henri simonet (1931-1996), politician , mayor
jacques simonet (1963-2007), politician , mayor
philippe thys (1889-1971), cyclist , three-time champion of tour de france
tonia (born 1947), singer
toots thielemans (1922-2016), jazz musician, lived in anderlecht.
william vance (born 1935), comic book artist
constant vanden stock (1914-2008), entrepreneur, footballer , functionary
régine zylberberg (born 1929), chanson singer, actress , nightclub entrepreneur
princess elisabeth, duchess of brabant (born 2001), duchess of brabant, oldest child of belgian king philippe; heiress
the princes gabriel , emmanuel , princess eleonore; 2nd, 3rd , 4th in line throne of belgium, born in anderlecht.
^ guy of anderlecht @ saints.sqpn.com. retrieved 26.march 2013
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