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Famous Residents

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Over the years, Brussels has had many notable residents including:
• Pierre Alechinsky, Artist
• Plastic Bertrand, Musician
• Jacque Brel, Musician
• Michel De Ghelderode, Dramatist
• Marc Didden, Film Director
• Saint Gudulae of Brussels and Eibingen, Saint of the city and national saint of Belgium
• Audrey Hepburn, Actress
• Herge, comics, Writer
• Victor Horta, Art Noveau, Architect
• Jacky Ickx, Racing Driver
• Paul-Emile Janson, Politician, Former Prime Minister of Belgium
• Rene Magritte, Painter
• Amelie Nothomb, Writer
• Peyo (Pierre Culliford), Illustrator and Creator of the Smurfs
• Francois Schuiten, comics, Artist
• Paul-Henri Spaak, Politician, several times Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Belgium, former Secretary General of the NATO
• Toots Thielemans, Jazz Musician
• Jean-Claude Van Damme, Actor, nickname: “The Muscles from Brussels”
• Marguerite Yourcenar, writer and first female member of Academie Francaise

References
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://travel.yahoo.com

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