Famous Belgians - Miscellaneous

Hercule Poirot, Belgian detective
Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
Johann Tserclaes Tilly, field marshall
Louis Hennepin, first European to explore the upper Mississippi river
Georges Remi, better known as Hergé, the creator of "Tin Tin" (Kuifje)
Pierre Culliford, alias "Peyo", the creator of "The Smurfs"
Andre Franquin, creator of the "Guust Flater" and "Marsupilami" comic series
Henri-Marie Lafontaine, winner of the 1913 Nobel Peace Prize
Christophe Plantin, bookbinder and typography expert
Dominique Pire, winner of the 1958 Nobel Peace Prize
Dries Van Noten, fashion designer
Ann Demeulemeester, fashion designer
Dirk Frimout, the first Belgian astronaut
Walter Arfeuille, Guinness Record - lifted 281.5kg a distance of 17cm off the ground with his teeth in 1990

This list is by no means complete and I am finding more Famous Belgians every week. If you know of any that are not on the list, please send me a brief e-mail message. Thank you.

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