Belg der Belgen

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In 2005, the Belgian newspaper, Het Nieuwsblad conducted a vote to discover the greatest Belgian of all time (Belg der Belgen). The series is based on BBC's 100 Greatest Britons.

The top ten

1. Pater Damiaan (Catholic missionary)
2. Eddy Merckx (cyclist)
3. Paul Janssen (scientist)
4. Pieter Paul Rubens (painter)
5. Jacques Brel (singer)
6. Jan Decleir (actor)
7. Ernest Claes (author)
8. René Magritte (painter)
9. Adolphe Sax (musical instrument designer)
10. Victor Horta (architect)nl:De_grootste_Belg#Andere_verkiezingen

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