François Englert (1959) - Nobel Prize in Physics for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles.
Christian de Duve (1941) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the lysosome and the peroxisome.
Jan Tinbergen (1929) - Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for the development of dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes.
Corneille Heymans (1920) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the role played by the sinus and aortic mechanisms in the regulation of respiration.
Albert Claude (1928) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell.
Georges Lemaître (1920) - Proposed the Big Bang theory of the origin of the Universe.
Herman Van Rompuy (1968) - Former President of the European Council.
Elio Di Rupo (1977) - Former Prime Minister of Belgium.
