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Born in Ghent

Ghent is the largest city and capital of the Belgian Province East Flanders. The city is a historical port and university city. Name these famous persons, which are born in the city of Ghent.
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Founder of the royal House of Lancaster
1340
John of Gaunt
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556
1500
Charles V
Prime Minister of Belgium from 1896 to 1907
1843
Paul de Smet de Naeyer
Writer and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, "Pelléas et Mélisandre" "Intruder"
1862
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian-American chemist, "The Father of the Plastics Industry"
1863
Leo Baekeland
Physiologist, he was the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for showing how blood pressure and the oxygen content of the blood are measured by the body and transmitted to the brain
1892
Corneille Heymans
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Prime Minister of Belgium from 1961 to 1965
1914
Théo Lefèvre
President of the IOC from 2001 to 2013
1942
Jacques Rogge
Director, "Beautiful Boy" "The Broken Circle Breakdown"
1977
Felix von Groeningen
Former British cyclist and winner of the Tour de France 2012
1980
Bradley Wiggins
Director, "Close" "Girl"
1991
Lukas Dhont
Cyclist and winner of Strande Bianche 2018
1994
Tiesj Benoot
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