- Jules Anspach, 1829-1879.
- Jules Bordet, 1870-1961, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1919)
- François Bovesse , 1890-1944.
- Léo Campion, 1905-1992.
- Charles De Coster, 1827-1879.
- Ovide Decroly, 1871-1932.
- Eugène Goblet d’Alviella, 1846-1925.
- Victor Horta, 1861-1947.
- Paul Hymans, 1865-1941, first President of the League of Nations
- Henri La Fontaine, 1854-1943, Nobel Peace Prize (1913)
- Charles-Joseph de Ligne, 1735-1814.
- Charles Magnette, 1863-1937.
- Constantin Meunier, 1831-1905.
- Edmond Picard, 1836-1924.
- Jean Rey, 1902-1983, second President of the European Commission
- Félicien Rops, 1833-1898.
- Goswin de Stassart, 1780-1854, First Grand Master 1833 – 1841,
- Emile Vandervelde, 1866-1938.
- Théodore Verhaegen, 1796-1862, Grand Master 1854 – 1862, founder of the Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Henri Vieuxtemps, 1820-1881.
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