Top 20 Entrepreneur celebrities in Belgium
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Entrepreneur celebrities [Updated January 29, 2023].
Adolphe Sax was born
on November 6, 1814
in Dinant, Belgium.
He first showed the world his new musical instrument at the 1841 Brussels Exhibition.
Leo Baekeland was born
on November 14, 1863
in Belgium.
He developed a new type of photographic paper and sold the rights to Eastman Kodak, for which he was paid $1 million.
Etienne Lenoir was born
on January 12, 1822
in Belgium.
His first gas-powered car, built in 1862, reached speeds of three miles per hour.
Jacques Rogge was born
on May 2, 1942
in Ghent, Belgium.
He was listed as No. 67 in Forbes Magazine's rankings of the 68 most powerful people in the world in 2011.
Michel de Kemmeter was born
on September 29, 1964
in Ghent, Belgium.
Robert Cailliau was born
on January 26, 1947
in Tongeren, Belgium.
He was the co-founder of the international WWW Conference Committee that met annually to flesh out the structure of the World Wide Web.
Avi Koren was born
on July 15, 1984
in Belgium.
His boutiques have expanded to a variety of locations including in Belgium, Dubai, Israel, and Hong Kong.
Liz Claiborne was born
on March 31, 1929
in Belgium.
In her retirement, she financially supported numerous environmental foundations and funded PBS's Nature series.
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