Notable Alumni
- Leo Apostel (1925–1995), philosopher
- Leo Baekeland (1863–1944), chemist
- Wim Blockmans (1945–), historian
- Thierry Bogaert, founder of DevGen
- Luc Bossyns, civil engineer
- Marc Bossuyt (1944–), judge, professor
- Jo Bury, pharmacology, General Director of the VIB
- Dries Buytaert (1978–), computer scientist, founder of the Drupal CMS
- Robert Cailliau (1947–), co-inventor of the World Wide Web
- Luc Coene, economy, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB).
- Marc Coucke (1965–), co-founder of Omega Pharma
- Martin De Prycker (1955–), engineer.
- Franz Cumont (1868–1947), historian
- Jean Daskalidès (1922–1992), gynecologist, best known as chocolate maker of the brands Leonidas and Daskalidès.
- Els De Bens, philologist, media specialist
- Bert De Graeve, law, businessman
- Rudy Dekeyser, molecular biologist, Assistant Director of the VIB
- Jozef De Ley, the founder of the Laboratory of Microbiology at the Faculty of Sciences
- Wim De Waele, economy and computer science, Director of the IBBT
- Martin Dobelle, veteran orthopedic sergeon
- Yaakov Dori, first Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces
- Paul Fredericq, historian
- Walter Fiers (1931–), molecular biologist
- Leopold Flam (1912–1995), historian, philosopher
- Dirk Frimout (1941–), physicist, astronaut
- Derrick Gosselin (1956–), engineer, economist, business manager
- Joseph Guislain (1797–1860), physiologist and psychiatrist
- Jacques-Joseph Haus (1796–1881), jurist
- Lucienne Herman-Michielsens (1926–1995), law, politician
- Philippe Herreweghe (1947–), doctor, psychiatrist, orchestra conductor
- Corneille Heymans (1892–1968), physiologist (Nobel prize winner)
- Mark Janse (1959– ), classicist & linguist
- Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896), chemist
- Jaap Kruithof, philosopher
- Tom Lanoye (1958–), philologist, writer
- François Laurent (1810–1887), jurist
- Marguerite Legot (1913–1977), jurist, first Belgian woman to serve as a government minister
- Yves Leterme (1960–), Prime Minister of Belgium
- Herman Liebaers (1919–), writer, former Marschal of the Royal Household.
- Suzanne Lilar (born Suzanne Verbist) (1901–1992), philosopher, jurist, essayist, novelist
- Julius Mac Leod (1857–1919), botanist
- Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949), jurist, writer (Nobel prize winner)
- Paul Mansion, mathematician
- Rudi Mariën, pharmacy, Chairman of Innogenetics
- Gerard Mortier (1943–), artistic director
- Jean-Pierre Nuel (1847–1920), physiologist
- Peter Piot (1949–), doctor, assistant secretary-general of the United Nations
- Henri Pirenne (1862–1935), historian
- Karel Poma (1920–), chemist and politician
- Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874), statistician
- Godfried-Willem Raes (1952–), composer, performer and instrument maker
- Jacques Rogge (1942–), doctor, president of the International Olympic Committee
- Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns (1835–1902), jurist, diplomat and cofounder of the Institut de droit international
- Jozef Schell (1935–2003), molecular biologist
- Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert (1809–1872), physician and writer
- Luc Van den Bossche (1947–), law, politician
- Guido van Gheluwe (1926–), jurist and founder of the Orde van den Prince
- Herman Vanderpoorten (1922–1984), politician
- Hugo Van Heuverswyn (1948–) chemist, biotech pioneer and businessman
- Ann Van Gysel, zoology
- Karel van de Woestijne (1878–1929), writer
- Prudens van Duyse (1804–1859), writer
- Henry van de Velde (1863–1957), architect
- Marc Van Montagu (1933–), biotech pioneer
- Désiré van Monckhoven (1934–1882), physicist
- Jules Van Praet (1806–1887), statesman
- Piet Vanthemsche, veterinary surgeon
- Guy Verhofstadt (1953–), former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Dirk Verhofstadt (1955–), publisher
- Etienne Vermeersch (1934–), philosopher
- Kristiaan Versluys, literary scholar
- André Vlerick (1919–1990), economy
- Emile Waxweiler (1867–1916), engineer and sociologist
- Marc Zabeau (1949–), zoology
- Arnoud De Meyer (presently) Director of Judge Business School University of Cambridge.
- Alexander Van Dijck M.D.Pioneer in rare diseases
- Michel de Kemmeter, author and researcher in human sustainable development field
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