Belgians (Dutch: Belgen, French: Belges, German: Belgier) are people originating from the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe.
Belgians are a relatively "new" people. The 1830 revolution led to the establishment of an independent country under a provisional government and a national congress. The name "Belgium" was adopted for the country, the word being derived from Gallia Belgica, a Roman province in the northernmost part of Gaul that, before Roman invasion in 100 BC, was inhabited by the Belgae, a mix of Celtic and Germanic peoples.
Belgians are primarily a nationality or citizen group, by jus soli (Latin: right of the soil), also known as birthright citizenship, and are not a homogeneous ethnic group. Belgians are made up of two main linguistic and ethnic groups; the Dutch-speaking Flemish and the French-speaking Walloons, as well as a third tiny but constitutionally recognized group from two small German-speaking areas. These sometimes competing ethnic and linguistic priorities are governed by constitutionally designated "regions or communities", depending on the constitutional realm of the topic, a complex and uniquely Belgian political construct. Since many Belgians are at least bilingual, or even trilingual, it is common for business, social and family networks to include members of the various ethnic groups composing Belgium.[citation needed]
This is a list of notable Belgian people who either:
The list also comprises
The same person may appear under several headings.
Including mountain biking and cyclo-cross.
see also Antwerp Six
James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born 11 June 1959), known as Hugh Laurie (/ˈhjuː ˈlɒri/), is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director. He first became known as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster from 1987 to 1999.
From 2004 to 2012, he played Dr Gregory House, the protagonist of House, for which he received two Golden Globe awards, two Screen Actors Guild awards, and six Emmy nominations. As of August 2010, Laurie is the highest paid actor in a drama series on US television. He has been listed in the 2011 Guinness Book of World Records as the highest paid actor ever in a TV Drama—earning US$ 700,000 per episode in House—and for being the most watched leading man on television.
Laurie was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The youngest of four children, Laurie has an older brother named Charles and two older sisters named Susan and Janet. He had a somewhat strained relationship with his mother, Patricia (née Laidlaw). His father, Ran Laurie, was a medical doctor who also won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs (rowing) at the 1948 London Games.
Tom Rhodes (born January 14, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, host, and blogger.
When Comedy Central began in the early 90s, Rhodes became the first comedian spokesperson they signed with. Much of his commercial success came during this time. He was later the star of NBC's Mr Rhodes, Dutch Yorin Television's The Kevin Masters Show starring Tom Rhodes and Yorin Travel, and made numerous appearances at international comedy shows, such as Montreal, Vancouver, Aspen and Melbourne.
His podcast Tom Rhodes Radio often features other comedians or people he meets while travelling. He is now known for travelling and having an international appeal. He writes for The Huffington Post Destinations section and often documents his travels on his YouTube page.
Rhodes was introduced to stand-up at age 12 when his father took him to a local DC comedy club to see his Uncle Bob perform. Because Tom was wearing a Washington Redskins jacket, another comedian pulled him up onstage and interviewed Tom as if he were the Redskins football coach. He claims this was the moment he fell in love with stand-up comedy. At the age of 17 Tom took a fake ID and auditioned at the only comedy club in Orlando, The Funny Farm. He soon after became a regular performer at The Funny Farm.
John Marwood Cleese (/ˈkliːz/; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, The Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
In the mid 1970s, Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films as R/Q, two Harry Potter films and three Shrek films.
With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded Video Arts, a production company making entertaining training films.
What kind of cat hangs out in your house? HOUSE CAT!
What kind of cat hangs out in the alley? ALLEY CAT!
What kind of cat is a chocolate candy bar? KIT KAT!
What kind of cat are you? What kind of cat are you?
Tell me tell me true, what kind of cat are you?
I'll give you some clues. What kind of cat are you?
What kind of cat has the first name of Tom? TOM CAT!
What kind of cat is really really scared? SCAREDY-CAT!
What kind of cat hangs out at the copy shop? COPYCAT!
What kind of cat is actually a fish? CATFISH!
What kind of cat breaks into places at night? CAT BURGLAR!
What kind of cat hangs out with Bat Man? CAT WOMAN!
What kind of cat has a thousand legs? CATERPILLAR!
What kind of cat is a big expensive car? CADILLAC!
What kind of cat is a great big disaster? CATASTROPHE!
What kind of cat is an even bigger disaster? CATACLYSM!
What kind of cat rhymes with that and is a long religious ecitation?
CATECHISM!
What kind of cat is connected to the engine of your car?
CATALYTIC CONVERTER!
What kind of cat facilitates a chemical reaction? CATALYST!
What kind of cat comes in the mail from Sears? CATALOGUE!
What kind of cat is a group of things that are similar? CATEGORY!
What kind of cat is a whole bunch of cows? CATTLE!
What kind of cat throws stuff over the wall of a castle? CATAPULT!
What kind of cat tunnels under the castle? CATACOMB!
What kind of cat floats on two pontoons? CATAMARAN!
What kind of cat takes a picture of the inside of your body? CAT SCAN!
What kind of cat obscures your vision? CATARACT!
What kind of cat is being followed by a moon shadow? CAT STEVENS!
What kind of cat is the capital of Nepal? KATMANDU!
What kind of cat hangs out in your house? HOUSE CAT!
What kind of cat hangs out in the alley? ALLEY CAT!
What kind of cat is a chocolate candy bar? KIT KAT!
What kind of cat are you? What kind of cat are you?
Tell me tell me true, what kind of cat are you?
I'll give you some clues. What kind of cat are you?
What kind of cat has the first name of Tom? TOM CAT!
What kind of cat is really really scared? SCAREDY-CAT!
What kind of cat hangs out at the copy shop? COPYCAT!
What kind of cat is actually a fish? CATFISH!
What kind of cat breaks into places at night? CAT BURGLAR!
What kind of cat hangs out with Bat Man? CAT WOMAN!
What kind of cat has a thousand legs? CATERPILLAR!
What kind of cat is a big expensive car? CADILLAC!
What kind of cat is a great big disaster? CATASTROPHE!
What kind of cat is an even bigger disaster? CATACLYSM!
What kind of cat rhymes with that and is a long religious ecitation?
CATECHISM!
What kind of cat is connected to the engine of your car?
CATALYTIC CONVERTER!
What kind of cat facilitates a chemical reaction? CATALYST!
What kind of cat comes in the mail from Sears? CATALOGUE!
What kind of cat is a group of things that are similar? CATEGORY!
What kind of cat is a whole bunch of cows? CATTLE!
What kind of cat throws stuff over the wall of a castle? CATAPULT!
What kind of cat tunnels under the castle? CATACOMB!
What kind of cat floats on two pontoons? CATAMARAN!
What kind of cat takes a picture of the inside of your body? CAT SCAN!
What kind of cat obscures your vision? CATARACT!
What kind of cat is being followed by a moon shadow? CAT STEVENS!
What kind of cat is the capital of Nepal? KATMANDU!
HOUSES! SOME HOUSES! SOME HOUSES! SOME HOUSES!
Some houses are made of wood; bang on them and they sound good!
I live in a big kalimba; bang on them like a big marimba!
They come from trees, which came from seeds, which grow out of THE
GROUND!
Which lives in a house that's spinning 'round and 'round
If you get dizzy, get out into the sun
And bang on the door of the house where your house comes from!
Some houses are made of metal; bang on them they sound incredible!
I live in a big tin can; bang on them like a steel drum band!
They come from iron, which came from ore, which came from mines,
which came from rocks, which came from THE GROUND!
Which lives in a house that's spinning 'round and 'round
If you get dizzy, get out into the sun
And bang on the door of the house where your house comes from!
Some houses are made of plastic; bang on them they sound fantastic!
I live in a styrene dome; bang on them and call 'em home!
They come from plastic, which came from petrochemicals,
which came from oil, which came from Saudi Arabia, which came
from THE GROUND!
Which lives in a house that's spinning 'round and 'round
If you get dizzy, get out into the sun
And bang on the door of the house where your house comes from!
Some houses are made of cloth; rub on them they might fall off!
I live in a cotton weave; rub on them like the rustling leaves!
They come from cotton, which came from plants,
which came from seeds, which came from THE GROUND!
Which lives in a house that's spinning 'round and 'round
If you get dizzy, get out into the sun
And bang on the door of the house where your house comes from!
Some houses are made of flesh; bang on them and speak gibberish!
I live in a house of skin; squeeze yourself like an accordion!
You came from your parents, who came from their parents,
who came from their parents, who all came from THE GROUND!
Which lives in a house that's spinning 'round and 'round
If you get dizzy, get out into the sun
She got mad and lost her head
OLD ST. HELEN!
Sky turned black and the trees fell dead
OLD ST. HELEN!
Cleanup crews were working hard
OLD ST. HELEN!
They had to change that postcard
OLD ST. HELEN!
Oh, oh, oh, the mountains gonna blow!
Oh, oh, oh, the lava's gonna flow!
Oh, oh, oh, the ash is gonna rise!
Oh, oh, oh, there were pieces of the
mountain in your eyes, Up your nose
and down your chest! A little bit
deeper on every breath! She don't
care your point of view, now the
mountain's part of you!
RUMBLE!!!
Truman lived by Spirit Lake
OLD ST. HELEN!
They told him to leave, he said,"Aww,
give me a break!"
OLD ST. HELEN!
"I've lived on this mountain fifty years!"
OLD ST. HELEN!
"Ain't nothing moving me from here!"
OLD ST. HELEN!
May 18th, at 8:32
OLD ST. HELEN!
In 1980 that's when she blew
OLD ST. HELEN!
Old man Truman did not dodge
OLD ST. HELEN!
She covered him up inside his lodge
OLD ST. HELEN!
Ten years later I came by
OLD ST. HELEN!
Looking at the sights and the things
to buy
OLD ST. HELEN!
In between the mobile homes
OLD ST. HELEN!
I see she's got a brand new dome
Hey, hey, middle of the night
Hey, hey, everything's alright
Hey, hey, what's that sound?
Nocturnal animals coming 'round
Over by the thicket, I heard the CRICKETS
Over by the lake, I heard the SNAKES
Over by the thicket, I hear the CRICKETS
Over by the bog, I hear the FROGS
And over by the lake, I hear the SNAKES
And over by the thicket, I hear those CRICKETS
Over the roof, I hear a WOLF
And over by the bog, I hear the FROGS
And over by the lake, I hear the SNAKES
And over by the thicket, I hear those CRICKETS
Over by the door, I heard my brother SNORE
And over the roof, I hear a WOLF
And over by the bog, I hear those FROGS
And over by the lake, I hear those SNAKES
-foot dragon and a four-foot boy
The boy has a weapon, but it's only a toy
The dragon is big and mean and scary
Boy has the advantage; dragon is imaginary
Dragon says, "Boy, I'm gonna EAT YOU UP!!!"
The boy pulls out his paper cup
The dragon says, "Whatcha gonna do
with that?"
The boy says, "It's my magic hat!"
Can you believe? Imagine THIS!
Can you believe? Imagine THAT!
Can you believe? Imagination where it's at!
The boy put the cup on top of his head
The dragon started laughing, and his face
turned red
The boy got a string and tied him up
And covered his snout with the paper cup
The dragon said, "Hey, let me go!"
The boy said, "Uh, how 'bout....no."
The moral of the story is a big sensation:
Watch out for little boys with a
I spy with my little eye
something that rhymes with FALL
It's something in this room --
it's the ... WALL!
HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO!
HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO-OH-OH!
I spy with my little eye
something that rhymes with HAIR
It's something in this room --
it's the ... CHAIR!
I spy with my little eye
something that rhymes with CRUMB
It's something in this room --
it's the ... DRUM!
I spy with my little eye
something that rhymes with ______
It's something in this room --
Traveling, traveling, traveling on
I bumped into my friend John
I said, "Hey John, which way should I go?"
He said, "Follow the animals, they all know....
You gotta BEAR to the left...."
But something was lacking, so I went back, and
he said, "Oh yeah -- I forgot:
You gotta BEAR to the left and SNAKE to the right...."
But something was lacking, so I went back, and
he said, "Oh yeah -- I forgot:
You gotta BEAR to the left and SNAKE to the right
WEASEL on down and DUCK outta sight...."
But something was lacking, so I went back, and
he said, "Oh yeah -- I forgot:
You gotta BEAR to the left and SNAKE to the right
WEASEL on down and DUCK outta sight
HORSE around, FLOUNDER about...."
But something was lacking, so I went back, and
he said, "Oh yeah -- I forgot:
You gotta BEAR to the left and SNAKE to the right
WEASEL on down and DUCK outta sight
HORSE around, FLOUNDER about
WORM your way in and BUG out!"
I STEERED straight home, I YAKKED on the phone
There's a fruit store on our street
It's run by a Greek.
And he keeps good things to eat
But you should hear him speak!
When you ask him anything, he never answers "no".
He just "yes"es you to death,
And as he takes your dough, he tells you...
"Yes! We have no bananas
We have no bananas today!!
We have string beans and onions, cabBAges and scallions
And all kinds of fruit and say
We have an old fashioned toMAHto
A Long Island poTAHto, but
Yes! We have no bananas
We have no bananas today!"
Business got so good for him that he wrote home today,
"Send me Pete and Nick and Jim; I need help right away."
When he got them in the store, there was fun, you bet.
Someone asked for "sparrow grass"
and then the whole quartet
All answered:
"Yes, we have no bananas
We have-a no bananas today.
Just try those coconuts
Those wall-nuts and doughnuts
There ain't many nuts like they.
We'll sell you two kinds of red herring,
Dark brown, and ball-bearing.
But yes, we have no bananas