Editing Hasselt (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Van-Veldeke-Denkmal.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hendrik van Veldeke]]]]
[[File:DrWillems.jpg|thumb|[[Louis Willems|Doctor Louis Willems]]]]

=== Born in Hasselt ===
*[[Heinrich von Veldeke|Hendrik van Veldeke]], writer of romance, lyric, and hagiography; first vernacular writer in the Low Countries (c. 1140–c. 1190)
*[[Francis Rombouts]], Mayor of New York City from 1679 to 1680
*[[Jean-Joseph Thonissen]], professor at law and former Belgian Minister of State (1817–1891)
*[[Louis Willems]], doctor and one of the pioneers of bacteriology and immunology (1822–1907)
*[[Adrien de Gerlache]], officer of the [[Belgian Navy]] and leader of the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] (1866–1934)
*[[Joannes Henricus Paulus Bellefroid]], legal scholar and professor, Flemish activist (1869 - 1959)
*[[Willy Claes]], politician and former Secretary General of [[NATO]] (b. 1938)
*[[Guy Bleus]], artist (b. 1950)
*[[Dana Winner]], singer (b. 1965)
*[[Stef Driesen]], Antwerp-based artist (b. 1966)
*[[Luc Nilis]], footballer (b. 1967)
*[[Axelle Red]], singer-songwriter (b. 1968)
*[[Regi Penxten]], artist, producer (b. 1976)
*[[Hannelore Knuts]], Actress and fashion model (b. 1977)
*[[Anthony Kumpen]], racing driver (b. 1978)
*[[Bram Castro]], footballer (b. 1982)
*[[Daniel Guijo-Velasco]], footballer (b. 1984)
*[[Brecht Evens]], Paris-based graphic novellist and illustrator (b. 1986)
*[[Matteo Simoni]] (b. 1987)
*[[Laurens Vanthoor]], racing driver (b. 1991)
* [[Casper de Norre]], footballer (b. 1997)
* [[Max Verstappen]], four-time [[Formula One World Drivers' Champion]] (b. 1997)
* [[Dries Vanthoor]], racing driver (b. 1998)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandworks.be |title=WRT {{!}} Dries Vanthoor |url=https://w-racingteam.com/about/drivers/detail/298/dries-vanthoor |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=w-racingteam.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cornelissen |first=Marc |date=13 June 2024 |title=Dries Vanthoor het snelst in de kwalificaties voor de 24 Uur van Le Mans |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20240613_93111492 |work=Het Belang van Limburg}}</ref>

=== Lived in Hasselt ===

* Valentinus Paquay, [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|priest]] and member of the [[Order of Friars Minor]] (1828 - 1905)
* [[Luuk Gruwez]], poet (b. 1953)
* [[Steve Stevaert]], politician (1954–2015)
* [[Charlotte Adigéry]], singer, musician (b. 1990)