page_title: Zwijndrecht, Belgium
section_title: Notable residents
hierarchical_section_title: Zwijndrecht, Belgium / Notable residents
caption_attribution_description: English: Paul Anspach at the 1912 Summer Olympics
context_page_description: Zwijndrecht is both a village and a municipality located in the Flemish province of Antwerp, in Belgium. As well as Zwijndrecht proper, the municipality includes the village of Burcht. As of January 1, 2006, Zwijndrecht had a total population of 18,231.
  The total area is 17.82 km² which gives a population density of 1,023 inhabitants per km².
context_section_description: Paul Anspach (1882–1991), épée and foil fencer, two-time Olympic champion
  Gia Baldi (stage name of Maria Lea Joos), b. 1936 in Burcht. Opera singer.
  Fred Bervoets, b. 1942 in Burcht. Painter and graphic artist.
  Pastor Michiel Cop, 1755-1799. Pastor of the church in Zwijndrecht, he resisted the French occupation under the Sanculottes, and died while escaping a prison camp in Guyana.
  Emiel Van Hemeldonck, 1897-1881. Author.
  Kobe Ilsen b. 1981. T.V. reporter and announcer.
  Gino De Keersmaeker, b. 1970 in Zwijndrecht. Paralympic athlete.
  Alfred Ost, (1884 Zwijndrecht-1945). Painter and graphic artist.
  Jean Baptist Tassijns, 1751-1799. Boerenkrijger (resistance fighter) against the French occupation under the Sansculottes, he was executed in Haasdonck in 1799.
  Leo Tindemans, b. 1922 in Zwijndrecht. Politician, former Prime Minister of Belgium.
  Zeno Geradts , President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2019 2020
caption: Olympic champion Paul Anspach
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