page_title: Roeselare
section_title: Famous inhabitants
hierarchical_section_title: Roeselare / Famous inhabitants
caption_attribution_description: Statue of Albrecht Rodenbach in the De Coninckplein in Roeselare, Belgium, unveiled in 1909
context_page_description: Roeselare is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke.
  The name of the city is derived from two Germanic words meaning "reed" and "open space", i.e., a marsh in a forest glade. Roeselare's minor seminary is famous for having hosted the famous Flemish poets Guido Gezelle, Albrecht Rodenbach and missionary Jesuit Constant Lievens. The city is also home to the Rodenbach brewery.
context_section_description: Paul Bulcke (born 1954), businessman, CEO of Nestlé
  Marthe Cnockaert (1892–1966), World War I nurse and spy for the British (from the village of Westrozebeke but was resident in Roeselare during the war)
  Frédérik Deburghgraeve (born 1973), swimmer and Olympic gold medal winner
  Rita Demeester (1946–1993), poet and writer
  Guido Gezelle (1830–1899), poet
  Charles Goddeeris, builder and father of Flemish Detroit community
  Jan Himpe (1921–2007), musician and composer famous for the local evergreen "We zijn van 't oude Roeselare"
  Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948–1971), cyclist and 1970 World Champion
  Albrecht Rodenbach (1856–1880), poet
  Patrick Sercu (1944-2019), cyclist and Olympic gold medal winner
  Stoffel Vandoorne (born 1992), Formula 1 driver for McLaren
  Adrian Willaert (c.1490–1562), Renaissance-era composer  (birth in Roeselare uncertain)
caption: Albrecht Rodenbach, by Jules Lagae
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