De Smet or Desmet is a

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. It was the tenth most common name in Belgium in 1997. Notable people with the surname include:

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* Andy De Smet (born 1970), Belgian road cyclist *

Armand Desmet Armand Desmet (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2012) nieuwsblad.be
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(1931–2012), Belgian cyclist * , Belgian cyclist * , Belgian cyclist *

Gilbert Desmet Gilbert Desmet (born 2 February 1931 in Roeselare), nicknamed ''Smetje van Lichtervelde'', is a former Belgian cyclist who was professional from 1952 to 1967. In the 1956 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 2 days, and in the 1963 To ...

(born 1931), Belgian cyclist * Gilbert De Smet (1936–1987), Belgian racing cyclist *

Gustaaf De Smet Gustaaf De Smet (15 May 1935 – 28 May 2020) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He spent his entire professional career riding for . He became East-Flemish champion in 1964. De Smet died on 28 Ma ...

(1935–2020), Belgian cyclist * Hanne Desmet (born 1996), Belgian short track speed skater * (born 1989), Belgian athlete * Jenny De Smet (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist * Karel De Smet (born 1980), Belgian footballer * Lenn De Smet and Liam De Smet (born 2004), Belgian footballers and twin brothers * Léopold Desmet (born 1935), Belgian gymnast * Louis Desmet (born 1930), Belgian middle-distance runner * Luc De Smet (born 1957), Belgian cyclist * Mathieu De Smet (born 2000), Belgian footballer *

Pieter Desmet Pieter Desmet (born 7 June 1983 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian steeplechase and long-distance runner. He is a two-time national champion for his category, and a member of Atletiek Zuid-West Club in Zwevegem, being coached and trained by Dirk de Maessch ...

(born 1983), Belgian steeplechase and long-distance runner *

Philippe Desmet Philippe Desmet (born 29 November 1958) is a retired Belgian international footballer. Honours International Belgium * FIFA World Cup: 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Eve ...

(born 1958), Belgian football player * René De Smet (1931–1985), Belgian racing cyclist *

Stijn De Smet Stijn De Smet (; born 27 March 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He received his first call-up to the Belgium squad in 2008 and made his debut as a starter against Morocco in a friendly a ...

(born 1985), Belgian football player * Théo-Léo De Smet (born 1917), Belgian water polo player * Thibault De Smet (born 1998), Belgian footballer *

Tom Desmet Tom Desmet (born 29 November 1969 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian former cyclist, who competed professionally from 1991 until 2002. He is the son of professional cyclist Armand Desmet. Major results ;1990 : 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Mo ...

(born 1969), Belgian cyclist

Arts and other occupations

* Anne Desmet (born 1964), British artist * (born 1959), French art historian * (born 1973), Belgian contemporary dancer * Dirk De Smet (born 1969), Belgian singer and saxophonist * (1787–1872), Belgian politician *

Francis De Smet Francis De Smet (born 3 December 1963) is a Belgian film producer. He was born in Bruges. Films ''La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978'' (1994) with Noël Godin; ''Camping Cosmos'' (1996) with Lolo Ferrari; ''The Closing Down of the Renault Fac ...

(born 1963), Belgian inventor and film producer * (born 1977), Belgian journalist and politician *

Gustave De Smet Gustave Franciscus De Smet (21 January 1877 – 8 October 1943) was a Belgian painter. Together with Constant Permeke and Frits Van den Berghe, he was one of the founders of Flemish Expressionism. His younger brother, , also became a painter. ...

(1877–1943), Belgian painter, brother of Léon De Smet * Hendrik de Smet (1535–1614), Belgian physician and humanist scholar * Ingrid De Smet, Belgian-British scholar of Renaissance literature * (1674–1741), Roman Catholic

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Jessy De Smet Jessy De Smet, whose stage name is Jessy (born 8 July 1976, Zottegem, Belgium), is a Belgian dance music singer of Flemish people, Flemish origin. who had several Music recording sales certification, gold records in the late 1990s and 2000s. Sh ...

(born 1976), Belgian singer *

Joseph Jean De Smet Joseph Jean De Smet (1794–1877) was a priest and historian who took part in the Belgian Revolution of 1830. Life De Smet was born in Ghent, in what was then the County of Flanders in the Austrian Netherlands, on 11 December 1794. His secondary an ...

(1794–1877), priest and historian who took part in the Belgian Revolution of 1830 * (1881-1966), Belgian painter, brother of Gustave De Smet * (1892–1973), French architect * (1898–1982), Belgian politician * (1912–2006), Belgian poet * (born 1933), French civil servant and politician *

Paul de Smet de Naeyer Paul Joseph, Count de Smet de Naeyer (13 May 1843 – 9 September 1913) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. Born in Ghent, son of a cotton industrialist, he was himself also an industrialist and a banker. He was head of the Société Gén� ...

(1843–1913), Belgian Catholic Party politician * (1892–1975), Belgian politician * Peter de Smet (1944–2003), Dutch comic strip artist *

Pierre-Jean De Smet Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ ( ; 30 January 1801 – 23 May 1873), also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19th ...

(1801–1873), Belgian Jesuit priest and missionary in North America * Pieter De Smet (1503–1571), Flemish humanist scholar and government official in Bruges *

Richard De Smet Richard De Smet (16 April 1916 – 2 March 1997) was a Belgian Society of Jesus, Jesuit Catholic priest, priest, and Christian missionary, missionary in India. As Indology, Indologist he became a renowned Adi Shankara, Sankara specialist. Li ...

(1916–1997), Belgian Jesuit Indologist and philosopher * (1919–2018), French soldier, member of the

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, Companion of the Liberation * Wim De Smet (1932–2012), Belgian marine zoologist and esperantist * Wolfgang de Smet (1617–1685), Flemish painter active in Leuven

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