Ranst Ranst () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Broechem (townhall), , Oelegem, and Ranst (postoffice) proper. In 2021, Ranst had a total population of 19,249. The total area is . Notable pe ...

is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Belgium. Ranst or van Ranst or ''variant'', may also refer to:

People

* Constantin Ranst de Jonge (1635–1714; Latin: ''Constantinus Ranst''), Dutch businessman * C. W. Van Ranst (1892–1972), U.S. race driver *

Marc Van Ranst Marc Van Ranst (born 20 June 1965) is a Belgian public health doctor and Professor of Virology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ( Leuven, Belgium) and the Rega Institute for Medical Research. On 1 May 2007, he was appointed as ''Intermin ...

(born 1965), Belgian public health official and virologist *

Maurice Van Ranst Maurice Van Ranst was an equestrian and Olympic champion from Belgium. He won a gold medal in vaulting with the Belgian team (together with Daniel Bouckaert and Louis Finet) at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: ...

, Olympic champion for Belgium at the 1920 Olympics *

Wouter Berthout van Ranst Wouter Berthout van Ranst was a 13th-century nobleman, living in feudal times, and a vassal of the Duke of Brabant. He was given land near the Escaut River, which he named ''Bergheem'' (now : Berchem in Flanders). His descendants possessed the land ...

(13th c.), Flemish nobleman

Other uses

* Ranst Heliport, Antwerpen, Belgium; see List of airports in Belgium * Ranst, a planned tram stop on the Tram route 8 (Antwerp)

People

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