Lippens Explained

The Lippens family is a noted Belgian noble family. The word is a form of Philippus. Members of the family held important political positions in Belgium and were awarded with title of Count.

People with the surname

• Danny Lippens (born 1961), Belgian racing cyclist
• Hippolyte Lippens (1847–1906), Belgian lawyer, businessman, politician
• Léon Lippens (rower), Belgian rower
• Léon Lippens (1911-1986), Belgian politician and conservationist
• Martin Lippens (1934-2016), Belgian football player
• Maurice Lippens (governor) (1875–1956), former governor of Belgian Congo
• Maurice Lippens (businessman) (born 1943), Belgian businessman, grandson of the governor
• Willi Lippens (born 1945), German-Dutch football player

Other

• Lippens (mango), a mango cultivar that originated in south Florida (Peter and Irene Lippens)
• 9640 Lippens, a main-belt asteroid, (Carlos Lippens, born 1945)