Hilaire Schoonjans
Hilaire Schoonjans (16 May 1933 – 11 October 2022) was a Belgian politician of the CVP that later became CD&V. Schoonjans was mayor of Lochristi. He realized, among other things, the "General Plan of Construction" (in Dutch: Algemeen Plan van Aanleg, APA) to lay the foundation for the rapid development of the Lochristi municipality.