Noël Godin (born 13 September 1945) is a Belgian writer, critic, actor and notorious pie thrower or entarteur.
[1] Godin gained global attention in 1998 when his group ambushed Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Brussels, pelting the software magnate with pies.
"[1] Godin insists he is non-violent and is careful to use only soft pies made of cream and sponge cake that will not physically hurt his victims, which he purchases from local bakeries.
[3][5][6] He says his humor can be traced back to Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote, the Marx Brothers, Norman Wisdom, and the radical "yippies" of the Youth International Party.
[1] One of his favorite targets is the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy, who has been pied by Godin or one of his accomplices on at least seven occasions.