Cultural Production in
Present Day
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands ranks 13th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sweden, India, and Poland. Memorable people born in present day Netherlands include Vincent van Gogh, Baruch Spinoza, and Rembrandt. Memorable people who died in Netherlands include Baruch Spinoza, Rembrandt, and Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Netherlands has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many painters, and politicians. The top cities in Netherlands by number of biographies are Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht.
People
Between 0 and 2008, present day Netherlands was the birth place of 2,092 globally memorable people, including Vincent van Gogh, Baruch Spinoza, and Rembrandt. Additionaly, 664 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Netherlands including Baruch Spinoza, Rembrandt, and Wilhelm II, German Emperor.
People Born in Present Day Netherlands
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Vincent van Gogh
PAINTER
1853 - 1890
HPI: 93.26
Rank: 1
Baruch Spinoza
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 2
Rembrandt
PAINTER
1606 - 1669
HPI: 90.59
Rank: 3
Erasmus
PHILOSOPHER
1466 - 1536
HPI: 88.33
Rank: 4
William III of England
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 87.81
Rank: 5
Johannes Vermeer
PAINTER
1632 - 1675
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 6
Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 7
Johan Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 8
Pope Adrian VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1459 - 1523
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 9
Hieronymus Bosch
PAINTER
1450 - 1516
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 10
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
PAINTER
1525 - 1569
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 11
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Netherlands
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Dick Schoof
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 34
Johan Neeskens
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 54
Dean Huijsen
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 834
Sonny Silooy
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 993
Anita Doth
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,006
Joost Klein
MUSICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 1,009
Jan Tops
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 1,037
Evelyn Wever-Croes
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 1,041
Pia Douwes
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 1,055
Frank Dikötter
HISTORIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 1,062
Robbert Dijkgraaf
PHYSICIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 1,065
Cas Mudde
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 1,103
People Deceased in Present Day Netherlands
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PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 1
Rembrandt
PAINTER
1606 - 1669
HPI: 90.59
Rank: 2
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 3
Johannes Vermeer
PAINTER
1632 - 1675
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 4
Maria Montessori
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1952
HPI: 84.59
Rank: 5
Hieronymus Bosch
PAINTER
1450 - 1516
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 6
John Amos Comenius
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1670
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 7
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 8
Christiaan Huygens
PHYSICIST
1629 - 1695
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 9
Hendrik Lorentz
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1928
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 10
Slobodan Milošević
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2006
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 11
Pieter Zeeman
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1943
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Netherlands
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Anthony Geary
ACTOR
1947 - 2025
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 640
Christian Gyan
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2021
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 662
Jarrod Bannister
ATHLETE
1984 - 2018
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 664
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Netherlands were soccer players (505), athletes (335), politicians (166), painters (155), and cyclists (125), while most who died were painters (151), politicians (118), writers (49), soccer players (46), and biologists (23).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Netherlands, including Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens, and Ruud Gullit. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Netherlands, including Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens, and Ruud Gullit.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Netherlands since 1700.
