Chess Player

Jan Timman

1951 - 2026

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His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Jan Timman is the 47th most popular chess player (up from 51st in 2024), the 298th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 368th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Chess Player.

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Among Chess Players

Among chess players, Jan Timman ranks 47 out of 461. Before him are Borislav Ivkov, Robert Hübner, Lyudmila Rudenko, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Alexander McDonnell, and Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais. After him are László Szabó, Olga Rubtsova, Nigel Short, Gioachino Greco, Yuri Averbakh, and Mir Sultan Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jan Timman ranks 124. Before him are Beverly D'Angelo, Antonis Samaras, Joachim Streich, Lynda Carter, James Newton Howard, and Ernesto Zedillo. After him are Jakaya Kikwete, Alexander Sokurov, Philip Davis, Enki Bilal, Samuel Doe, and Alexander Bortnikov. Among people deceased in 2026, Jan Timman ranks 15. Before him are Antonio Tejero, Sepp Piontek, Cees Nooteboom, Béla Tarr, Dan Simmons, and Marie-Rose Tessier. After him are Louis E. Brus, Lucien Muller, Uljana Semjonova, Rita Süssmuth, George Vassiliou, and Eva Schloss.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Timman ranks 298 out of NaN. Before him are Ludger (742), Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (1968), Pieter van der Aa (1659), Zacharias Janssen (1585), Regnier de Graaf (1641), and Philip de Koninck (1619). After him are Aert de Gelder (1645), Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210), Karel Doorman (1889), Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554), Esaias van de Velde (1587), and Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1622).

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Among Chess Players In Netherlands

Among chess players born in Netherlands, Jan Timman ranks 2. Before him are Max Euwe (1901). After him are Fenny Heemskerk (1919), and Jorden van Foreest (1999).

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