Nuenen
Nuenen ranks #15292 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kruishoutem, Stekene, and Langley, Berkshire. The most famous people from Nuenen are Steven Kruijswijk. The most famous people who died in Nuenen are Edsger W. Dijkstra, and Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn. Nuenen has been the birthplace of many cyclists and the death place of many computer scientists, and mathematicians. Nuenen is located in Netherlands.
People
In 1987, present-day Nuenen was the birthplace of 1 globally memorable people, including Steven Kruijswijk. Additionally, 2 globally memorable people died in present-day Nuenen, including Edsger W. Dijkstra, and Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn. Interestingly, more notable people died in Nuenen than were born there.
People Born in Present-Day Nuenen
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People Deceased in Present-Day Nuenen
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Edsger W. Dijkstra
Computer Scientist
1930 - 2002
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 1
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Mathematician
1918 - 2012
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Nuenen were cyclists (1), while most who died were computer scientists (1), and mathematicians (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in present-day Nuenen since 1700.
