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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 Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium. The official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories. People from the Netherlands are referred to as Dutch. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2008, present day Netherlands was the birth place of 2,052 globally memorable people, including Vincent van Gogh, Baruch Spinoza, and Rembrandt. Additionaly, 662 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
Go to all RankingsVincent van Gogh
PAINTER
1853 - 1890
HPI: 93.26
Rank: 465
Baruch Spinoza
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 402
Rembrandt
PAINTER
1606 - 1669
HPI: 90.59
Rank: 528
Erasmus
PHILOSOPHER
1466 - 1536
HPI: 88.33
Rank: 445
William III of England
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 87.81
Rank: 21
Johannes Vermeer
PAINTER
1632 - 1675
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 431
Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 760
Johan Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 248
Pope Adrian VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1459 - 1523
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 540
Hieronymus Bosch
PAINTER
1450 - 1516
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 712
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
PAINTER
1525 - 1569
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 439
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 610
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Netherlands
Go to all RankingsDean Huijsen
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 55
Anita Doth
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 206
Joost Klein
MUSICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 87
Halina Reijn
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 187
Erik Meijer
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 222
Marcel Keizer
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 221
Guido Görtzen
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 211
Fleur Agema
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 184
Esther Ouwehand
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 183
Serdar Gözübüyük
REFEREE
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 145
Jan Siemerink
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 207
Anna Drijver
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 160
People Deceased in Present Day Netherlands
Go to all RankingsBaruch Spinoza
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 216
Rembrandt
PAINTER
1606 - 1669
HPI: 90.59
Rank: 327
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 144
Johannes Vermeer
PAINTER
1632 - 1675
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 241
Maria Montessori
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1952
HPI: 84.59
Rank: 22
Hieronymus Bosch
PAINTER
1450 - 1516
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 513
John Amos Comenius
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1670
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 21
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 249
Christiaan Huygens
PHYSICIST
1629 - 1695
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 520
Hendrik Lorentz
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1928
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 243
Slobodan Milošević
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2006
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 523
Pieter Zeeman
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1943
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 163
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Netherlands
Go to all RankingsChristian Gyan
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2021
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 46
Jarrod Bannister
ATHLETE
1984 - 2018
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 45
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Netherlands were soccer players (501), athletes (327), politicians (161), painters (155), and cyclists (124), 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, Ruud Gullit, and Rob Rensenbrink. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Netherlands, including Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit, and Rob Rensenbrink.
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.


































