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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, Rembrandt, and Johannes Vermeer. Memorable people who died in Netherlands include Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, and Baruch Spinoza. Netherlands has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many painters and politicians.
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of 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 also has a border with France on the split island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 25 and 2007, present day Netherlands was the birth place of 1,427 globally memorable people, including Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt, and Johannes Vermeer. Additionaly, 570 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Netherlands including Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, and Baruch Spinoza.
1853 - 1890
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 1
1606 - 1669
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 2
1632 - 1675
HPI: 85.26
Rank: 3
1466 - 1536
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 4
1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 5
1525 - 1569
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 6
1872 - 1944
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 7
1450 - 1516
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 8
1632 - 1723
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 9
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 10
1629 - 1695
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 11
1583 - 1645
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 12
1570 - 1641
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 211
1788 - 1899
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 283
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 304
1370 - 1415
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 316
1610 - 1668
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 326
1500 - 1560
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 329
1464 - 1547
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 336
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 352
1927 - 1977
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 365
1467 - 1538
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 367
1533 - 1558
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 380
1635 - 1681
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 388
1606 - 1669
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 1
1632 - 1675
HPI: 85.26
Rank: 2
1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 3
1859 - 1941
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 4
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 5
1450 - 1516
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 6
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 7
1632 - 1723
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 8
1941 - 2006
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 9
1629 - 1695
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 10
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 11
1853 - 1928
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 12
1751 - 1820
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 133
1942 - 1970
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 210
780 - 838
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 214
1788 - 1899
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 227
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 242
1610 - 1668
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 257
1500 - 1560
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 259
970 - 1012
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 270
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 273
1467 - 1538
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 286
1533 - 1558
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 295
1635 - 1681
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 303
Most individuals born in present day Netherlands were soccer players (387), politicians (159), painters (126), cyclists (81), and athletes (57), while most who died were painters (121), politicians (112), writers (42), soccer players (33), and biologists (21).
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 Leo Beenhakker. 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 Leo Beenhakker.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Netherlands since 1700.