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337 notable people
The top 10 Athletes from Netherlands trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
b. 1990
Trending in Dutch (#242) Wikipedia (203 views, on Jul 17).
b. 1992
Trending in Dutch (#259) Wikipedia (226 views, on Jul 18).
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutchs Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 13,875 Athletes, 335 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 10th most number of Athletes behind Australia and China.
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Dutch Athletes of all time. This list of famous Dutch Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Dutch Athletes.
1918 - 2004
Fanny Blankers-Koen is most famous for being the only woman to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games. She won the 100 meters, 200 meters, 80 meters hurdles, and 4x100 meter relay in the 1948 Olympics.
1923 - 2015
Dutch athlete
1923 - 2005
Dutch sprinter
1916 - 2002
Dutch sprint runner (1916–2002)
1916 - 2001
Dutch cyclist
1877 - 1960
Dutch rower
1874 - 1949
Dutch rower (1874-1949)
b. 1939
athletics competitor
b. 1945
Dutch cyclist
1896 - 1971
Dutch equestrian (1896–1971)
Browse notable Dutchs Athletes grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
Which Athletes were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Athletes since 1700.
