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Jan Timman

Dutch chess player

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 300th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 368th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Chess Player.

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Jan Timman ranks #47 of 544 Chess Players worldwide, placing them among the top 9% of the profession.

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Jan Timman's Wikipedia page drew 140k views over the past year, 2.6× the average among Chess Players.

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Among Chess Players

Among chess players, Jan Timman ranks 47 out of 544. 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 126. 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 71. Before him are Ole Nydahl, Camillo Ruini, James Tolkan, Sergei Ivanov, Slavenka Drakulić, and Marie-Rose Tessier. After him are Nancy Kassebaum, Gloria Steinem, Chan Santokhi, Louis E. Brus, Lucien Muller, and Bernadette Chirac.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Timman ranks 300 out of 2,139. 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 is Max Euwe (1901). After him are Fenny Heemskerk (1919), and Jorden van Foreest (1999).

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