Almelo ranks 1,504th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leamington Spa, Fukui Prefecture, and Sliven. Memorable people born in Almelo include Wubbo Ockels, Kea Bouman, and Azra Akın. Memorable people who died in Almelo include Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs. Almelo has been the birth place of many soccer players and astronauts and the death place of many athletes. Almelo is located in Netherlands.
Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1903 and 1986, Almelo was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Wubbo Ockels, Kea Bouman, and Azra Akın. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Almelo including Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs.
1946 - 2014
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 1
1903 - 1998
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 2
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 3
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 4
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 5
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.13
Rank: 6
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.91
Rank: 7
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.93
Rank: 8
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day Almelo were soccer players (4), astronauts (1), tennis players (1), actors (1), and singers (1), while most who died were athletes (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Almelo since 1700.