Amersfoort
Amersfoort ranks 932nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Los Angeles County, California, Newport Beach, California, and Homs. The most famous people from Amersfoort are Piet Mondrian, Johannes Heesters, and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. The most famous people who died in Amersfoort are Frits Zernike, Jacob van Campen, and Paulus Bor. Amersfoort has been the birth place of many painters, and soccer players and the death place of many physicists, and architects. Amersfoort is located in Netherlands.
People
Between 1547 and 2002, Amersfoort was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Piet Mondrian, Johannes Heesters, and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Amersfoort including Frits Zernike, Jacob van Campen, and Paulus Bor.
People Born in Amersfoort
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Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 1
Johannes Heesters
ACTOR
1903 - 2011
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 2
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1619
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 3
Pieter Both
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1615
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 4
Caspar van Wittel
PAINTER
1653 - 1736
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 5
Matthias Stom
PAINTER
1600 - 1660
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 6
Nicolaas Pieneman
PAINTER
1809 - 1860
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 7
Paulus Bor
PAINTER
1601 - 1669
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 8
Maria Vierdag
SWIMMER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 9
John van den Brom
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 10
Femke Bol
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 11
Marco van Ginkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Amersfoort
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Theo Meijer
MARTIAL ARTS
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 14
Mees Hilgers
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Amersfoort
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Frits Zernike
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1966
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 1
Jacob van Campen
ARCHITECT
1596 - 1657
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 2
Paulus Bor
PAINTER
1601 - 1669
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 3
Johannes de Jong
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1955
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
GEOLOGIST
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5
Fenny Heemskerk
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 2007
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Amersfoort were painters (5), soccer players (4), athletes (4), politicians (2), and cyclists (2), while most who died were physicists (1), architects (1), painters (1), religious figures (1), and geologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amersfoort, including John van den Brom, Marco van Ginkel, and Mees Hilgers. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amersfoort, including Piet Mondrian, Caspar van Wittel, and Matthias Stom.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Amersfoort since 1700.
