Amsterdam ranks 32nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Florence, Venice, and Toronto. Memorable people born in Amsterdam include Baruch Spinoza, Johan Cruyff, and Paul Verhoeven. Memorable people who died in Amsterdam include Rembrandt, John Amos Comenius, and Pieter Zeeman. Amsterdam has been the birth place of many soccer players and painters and the death place of many painters and writers. Amsterdam is located in Netherlands.
Amsterdam is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. It has a population of 921,402 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area. Located in the Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1508 and 2003, Amsterdam was the birth place of 213 globally memorable people, including Baruch Spinoza, Johan Cruyff, and Paul Verhoeven. Additionaly, 126 globally memorable people have passed away in Amsterdam including Rembrandt, John Amos Comenius, and Pieter Zeeman.
1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 1
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 2
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 3
1928 - 2005
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 4
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 5
1901 - 1981
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 6
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 7
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 8
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 9
1888 - 1966
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 10
1929 - 2021
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 11
1933 - 2021
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 12
1919 - 1983
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 51
1621 - 1674
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 57
1641 - 1717
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 71
1801 - 1887
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 73
1822 - 1897
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 76
1624 - 1679
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 78
1792 - 1857
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 82
1598 - 1675
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 87
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 88
1794 - 1863
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 91
1920 - 2005
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 96
1890 - 1964
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 98
1606 - 1669
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 1
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 2
1865 - 1943
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 3
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 4
1647 - 1717
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 5
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 6
1897 - 1990
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 7
1929 - 1988
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 8
1901 - 1981
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 9
1628 - 1682
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 10
1889 - 1947
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 11
1629 - 1684
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 12
1919 - 1983
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 74
1621 - 1674
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 77
1641 - 1717
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 83
1634 - 1698
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 86
1608 - 1651
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 87
1956 - 2021
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 91
1588 - 1664
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 93
1624 - 1679
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 95
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 98
1629 - 1704
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 102
1884 - 1923
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 105
1809 - 1860
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 115
Most individuals born in present day Amsterdam were soccer players (68), painters (20), politicians (17), writers (16), and musicians (11), while most who died were painters (44), writers (13), politicians (10), biologists (5), and musicians (5).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amsterdam, including Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit, and Rob Rensenbrink. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amsterdam, including Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit, and Rob Rensenbrink.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Amsterdam since 1700.