Assen
Assen ranks 3,499th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ravensburg, Farnworth, and Tsarskoye Selo. Memorable people born in Assen include Eppie Wietzes, Peter Hoekstra, and Inge Dekker. Assen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Assen is located in Netherlands.
Assen is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Sunday in June the Dutch TT is run; and also for the annual Assen Dance Festival. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1938 and 2001, Assen was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Eppie Wietzes, Peter Hoekstra, and Inge Dekker.
People Born in Assen
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Eppie Wietzes
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1
Peter Hoekstra
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 2
Inge Dekker
SWIMMER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 3
Daley Sinkgraven
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 4
Jorinde van Klinken
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 5
Richairo Živković
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 6
Maike van der Duin
CYCLIST
2001 - Present
HPI: 31.60
Rank: 7
Nick Smidt
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Assen
Go to all RankingsJorinde van Klinken
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 5
Maike van der Duin
CYCLIST
2001 - Present
HPI: 31.60
Rank: 7
Nick Smidt
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Assen were soccer players (3), athletes (2), racing drivers (1), swimmers (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Assen, including Peter Hoekstra, Daley Sinkgraven, and Richairo Živković. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Assen, including Peter Hoekstra, Daley Sinkgraven, and Richairo Živković.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Assen since 1700.
