Berchem
Berchem ranks 3,601st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind East Meadow, New York, Wooster, Ohio, and Vicente López, Buenos Aires. Memorable people born in Berchem include Pieter Claesz, Ferdinand Adams, and Ludo Coeck. Memorable people who died in Berchem include Willem Roelofs, and Georges Ronsse. Berchem has been the birth place of many soccer players, and painters and the death place of many painters, and cyclists. Berchem is located in Belgium.
Berchem is a southern district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Berchem is located along the old Grote Steenweg that has connected Brussels to Antwerp for several centuries; the town borders the districts of Deurne, Borgerhout, Wilrijk and Antwerp and the municipality of Mortsel. Berchem itself consists of three quarters, Oud Berchem, Groenenhoek and Nieuw Kwartier. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1596 and 1955, Berchem was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Pieter Claesz, Ferdinand Adams, and Ludo Coeck. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Berchem including Willem Roelofs, and Georges Ronsse.
People Born in Berchem
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Pieter Claesz
PAINTER
1596 - 1660
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1992
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 2
Ludo Coeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 1985
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3
Désiré Beaurain
ATHLETE
1881 - 1963
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 4
Constant Joacim
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Berchem
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Berchem were soccer players (3), painters (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were painters (1), and cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Berchem, including Ludo Coeck. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Berchem, including Ferdinand Adams, Ludo Coeck, and Constant Joacim.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Berchem since 1700.
