Breda
Breda ranks 949th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Southwark, Lublin, and Kaifeng. Memorable people born in Breda include Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Jan Ingenhousz, and Tiësto. Memorable people who died in Breda include Anna van Egmont, Ramon Dekkers, and Jetze Doorman. Breda has been the birth place of many soccer players and musicians and the death place of many politicians and fencers. Breda is located in Netherlands.
Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has 185,072 inhabitants on 13 September 2022 and is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij; it is the ninth largest city/municipality in the country, and the third largest in North Brabant after Eindhoven and Tilburg. It is equidistant between Rotterdam and Antwerp. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1525 and 1991, Breda was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Jan Ingenhousz, and Tiësto. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Breda including Anna van Egmont, Ramon Dekkers, and Jetze Doorman.
People Born in Breda
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1525 - 1569
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 1
Jan Ingenhousz
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 2
Tiësto
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 3
Corry Brokken
1932 - 2016
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 4
Colonel Tom Parker
1909 - 1997
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 5
Virgil van Dijk
1991 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 6
Kees Rijvers
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 7
Albert Kluyver
1888 - 1956
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 8
Ramon Dekkers
1969 - 2013
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 9
Hans van Mierlo
1931 - 2010
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 10
Kees van Ierssel
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 11
Hardwell
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Breda
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Anna van Egmont
1533 - 1558
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1
Ramon Dekkers
1969 - 2013
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 2
Jetze Doorman
1881 - 1931
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Breda
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Breda were soccer players (4), musicians (2), politicians (2), painters (1), and physicists (1), while most who died were politicians (2) and fencers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Breda, including Virgil van Dijk, Kees Rijvers, and Kees van Ierssel. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Breda, including Virgil van Dijk, Kees Rijvers, and Kees van Ierssel.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Breda since 1700.
