Delft
Delft ranks 848th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cetinje, Ealing, and Niigata Prefecture. Memorable people born in Delft include Johannes Vermeer, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Hugo Grotius. Memorable people who died in Delft include Johannes Vermeer, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and William the Silent. Delft has been the birth place of many painters, and athletes and the death place of many painters, and biologists. Delft is located in Netherlands.
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is a part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area and the Randstad. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1556 and 1999, Delft was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Johannes Vermeer, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Hugo Grotius. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Delft including Johannes Vermeer, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and William the Silent.
People Born in Delft
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Johannes Vermeer
PAINTER
1632 - 1675
HPI: 83.20
Rank: 1
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 2
Hugo Grotius
LAWYER
1583 - 1645
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 3
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 4
Willem van Aelst
PAINTER
1627 - 1679
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5
Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1576 - 1644
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 6
Leonaert Bramer
PAINTER
1596 - 1674
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 7
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn
EXPLORER
1556 - 1623
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 8
Adriaen van de Venne
PAINTER
1589 - 1662
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 9
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
PAINTER
1566 - 1641
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 10
Evert van Aelst
PAINTER
1602 - 1657
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11
Tinus Osendarp
ATHLETE
1916 - 2002
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Delft
Go to all RankingsJan Joosten van Lodensteijn
EXPLORER
1556 - 1623
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 8
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
PAINTER
1566 - 1641
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 10
Thijs van Dam
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 18
Victoria Pelova
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Delft
Go to all RankingsJohannes Vermeer
PAINTER
1632 - 1675
HPI: 83.20
Rank: 1
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 2
William the Silent
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1584
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 3
Carel Fabritius
PAINTER
1622 - 1654
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 4
Balthasar van der Ast
PAINTER
1593 - 1657
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 5
Regnier de Graaf
PHYSICIAN
1641 - 1673
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 6
Balthasar Gérard
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1557 - 1584
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 7
Leonaert Bramer
PAINTER
1596 - 1674
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 8
Evert van Aelst
PAINTER
1602 - 1657
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 9
Harry Vos
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 10
Albert Kluyver
CHEMIST
1888 - 1956
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 11
Wim van der Voort
SKATER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Delft were painters (6), athletes (3), politicians (2), tennis players (2), and biologists (1), while most who died were painters (5), biologists (1), politicians (1), physicians (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Delft, including Ria Stalman, and Thijs van Dam. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Delft, including Johannes Vermeer, Willem van Aelst, and Leonaert Bramer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Delft since 1700.
