Diest
Diest ranks 3,423rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Penarth, Bay City, Michigan, and Gadsden, Alabama. Memorable people born in Diest include John Berchmans, Timmy Simons, and Marieke Vervoort. Memorable people who died in Diest include Marieke Vervoort. Diest has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many athletes. Diest is located in Belgium.
Diest is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Situated in the northeast of the Hageland region, Diest neighbours the provinces of Antwerp to its North, and Limburg to the East and is situated around 60 km from Brussels. The municipality comprises the city of Diest proper and the towns of Deurne, Kaggevinne, Molenstede, Schaffen and Webbekom. As of January 1, 2006, Diest had a total population of 22,845. The total area is 58.20 km2 which gives a population density of 393 inhabitants per km2. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1599 and 1992, Diest was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including John Berchmans, Timmy Simons, and Marieke Vervoort. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Diest including Marieke Vervoort.
People Born in Diest
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John Berchmans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1599 - 1621
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1
Timmy Simons
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 2
Marieke Vervoort
ATHLETE
1979 - 2019
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 3
Bruno Versavel
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 4
Dylan Teuns
CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.24
Rank: 5
Pieter Devos
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Diest
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SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 4
Pieter Devos
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Diest
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Most individuals born in present day Diest were soccer players (2), athletes (2), religious figures (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Diest, including Timmy Simons, and Bruno Versavel. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Diest, including Timmy Simons, and Bruno Versavel.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Diest since 1700.
