Dordrecht
Dordrecht ranks 802nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brasília, Stockholm Palace, and Homs. Memorable people born in Dordrecht include Johan de Witt, Nicolaas Bloembergen, and Ferdinand Bol. Memorable people who died in Dordrecht include Aelbert Cuyp, Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, and Aert de Gelder. Dordrecht has been the birth place of many painters and soccer players and the death place of many painters and politicians. Dordrecht is located in Netherlands.
Dordrecht, historically known in English as Dordt or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after Rotterdam, The Hague, Zoetermeer and Leiden, with a population of 119,115. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1616 and 1993, Dordrecht was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Johan de Witt, Nicolaas Bloembergen, and Ferdinand Bol. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Dordrecht including Aelbert Cuyp, Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, and Aert de Gelder.
People Born in Dordrecht
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Johan de Witt
1625 - 1672
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1
Nicolaas Bloembergen
1920 - 2017
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 2
Ferdinand Bol
1616 - 1680
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 3
Ary Scheffer
1795 - 1858
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 4
Aelbert Cuyp
1620 - 1691
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 5
Nicolaes Maes
1634 - 1693
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 6
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten
1627 - 1678
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 7
Aert de Gelder
1645 - 1727
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 8
Arnold Houbraken
1660 - 1719
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 9
Willem Kes
1856 - 1934
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 10
Rogier Blokland
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 11
Lucinda Brand
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dordrecht
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Go to all RankingsAelbert Cuyp
1620 - 1691
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten
1627 - 1678
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 2
Aert de Gelder
1645 - 1727
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 3
Isaac Beeckman
1588 - 1637
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 4
Dirk VII, Count of Holland
1200 - 1203
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 5
Dirk IV, Count of Holland
1100 - 1049
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Dordrecht were painters (7), soccer players (2), politicians (1), physicists (1), and conductors (1), while most who died were painters (3), politicians (2), and mathematicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dordrecht, including Evander Sno and Elvis Manu. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dordrecht, including Ferdinand Bol, Ary Scheffer, and Aelbert Cuyp.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Dordrecht since 1700.
