Driebergen
Driebergen ranks 7,272nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jalpaiguri, Haspin, and Le Perreux-sur-Marne. Memorable people born in Driebergen include Aldo van Eyck, and Nienke Kingma. Driebergen has been the birth place of many architects, and athletes. Driebergen is located in Netherlands.
Driebergen is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is first mentioned as Thriberghen in 1159. The former municipality of Driebergen existed until 1931, when it merged with Rijsenburg, to create the new municipality of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. In later years, due to growth of the villages of Driebergen and Rijsenburg, the villages themselves also merged, to become the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. Since 2006, Driebergen-Rijsenburg has been part of the new municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.Driebergen-Rijsenburg also houses the Driebergen Forest and Rijsenburg Forest in which the renowned Heidetuin is also located. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1918 and 1982, Driebergen was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Aldo van Eyck, and Nienke Kingma.
People Born in Driebergen
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ARCHITECT
1918 - 1999
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 1
Nienke Kingma
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.63
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Driebergen
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Most individuals born in present day Driebergen were architects (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Driebergen, including Nienke Kingma. Whereas, throughout history, architects have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Driebergen, including Aldo van Eyck.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Driebergen since 1700.