Eindhoven
Eindhoven ranks 775th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Clermont-Ferrand, Västerås, and Jönköping. Memorable people born in Eindhoven include Wim Suurbier, Jan de Bont, and Phillip Cocu. Memorable people who died in Eindhoven include Frits Philips. Eindhoven has been the birth place of many soccer players, and racing drivers and the death place of many businesspeople. Eindhoven is located in Netherlands.
Eindhoven is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also located in the Dutch part of the natural region the Campine. With a population of 246,443 on a territory of 88.92 km2, it is the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands and the largest outside the Randstad conurbation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1999, Eindhoven was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Wim Suurbier, Jan de Bont, and Phillip Cocu. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Eindhoven including Frits Philips.
People Born in Eindhoven
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Wim Suurbier
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 1
Jan de Bont
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2
Phillip Cocu
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3
Frits Philips
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 2005
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 4
Lenny Kuhr
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 5
Peter Aerts
MARTIAL ARTS
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 6
Adrie van Kraay
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 7
Paul Haarhuis
TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 8
Kees Mijnders
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 9
Jeroen Dijsselbloem
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 10
Christijan Albers
RACING DRIVER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 11
Roelof Wunderink
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Eindhoven
Go to all RankingsKees Mijnders
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 9
Harry Lubse
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 13
Laura Nunnink
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Eindhoven
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Most individuals born in present day Eindhoven were soccer players (7), racing drivers (2), athletes (2), film directors (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were businesspeople (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Eindhoven, including Wim Suurbier, Phillip Cocu, and Adrie van Kraay. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Eindhoven, including Wim Suurbier, Phillip Cocu, and Adrie van Kraay.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Eindhoven since 1700.
