Gouda, South Holland
Gouda, South Holland ranks 1,530th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kursk, 10th arrondissement of Paris, and Moulins, Allier. Memorable people born in Gouda, South Holland include Frederick de Houtman, Cornelis de Houtman, and Cornelis Ketel. Memorable people who died in Gouda, South Holland include Dirck Coornhert, and Marie Braun. Gouda, South Holland has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many philosophers, and swimmers. Gouda, South Holland is located in Netherlands.
Gouda is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Utrecht, in the province of South Holland. Gouda has a population of 75,000 and is famous for its Gouda cheese, stroopwafels, many grachten, smoking pipes, and its 15th-century city hall. Its array of historic churches and other buildings makes it a very popular day-trip destination. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1523 and 1998, Gouda, South Holland was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Frederick de Houtman, Cornelis de Houtman, and Cornelis Ketel. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Gouda, South Holland including Dirck Coornhert, and Marie Braun.
People Born in Gouda, South Holland
Go to all RankingsFrederick de Houtman
EXPLORER
1571 - 1627
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1
Cornelis de Houtman
EXPLORER
1565 - 1599
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 2
Cornelis Ketel
PAINTER
1548 - 1616
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 3
Dick van Dijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 4
Pieter Pourbus
PAINTER
1523 - 1584
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 5
Ed de Goey
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 6
Ingrid Visser
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2013
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 7
Sven van Beek
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 30.87
Rank: 8
Hind Laroussi
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.57
Rank: 9
Koen de Kort
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.36
Rank: 10
Tim Brand
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Sabrina van der Sloot
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gouda, South Holland
Go to all RankingsCornelis Ketel
PAINTER
1548 - 1616
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 3
Tim Brand
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Sabrina van der Sloot
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Stef Broenink
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
Yaqoub Al-Youha
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
Ellen Hogerwerf
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
Katie Snowden
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
Ching Siu Nga
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 17
People Deceased in Gouda, South Holland
Go to all RankingsDirck Coornhert
PHILOSOPHER
1522 - 1590
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 1
Marie Braun
SWIMMER
1911 - 1982
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gouda, South Holland were athletes (7), soccer players (3), explorers (2), painters (2), and volleyball players (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), and swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gouda, South Holland, including Tim Brand, Sabrina van der Sloot, and Stef Broenink. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gouda, South Holland, including Tim Brand, Sabrina van der Sloot, and Stef Broenink.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Gouda, South Holland since 1700.