Haarlem
Haarlem ranks 210th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kassel, Tel Aviv, and Liège. Memorable people born in Haarlem include Jacob van Ruisdael, Dieric Bouts, and Hugo de Vries. Memorable people who died in Haarlem include Hendrik Lorentz, Frans Hals, and Pieter Claesz. Haarlem has been the birth place of many painters and soccer players and the death place of many painters and soccer players. Haarlem is located in Netherlands.
Haarlem is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Haarlem had a population of 162,543 in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1340 and 2000, Haarlem was the birth place of 52 globally memorable people, including Jacob van Ruisdael, Dieric Bouts, and Hugo de Vries. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Haarlem including Hendrik Lorentz, Frans Hals, and Pieter Claesz.
People Born in Haarlem
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Jacob van Ruisdael
1628 - 1682
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 1
Dieric Bouts
1415 - 1475
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2
Hugo de Vries
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 3
Geert Hofstede
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 4
Judith Leyster
1609 - 1660
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 5
Adriaen van Ostade
1610 - 1685
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 6
Willem Claesz. Heda
1594 - 1680
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 7
Claus Sluter
1340 - 1406
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 8
Harry Mulisch
1927 - 2010
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 9
Jan Janszoon
1570 - 1641
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 10
Philips Wouwerman
1619 - 1668
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 11
Bartholomeus van der Helst
1613 - 1670
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Haarlem
Go to all RankingsJan Janszoon
1570 - 1641
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 10
Jan Miense Molenaer
1610 - 1668
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 18
Jan Mandijn
1500 - 1560
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 19
Jan de Hartog
1914 - 2002
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 35
Catharina Lodders
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 38
Orkun Kökçü
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.66
Rank: 44
Dennis van der Geest
1975 - Present
HPI: 27.74
Rank: 48
People Deceased in Haarlem
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Hendrik Lorentz
1853 - 1928
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 1
Frans Hals
1582 - 1666
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 2
Pieter Claesz
1596 - 1660
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 3
Adriaen van Ostade
1610 - 1685
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 4
Hendrik Goltzius
1558 - 1617
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 5
Willem Claesz. Heda
1594 - 1680
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 6
Maarten van Heemskerck
1498 - 1574
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 7
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
1460 - 1490
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 8
Salomon van Ruysdael
1602 - 1670
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 9
Philips Wouwerman
1619 - 1668
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 10
Pieter van Laer
1599 - 1642
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 11
Cornelis van Haarlem
1562 - 1638
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Haarlem
Go to all RankingsJan Miense Molenaer
1610 - 1668
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 15
Jan Mandijn
1500 - 1560
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 16
Gejus van der Meulen
1903 - 1972
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 31
Pieter Willem Korthals
1807 - 1892
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 33
Most individuals born in present day Haarlem were painters (19), soccer players (9), writers (4), biologists (2), and psychologists (2), while most who died were painters (21), soccer players (4), politicians (3), biologists (2), and physicists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Haarlem, including Ruud Geels, Maarten Stekelenburg, and Jordy Clasie. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Haarlem, including Jacob van Ruisdael, Dieric Bouts, and Judith Leyster.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Haarlem since 1700.
