Heerenveen
Heerenveen ranks 2,943rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lincolnshire, Port-Gentil, and Châlons-en-Champagne. Memorable people born in Heerenveen include Wim Duisenberg, Abe Lenstra, and Suzanne Manet. Memorable people who died in Heerenveen include Abe Lenstra, and Fedde Schurer. Heerenveen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and skaters and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Heerenveen is located in Netherlands.
Heerenveen is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 while the municipality had a population 50,859. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1829 and 1994, Heerenveen was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Wim Duisenberg, Abe Lenstra, and Suzanne Manet. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Heerenveen including Abe Lenstra, and Fedde Schurer.
People Born in Heerenveen
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Wim Duisenberg
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1
Abe Lenstra
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 2
Suzanne Manet
PAINTER
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 3
Sven Kramer
SKATER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 4
Andries Noppert
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 5
Falko Zandstra
SKATER
1971 - Present
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Heerenveen
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PAINTER
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 3
Andries Noppert
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Heerenveen
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Heerenveen were soccer players (2), skaters (2), politicians (1), and painters (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skaters have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Heerenveen, including Sven Kramer, and Falko Zandstra. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Heerenveen, including Abe Lenstra, and Andries Noppert.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Heerenveen since 1700.
