Hilversum
Hilversum ranks 3,413th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pokój, Motta di Livenza, and North Adams, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Hilversum include Joop den Uyl, Erwin Olaf, and Davy Klaassen. Memorable people who died in Hilversum include M. C. Escher, Pim Fortuyn, and Henri Nouwen. Hilversum has been the birth place of many politicians, and photographers and the death place of many artists, and politicians. Hilversum is located in Netherlands.
Hilversum is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes and smaller towns. Hilversum is part of the Randstad, one of the largest conurbations in Europe, and the Amsterdam metropolitan area; it is about 22 km southeast of Amsterdam's city centre and about 15 km north of Utrecht. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1919 and 1993, Hilversum was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Joop den Uyl, Erwin Olaf, and Davy Klaassen. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Hilversum including M. C. Escher, Pim Fortuyn, and Henri Nouwen.
People Born in Hilversum
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Joop den Uyl
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1987
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 1
Erwin Olaf
PHOTOGRAPHER
1959 - 2023
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2
Davy Klaassen
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 3
Nel van Vliet
SWIMMER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 4
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Hilversum
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M. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 1
Pim Fortuyn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2002
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 2
Henri Nouwen
PSYCHOLOGIST
1932 - 1996
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 3
Willem Marinus Dudok
ARCHITECT
1884 - 1974
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 4
J. Slauerhoff
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hilversum were politicians (1), photographers (1), soccer players (1), swimmers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were artists (1), politicians (1), psychologists (1), architects (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, photographers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hilversum, including Erwin Olaf. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hilversum, including Joop den Uyl.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Hilversum since 1700.
