IJmuiden
IJmuiden ranks 4,293rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Woodstock, New York, Ulricehamn, and Jōyō, Kyoto. Memorable people born in IJmuiden include Cornelis Vreeswijk, Annie Palmen, and Loona. IJmuiden has been the birth place of many singers, and writers. IJmuiden is located in Netherlands.
IJmuiden is a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. To the south it abuts a large reserve of plant-covered dunes, the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. The city is on the south bank; the north bank is otherwise a steel plant and Velsen-Noord. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 1992, IJmuiden was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Cornelis Vreeswijk, Annie Palmen, and Loona.
People Born in IJmuiden
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Cornelis Vreeswijk
WRITER
1937 - 1987
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 1
Annie Palmen
SINGER
1926 - 2000
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 2
Loona
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 3
Joël Veltman
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day IJmuiden were singers (2), writers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in IJmuiden, including Annie Palmen, and Loona. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day IJmuiden, including Annie Palmen, and Loona.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in IJmuiden since 1700.
