Kleve
Kleve ranks 1,798th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Šiauliai, Kurume, and Basingstoke. Memorable people born in Kleve include Joos van Cleve, Govert Flinck, and Anna of Cleves. Memorable people who died in Kleve include John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, Adolf III of the Marck, and John II, Duke of Cleves. Kleve has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Kleve is located in Germany.
Kleve is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy. Today, Cleves is the capital of the district of Kleve in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city is home to one of the campuses of the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1458 and 1952, Kleve was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Joos van Cleve, Govert Flinck, and Anna of Cleves. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Kleve including John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, Adolf III of the Marck, and John II, Duke of Cleves.
People Born in Kleve
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Joos van Cleve
PAINTER
1485 - 1540
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 1
Govert Flinck
PAINTER
1615 - 1660
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2
Anna of Cleves
NOBLEMAN
1552 - 1632
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 3
Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1666 - 1726
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 4
Marie Eleonore of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1608
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5
Anacharsis Cloots
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1794
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 6
John II, Duke of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1458 - 1521
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 7
Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1633
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 8
Barbara Hendricks
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 9
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John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1679
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1
Adolf III of the Marck
NOBLEMAN
1334 - 1394
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2
John II, Duke of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1458 - 1521
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kleve were politicians (6), painters (2), and noblemen (1), while most who died were politicians (2), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kleve, including Barbara Hendricks. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kleve, including Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, Marie Eleonore of Cleves, and Anacharsis Cloots.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kleve since 1700.
