Lisse
Lisse ranks 2,429th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hackensack, New Jersey, Nemours, and Hastings, New Zealand. Memorable people born in Lisse include Wander Johannes de Haas, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, and Adrianus Johannes Simonis. Memorable people who died in Lisse include Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Lisse has been the birth place of many physicists, and pilots and the death place of many biologists. Lisse is located in Netherlands.
Lisse is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Western Netherlands. The municipality, which lies within the Duin- en Bollenstreek, covers an area of 16.05 km2 (6.20 sq mi) of which 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) is water. Its population was 22,982 in 2021. Located within the municipal boundary is also the community De Engel. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1836 and 1969, Lisse was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Wander Johannes de Haas, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, and Adrianus Johannes Simonis. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Lisse including Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
People Born in Lisse
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Wander Johannes de Haas
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1960
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
PILOT
1927 - 1977
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2
Adrianus Johannes Simonis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2020
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 3
Bram Moolenaar
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - 2023
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 4
Joseph Smit
ARTIST
1836 - 1929
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 5
Gert-Jan Segers
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 6
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lisse were physicists (1), pilots (1), religious figures (1), computer scientists (1), and artists (1), while most who died were biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, pilots have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lisse, including Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lisse, including Wander Johannes de Haas.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Lisse since 1700.
