Maaseik
Maaseik ranks 4,410th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mount Isa, Sardinia, and Kingdom of Aragon. Memorable people born in Maaseik include Jan van Eyck, Hubert van Eyck, and Vital Borkelmans. Memorable people who died in Maaseik include Dick Nanninga. Maaseik has been the birth place of many painters, and tennis players and the death place of many soccer players. Maaseik is located in Belgium.
Maaseik is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. Both in size and in population, it is the 8th largest municipality in Limburg. The town is the seat of the administrative arrondissement of Maaseik (kieskanton). Internationally, Maaseik is known as the assumed birthplace of the famous Flemish painters Jan and Hubert van Eyck. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1993, Maaseik was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Jan van Eyck, Hubert van Eyck, and Vital Borkelmans. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Maaseik including Dick Nanninga.
People Born in Maaseik
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Jan van Eyck
PAINTER
1395 - 1441
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 1
Hubert van Eyck
PAINTER
1366 - 1426
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 2
Vital Borkelmans
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3
Kristof Vliegen
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 4
Joran Vliegen
TENNIS PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 5
Becky Edwards
ATHLETE
HPI: 10.31
Rank: 6
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Maaseik were painters (2), tennis players (2), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Maaseik, including Kristof Vliegen, and Joran Vliegen. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Maaseik, including Jan van Eyck, and Hubert van Eyck.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Maaseik since 1700.
