Nijmegen
Nijmegen ranks 1,050th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pontoise, Scarborough, Toronto, and Beauvais. Memorable people born in Nijmegen include Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Peter Canisius, and Joris Ivens. Memorable people who died in Nijmegen include Theophanu, Dries van Agt, and Edward Schillebeeckx. Nijmegen has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Nijmegen is located in Netherlands.
Nijmegen is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the first to be recognized as such in Roman times. In 2005, it celebrated 2,000 years of existence. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1165 and 2004, Nijmegen was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Peter Canisius, and Joris Ivens. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Nijmegen including Theophanu, Dries van Agt, and Edward Schillebeeckx.
People Born in Nijmegen
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Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1165 - 1197
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 1
Peter Canisius
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 2
Joris Ivens
1898 - 1989
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3
Jean Malouel
1370 - 1415
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 4
Otto Marseus van Schrieck
1619 - 1678
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5
Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 6
Jasper Cillessen
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 7
Amira Willighagen
2004 - Present
HPI: 32.25
Rank: 8
Piet Velthuizen
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.72
Rank: 9
Eloy Room
1989 - Present
HPI: 26.29
Rank: 10
Sieneke
1992 - Present
HPI: 24.90
Rank: 11
Laura Smulders
1993 - Present
HPI: 20.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Nijmegen
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Theophanu
960 - 990
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1
Dries van Agt
1931 - 2024
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 2
Edward Schillebeeckx
1914 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Nijmegen were soccer players (3), politicians (2), singers (2), physicians (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were politicians (2) and religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nijmegen, including Jasper Cillessen, Piet Velthuizen, and Eloy Room. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nijmegen, including Jasper Cillessen, Piet Velthuizen, and Eloy Room.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Nijmegen since 1700.
