Scheveningen
Scheveningen ranks 10,279th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Paul, Réunion, Lazkao, and Jeju Island. Memorable people born in Scheveningen include Theo Jansen, and Niels van der Zwan. Memorable people who died in Scheveningen include Jozef Israëls, Hanns Albin Rauter, and Nathan Birnbaum. Scheveningen has been the birth place of many artists, and athletes and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Scheveningen is located in Netherlands.
Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict (wijk) of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is popular for water sports such as windsurfing and kiteboarding. The harbour is used for both fishing and tourism. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1948 and 1967, Scheveningen was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Theo Jansen, and Niels van der Zwan. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Scheveningen including Jozef Israëls, Hanns Albin Rauter, and Nathan Birnbaum. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Scheveningen than were born there.
People Born in Scheveningen
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Theo Jansen
ARTIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1
Niels van der Zwan
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 2
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Jozef Israëls
PAINTER
1824 - 1911
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1
Hanns Albin Rauter
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1949
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 2
Nathan Birnbaum
WRITER
1864 - 1937
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Scheveningen were artists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were painters (1), politicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, artists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Scheveningen, including Theo Jansen. Whereas, throughout history, artists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Scheveningen, including Theo Jansen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Scheveningen since 1700.
