Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas ranks 2,101st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind London Borough of Harrow, Crotone, and Stratford-upon-Avon. Memorable people born in Sint-Niklaas include Jan Vertonghen, Bob Benny, and Marc Baecke. Sint-Niklaas has been the birth place of many soccer players, and cyclists. Sint-Niklaas is located in Belgium.
Sint-Niklaas is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and Sinaai. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 2001, Sint-Niklaas was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Jan Vertonghen, Bob Benny, and Marc Baecke.
People Born in Sint-Niklaas
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Jan Vertonghen
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1
Bob Benny
SINGER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2
Marc Baecke
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2017
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 3
Thomas De Gendt
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 4
Tom Lanoye
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 5
Kristof Goddaert
CYCLIST
1986 - 2014
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 6
Yari Verschaeren
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sint-Niklaas were soccer players (3), cyclists (2), singers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sint-Niklaas, including Jan Vertonghen, Marc Baecke, and Yari Verschaeren. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sint-Niklaas, including Jan Vertonghen, Marc Baecke, and Yari Verschaeren.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sint-Niklaas since 1700.
