Texel
Texel ranks 12,165th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Champlin, Minnesota, Corcoran, Minnesota, and Schagen. Memorable people born in Texel include Willem Hendrik Keesom, and Merel Blom. Memorable people who died in Texel include Jan Wolkers. Texel has been the birth place of many physicists, and athletes and the death place of many writers. Texel is located in Netherlands.
Texel is a municipality and an island with a population of 13,643 in North Holland, Netherlands. It is the largest and most populated island of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. The island is situated north of Den Helder, northeast of Noorderhaaks, and southwest of Vlieland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1876 and 1986, Texel was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Willem Hendrik Keesom, and Merel Blom. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Texel including Jan Wolkers.
People Born in Texel
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Willem Hendrik Keesom
PHYSICIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1
Merel Blom
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 2
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Texel were physicists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Texel, including Merel Blom. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Texel, including Willem Hendrik Keesom.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Texel since 1700.
