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The Hague ranks 113th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Miami, Reykjavík, and Brussels. Memorable people born in The Hague include Christiaan Huygens, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, and Dick Advocaat. Memorable people who died in The Hague include Baruch Spinoza, Slobodan Milošević, and Christiaan Huygens. The Hague has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and painters. The Hague is located in Netherlands.

The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital since the time of the Dutch Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1167 and 2007, The Hague was the birth place of 88 globally memorable people, including Christiaan Huygens, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, and Dick Advocaat. Additionaly, 70 globally memorable people have passed away in The Hague including Baruch Spinoza, Slobodan Milošević, and Christiaan Huygens.

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Most individuals born in present day The Hague were politicians (16), soccer players (12), writers (7), noblemen (5), and physicists (4),  while most who died were politicians (26), painters (9), writers (7), architects (3), and soccer players (3).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in The Hague, including Aad de Mos, Harry Vos, and Nathan Aké. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day The Hague, including William II, Prince of Orange, William V, Prince of Orange, and Mark Rutte.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in The Hague since 1700.