Voorburg
Voorburg ranks 3,791st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colfax, Washington, Awa, Tokushima, and Clamecy, Nièvre. The most famous people from Voorburg are Gerben Karstens, Peter Blangé, and Dylan van Baarle. The most famous people who died in Voorburg are Jan Wils. Voorburg has been the birth place of many athletes, and cyclists and the death place of many architects. Voorburg is located in Netherlands.
Voorburg is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Together with the town Leidschendam and the village Stompwijk, it merged into the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg in 2002. Situated adjacent to the city of The Hague, it is often regarded as one of its suburbs. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1992, Voorburg was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Gerben Karstens, Peter Blangé, and Dylan van Baarle. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Voorburg including Jan Wils.
People Born in Voorburg
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Gerben Karstens
CYCLIST
1942 - 2022
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1
Peter Blangé
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 2
Dylan van Baarle
CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 3
Maarten van der Linden
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 4
Inge Janssen
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 5
Gavin Edwards
ATHLETE
HPI: 9.50
Rank: 6
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Voorburg were athletes (3), cyclists (2), and volleyball players (1), while most who died were architects (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Voorburg, including Gerben Karstens, and Dylan van Baarle. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Voorburg, including Maarten van der Linden, Inge Janssen, and Gavin Edwards.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Voorburg since 1700.
