Woerden
Woerden ranks 4,767th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oudewater, Crouch End, and La Paz, Baja California Sur. Memorable people born in Woerden include Arie van Vliet, Esther Vergeer, and Anouk Hoogendijk. Memorable people who died in Woerden include Arie van Vliet, and André Hazes. Woerden has been the birth place of many athletes, and tennis players and the death place of many athletes, and singers. Woerden is located in Netherlands.
Woerden is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commuters who work in those cities. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1916 and 1985, Woerden was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Arie van Vliet, Esther Vergeer, and Anouk Hoogendijk. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Woerden including Arie van Vliet, and André Hazes.
People Born in Woerden
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Arie van Vliet
ATHLETE
1916 - 2001
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1
Esther Vergeer
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 2
Anouk Hoogendijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Woerden
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Woerden were athletes (1), tennis players (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were athletes (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Woerden, including Esther Vergeer. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Woerden, including Arie van Vliet.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Woerden since 1700.
