Ypres
Ypres ranks 3,741st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sant Julià de Lòria, Franklin, Tennessee, and Živinice. Memorable people born in Ypres include Melchior Broederlam, Jules Malou, and André Noyelle. Memorable people who died in Ypres include Cornelius Jansen, Robert III, Count of Flanders, and Melchior Broederlam. Ypres has been the birth place of many basketball players, and painters and the death place of many writers, and physicians. Ypres is located in Belgium.
Ypres is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name Ieper is the official one, the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. Together, they are home to about 34,900 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1355 and 1999, Ypres was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Melchior Broederlam, Jules Malou, and André Noyelle. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Ypres including Cornelius Jansen, Robert III, Count of Flanders, and Melchior Broederlam.
People Born in Ypres
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Melchior Broederlam
PAINTER
1355 - 1410
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1
Jules Malou
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1886
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 2
André Noyelle
CYCLIST
1931 - 2003
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 3
Emma Meesseman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 4
Thalita Costa
RUGBY PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Hanne Mestdagh
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Murad Fatiyev
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Kim Mestdagh
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Ypres
Go to all RankingsEmma Meesseman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 4
Thalita Costa
RUGBY PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Hanne Mestdagh
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Murad Fatiyev
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Kim Mestdagh
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Ypres
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Cornelius Jansen
PHYSICIAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 1
Robert III, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1322
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 2
Melchior Broederlam
PAINTER
1355 - 1410
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 3
William Hope Hodgson
WRITER
1877 - 1918
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 4
Gaston Billotte
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1940
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 5
Ernst Stadler
WRITER
1883 - 1914
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ypres were basketball players (3), painters (1), politicians (1), cyclists (1), and rugby players (1), while most who died were writers (2), physicians (1), politicians (1), painters (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ypres, including Emma Meesseman, Hanne Mestdagh, and Kim Mestdagh. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ypres, including Emma Meesseman, Hanne Mestdagh, and Kim Mestdagh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ypres since 1700.
