Zaandam
Zaandam ranks 1,696th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Clamart, Worcester, England, and Thessaly. Memorable people born in Zaandam include Ronald Koeman, Anton Mauve, and Johnny Rep. Memorable people who died in Zaandam include Henk Groot. Zaandam has been the birth place of many soccer players, and cyclists and the death place of many soccer players. Zaandam is located in Netherlands.
Zaandam is a city in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad and received city rights in 1811. It is located on the river Zaan, just north of Amsterdam. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1819 and 1999, Zaandam was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Ronald Koeman, Anton Mauve, and Johnny Rep. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Zaandam including Henk Groot.
People Born in Zaandam
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Ronald Koeman
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 1
Anton Mauve
PAINTER
1838 - 1888
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 2
Johnny Rep
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 3
Erwin Koeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 4
Pieter Bleeker
BIOLOGIST
1819 - 1870
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 5
Oğuzhan Özyakup
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 6
Stefano Denswil
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 7
Owen Wijndal
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 8
Cees Bol
CYCLIST
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 9
Menno Vloon
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 10
Yoeri Havik
CYCLIST
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.00
Rank: 11
Jill Holterman
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Zaandam
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ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 10
Yoeri Havik
CYCLIST
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.00
Rank: 11
Jill Holterman
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.13
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Zaandam
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Zaandam were soccer players (5), cyclists (2), athletes (2), coaches (1), and painters (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zaandam, including Johnny Rep, Erwin Koeman, and Oğuzhan Özyakup. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zaandam, including Johnny Rep, Erwin Koeman, and Oğuzhan Özyakup.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Zaandam since 1700.
