Zwolle
Zwolle ranks 1,125th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gera, Lahti, and Orange, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Zwolle include Gerard ter Borch, Ton Koopman, and Johan Rudolph Thorbecke. Memorable people who died in Zwolle include Thomas à Kempis. Zwolle has been the birth place of many musicians and athletes and the death place of many religious figures. Zwolle is located in Netherlands.
Zwolle is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality, after Enschede, and has a population of 132.441 as of December 2023. Zwolle borders the province of Gelderland and lies on the eastern side of the River IJssel. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1617 and 2001, Zwolle was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Gerard ter Borch, Ton Koopman, and Johan Rudolph Thorbecke. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Zwolle including Thomas à Kempis.
People Born in Zwolle
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Gerard ter Borch
1617 - 1681
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 1
Ton Koopman
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
1798 - 1872
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 3
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes
1856 - 1894
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 4
Yuri Landman
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 5
Anna van der Breggen
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 6
Charlotte Wessels
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 7
Jeroen Dubbeldam
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.04
Rank: 8
Michel Mulder
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.89
Rank: 9
Ronald Mulder
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.49
Rank: 10
Lotte van Beek
1991 - Present
HPI: 23.09
Rank: 11
Sepp van den Berg
2001 - Present
HPI: 20.92
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Zwolle
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Most individuals born in present day Zwolle were musicians (2), athletes (2), skaters (2), painters (1), and historians (1), while most who died were religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zwolle, including Ton Koopman and Yuri Landman. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zwolle, including Ton Koopman and Yuri Landman.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Zwolle since 1700.
