52.3831° N, 4.8999° E
AMSTERDAM
Most Famous People Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Notable people
- 3,253
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1921
- Most distinctive
- Rower 4.9×
The Dutch Golden Age, and what came after. Amsterdam's distinctive shelves are painters at more than four times the global rate, alongside conductors, rowers, swimmers, and poets — the trades of a 17th-century capital that built one of the great European art markets and a 20th-century city that built a Concertgebouw conductor lineage going back to Mengelberg. The 1600s account for a tenth of all notable births here, and the modern half adds footballers, cyclists, and the long shadow of Rembrandt and Spinoza.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Amsterdam during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Amsterdam Is Known For
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Football is Amsterdam's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (438).
Amsterdam over-indexes on rower — 4.9× the global rate.
Amsterdam under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Amsterdam's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Science
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1570s Clear ×
Willem Janszoon
1570 - 1631
Gerrit de Veer
1570 - 1598
Jan Harmensz. Muller
1571 - 1628
Volkert Overlander
1570 - 1630
Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen
1572 - 1637
Maximilian van der Sandt
1578 - 1656
Jan Cornelisz Geelvinck
1579 - 1651
Álvaro Dinis
1576 - 1645
Abraham Boom
1575 - 1642
Dirck de Vlaming van Oudshoorn
1574 - 1643
Daniel Trézel
1576 - 1641
Pieter Jansz Hooft
1574 - 1636