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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.
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- Writing
- Film & TV
- Science
- Politics & Law
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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
1903 - 1996
Arend Heyting
1898 - 1980
Alexander Schrijver
Born 1948
Jan Arnoldus Schouten
1883 - 1971
Michiel Hazewinkel
Born 1943
Henk Barendregt
Born 1947
David van Dantzig
1900 - 1959
Andries Brouwer
Born 1951
Gustav de Vries
1866 - 1934
Daniel Kan
1927 - 2013
David Bierens de Haan
1822 - 1895
Rehuel Lobatto
1797 - 1866
Dirk van Dalen
Born 1932
Gerrit Bol
1906 - 1989
Willem Klein
1912 - 1986
Alfred van der Poorten
1942 - 2010
Gerrit Moll
1785 - 1838
Jaap Wessels
1939 - 2009
Willem Abraham Wythoff
1865 - 1939
Johannes Runnenburg
1932 - 2008
Arnold Dresden
1882 - 1954
Emanuel Lodewijk Elte
1881 - 1943
Hendrik de Vries
1867 - 1954
Gijsbert de Leve
1926 - 2009
Stan Ackermans
1936 - 1995
George F. C. Griss
1898 - 1953
Adam Lintz
1635 - 1710
Frederik Schuh
1875 - 1966
Henk Lombaers
1920 - 2007
Johannes Kemperman
1924 - 2011
Pieter Johannes Uijlenbroek
1772 - 1844
Nicolaas Struyck
1686 - 1769
Jan de Vries (Mathematiker)
1858 - 1940
Josephus Serrurier
1663 - 1742