53.2181° N, 6.5666° E
GRONINGEN
Most Famous People Born in Groningen, Netherlands
- Notable people
- 369
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1935
- Most distinctive
- Rower 7.4×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Groningen during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Groningen Is Known For
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Football is Groningen's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (40).
Groningen over-indexes on rower — 7.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Groningen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Daniel Bernoulli
1700 - 1782
Johan Huizinga
1872 - 1945
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
1853 - 1926
Jozef Israëls
1824 - 1911
Leandro Bacuna
Born 1991
Hendrik Willem Mesdag
1831 - 1915
Bauke Mollema
Born 1986
Dick Nanninga
1949 - 2015
Pete Hoekstra
Born 1953
Albert Eckhout
1610 - 1666
Diederik Samsom
Born 1971
Dirk Jan de Geer
1870 - 1960
Jaap Bakema
1914 - 1981
Jaap Eden
1873 - 1925
Coosje van Bruggen
1942 - 2009
Maarten Schmidt
Born 1929
Wim Crouwel
1928 - 2019
John Goodricke
1764 - 1786
Arjen Lubach
Born 1979
Wessel Gansfort
1419 - 1489
Rutger Smith
Born 1981
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Born 1989
Lois Abbingh
Born 1992
Wim T. Schippers
Born 1942
Etta Palm d'Aelders
1743 - 1799
Arnold Kruiswijk
Born 1984
Suzanne Schulting
Born 1997
Arjen Lenstra
Born 1956
Jaap Kunst
1891 - 1960
Jerry St. Juste
Born 1996
Alexander de Savornin Lohman
1837 - 1924
Volcher Coiter
1534 - 1576
Gerard Kemkers
Born 1967
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
1788 - 1899
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
1888 - 1978
Andries van Dam
Born 1938
Joep Franssens
Born 1955
Juninho Bacuna
Born 1997
Tiberius Hemsterhuis
1685 - 1766
Hugo Hovenkamp
Born 1950
Otto Eerelman
1839 - 1926
Gerard Bolland
1854 - 1922
Devon van Oostrum
Born 1993
Sharon Dijksma
Born 1971
Roche Braziliano
1630 - 1671
Albert Schultens
1686 - 1750
Aernout Mik
Born 1962
Schelto van Heemstra
1807 - 1864
Albert Hahn
1877 - 1918
Hendrik de Vries
1896 - 1989
Imca Marina
Born 1941
Nico Rost
1896 - 1967
Selma Engel-Wijnberg
1922 - 2018
Julia Culp
1880 - 1970
Ad van Luyn
Born 1935
Chas Gerretsen
Born 1943
Sina Mesdag-van Houten
1834 - 1909
Jantina Tammes
1871 - 1947
Hans van den Hende
Born 1964
Jonny Heykens
1884 - 1945
Joseph Ascher
1829 - 1869
Attje Kuiken
Born 1977
Said Bakkati
Born 1982
Jan N. Bremmer
Born 1944
Catherine de Zegher
Born 1955
Gregoor van Dijk
Born 1981
Jeroen Veldmate
Born 1988
Egbert van Drielst
1745 - 1818
Jan Altink
1885 - 1971
Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer
1604 - 1665
Henk Nijboer
Born 1983
Taco Mesdag
1829 - 1902
Peter van der Veer
Born 1953
Kim Feenstra
Born 1986
Niels van Steenis
Born 1969
Annemiek de Haan
Born 1981
Cor Edskes
1925 - 2015
Peter Hofstee
Born 1962
Johan Dijkstra (artiste)
1896 - 1978
Jan Marinus Wiersma
Born 1951
Paul Schuitema
1897 - 1973
Yoell van Nieff
Born 1993
Leonard Nienhuis
Born 1990
Félix Ortt
1866 - 1959
Kettel (Musiker)
Born 1982
Egbert-Jan Weeber
Born 1981
Petrus Hofman Peerlkamp
1786 - 1865
Bert Meijer
Born 1955
Ben Woldring
Born 1985
Wilhelm Baehrens
1885 - 1929
Alphons Orie
Born 1947
C. U. Ariëns Kappers
1877 - 1946
Barbara Stok
Born 1970
Sophie Polkamp
Born 1984
Stephan Veen
Born 1970
Tjibbe Veldkamp
Born 1962
Nick Bakker
Born 1992
Sierd Cloetingh
Born 1950
Israël Kiek
1811 - 1899
Ida Vos
1931 - 2006
Piet Fransen
1936 - 2015
Wim Hogenkamp
1947 - 1989
Gerard Veringa
1924 - 1999
J. Maarten Troost
Born 1969
John Moorlach
Born 1955
Petrus Johannes Meindaerts
1684 - 1767
Abraham Munting
1626 - 1683
Evert Musch
1918 - 2007
Evert Bulder
1894 - 1973
Jaap Bulder
1896 - 1979
Willem Arnold Alting
1724 - 1800
Leonhard Huizinga
1906 - 1980
Eric Pang
Born 1982
Arie van Deursen
1931 - 2011
Jan Swart van Groningen
1490 - 1553
Trudy Groenman
Born 1944
Annemieke Bes
Born 1978
Jan van der Kooi
Born 1957
Rob Nanninga
1955 - 2014
Bert de Vries
Born 1938
Ymre Stiekema
Born 1992
Barbara Elisabeth van Houten
1863 - 1950
Albert Jurardus van Prooijen
1834 - 1898
Greet Hellemans
Born 1959
Gerrit van Houten
1866 - 1934
Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining
1901 - 1976
Theodoric Valeton
1855 - 1929
Gerrit Krol
1934 - 2013
Hendrikus Plenter
1913 - 1997
Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh
1729 - 1781
Frans Hogenbirk
1918 - 1998
Theodoor Overbeek
1911 - 2007
Rogier Blink
Born 1982
Rudmer Heerema
Born 1978
Corrie Winkel
Born 1944
Peter Schaap
Born 1946
Nicolette Hellemans
Born 1961
Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler
1818 - 1873
Ulbo de Sitter
1902 - 1980
Jan Roëde
1914 - 2007
Jan Versluys
1873 - 1939
Herman de Vries de Heekelingen
1880 - 1942
Carin ter Beek
Born 1970
Jan Frederik van Beeck Calkoen
1772 - 1811
Joost Winnink
Born 1971
Martin Drent
Born 1970
Teddy Schaank
1921 - 1988
Alida Jantina Pott
1888 - 1931
Wim Mook
1932 - 2016
Dirk Bolt
Born 1930
Michiel van Veen
Born 1971
Stefan van der Lei
Born 1993
Albert Polman
Born 1961
Marten Douwes Teenstra
1795 - 1864
Herman K. van Dijk
Born 1947
Arnold Oosterveer
Born 1963
Jan Sloot
1945 - 1999
Jan Ritzema Bos
1850 - 1928
Kars Veling
Born 1948
Michiel Vos
Born 1970
Maarten Hajer
Born 1962
André Postema
Born 1969
Jean Pierre Cornets de Groot van Kraaijenburg
1808 - 1878
Hans Tetzner
1898 - 1987
Jan Gratama
1877 - 1947
Julia Soek
Born 1990
Jesse van Muylwijck
Born 1961
Franciscus Hermanus Bach
1865 - 1956
Driek van Wissen
1943 - 2010
Koosje van Voorn
1935 - 2018
Bert Nienhuis
1873 - 1960
Herman Verbeek
1936 - 2013
Jan Bulthuis
1750 - 1801
Herman Franke
1948 - 2010
Jacob Kraus
1861 - 1951
Rutger Arisz
Born 1970
Willem Albertus van Es
Born 1934
Christine Mohrmann
1903 - 1988
Bas Eenhoorn
Born 1946
John Engels
Born 1935
Ellen van Wolde
Born 1954
Wieger Sietsma
Born 1995
Jordi Hoogstrate
Born 1983
Alfred Lagarde
1948 - 1998
Pieter Roelof Bos
1847 - 1902
Bram Eldering
1865 - 1943
Rick Ottema
Born 1992
Josue Jean Philippe Valeton der Jüngere
1848 - 1912
Jan Albert Sichterman
1692 - 1764
Jan Lever
1922 - 2010
Juventa
Born 1994
Cor Alons
1892 - 1967
Mark Veldmate
Born 1984
Matthias Steevens van Geuns
1735 - 1817
Otto Bonsema
1909 - 1994
Roelof Kranenburg
1880 - 1956
Berndnaut Smilde
Born 1978
Rea Lenders
Born 1980
Jan Abel Wassenbergh
1689 - 1750
Louis Gaspard Adrien de Limburg Stirum
1802 - 1884
René de Boer
Born 1945
Jan Woltjer
1849 - 1917
Bernhardt Edskes
Born 1940
Patrick Ax
Born 1979
Anita Buma
Born 1958
Jurjan Mannes
Born 1992
Stefan Poutsma
Born 1991
Anno Smith
1915 - 1990
Piet Cleij
1927 - 2015
Lammert Leertouwer
Born 1932
Rein de Graaff
Born 1942
Krijn Torringa
1940 - 2006
Gerrit David Gratama
1874 - 1965
Tonco Modderman
1745 - 1802
Leopold Abraham Ries
1893 - 1962
Boyito Mulder
Born 1991
Albert Johan de Sitter
1748 - 1814
Oene Bottema
1901 - 1992
Nico Habermann
1932 - 1993
Lucas van Foreest
Born 2001
Johan d’Aulnis de Bourouill
1850 - 1930
Jan Willem Tellegen
1859 - 1921
Dominique van Dijk
Born 1979
Johan Frans van Bemmelen
1859 - 1956
Poppe Damave
1921 - 1988
Henricus Liberti
1610 - 1669
Allard Hulshoff
1734 - 1795
Moritz Schönfeld
1880 - 1958
Hans Dirk de Vries Reilingh
1908 - 2001
Herman de Ranitz
1794 - 1846
Jan Augustini
1725 - 1773
Joris Pijs
Born 1987
Niels Lootsma
Born 1994
Lodi Nauta
Born 1966
Rembt Tobias Hugo Pieter Liebrecht Alexander van B
1826 - 1909
Scato Trip
1742 - 1822
Wouter Brus
Born 1991
Reinder van de Riet
1939 - 2008
Barbara Haveman
Born 1968
Jan van Borssum Waalkes
1922 - 1985
Campegius Gockinga
1748 - 1823
Stephen Tapilatu
Born 1972
Cornelis Backer
1798 - 1864
Sancia van der Meij
Born 1981
Steven Jan van Geuns
1767 - 1795
Joanna Gash
Born 1944
Thijs Dallinga
Born 2000
Cobie Sikkens
Born 1946
Willem van der Ark
Born 1963
Johannes Canter
1424 - 1497
Ria Ahlers
Born 1954
Johannes Antiquus
1702 - 1750
Heleen Weening
Born 1976
Rensley Celestina
Born 1987
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma
1918 - 2001
Betsy Bakker-Nort
1874 - 1946
Matthias Jansz van Geuns
1758 - 1839
Frouwke Laning-Boersema
1937 - 2014
Rinus Meijer
1917 - 1985
Henk Visser (collector)
1923 - 2006
Valentijn Lietmeijer
Born 1991
Cornelis Veening
1885 - 1974
Cornelis Jacobus Swierstra
1874 - 1952
Jerine Fleurke
Born 1973
Danny Menting
Born 1990
Gerald Hylkema
1946 - 2002
Jacob Nuiver
1892 - 1953
Tasso J. Kaper
Born 1964
Johanna Clementina Hudig
1907 - 1996
Dirk Janssen
1881 - 1986
Eddy Hilberts
Born 1948
Ton van Kesteren
Born 1954
Louwrens Langevoort
Born 1957
Willem Surenhuis
1664 - 1729
Ruud Nijman
Born 1982
Antoon Gerard Roos
1877 - 1953
Ben van Gelder
Born 1988
Michelle Stiekema
Born 1989
Bert Hiemstra
Born 1973
Mark-Peter Hof
Born 1990
Martijn Oosterwijk
Born 1990
Wim Gerlach
1935 - 2007
Jur P. van den Berg
Born 1981
Antonie Rutgers
1805 - 1884
Ernst Alexander Otto Cornelius Pagenstecher – Wi
1697 - 1753
Johannes Hermanus van der Hoop
1887 - 1950
Sebastian van Strien
Born 1956
Ulrieke Ruwisch
Born 1958
Jacob Canter
1469 - 1529
Martijn Kajuiter
Born 1974
Edwin Paul Wieringa
Born 1964
Conrad Janninck
1650 - 1723
Herman Eggink
Born 1949
Daniëlle Bekkering
Born 1976
Diederik Grit
1949 - 2012
Marjan Pentenga
Born 1964
Jan Borgman
Born 1929
Herman Nankman
1897 - 1973
Heinrich Theodor Pagenstecher
1696 - 1752
Lydeke von Dülmen Krumpelmann
Born 1952