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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- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
0002 HISTORIAN
Johan Huizinga
1872 - 1945
0012 POLITICIAN
Dirk Jan de Geer
1870 - 1960
0014 FOOTBALL
Jaap Eden
1873 - 1925
0049 ARTIST
Albert Hahn
1877 - 1918
0058 BOTANIST
Jantina Tammes
1871 - 1947
0092 NEUROLOGIST
C. U. Ariëns Kappers
1877 - 1946
0141 ZOOLOGIST
Jan Versluys
1873 - 1939
0165 ARCHITECT
Jan Gratama
1877 - 1947
0171 JEWELLERY DESIGNER
Bert Nienhuis
1873 - 1960
0213 PAINTER
Gerrit David Gratama
1874 - 1965
0256 POLITICIAN
Betsy Bakker-Nort
1874 - 1946
0263 ENTOMOLOGIST
Cornelis Jacobus Swierstra
1874 - 1952
0276 PHILOLOGIST
Antoon Gerard Roos
1877 - 1953