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.
- Sports
- Science
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1880s Clear ×
0035 POLITICIAN
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
1888 - 1978
0054 OPERA
Julia Culp
1880 - 1970
0060 COMPOSER
Jonny Heykens
1884 - 1945
0069 PAINTER
Jan Altink
1885 - 1971
0090 TEACHER
Wilhelm Baehrens
1885 - 1929
0142 ACADEMIC
Herman de Vries de Heekelingen
1880 - 1942
0148 ARTIST
Alida Jantina Pott
1888 - 1931
0196 LAWYER
Roelof Kranenburg
1880 - 1956
0228 TEACHER
Moritz Schönfeld
1880 - 1958
0262 PSYCHOLOGIST
Cornelis Veening
1885 - 1974
0270 GYMNAST
Dirk Janssen
1881 - 1986
0286 PSYCHIATRIST
Johannes Hermanus van der Hoop
1887 - 1950
0320 PHYSICIAN
Cornelis de Langen
1887 - 1967
0350 GYMNAST
Jan Janssen (gymnast)
1885 - 1953