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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- Writing
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- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
0013 ARCHITECT
Jaap Bakema
1914 - 1981
0108 PAINTER
Evert Musch
1918 - 2007
0129 FOOTBALL
Hendrikus Plenter
1913 - 1997
0131 FOOTBALL
Frans Hogenbirk
1918 - 1998
0132 CHEMIST
Theodoor Overbeek
1911 - 2007
0140 POET
Jan Roëde
1914 - 2007
0208 ARTIST
Anno Smith
1915 - 1990
0255 WRITER
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma
1918 - 2001
0259 SCULPTOR
Rinus Meijer
1917 - 1985
0323 ATHLETIC
Tini Koopmans
1912 - 1981