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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Dick Nanninga
1949 - 2015
Coosje van Bruggen
1942 - 2009
Wim T. Schippers
Born 1942
Imca Marina
Born 1941
Chas Gerretsen
Born 1943
Jan N. Bremmer
Born 1944
Alphons Orie
Born 1947
Wim Hogenkamp
1947 - 1989
Trudy Groenman
Born 1944
Corrie Winkel
Born 1944
Peter Schaap
Born 1946
Herman K. van Dijk
Born 1947
Jan Sloot
1945 - 1999
Kars Veling
Born 1948
Driek van Wissen
1943 - 2010
Herman Franke
1948 - 2010
Bas Eenhoorn
Born 1946
Alfred Lagarde
1948 - 1998
René de Boer
Born 1945
Bernhardt Edskes
Born 1940
Rein de Graaff
Born 1942
Krijn Torringa
1940 - 2006
Joanna Gash
Born 1944
Cobie Sikkens
Born 1946
Gerald Hylkema
1946 - 2002
Eddy Hilberts
Born 1948
Herman Eggink
Born 1949
Diederik Grit
1949 - 2012
Henk Ebbinge
1949 - 2015
Luit Bieringa
Born 1942
Klaas de Boer (Astronom)
Born 1941
Edith Stork
Born 1945
Nico Been
Born 1945
Henri van Osch
1945 - 2001