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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Pete Hoekstra
Born 1953
Diederik Samsom
Born 1971
Dirk Jan de Geer
1870 - 1960
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
1888 - 1978
Sharon Dijksma
Born 1971
Schelto van Heemstra
1807 - 1864
Attje Kuiken
Born 1977
Henk Nijboer
Born 1983
Jan Marinus Wiersma
Born 1951
Gerard Veringa
1924 - 1999
John Moorlach
Born 1955
Willem Arnold Alting
1724 - 1800
Bert de Vries
Born 1938
Rudmer Heerema
Born 1978
Michiel van Veen
Born 1971
André Postema
Born 1969
Jean Pierre Cornets de Groot van Kraaijenburg
1808 - 1878
Jacob Kraus
1861 - 1951
Bas Eenhoorn
Born 1946
Jan Albert Sichterman
1692 - 1764
Louis Gaspard Adrien de Limburg Stirum
1802 - 1884
Albert Johan de Sitter
1748 - 1814
Jan Willem Tellegen
1859 - 1921
Herman de Ranitz
1794 - 1846
Scato Trip
1742 - 1822
Campegius Gockinga
1748 - 1823
Cornelis Backer
1798 - 1864
Joanna Gash
Born 1944
Heleen Weening
Born 1976
Betsy Bakker-Nort
1874 - 1946
Frouwke Laning-Boersema
1937 - 2014
Ton van Kesteren
Born 1954
Hendrik Ludolf Wichers (1747-1840)
1747 - 1840
Teunis Hulshoff
1743 - 1817
Johannes Bernardus van Loenen
1739 - 1810