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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Hella Rentema
Born 1950
Jan Wolthuis
1903 - 1983
Herbert Paul Schaap
1894 - 1982
Peter van Driessen
1753 - 1828
Klaas van der Horst
1731 - 1825
Grafton Holband
Born 1965
Michael Duut
Born 1990
Bryon Kiefer
Born 1986
Henk Ebbinge
1949 - 2015
Jean-Baptiste de Règemorte
Died 1725
Theodorus Niemeijer
1822 - 1910
Maarten Bouwknecht
Born 1994
Rika Bruins
Born 1934
Hendrik Ludolf Wichers (1747-1840)
1747 - 1840
Bets Dekens
1906 - 1992
Tomys Swartwout
1607 - 1660
Annelies Thies
Born 1969
Jos Steenmeijer
Born 1956
Luit Bieringa
Born 1942
Cornelis de Langen
1887 - 1967
Klaas de Boer (Astronom)
Born 1941
Theo de Haas
1902 - 1976
Tini Koopmans
1912 - 1981
Piet Kamphuis
Born 1953
Martin de Vries
Born 1960
Stef Tuinstra
Born 1954
Arianne Hartono
Born 1996
Marijn Nijman
Born 1985
Johannes van Moorsel
1902 - 1977
Karst Hoogsteen
1923 - 2015
Christiaan Coevershoff
1595 - 1659
Edith Stork
Born 1945
Nico Visscher
Born 1933
Rienk Mast
Born 2001
Lorena Klijn
Born 1987
Joris Andringa
1635 - 1676
Gerardus Synellius
1470 - 1552
Yannick van der Ark
Born 1993
Hayo Boerema
Born 1972
Teunis Hulshoff
1743 - 1817
Johann Campinge
1527 - 1590
Johannes Bernardus van Loenen
1739 - 1810
Alexander Schaafsma
Born 1974
Reiner von Osnabrück
Died 1233
Louis de Vries
1905 - 1935
Jon Stiekema
Born 1988
Otto Clant
1532 - 1586
Eelco Wassenaar
Born 1973
Nico Been
Born 1945
Jan Janssen (gymnast)
1885 - 1953
Petrus Gobbels
1782 - 1856
Henri van Osch
1945 - 2001
Geadly Salome
Born 1984
Maurits de Levie
1890 - 1942
Greta Lugthart
Born 1934
Carla Molema
Born 1988
Jeroen Dieperink
Born 1982
Johanna Sickinghe
1858 - 1942
René Spandauw
Born 1958
Maarten Bijleveld van Lexmond
Born 1937
Dirk Boonstra (born 1920)
1920 - 1944
Noor Nuyten
Born 1986
Hans Cohen
1923 - 2020
Karl August von Schaeffer
1745 - 1827
Otto Georg Veldtmann
1685 - 1746
Kevin Voornhout
Born 1995
Marten Kastermans
1925 - 2014
Heinrich Vriese
Died 1476
Appie Corman
1925 - 2006