52.3804° N, 4.6409° E
HAARLEM
Most Famous People Born in Haarlem, Netherlands
- Notable people
- 641
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1897
- Most distinctive
- Cyclist 31.4×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Haarlem during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 49 notable births.
What Haarlem Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
Painter is Haarlem's biggest profession — 25% of all notables (163).
Haarlem over-indexes on cyclist — 31.4× the global rate.
Haarlem under-produces actor — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Haarlem's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Art & Design
- Sports
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
0166 PAINTER
Coba Ritsema
1876 - 1961
0302 WRITER
Henri van Booven
1877 - 1964
0320 ACADEMIC
Carl Wilhelm Vollgraff
1876 - 1967
0355 WRITER
Ko Doncker
1874 - 1917
0409 PHYSICIAN
Arnoldus Johannes Petrus van den Broek
1877 - 1961
0432 FOOTBALL
Jan van den Berg
1879 - 1951
0512 PAINTER
Henri Dievenbach
1872 - 1946
0572 PHILOSOPHER
Bernard Reyndorp
1870 - 1950