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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
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What Haarlem Is Known For
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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.
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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Job Cohen
Born 1947
Piet Oudolf
Born 1944
Ruud Geels
Born 1948
Bram Peper
Born 1940
Lennaert Nijgh
1945 - 2002
Henk Kuijpers
Born 1946
Burny Bos
Born 1944
Midas Dekkers
Born 1946
Catharina Lodders
Born 1942
Floris Cohen
Born 1946
Kees Verkade
Born 1941
Cornelis H. A. Koster
1943 - 2013
Rudolf Lucieer
Born 1942
Eric Ineke
Born 1947
Shirley (Dutch singer)
Born 1946
Ernst Veenemans
Born 1940
Ed Spanjaard
Born 1948
Oscar Benton
1949 - 2020
Pieter Bakker Schut
1941 - 2007
Heleen Sancisi-Weerdenburg
1944 - 2000
Henze Boekhout
Born 1947
Jan van Paradijs
1946 - 1999
Mieke Sterk
Born 1946
Annemieke Mein
Born 1944
Roel Luynenburg
Born 1945
Vera Beths
Born 1946
Fred André
1941 - 2017
Willem Ruis
1945 - 1986
Ig Henneman
Born 1945
Patricia Riekel
Born 1949
Tim Griek
1944 - 1988
Ferdinand Povel
Born 1947
PINK de Thierry
Born 1943
Jacob Vis
Born 1940
Joke Waller-Hunter
1946 - 2005
Liane Engeman
Born 1947
Emilie Bouwman
Born 1943
Ad Zonderland
1940 - 2007
Hendrikus Vogels
1942 - 2019
Jos Schurgers
Born 1947
Kees Smit
Born 1940
Bert Groen
Born 1945
Piet Buter
Born 1949
Ard Posthuma
Born 1942
Henk Hiddinga
Born 1942
Wennie Van Lint
Born 1948
Erik van Lier
Born 1945
Elly Dekker
Born 1943
Jack Achilles
Born 1943