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LEIDEN
Most Famous People Born in Leiden, Netherlands
- Notable people
- 452
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1900
- Most distinctive
- Skipper 40.6×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Leiden during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Leiden Is Known For
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Painter is Leiden's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (76).
Leiden over-indexes on skipper — 40.6× the global rate.
Leiden under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Leiden's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Art & Design
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- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Music
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- Field: Painter Clear ×
Rembrandt
1606 - 1669
Jan Steen
1626 - 1679
Gabriël Metsu
1629 - 1667
Gerrit Dou
1613 - 1675
Jan van Goyen
1596 - 1656
Lucas van Leyden
1494 - 1533
Willem van de Velde the Younger
1633 - 1707
Jan Lievens
1607 - 1674
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
1460 - 1490
Otto van Veen
1556 - 1629
Frans van Mieris the Elder
1635 - 1681
Willem van de Velde the Elder
1611 - 1693
David Bailly
1584 - 1657
Willem van Mieris
1662 - 1747
Bram van Velde
1895 - 1981
Justus van Egmont
1601 - 1674
Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
1468 - 1533
Cornelis de Heem
1631 - 1695
Jan Wellens de Cock
1480 - 1527
Jacob Isaacsz. van Swanenburg
1571 - 1638
Abraham Begeyn
1637 - 1697
Carel de Moor
1655 - 1738
Aertgen van Leyden
1498 - 1564
Jacob Toorenvliet
1640 - 1719
Jan van Mieris
1660 - 1690
Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt
1640 - 1691
Matthijs Naiveu
1647 - 1726
Frans van Mieris the Younger
1689 - 1763
Jan Gillisz van Vliet
1605 - 1668
Isaac de Jouderville
1612 - 1645
Philips Angel II
1618 - 1664
Pieter de Neyn
1597 - 1639
Harm Kamerlingh Onnes
1893 - 1985
Johannes van der Aeck
1636 - 1682
Joris van Schooten
1587 - 1651
Jan Adriaensz van Staveren
1610 - 1669
Adriaen van der Spelt
1630 - 1673
Floris Verster
1861 - 1927
Gerard Pietersz van Zijl
1607 - 1665
Adriaen van Gaesbeeck
1621 - 1650
Christian Philipp Bentum
1690 - 1757
Fredericus van Rossum du Chattel
1856 - 1917
Reynier van Gherwen
1620 - 1662
Johannes van Bronckhorst
1648 - 1727
Arnoldus van Anthonissen
1631 - 1703
Pieter van Noort
1622 - 1672
Jan de Hoey
1544 - 1615
Helen Verhoeven
Born 1974
Cornelis Liefrinck
1581 - 1662
Bartholomeus Maton
1641 - 1684
Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet
1815 - 1882
Jan Damesz de Veth
1595 - 1625
Nicolas van Houy
Died 1611
Nicolaes van Gelder
1636 - 1676
Pieter Cornelisz Kunst
1484 - 1561
Abraham Susenier
1620 - 1672
Hillebrand van der Aa
1659 - 1721
Willem Minderman
1910 - 1985
Jan Apol
1874 - 1945
Lucas Cornelisz de Kock
1493 - 1552
Cornelis Cornelisz Kunst
1493 - 1544
Jan Mortel
1652 - 1719
Hieronymus van der Mij
1687 - 1761
Carel Isaak de Moor
1695 - 1751
Cornelis Stooter
1595 - 1655
Jan Willemsz. van der Wilde
1586 - 1636
Hendrick Couturier
1620 - 1684
Abraham van der Eyk
1684 - 1724
Johannes Hannot
1633 - 1684
Isaac Paling
1640 - 1728
Jacob van Spreeuwen
1611 - 1658
Katharina Rozee
1632 - 1682
Dirk Druyf
1620 - 1669
Jan Hendrik van Rossum du Chattel
1820 - 1878
Claes Isaacsz. van Swanenburg
1572 - 1652
Dirk Lievens
1612 - 1650