51.9225° N, 4.4793° E
ROTTERDAM
Most Famous People Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Notable people
- 1,222
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1938
- Most distinctive
- Swimmer 5.9×
The port-city blend: a theologian index of 2.7× that starts with Erasmus and never quite stops, a mathematician footprint in the Dijkstra tradition, and a painter lineage running from Willem de Kooning back through four centuries of Dutch light. The swimmer, rower, and boxer over-indexes are a different Rotterdam entirely — the concrete port city rebuilt after the 1940 Blitz, not the medieval town that didn't survive it.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Rotterdam during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Rotterdam Is Known For
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Football is Rotterdam's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (290).
Rotterdam over-indexes on swimmer — 5.9× the global rate.
Rotterdam under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Rotterdam's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
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- Music
- Writing
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Jermaine Windster
Born 1994
Hannah Hofman
Born 1981
Leon Ramos
Born 1984
Michael Brunswijk
Born 1979
Maaike Huvermann
Born 1997
Danielle Heijkoop
Born 1987
Patricia Labee
Born 1977
Sandra de Neef
Born 1959
Koos Verbeek
1928 - 2011
Rita van Driel
Born 1961
Steven van der Cammen
Born 1980
Jordy Van de Corput
Born 1989
Ellen van der Cammen
Born 1977
Aalmis
1674 - 1755
Willem Carel Mauve
1803 - 1869
Pieter Blieck
Born 1812
Simone Legerstee
Born 1986
Henri de Mink
Born 1931
Toon Nijssen
1919 - 2011
Marco van der Stel
Born 1991
Aert Pietersen van de Venne
Born 1631
Cornelia Warelius
Born 1933