52.0800° N, 4.3096° E
THE HAGUE
Most Famous People Born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Notable people
- 1,317
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1925
- Most distinctive
- Fencer 5.5×
The seat of the Dutch government and the International Court of Justice, and the bench reads accordingly. The Hague's distinctive professions are fencers, painters, mathematicians, field hockey players, diplomats, cricketers, sculptors, and poets — a combination that reflects both the city's diplomatic court and the Mauritshuis's centuries as one of northern Europe's great painting collections. Mondrian taught here, Spinoza died a few streets from the Binnenhof, and the 17th-century bench is thick with the De Witt brothers and the Orange court.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in The Hague during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What The Hague Is Known For
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Painter is The Hague's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (176).
The Hague over-indexes on fencer — 5.5× the global rate.
The Hague under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of The Hague's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk
1640 - 1708
Simon Pietersz Verelst
1644 - 1721
Martin Mijtens the Elder
1648 - 1736
Augustinus Terwesten
1649 - 1711
Maria of Orange-Nassau (1642–1688)
1642 - 1688
Daniel Mijtens the Younger
1644 - 1688
William Nassau de Zuylestein, 1st Earl of Rochford
1649 - 1708
Robbert Duval (1639–1732)
1649 - 1732
Jacob Coning
1647 - 1724
John Verelst
1648 - 1734
Michiel ten Hove
1640 - 1689
Nicolaes Willingh
1640 - 1678
Jacob de Wilde
1645 - 1725
Bartholomeus Appelman
1640 - 1686
Coenraad van Heemskerck
1646 - 1702
Reinier de la Haye
1640 - 1695