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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William III of England
1650 - 1702
Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
1657 - 1696
Cornelis de Bruijn
1652 - 1727
Nicolaas Heinsius the Younger
1656 - 1718
Simon van der Does
1653 - 1717
Michiel Carree
1657 - 1727
Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille
1655 - 1709
Adriaen van Diest
1655 - 1704
Amalia di Nassau-Dietz (1655-1695)
1655 - 1695
Petronella Dunois
1650 - 1695
Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes
1654 - 1724
Marcellus Laroon
1653 - 1702
Charles Lodowick Cotterell
1654 - 1710
Sir Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot
1651 - 1711