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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Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
1768 - 1816
Cornelis Felix van Maanen
1769 - 1846
Wilhelm Gustav Friedrich Bentinck
1762 - 1835
Wilhelmine-Louise de Nassau-Weilbourg
1765 - 1837
Justin Théodore Coucourt
1763 - 1818
Adrian Alhard von der Borch
1769 - 1833