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 I of the Netherlands
1772 - 1843
Prince Frederick of Orange-Nassau
1774 - 1799
Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau
1770 - 1819
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin
1770 - 1840
David Pierre Giottino Humbert de Superville
1770 - 1849
Pieter van Os
1776 - 1839
Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky
1773 - 1856
Charlotte Vanhove
1771 - 1860
Jakob von Washington
1778 - 1848
Jean Emile Humbert
1771 - 1839
Fyodor van Tuyll van Serooskerken
1772 - 1826
Willem Frederik van Bylandt
1771 - 1855
Katharina Wilhelmina Bilderdijk-Schweickhardt –
1776 - 1830
Walraven Robbert van Heeckeren van Brandsenburg �
1776 - 1845
Willem Hendrik Alexander Carel van Heeckeren van K
1774 - 1847
Robert Fagel
1771 - 1856
Pierre César Labouchère
1771 - 1839
Jan Richard de Brueys
1778 - 1848
Jean-Françoìs de Dompierre de Jonquières
1775 - 1820
Friedrich Ferdinand Jakob du Moulin
1776 - 1845