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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Alexander, Prince of Orange
1851 - 1884
Théophile de Bock
1851 - 1904
Louis Apol
1850 - 1936
Suze Robertson
1855 - 1922
Philippe Zilcken
1857 - 1930
Anton Hekking
1855 - 1935
Paulus Adrianus Daum
1850 - 1898
Solko van den Bergh
1854 - 1916
Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg
1852 - 1924
Bart van Hove
1850 - 1914
Gottfried Mann
1858 - 1904
Francis Elliot
1851 - 1940
Pieter Haaxman
1854 - 1937
Joan Adriaan Hugo van Zuylen van Nijevelt
1854 - 1940
Anthony Beaujon
1853 - 1890
Thierry d'Alsace de Hénin-Liétard
1853 - 1934
Suze la Chapelle-Roobol
1856 - 1923