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.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in The Hague during each.

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 fencer5.5× the global rate.

The Hague under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Painter176
  2. Football140
  3. Politician88
  4. Writer43
  5. Actor42
  6. Hockey32
  7. Cricket30
  8. Singer26
  1. Fencer145.5×
  2. Painter1765.1×
  3. Mathematician142.1×
  4. Hockey322.0×
  5. Diplomat141.8×
  6. Cricket301.8×
  7. Sculptor151.7×
  8. Poet221.6×
  1. Politician880.6×
  2. Actor420.6×

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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Showing 42 of 1,317 notable people

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Carel Struycken

Born 1948

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Derek de Lint

Born 1950

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0063 ACTOR

Marwan Kenzari

Born 1983

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0094 ACTOR

Ellen Vogel

1922 - 2015

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0102 ACTOR

Georgina Verbaan

Born 1979

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0107 ACTOR

Peter Blok

Born 1960

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0116 ACTOR

Sylvia Millecam

1956 - 2001

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0126 ACTOR

Saskia Mulder

Born 1973

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0143 ACTOR

Achmed Akkabi

Born 1983

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0150 ACTOR

Fedja van Huêt

Born 1973

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0181 ACTOR

Jacob Derwig

Born 1969

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Chiem van Houweninge

Born 1940

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0220 ACTOR

Dolf de Vries

Born 1937

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0266 ACTOR

Charlotte Vanhove

1771 - 1860

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0269 ACTOR

Elisabeth Andersen

1920 - 2018

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Lia Dorana

1918 - 2010

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0415 ACTOR

Bo Maerten

Born 1992

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Gamze Tazim

Born 1989

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0450 ACTOR

Allard van der Scheer

1928 - 2014

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0482 ACTOR

Juliette van Ardenne

Born 1983

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0485 ACTOR

John Leddy

Born 1930

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0521 ACTOR

Carolien Spoor

Born 1987

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0559 ACTOR

Stefan de Walle

Born 1965

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0617 ACTOR

Jennifer Willems

1947 - 2015

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0642 ACTOR

Josephine van Gasteren

1917 - 1989

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0657 ACTOR

Vincent van Ommen

Born 1982

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0662 ACTOR

Beau Schneider

Born 1988

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0707 ACTOR

Astrid Seriese

Born 1957

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0741 ACTOR

Louis Borel

1905 - 1973

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0803 ACTOR

Olaf Wijnants

Born 1948

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0809 ACTOR

Jean-Baptiste Dehesse

1705 - 1779

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0826 ACTOR

Karel de Rooij

Born 1946

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0830 ACTOR

Na-Young Jeon

Born 1989

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0877 ACTOR

Ferd Hugas

Born 1937

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0890 ACTOR

Maélys Morel

Born 1945

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1015 ACTOR

Rosier Faassen

1833 - 1907

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1066 ACTOR

Elisa Lasowski

Born 1986

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1095 ACTOR

Louise Du Londel

1740 - 1777

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1118 ACTOR

Susanna Maria van der Duyn

1698 - 1780

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1170 ACTOR

Dirk Gunther Mohr

Born 1981

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1190 ACTOR

Adolphe Hamburger

1898 - 1945

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1205 ACTOR

Cat Smits

Born 1982

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