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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Constantin Karadja
1889 - 1950
Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky
1773 - 1856
Edward Malet
1837 - 1908
William Nassau de Zuylestein, 1st Earl of Rochford
1649 - 1708
Fyodor van Tuyll van Serooskerken
1772 - 1826
Henri Charles Arnauld de Pomponne
1669 - 1756
Francis Elliot
1851 - 1940
Wilhelm Albrecht von Schoen
1886 - 1960
Winfred Peppinck
Born 1946
Ferda Akkerman
Born 1964
Jules Guillaume
1892 - 1962
Roberto de Rosenzweig-Díaz Azmitia
1924 - 2016
Peder Hammarskjöld
1923 - 1994
Marten van den Berg
Born 1961