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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- Field: Fencer Clear ×
George van Rossem
1882 - 1955
Indra Angad-Gaur
Born 1974
Stéphane Ganeff
Born 1959
Antonius Montfoort
1902 - 1974
Arwin Kardolus
Born 1964
Nicolaas Nederpeld
1886 - 1969
Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen
1879 - 1957
Eddy Kuijpers
1914 - 1992
Catharina Maria van der Klaauw
1915 - 2011
Olaf Kardolus
Born 1963
Johannes Zoet
1908 - 1992
Friederike Koderitsch
1894 - 1978
Karel John van den Brandeler
1888 - 1948
Anja Secrève
1917 - 2005