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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Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
1918 - 2012
Jacobus Golius
1596 - 1667
Ilka Agricola
Born 1973
Herman te Riele
Born 1947
Elisabeth Vreede
1879 - 1943
Hans Duistermaat
1942 - 2010
Justus Velsius
1510 - 1581
T. A. Springer
1926 - 2011
A. J. W. Duijvestijn
1927 - 1998
Jacobus Verhoeff
1927 - 2018
Johan Jacob Ferguson
1630 - 1706
Johan Jacob Seidel
1919 - 2001
Antonie Frans Monna
1909 - 1995
Onno J. Boxma
Born 1952