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: Sculptor Clear ×
Adriaen de Vries
1556 - 1626
Arent Passer
1560 - 1637
Dirk Bus
1907 - 1978
Jan van der Vaart
1931 - 2000
Lon Pennock
1945 - 2020
Bart van Hove
1850 - 1914
Tjebbe van Tijen
Born 1944
Rinus van den Bosch
1938 - 1996
Barbara Nanning
Born 1957
Berry Holslag
Born 1947
Fransje Carbasius
1885 - 1984
Frans van Straaten
Born 1963
Kees de Kruijff
1905 - 1978
Greet Grottendieck
Born 1943
André Kruysen
Born 1967