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UTRECHT
Most Famous People Born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Notable people
- 677
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1913
- Most distinctive
- Polo 12.6×
The old ecclesiastical capital of the Low Countries, and the profession mix still reflects it — a Painter bench running at better than five times the global baseline (the Utrecht Caravaggisti never really left the record), a Theologian presence from the city's long seminary tradition, and a Chemist and Academic concentration that speaks to what the university has quietly been doing since the 1630s.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Utrecht during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Utrecht Is Known For
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Football is Utrecht's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (100).
Utrecht over-indexes on polo — 12.6× the global rate.
Utrecht under-produces actor — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Utrecht's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Music
- Writing
- Other
- Filtered to 1630s Clear ×
Melchior d'Hondecoeter
1636 - 1695
Tylman van Gameren
1632 - 1706
Willem van Bemmel
1630 - 1708
Pieter van Anraedt
1635 - 1678
Jacob Gillig
1636 - 1701
Hendrik Trajectinus, Count of Solms
1638 - 1693
Cornelis Droochsloot
1630 - 1674
Anton Matthäus III.
1635 - 1710
Folbert van Alten-Allen
1635 - 1715
Hendrik Schoock
1630 - 1707
Ary de Vois
1630 - 1680
Abraham de Heusch
1635 - 1712
Regnerus van Mansveld
1639 - 1671
Herman van Lin
1634 - 1681
Lucas van de Poll
1630 - 1713
Hermannus van Halen
1633 - 1701
Willem van Drielenburg
1632 - 1687