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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
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Gerardus Johannes Mulder
1802 - 1880
Petrus Jacobus Kipp
1808 - 1864
Elisabeth Alida Haanen
1809 - 1845
Jan van Boom
1807 - 1872
George Gillis Haanen
1807 - 1879
Willem Pieter Hoevenaar
1808 - 1863
Hermann Heykamp
1804 - 1874
Philippe Christian Popp van Schaalkwijk
1805 - 1879
Albertus Verhoesen
1806 - 1881
Ferdinand Jacob Domela Nieuwenhuis
1808 - 1869
Pieter van Oort
1804 - 1834
Cornelis Willem Hoevenaar
1802 - 1873
Simon Karsten
1802 - 1864
Johannes Mensinga
1809 - 1898
Hermanus van Boom
1809 - 1883