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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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Johan Beyen
1897 - 1976
Arthur Lehning
1899 - 2000
Kornelis Heiko Miskotte
1894 - 1976
Wout Buitenweg
1893 - 1976
Marga Boodts
1895 - 1976
Jan Jonkman
1891 - 1976
Erich Wichmann
1890 - 1929
Gerard Reeskamp
1899 - 1970
Jan van Angeren
1894 - 1959
Frederik Nanning
1892 - 1958
Amoene van Haersolte
1890 - 1952
Jorinus van der Wiel
1893 - 1960
Edzard Jacob van Holthe
1896 - 1967
Herman Hoogland
1891 - 1955
Daniel Johannes von Balluseck
1895 - 1976
Christiaan Huijgens
1897 - 1963
Henk Hordijk
1893 - 1975
Freddy van Riemsdijk
1890 - 1955
Philippus Bernardus Maria van Straelen
1894 - 1942
Jacobus Johannes Ewoud Hondius
1897 - 1950
Fredericus Henricus Maria van Straelen
1899 - 1987
Daan de Vries
1895 - 1959
Karel Eduard van Charante
1894 - 1985