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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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Herman van Veen
Born 1945
Jan Kounen
Born 1964
Rijk de Gooyer
1925 - 2011
Yannick van de Velde
Born 1989
Willy van Hemert
1912 - 1993
Roland Varno
1908 - 1996
Annet Nieuwenhuyzen
1930 - 2016
Karina Smulders
Born 1980
Gerti Daub
Born 1937
Jon Karthaus
Born 1985