Gouda, South Holland
Gouda, South Holland ranks 1,530th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kursk, 10th arrondissement of Paris, and Moulins, Allier. Memorable people born in Gouda, South Holland include Frederick de Houtman, Cornelis de Houtman, and Dick van Dijk. Memorable people who died in Gouda, South Holland include Marie Braun, and Dirck Coornhert. Gouda, South Holland has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many swimmers, and philosophers. Gouda, South Holland is located in Netherlands.
Gouda is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Utrecht, in the province of South Holland. Gouda has a population of 75,000 and is famous for its Gouda cheese, stroopwafels, many grachten, smoking pipes, and its 15th-century city hall. Its array of historic churches and other buildings makes it a very popular day-trip destination. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1523 and 1998, Gouda, South Holland was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Frederick de Houtman, Cornelis de Houtman, and Dick van Dijk. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Gouda, South Holland including Marie Braun, and Dirck Coornhert.
People Born in Gouda, South Holland
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Frederick de Houtman
EXPLORER
1571 - 1627
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 13
Cornelis de Houtman
EXPLORER
1565 - 1599
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 10
Dick van Dijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 8
Pieter Pourbus
PAINTER
1523 - 1584
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 12
Ed de Goey
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 3
Cornelis Ketel
PAINTER
1548 - 1616
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 11
Ingrid Visser
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2013
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 9
Koen de Kort
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 2
Hind Laroussi
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 1
Sven van Beek
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.62
Rank: 4
Ellen Hogerwerf
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.98
Rank: 5
Stef Broenink
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Gouda, South Holland
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Newly Added People Deceased in Gouda, South Holland
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Most individuals born in present day Gouda, South Holland were athletes (7), soccer players (3), explorers (2), painters (2), and volleyball players (1), while most who died were swimmers (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gouda, South Holland, including Ellen Hogerwerf, Stef Broenink, and Sabrina van der Sloot. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gouda, South Holland, including Ellen Hogerwerf, Stef Broenink, and Sabrina van der Sloot.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Gouda, South Holland since 1700.
