Haarlem
Haarlem ranks 204th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Darmstadt, Nottingham, and Heidelberg. Memorable people born in Haarlem include Jacob van Ruisdael, Hugo de Vries, and Dieric Bouts. Memorable people who died in Haarlem include Hendrik Lorentz, Frans Hals, and Hendrik Goltzius. Haarlem has been the birth place of many painters, and soccer players and the death place of many painters, and soccer players. Haarlem is located in Netherlands.
Haarlem is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Haarlem had a population of 162,543 in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1340 and 2000, Haarlem was the birth place of 69 globally memorable people, including Jacob van Ruisdael, Hugo de Vries, and Dieric Bouts. Additionaly, 36 globally memorable people have passed away in Haarlem including Hendrik Lorentz, Frans Hals, and Hendrik Goltzius.
People Born in Haarlem
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Jacob van Ruisdael
PAINTER
1628 - 1682
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 26
Hugo de Vries
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1935
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 25
Dieric Bouts
PAINTER
1415 - 1475
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 32
Judith Leyster
PAINTER
1609 - 1660
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 57
Harry Mulisch
WRITER
1927 - 2010
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 50
Willem Claesz. Heda
PAINTER
1594 - 1680
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 37
Claus Sluter
SCULPTOR
1340 - 1406
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 54
Adriaen van Ostade
PAINTER
1610 - 1685
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 34
Geert Hofstede
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 33
Jan Janszoon
PIRATE
1570 - 1641
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 46
Cornelis van Haarlem
PAINTER
1562 - 1638
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 52
Pieter van Laer
PAINTER
1599 - 1642
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 43
Newly Added People Born in Haarlem
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Serdar Gözübüyük
REFEREE
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 21
Janneke Schopman
HOCKEY PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 22
Kirsten van der Kolk
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 23
Claudia Zwiers
MARTIAL ARTS
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Haarlem
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Hendrik Lorentz
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1928
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 25
Frans Hals
PAINTER
1582 - 1666
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 8
Hendrik Goltzius
PAINTER
1558 - 1617
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 16
Willem Claesz. Heda
PAINTER
1594 - 1680
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 24
Pieter Claesz
PAINTER
1596 - 1660
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 23
Adriaen van Ostade
PAINTER
1610 - 1685
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 22
Maarten van Heemskerck
PAINTER
1498 - 1574
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 30
Salomon van Ruysdael
PAINTER
1602 - 1670
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 19
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
PAINTER
1460 - 1490
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 9
Cornelis van Haarlem
PAINTER
1562 - 1638
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 4
Pieter van Laer
PAINTER
1599 - 1642
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 32
Philips Wouwerman
PAINTER
1619 - 1668
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 28
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Haarlem were painters (22), soccer players (10), athletes (8), writers (4), and politicians (3), while most who died were painters (23), soccer players (4), politicians (3), biologists (2), and physicists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Haarlem, including Ruud Geels, Maarten Stekelenburg, and Orkun Kökçü. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Haarlem, including Jacob van Ruisdael, Dieric Bouts, and Judith Leyster.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Haarlem since 1700.
