Harlingen, Netherlands
Harlingen, Netherlands ranks 9,954th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Prestbury, Cheshire, Romania, and Lonoke, Arkansas. Memorable people born in Harlingen, Netherlands include Jacob Adriaensz Backer, Simon Vestdijk, and Jan Ykema. Harlingen, Netherlands has been the birth place of many painters, and writers. Harlingen, Netherlands is located in Netherlands.
Harlingen is a municipality and a city in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1608 and 1963, Harlingen, Netherlands was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Jacob Adriaensz Backer, Simon Vestdijk, and Jan Ykema.
People Born in Harlingen, Netherlands
Go to all RankingsJacob Adriaensz Backer
PAINTER
1608 - 1651
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 2
Simon Vestdijk
WRITER
1898 - 1971
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 3
Jan Ykema
SKATER
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 1
Newly Added People Born in Harlingen, Netherlands
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Most individuals born in present day Harlingen, Netherlands were painters (1), writers (1), and skaters (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skaters have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Harlingen, Netherlands, including Jan Ykema. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Harlingen, Netherlands, including Jacob Adriaensz Backer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Harlingen, Netherlands since 1700.



