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Nijmegen (nld)

Netherlands

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Nijmegen ranks 967th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Meiningen, Jalandhar, and Fukuyama, Hiroshima. Memorable people born in Nijmegen include Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Peter Canisius, and Joris Ivens. Memorable people who died in Nijmegen include Edward Schillebeeckx, Theophanu, and Dries van Agt. Nijmegen has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Nijmegen is located in Netherlands.

Nijmegen is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the first to be recognized as such in Roman times. In 2005, it celebrated 2,000 years of existence. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1165 and 2004, Nijmegen was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Peter Canisius, and Joris Ivens. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Nijmegen including Edward Schillebeeckx, Theophanu, and Dries van Agt.

People Born in Nijmegen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Nijmegen were athletes (7), soccer players (4), politicians (2), singers (2), and physicians (1),  while most who died were politicians (2), and religious figures (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nijmegen, including Merel Smulders, Susan Krumins, and Sanne Koolen. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nijmegen, including Merel Smulders, Susan Krumins, and Sanne Koolen.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Nijmegen since 1700.