Tilburg
Tilburg ranks 1,588th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sopron, Limerick, and Altona, Hamburg. Memorable people born in Tilburg include Franciscus Donders, Maggie MacNeal, and Jan Pijnenburg. Memorable people who died in Tilburg include William II of the Netherlands. Tilburg has been the birth place of many cyclists, and athletes and the death place of many politicians. Tilburg is located in Netherlands.
Tilburg is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 229,833, it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-largest in the Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1818 and 1998, Tilburg was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Franciscus Donders, Maggie MacNeal, and Jan Pijnenburg. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Tilburg including William II of the Netherlands.
People Born in Tilburg
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Franciscus Donders
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1889
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 4
Maggie MacNeal
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 9
Jan Pijnenburg
CYCLIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3
Bas Rutten
MARTIAL ARTS
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 7
Jean-Paul van Poppel
CYCLIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1
Toon Oprinsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1945
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 2
Stef Clement
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 10
Sam Oomen
CYCLIST
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 11
Timo Roosen
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 8
Margot van Geffen
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.09
Rank: 12
Joris van Gool
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 19.92
Rank: 5
Lesiba Precious Mashele
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 14.18
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Tilburg
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Newly Added People Deceased in Tilburg
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Most individuals born in present day Tilburg were cyclists (5), athletes (3), physicians (1), singers (1), and martial arts (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tilburg, including Jean-Paul van Poppel, Stef Clement, and Sam Oomen. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tilburg, including Jan Pijnenburg, Jean-Paul van Poppel, and Stef Clement.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Tilburg since 1700.
