Waalwijk
Waalwijk ranks 6,574th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nakuru, Bitburg, and Abbey of Saint Gall. Memorable people born in Waalwijk include Martinus J. G. Veltman, and Yuri van Gelder. Waalwijk has been the birth place of many physicists, and gymnasts. Waalwijk is located in Netherlands.
Waalwijk is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of 48,815 in 2021 and is located near the A59 and N261 motorways. The villages of Capelle, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Sprang and Waspik together with the city of Waalwijk form the municipality of Waalwijk. The city has an old town center, which has recently been modernized. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1931 and 1983, Waalwijk was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Martinus J. G. Veltman, and Yuri van Gelder.
People Born in Waalwijk
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Martinus J. G. Veltman
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 2
Yuri van Gelder
GYMNAST
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Waalwijk were physicists (1), and gymnasts (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, physicists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Waalwijk, including Martinus J. G. Veltman. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Waalwijk, including Martinus J. G. Veltman.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Waalwijk since 1700.
