Born in Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden
Capital city of Friesland, the Netherlands
Leeuwarden as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy (1876-1917), Dutch graphic artist (1898–1972), Dutch racing cyclist): Mata Hari, M. C. Escher, Maarten Tjallingii and some more.
Celebrities from LeeuwardenCelebrities from Leeuwarden
41 Mata Hari
Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy (1876-1917)
*August 7th, 1876 †October 15th, 1917, Vincennes 38
J. Slauerhoff
Dutch poet, writer and doctor (1898-1936)
*September 15th, 1898 †October 5th, 1936, Hilversum,_circa_1633%E2%80%931634,_Gem%C3%A4ldegalerie_Alte_Meister,_Kassel.jpg "Saskia van Uylenburgh")
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66 Onno Zwier van Haren
Dutch poet, playwright, writer and politician (1713-1779)
*April 2nd, 1713 †September 2nd, 1779, Weststellingwerf.jpg "Cornelis Adriaan Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn")
47 Cornelis Adriaan Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn
Dutch chemist
*January 1st, 1857 †July 23rd, 1904, Amsterdam
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84 Nikolai van der Heyde
Film director and screenwriter (1936-2020)
*January 23rd, 1936 †August 6th, 2020, Rosa Spier Huis 70
Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Dutch politician (1860-1930)
*April 20th, 1860 †May 12th, 1930, The Hague
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William IV, Prince of Orange
Hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands (1711-1751)
*September 1st, 1711 †October 22nd, 1751, Huis ten Bosch 44
Caroline of Orange-Nassau
Princess in the house of Orange-Nassau
*February 28th, 1743 †May 6th, 1787, Kirchheimbolanden
61 Cornelis Adriaan Bergsma
Dutch botanist, physician and academic (1798 - 1859)
*May 12th, 1798 †June 22nd, 1859, Utrecht 46
Joannes Daniel Lennep
Dutch author and university professor
*November 18th, 1724 †February 6th, 1771, Burtscheid
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Willem van Haren
Dutch poet, writer and politician (1710–1768)
*February 21st, 1710 †July 4th, 1768, Sint-Oedenrode 66
Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
Countess of Nassau-Dietz by birth, Margravine of Baden-Durlach by marriage (1710-1777)
*October 13th, 1710 †September 18th, 1777, Durlach 76
Wilhelmus à Brakel
Dutch theologian (1635-1711)
*January 2nd, 1635 †October 30th, 1711, Rotterdam 65
Jacobus Schroeder van der Kolk
Dutch physician and professor of physiology (1797-1862)
*April 14th, 1797 †May 1st, 1862, Utrecht 85
Arie Bijvoet
Dutch association football player (1891-1976)
*August 27th, 1891 †November 12th, 1976, The Hague 54
Joachim van Plettenberg
Dutch colonial governor of the Cape of Good Hope (1739-1793)
*March 8th, 1739 †August 18th, 1793, Windesheim manorBirthdays of famous people
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