Born in Groningen

Groningen

Capital city of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands

Groningen as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Swiss mathematician (1700-1782), Dutch zoologist and paleontologist (1859–1956), Dutch football player (1936–2015)): Daniel Bernoulli, Johan Frans van Bemmelen, Piet Fransen and some more.

Celebrities from Groningen

Where is Groningen located? Groningen: Current Local Time

Celebrities from Groningen

Daniel Bernoulli: Age & Birthday

82

Daniel Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1700-1782)

*February 8th, 1700 †March 17th, 1782, Basel

Johan Frans van Bemmelen: Age & Birthday

96

Johan Frans van Bemmelen

Dutch zoologist and paleontologist (1859–1956)

*December 26th, 1859 †August 6th, 1956, Leiden

Piet Fransen: Age & Birthday

79

Piet Fransen

Dutch football player (1936–2015)

*July 5th, 1936 †August 2nd, 2015, Groningen

Teddy Schaank: Age & Birthday

66

Teddy Schaank

Dutch actress (1921-1988)

*June 10th, 1921 †March 9th, 1988, Amsterdam

82

Imca Marina

Dutch singer

*May 13th, 1941

37

Bauke Mollema

Dutch road racing cyclist

*November 26th, 1986

72

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926)

*September 21st, 1853 †February 21st, 1926, Leiden

54

Niels van Steenis

Dutch rower

*November 3rd, 1969

23

Thijs Dallinga

Association football player

*August 3rd, 2000

93

Hendrik de Vries

Dutch poet and painter (1896-1989)

*August 17th, 1896 †November 18th, 1989, Haren

89

Dirk Jan de Geer

Dutch politician (1870-1960)

*December 14th, 1870 †November 28th, 1960, Soest

42

Rogier Blink

Dutch rower

*January 13th, 1982

Leandro Bacuna: Age & Birthday

32

Leandro Bacuna

Curaçaoan footballer

*August 21st, 1991

60

Marjan Pentenga

Dutch rower

*March 16th, 1964

67

Rinus Meijer

Dutch sculptor (1917-1985)

*September 1st, 1917 †June 28th, 1985

Valentijn Lietmeijer: Age & Birthday

32

Valentijn Lietmeijer

Dutch basketball player

Joep Franssens: Age & Birthday

69

Joep Franssens

Dutch composer

*January 13th, 1955

Juninho Bacuna: Age & Birthday

26

Juninho Bacuna

Curaçaoan footballer

*August 7th, 1997

22

Rienk Mast

Dutch basketball player (2001-)

*July 19th, 2001

Diederik Samsom: Age & Birthday

52

Diederik Samsom

Dutch politician, chief executive and environmental activist

*July 10th, 1971

83

Koosje van Voorn

Swimmer

*January 15th, 1935 †August 5th, 2018, Scheveningen

31

Rick Ottema

Dutch cyclist

*June 25th, 1992

Auke Hulst: Age & Birthday

48

Auke Hulst

Dutch musician and writer

*May 20th, 1975

Felix Ortt: Age & Birthday

93

Felix Ortt

Dutch philosopher

*June 9th, 1866 †October 15th, 1959, Soest

Barbara Stok: Age & Birthday

54

Barbara Stok

Dutch cartoonist

*February 24th, 1970

Henk Nijboer: Age & Birthday

41

Henk Nijboer

Dutch former politician

*March 31st, 1983

Dick Nanninga: Age & Birthday

66

Dick Nanninga

Dutch footballer (1949–2015)

*January 17th, 1949 †July 21st, 2015, Maaseik

Maarten Schmidt: Age & Birthday

92

Maarten Schmidt

Dutch astronomer

*December 28th, 1929 †September 17th, 2022, Fresno

Edwin Rutten: Age & Birthday

81

Edwin Rutten

Dutch jazz singer and television person

*January 11th, 1943

Sierd Cloetingh: Age & Birthday

73

Sierd Cloetingh

Dutch geophysicist (1950-)

*August 20th, 1950

Sophie Polkamp: Age & Birthday

39

Sophie Polkamp

Field hockey player

*August 2nd, 1984

Gerard Kemkers: Age & Birthday

57

Gerard Kemkers

Dutch speed skater

*March 8th, 1967

Rika Bruins: Age & Birthday

89

Rika Bruins

Dutch swimmer

*June 12th, 1934

Corrie Winkel: Age & Birthday

80

Corrie Winkel

Swimmer

*February 26th, 1944

Jan Marinus Wiersma: Age & Birthday

72

Jan Marinus Wiersma

Dutch politician

*August 26th, 1951

Chas Gerretsen: Age & Birthday

80

Chas Gerretsen

Dutch photographer

*July 22nd, 1943

Jesse van Muylwijck: Age & Birthday

63

Jesse van Muylwijck

Dutch cartoonist

*March 19th, 1961

Luciano Valente: Age & Birthday

20

Luciano Valente

Footballplayer with Dutch and Italian nationality

*October 4th, 2003

Martin Drent: Age & Birthday

54

Martin Drent

Dutch footballer

*March 31st, 1970

Michael Duut: Age & Birthday

34

Michael Duut

Dutch kickboxer

*January 22nd, 1990

Stephen Tapilatu: Age & Birthday

52

Stephen Tapilatu

Dutch martial artist

*March 17th, 1972

Egbert Jan Weeber: Age & Birthday

42

Egbert Jan Weeber

Dutch actor

*June 18th, 1981

110

Geert Adriaans Boomgaard

Dutch supercentenarian

*September 21st, 1788 †February 3rd, 1899, Groningen

31

Lois Abbingh

Dutch handball player

*August 13th, 1992

84

Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Dutch painter (1831–1915)

*February 23rd, 1831 †July 10th, 1915, The Hague

87

Jozef Israëls

Dutch painter (1824-1911)

*January 27th, 1824 †August 12th, 1911, The Hague

394

Roche Braziliano

Dutch buccaneer

*January 1st, 1630

39

Arnold Kruiswijk

Dutch footballer

*November 2nd, 1984

49

Margien van Doesen

Dutch actress

*April 23rd, 1975

92

Lammert Leertouwer

Dutch theologian

*January 12th, 1932

25

Nathangelo Markelo

Dutch association football player

*January 7th, 1999

Hugo Hovenkamp: Age & Birthday

73

Hugo Hovenkamp

Dutch footballer

*October 5th, 1950

21

John Goodricke

Dutch astronomer (1764-1786)

*September 17th, 1764 †April 20th, 1786, York

27

Jerry St. Juste

Dutch association football player

*October 19th, 1996

70

Pete Hoekstra

United States Ambassador to the Netherlands

*October 30th, 1953

31

Devon Van Oostrum

British basketball player

*January 24th, 1993

69

Ton van Kesteren

Dutch politician

*August 26th, 1954

88

Ad van Luyn

Catholic bishop

*August 10th, 1935

45

Karien Noordhoff

Dutch actor

*August 3rd, 1978

77

Herman van Dijk

Dutch economist

*January 17th, 1947

28

Arianne Hartono

Dutch tennis player

*April 21st, 1996

54

Martin Schoock

Dutch historian (1614-1669)

*April 1st, 1614 †January 1st, 1669, Frankfurt (Oder)

57

Luise Aston

German writer, editor

*November 26th, 1814 †December 21st, 1871, Wangen im Allgäu

63

Josua Jan Philippus Valeton

Dutch theologian and author

*October 14th, 1848 †January 14th, 1912, Utrecht

51

Jaap Eden

Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist (1873-1925)

*October 19th, 1873 †February 2nd, 1925, Haarlem

37

Kim Feenstra

Dutch model

*August 23rd, 1986

43

Wilhelm Baehrens

Classical scholar from Germany

*September 3rd, 1885 †January 23rd, 1929, Göttingen

82

Matthias Geuns

Dutch botanist and author (1735-1817)

*September 2nd, 1735 †December 1st, 1817, Utrecht

Jonny Heykens: Age & Birthday

60

Jonny Heykens

Dutch composer of light classical music (1884-1945)

*September 24th, 1884 †June 28th, 1945, Hilversum

61

Allard Hulshoff

Dutch theologian and author

*February 20th, 1734 †July 30th, 1795, Amsterdam

52

Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1729-1781)

*January 1st, 1729 †October 15th, 1781, Groningen

70

Franz Böhmert

German physician

*January 21st, 1934 †December 28th, 2004, Bremen

80

Johan d'Aulnis de Bourouill

Dutch economist, university teacher and writer (1850-1930)

*April 9th, 1850 †September 5th, 1930, Utrecht

38

Thijs Jansen

Dutch painter (1986-)

*January 1st, 1986

75

Jacob Friedrich Reimmann

German librarian, historian and theologian

*January 22nd, 1668 †February 1st, 1743, Hildesheim

26

Christian the Younger of Brunswick

German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years' War (1599-1626)

*September 20th, 1599 †June 16th, 1626, Wolfenbüttel

90

Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer

Dutch diplomat (1888-1978)

*March 7th, 1888 †August 16th, 1978, Wassenaar

81

Tiberius Hemsterhuis

Dutch linguist (1685-1766)

*January 9th, 1685 †April 7th, 1766, Leiden

84

Christian Friedrich Bernhard Augustin

German historian and theologian

*November 28th, 1771 †September 1st, 1856, Halberstadt

29

Niels Lootsma

Dutch tennis player (1994-)

*August 15th, 1994

79

René de Boer

Dutch sculptor

*March 14th, 1945

32

Jurjan Mannes

Dutch association football player

*January 26th, 1992

38

Bryon Kiefer

Dutch footballer

*March 31st, 1986

22

Romano Postema

Dutch association football player

*February 7th, 2002

22

Djenahro Nunumete

Dutch footballer

*January 28th, 2002

46

Annemieke Bes

Olympic sailor

*March 16th, 1978

23

Lucas van Foreest

Dutch chess player

*March 3rd, 2001

34

Leonard Nienhuis

Dutch footballer

*March 16th, 1990

79

Joanna Gash

Australian politician

*July 21st, 1944

31

Nick Bakker

Dutch footballer

*July 21st, 1992

53

Jeroen de Vries

Dutch politician

*February 9th, 1971

28

Wieger Sietsma

Association football player

*July 11th, 1995

71

Lydeke von Dülmen Krumpelmann

Dutch sculptor

*August 24th, 1952

33

Danny Menting

Dutch footballer

59

Tasso J. Kaper

Dutch–American mathematician

*June 25th, 1964

65

Henk Ebbinge

Dutch association football player (1949-2015)

*March 6th, 1949 †January 3rd, 2015, Groningen

90

Cor Edskes

Dutch historian (1925-2015)

*August 1st, 1925 †September 7th, 2015, Haren

85

Henk Meijer

Dutch artist

*December 22nd, 1884 †February 22nd, 1970, Wassenaar

83

Hero Muller

Dutch actor

*June 9th, 1938 †July 26th, 2021, Blaricum

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