#1Famous people · Amsterdam
Amsterdam, birthplace of Kirk Douglas and 30 more famous people
The American actor Kirk Douglas is written about in 101 languages. Raymond Tomlinson and Lucille Bremer follow. 13 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Leaders are unusually common here: 10, 1.5 times the usual share.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Kirk Douglas
in 101 Wikipedia languages
First
1765
William Claus
Youngest
2001
Andre Jackson Jr.
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Amsterdam’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Amsterdam
First, Kirk Douglas (101 languages), then Raymond Tomlinson (49) and Lucille Bremer (18).
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Raymond Tomlinson
1941–2016American computer programmer
49 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Amsterdam is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Amsterdam’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Amsterdam
28 more, from 1765 to 2001.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Amsterdam home
One more notable person made the town home: Jessica Collins.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Charlton: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amsterdam and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (19)
- Kirk Douglas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Tomlinson: Andreu Veà, WiWiW.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Bremer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Tonko: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Jackson Jr.: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocco Petrone: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Catena: Alla Mingalyova, Armenia Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dayan: Franklin Benjamin Hough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David E. White: Richard L. Oasen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer P. Snyder: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Kline: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Tuck: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sanford: Compilation and editing supervised by Cuyler Reynolds., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Hall Patel: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Collins: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Taylor: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thomas Byrne: US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Knox Stewart: Parker, Washington, D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Cooper: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons