#1Famous people · Amsterdam
37 famous people were born in Amsterdam, more of them musicians than in most towns
The best known is the American actor Kirk Douglas, with articles in 101 languages. 15 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 20.4 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. William Claus, born in 1765, is the earliest name and Andre Jackson Jr., born in 2001, the latest.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Kirk Douglas
in 101 Wikipedia languages
First
1765
William Claus
Youngest
2001
Andre Jackson Jr.
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 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
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Raymond Tomlinson
1941–2016American computer programmer
49 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Amsterdam is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 2 times as common.
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
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 4 births.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitaryBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Amsterdam
Another 34, the earliest born in 1765.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Amsterdam home
Born elsewhere, Jessica Collins lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Florida: 4.
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 (22)
- 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
- Seward H. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Paul Blood: Benjamin Paul Blood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Bowman: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Manny: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Fonda: Schorle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg Duffy: Paul Hudson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Collins: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thomas Byrne: US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons