#1Famous people · Rotterdam
Rotterdam’s famous people span 146 years: 2 births from 1827 to 1973
The best known is the American religious writer David Wilcock, with articles in 7 languages. The other is Simon J. Schermerhorn, the American politician. Across the town line, Schenectady lists 35, Mickey Rourke first. David Wilcock, the best known, was born in 1973.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
David Wilcock
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Simon J. Schermerhorn
Youngest
1973
David Wilcock
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Rotterdam
#1#2Known for
What Rotterdam is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Schenectady, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rotterdam 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 (6)
- David Wilcock: Frank Jurgen-Richter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon J. Schermerhorn: George Rogers Howell, John H. Munsell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Rourke: Premier.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ze Frank: The Bui Brothers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thomas Byrne: US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Cooper: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons