Jan Timman

Summary

Jan Timman is a human^[1]. Born in Amsterdam^[2], he… he was born on +1951-12-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Arnhem^[4]. He died on +2026-02-18T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a chess player^[6], journalist^[7], non-fiction writer^[8], and chess composer^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Amsterdam^[2], Jan Timman…
• Jan Timman died in Arnhem^[4].
• Jan Timman was born on +1951-12-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Jan Timman died on +2026-02-18T00:00:00Z^[5].
• A child of Jan Timman was Dehlia Timman^[11].
• Jan Timman held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[12].
• Dutch was Jan Timman's native language^[13].
• Jan Timman worked as a chess player^[6].
• Jan Timman worked as a journalist^[7].
• Jan Timman worked as a non-fiction writer^[8].
• Jan Timman's professions included chess composer^[9].
• Jan Timman held the position of editor-in-chief^[14].
• Jan Timman's image is recorded as Timman Jan.jpg^[15].
• Jan Timman is recorded as male^[16].
• Jan Timman's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Jan Timman's member of sports team is recorded as Q1272391^[18].
• Jan Timman's ISNI is recorded as 000000006679094X^[19].
• Jan Timman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 188941701^[20].
• Jan Timman's GND ID is recorded as 119072491^[21].
• Jan Timman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82256567^[22].
• Jan Timman's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16664902d^[23].
• Jan Timman's Commons category is recorded as Jan Timman^[24].
• Jan Timman's sport is recorded as chess^[25].
• Jan Timman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j0bk^[26].
• Jan Timman's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20020097081^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Amsterdam^[2], Jan Timman… he was born on +1951-12-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player^[6], journalist^[7], non-fiction writer^[8], and chess composer^[9]. Jan Timman held the position of editor-in-chief^[14].

Personal Life

A child of Jan Timman was Dehlia Timman^[11].

Death and Burial

Jan Timman died on +2026-02-18T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Arnhem^[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Timman ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

Where was Jan Timman born?

Jan Timman's place of birth was Amsterdam^[2].

Where did Jan Timman die?

Jan Timman passed away in Arnhem^[4].

What did Jan Timman do for work?

Jan Timman worked as chess player^[6], journalist^[7], non-fiction writer^[8], and chess composer^[9].