# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/huub-oosterhuis
# Generated: 2026-09-01T17:05:40.341Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/huub-oosterhuis"
name: "Huub Oosterhuis"
slug: "huub-oosterhuis"
description: "Hubertus Gerardus Josephus Henricus \"Huub\" Oosterhuis was a Dutch theologian and poet. He is mainly known for his contribution to Christian music and liturgy in Dutch and also in German, used in both Protestant and Catholic churches. He authored over 60 books and over 700 hymns, songs, psalms, and prayers. Several of his songs were translated, and he received international awards and recognition."
tagline: "Dutch theologian and poet (1933–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Huub_Oosterhuis_Portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1933-11-01"
deathDate: "2023-04-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.863432
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/huuboosterhuis"
    handle:    "huuboosterhuis"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2700127/"
    handle:    "nm2700127"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://huuboosterhuis.nl"
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    title: "Discogs"
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    title: "هوب اوستيرويس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Huub Oosterhuis"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huub_Oosterhuis"
    title: "Huub Oosterhuis"
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  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huub_Oosterhuis"
    title: "Huub Oosterhuis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huub_Oosterhuis"
    title: "Huub Oosterhuis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huub_Oosterhuis"
    title: "Huub Oosterhuis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huub_Oosterhuis"
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    title: "Остерхёйс, Хуб"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump