List of Dutch people

Dutch people who are famous or notable include:

Art

Architecture

Main article: List of Dutch architects

• Jaap Bakema (1914-1981)
• Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934)
• Jo van den Broek (1898-1978)
• Pierre Cuypers (1827-1921)
• Willem Marinus Dudok (1884-1974)
• Aldo van Eyck (1918-1999)
• Rem Koolhaas (born 1944)
• Jacobus Oud (1890-1963)
• Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964)

Movies

• Willeke van Ammelrooy, (born 1944), actress
• Jan de Bont, (born 1943), cinematographer (Speed)
• Rene Daalder, (born 1944), director
• Bracha van Doesburgh, (born 1981), actress
• Bobbi Eden, (born 1980), porn actress
• Laura Gemser, (born 1950), porn actress
• Theo van Gogh, (born 1957, died 2004), director
• Rutger Hauer, (born 1944), actor
• Johannes Heesters, (born 1903), actor
• Deidre Holland, (born 1966), porn actress
• Carice van Houten, (born 1976), actress
• Famke Janssen, (born 1965), actress
• Vincent van Ommen, (born 1982), actor
• Jeroen Krabbé, (born 1944), actor, director
• Sylvia Kristel, (born 1952), actress
• Anneliese van der Pol, (born 1984), actress
• Renée Soutendijk, (born 1957), actress
• Johanna ter Steege, (born 1961), actress
• Terri Summers, (born 1976), porn actress
• Monique van de Ven, (born 1952), actress
• Paul Verhoeven, (born 1938), director
• Zara Whites, (born 1968), Pro porn actress
• Daan Rohof (born 1986), Pro porn actor - "the human centipede"

Music

Main articles: List of Dutch musicians and List of Dutch composers

• Thomas Acda (1967-), singer, actor
• Sharon Den Adel, singer of Within Temptation
• Jan Akkerman, guitar player
• Amber, singer
• Elly Ameling, singer classical music
• Louis Andriessen (1939-), composer
• Dick Annegarn (1952-), singer, musician
• Anouk, singer
• Bart Berman, pianist, composer
• Marco Borsato (1966-), singer
• Boris Bouma (1971-), singer, musician and composer
• Willem Breuker (1944-), jazz musician
• Herman Brood (1946-2001), rock musician and artist
• Theo Bruins, pianist, composer
• Armin van Buuren, popular Trance DJ
• Gerard Cornielje (1962-), jazz musician and poet
• Ferry Corsten, popular Trance DJ
• Esmée Denters, singer, made famous through YouTube
• Cristina Deutekom, singer classical music
• Alphons Diepenbrock, composer
• Anita Doth, singer
• Candy Dulfer, saxophone player
• Margriet Ehlen (1943-), composer
• Tess Gaerthé (1991-), actress and singer
• Jan van Gilse (1881-1944), composer
• Boudewijn de Groot (1944-), singer, actor
• Stephen van Haestregt, drummer of Within Temptation
• Alex Van Halen, drummer of Van Halen
• Eddie Van Halen, guitarist of Van Halen
• Barry Hay (1948-), singer of Golden Earring
• Bernard Haitink, conductor Concertgebouworkest
• André Hazes (1951-2004), singer
• Ilse Huizinga (1966-), jazz singer
• Dominique van Hulst, singer, popularly known as Do
• Janine Jansen, violinist
• Ruud Adrianus Jolie, guitarist of Within Temptation
• Tim Kliphuis, jazz violinist
• Peter Koelewijn (1940-) founder of Dutch Rock & Roll
• Arjen Anthony Lucassen, composer and musician
• Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951), conductor
• Rogier van Otterloo, composer
• Willem van Otterloo (1907-1978), composer
• Willem Pijper, composer
• Abbie de Quant, flautist
• Julius Röntgen (1855-1932), composer
• Marc van Roon (1967 - ), jazz pianist, co-founder Art in Rhythm
• Simone Simons, vocalist of Epica
• Peter Slaghuis (1960-1991), disc jockey
• Ray Slijngaard, singer and disc jockey
• Ramses Shaffy (1933-2009), singer
• Jaap Spaanderman, pianist, cellist, conductor
• Martijn Spierenburg, keyboardist of Within Temptation
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, composer and organist
• Marc van Roon, jazz pianist, facilitator
• Jelle van Tongeren Jazz violinist
• Jeroen van Veen (bassist) (1974–), bassist with the group Within Temptation
• Jeroen van Veen (pianist) (1969–), classical pianist and composer
• Herman van Veen (1945-), singer, theater performer
• Matthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967), composer
• Matthijs Verschoor, classical pianist
• Tijs Verwest, DJ (better known as DJ Tiësto)
• Klaas de Vries (1944-), composer
• Edo de Waart, conductor
• Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941), composer
• Robert Westerholt, guitarist of Within Temptation
• Jaap van Zweden, violinist and conductor
• Roel van Velzen, singer

Visual Arts

Main article: List of Dutch painters

• Pieter van Abeele (1622-1677), medallist
• Bernard Accama (d.1756), painter
• Karel Appel (1921-2006), painter
• Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634), painter
• Ludolf Backhuysen (1631-1708), painter
• Helen Berman (1936-), painter
• Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516), painter
• Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573-1612), painter
• Jan de Bray (1627-1697), painter
• Dick Bruna (born 1927), graphical artist
• Paul Citroen (1896-1983), painter
• Anton Corbijn, photographer
• Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691), painter
• Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931), painter
• Willem Drost (1630-1680), painter and print maker
• M. C. Escher (1898-1972), graphical artist
• Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), painter
• Jan van Goyen (1596-1656), painter
• Frans Hals (1580-1666), painter
• Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684), painter
• Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), painter
• Han van Meegeren (1889-1947), forger of paintings
• Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), painter
• Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), painter
• Geertgen tot Sint Jans (active 1465-1495), painter
• Jan Steen (1626-1679), painter
• Thierry Veltman (1939-) painter and sculptor
• Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), painter
• Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882-1945), typographer and illustrator
• Jacob de Wit (1695-1754), painter

Writing

Main articles: List of Dutch writers and List of Dutch poets

• A. C. Baantjer (born 1923), writer of detective fiction
• Paul Biegel (1925 – 2006), writer of children's books
• Remco Campert, novelist, poet
• Jacob Cats, poet
• Isabelle de Charrière, novelist
• Anne de Vries, writer from Drenthe, wrote the novel Bartje
• Geert Groote
• Arnon Grünberg, (born 1971)
• Hella Haasse, novelist
• Jan de Hartog (1914-2002), novelist and playwright
• Herman Heijermans (1864-1924)
• Willem Frederik Hermans, novelist
• Xaviera Hollander, writer
• Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, (1581-1647)
• Constantijn Huygens
• Gerrit Krol, novelist, poet
• Geert Mak (born 1946) writer of historical books
• Harry Mulisch, (born 1927), novelist
• Multatuli, novelist
• Nescio
• Cees Nooteboom, novelist
• Willem Oltmans (1925-2004), journalist
• Gerard Reve, novelist
• Carry Slee, writer of children's books
• Annie M.G. Schmidt, writer of children's books (Jip en Janneke, Pluk van de Petteflet, Abeltje)
• Tjalie Robinson, (1911-1974)
• Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), poet, playwright
• Janwillem van de Wetering, (1931-2008), novelist
• Hendrik Willem Van Loon, (1882-1944)
• Jan Wolkers, (1925-2007)

Exploration

Main article: List of Dutch naval heroes

• Willem Barentsz, (1550?—1597), several expeditions to Arctic waters. Discovered Spitsbergen
• Abraham Blauvelt (died 1663), Central America
• Adriaen Block (1567-1627), New Netherlands
• Hendrik Brouwer (1580-1643), discovered the Roaring Forties
• Olivier Brunel (ca.1540-1585), tried to find a passage around Siberia to China
• Jan Carstenszoon, (c.1595—?), New Guinea coast, navigated the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1623
• Dirk Hartog, (1580—1621), VOC captain, charted mid-western coast of Australia
• Jacob van Heemskerk, (1567–1607), captain of one of Barent's ships on his last fatal expedition
• Cornelis de Houtman, (1565—1599), brother to Frederick, established Dutch trading route to the Spice Islands
• Frederick de Houtman, (1571—1627), brother to Cornelis, charted several constellations in the southern skies, explored coast of Western Australia
• Willem Janszoon, (c.1570—1630), first European expedition to make landfall on the Australian continent
• Jacob Le Maire (c.1585-1616), Cape Horn, 1616 circumnavigation
• Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, New Jersey (1614-1620)
• Olivier van Noort (1558-1627), 1598 circumnavigation
• Jacob Quaeckernaeck (died 1606), reached Japan via Street of Magellan and Moluccas
• Matthijs Quast (died 1641), Japan, Bonin Islands, and legendary islands East of Japan
• Jan Rijp, saved remainder of Willem Barentsz' crew in 1597
• Jakob Roggeveen (1659-1729), First European to reach Easter Island Easter 1722
• Willem Schouten (1567-1625), Cape Horn, 1616 circumnavigation
• Simon van der Stel (1639-1702), explored South Africa North and East of Cape Town
• Abel Tasman, (1603—1659), extensive voyages around Australia and southwest Pacific, discovered a.o. Tasmania, New Zealand & Tonga
• François Thijssen, charted 1000 miles of the Australian South Coast in 1627
• Alexandrine Tinné (1839-1869), Sahara desert crossing
• Willem de Vlamingh (1640-17??), Western Australia
• Sebald de Weert (died 1602), discovered Falkland Islands

Historians

• Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581-1647)
• Johan Huizinga (1872-1945)
• Loe de Jong (1914-2005)
• Jan Romein (1893-1962)
• Petrus Scriverius (1576-1660)
• Boudewijn Sirks (born 1953)

Military

• Karel Doorman, (1889-1942), naval officer
• Piet Pieterszoon Hein, (1577-1629), naval officer
• Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, (1584-1647), general and stadtholder
• Hendrick Lucifer, naval officer turned pirate
• J. B. van Heutsz, (1851-1924), governor general of the Dutch East Indies
• Jan Pieterszoon Coen, (1587-1629,) governor general of the Dutch East Indies
• Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, (1567-1625), general and stadtholder
• Michiel de Ruyter, (1607-1676), naval officer
• Cornelis Tromp, (1629-1691)naval officer
• Maarten Tromp, (1598-1653), naval officer
• Cornelis de Witt, (1623-72), naval officer and statesman
• Witte Corneliszoon de With, (1599-1658), Naval officer
• Piet Pieterszoon Hein, (1577,1629), Naval officer

Philosophy

• Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637)
• Evert Willem Beth (1908-1964)
• Herman Dooyeweerd, philosopher Vrije Universiteit
• Desiderius Erasmus, writer, polemicist, humanist Protestant Reformation
• Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), also lawyer, playwright, & poet
• François Hemsterhuis (1721-1790)
• Johannes Jacobus Poortman (1896-1970)
• Baruch de Spinoza, (1632-1677), philosopher
• Cornelis Petrus Tiele (1830-1902), theologian and historian of religion

Politics

Main article: List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

Before 20th century

• Pier Gerlofs Donia, (1480-1520), warrior and freedom fighter
• William the Silent, (1533-1584), stadtholder
• Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, (1547-1619), statesman
• Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, (1567-1625), general and stadtholder
• Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, (1584-1647), general and stadtholder
• Andries Bicker, (1586-1652), regent of Amsterdam, statesman
• Cornelis de Graeff, (1599-1664), regent of Amsterdam, statesman
• Andries de Graeff, (1611-1678), regent of Amsterdam, statesman
• Cornelis de Witt, (1623-1672), statesman
• Johan de Witt, (1625-1672), statesman
• William III of Orange, (1650-1702), stadtholder and king of England
• Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, (1798-1872), prime minister

20th-21st century

• Dries van Agt, (1931-), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1977-1982)
• Jan Peter Balkenende, (1956-), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002-)
• Louis Beel, (1902-1977), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946-1948, 1958-1959)
• Barend Biesheuvel, (1920-2001), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1971-1973)
• Els Borst, (1932-), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
• Wouter Bos, (1963-), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance
• Ben Bot, (1937-), Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Hans van den Broek, (1936-), Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Commissioner (1993-1999)
• Jo Cals, (1914-1971), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1965-1966)
• Hendrikus Colijn, (1869-1944), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1925-1926, 1933-1939)
• Pieter Cort van der Linden, (1846-1935), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1913-1918)
• Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, (1846–1919), First prominent Socialist
• Willem Drees, (1886-1988), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958)
• Wim Duisenberg, (1935–2005), Minister of Finance, President of the European Central Bank (1998-2003)
• Pim Fortuyn, (1948-2002), Popular Charismatic Politician, Candidate for Prime Minister, Assassinated during the 2002 Election
• Cornelis van Geelkerken, (1901-1979), National-Socialist, co-founder of the NSB
• Dirk Jan de Geer, (1870-1960), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-1929, 1939-1940)
• Ayaan Hirsi Ali, (1969), Prominent Islam Critic
• Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, (1948-), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretary General of NATO (2004-)
• Hans Janmaat, (1934-2002), Right-Wing Nationalist
• Piet de Jong, (1915-), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967-1971)
• Wim Kok, (1938-), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994-2002)
• Neelie Kroes, (1941-), Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, European Commissioner for Competition (2004-)
• Abraham Kuyper, (1837-1920), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1901-1905)
• Ruud Lubbers, (1938-), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1982-1994), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2001-2005)
• Joseph Luns, (1911-2002), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretary General of NATO (1971-1984)
• Victor Marijnen, (1917-1975), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1963-1965)
• Anton Mussert, (1894-1946), National-Socialist, Founder of the NSB
• Pieter Oud, (1886-1966), Founder of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
• Alexander Pechtold, (1965-), Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations
• Jan Pronk, (1940-), Minister for Development Cooperation, Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, Head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (2004-2006)
• Jan de Quay, (1901-1985), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1959-1963)
• Johan Remkes, (1951-), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior
• Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, (1873-1936), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1918-1925, 1929-1933)
• Pieter Jelles Troelstra, (1860-1930), Political Activist for Universal suffrage
• Joop den Uyl, (1919-1987), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973-1977)
• Rita Verdonk, (1955-), Minister for Integration & Immigration
• Hans Wiegel, (1941-), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Queen's Commissioner of Friesland
• Geert Wilders, (1963-), Prominent Islam Critic
• Gerrit Zalm, (1952-), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance
• Jelle Zijlstra, (1918-2001), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1966-1967)

Royal Family

• William I of the Netherlands (1772 - 1843), King
• William II of the Netherlands (1792 - 1849), King
• William III of the Netherlands (1817 - 1890), King
• Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858 - 1934), Queen consort, Queen regent (1890 - 1898)
• Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962), Queen
• Juliana of the Netherlands (1909-2004), Queen
• Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911 - 2004), Prince-consort
• Beatrix of the Netherlands (born 1938), Queen
• Prince Claus (1926-2002), Prince-consort
• Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1939)
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (born 1943)
• Princess Christina of the Netherlands (born 1947)
• Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange (born 1967)
• Princess Máxima of the Netherlands (born 1971)
• Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (born 1968)
• Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (born 1969)
• Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (born 2003)
• Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (born 2005)
• Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (born 2007)
• Princess Daan Rohof of the Netherlands (born 1986)

Science and technology

Before 20th century

• Daniel Bernoulli, (1700-1782), mathematician and physicist
• Herman Boerhaave, (1668-1738), physician
• C.H.D. Buys Ballot, (1817-1890), chemist & meteorologist
• Ludolph van Ceulen, (1540-1610), mathematician
• Laurens Janszoon Coster, (1370-1440), printer
• Cornelius Drebbel, (1572-1633), inventor & engineer
• Eise Eisinga, (1744-1828), astronomer
• David Fabricius, (1564-1617), astronomer
• Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, (1852-1911), chemist
• Christiaan Huygens, (1629-1695), mathematician and physicist
• Constantijn Huygens, Jr., (1628-1697), (brother of Christiaan), scientific instrument maker, technological chronicler
• Jan Ingenhousz, (1730-1799), physiologist, botanist and physicist.
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek, (1632-1723), scientist
• Frans van Schooten, (1615-1660), mathematician
• Willebrord Snell, (1580-1626), astronomer & mathematician
• Simon Stevin, (1548-1620), mathematician & engineer
• Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, (1856-1894), mathematician
• Jan Swammerdam, (1637-1680), scientist
• Gustav de Vries, (1866-1934), mathematician
• Hugo de Vries, (1848-1937), geneticist
• Johannes Diderik van der Waals, (1837-1923), physicist
• Hendrik Zwaardemaker, (1857-1930), scientist

Twentieth century

• Wiebe Bijker, (1951), social scientist
• Nicolaas Bloembergen, (1920-), physicist
• Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer, (1881-1966), mathematician
• Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, (1918-), mathematician
• Hendrik Casimir, (1909-2000), physicist
• Paul J. Crutzen, (1933-), atmospheric chemist
• David van Dantzig, (1900-1959), mathematician
• Peter Debye, (1884-1966), chemist
• Robbert Dijkgraaf, (1960-), physicist
• Edsger Dijkstra, (1930-2002), computer scientist
• David Adriaan van Dorp, (1915-1995), chemist
• Eugène Dubois, (1858-1944), paleontologist & anatomist
• Christiaan Eijkman, (1858-1930), physician & pathologist
• Willem Einthoven, (1860-1927), physician
• Anthony Fokker, (1890-1939), aviation engineer
• Valerie Frissen, (1960), social scientist
• Richard D. Gill, (1951-), mathematician
• Arend Heyting, (1898-1980), mathematician
• Gerardus 't Hooft, (born 1946), physicist
• Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, (1853-1926), physicist
• Jacobus Kapteyn, (1851-1922), astronomer
• Willem Hendrik Keesom, (1878-1956), physicist
• Pieter Kok, (1972-), physicist
• Tjalling Koopmans, (1910-1985), economist
• Gerard Kuiper, (1905-1973), astronomer
• Hendrik Lorentz, (1853-1928), physicist
• Simon van der Meer, (1925-), physicist
• Bram Moolenaar, computer programmer, author of text-editor Vim
• Wubbo Ockels, (1946-), astronaut
• Jan Oort, (1900-1992), astronomer
• Anton Pannekoek, (1873-1960), astronomer
• Guido van Rossum, computer programmer, inventor of the Python programming language
• Carel van Schaik, primatologist
• Maarten Schmidt, (1929-), astronomer
• Willem de Sitter, (1872-1934), mathematician, physicist & astronomer
• Hendrik Tennekes, (1936-), aerodynamics professor
• Jan Tinbergen, (1903-1994), economist
• Nico Tinbergen, (1907-1988), ecologist
• Martinus J. G. Veltman, (born 1931), physicist
• Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, (1903-1996), mathematician
• Pieter Zeeman, (1865-1943), physicist
• Frits Zernike, (1888-1966), physicist

Supermodels

• Azra Akın, (born 1981)
• Wilhelmina Cooper (1940–1980)
• Daniella van Graas, (born 1975)
• Rianne ten Haken, (born 1986)
• Querelle Jansen, (born 1985)
• Doutzen Kroes, (born 1985)
• Shemar Moore (born 1970)
• Karen Mulder, (born 1970)
• Marcus Schenkenberg, (born 1968)
• Lara Stone, (born 1983)
• Yfke Sturm, (born 1981)
• Mark Vanderloo, (born 1968)
• Frederique van der Wal, (born 1967)
• Princess Daan Rohof of the Netherlands (born 1986)

Sports

• Christijan Albers (born 1979), Formula 1 driver
• Ryan Babel (born 1986), football player
• Raymond van Barneveld (born 1967), darts player
• Marco van Basten (born 1964), manager and retired football player
• Stan van Belkum (born 1961), water polo player
• Carina Benninga (born 1962), field hockey player
• Dennis Bergkamp (born 1969), manager and retired football player
• Det de Beus (born 1958), field hockey goalkeeper
• Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918-2004), athlete
• Rens Blom (born 1977), 2005 World Champion pole vault
• Frank de Boer (born 1970), retired football player
• Ronald de Boer (born 1970), retired football player
• Floris Jan Bovelander (born 1966), field hockey player
• Mart Bras (born 1950), water polo player
• Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), field hockey player
• Giovanni van Bronckhorst (born 1975), football player
• Inge de Bruijn (born 1974), swimmer
• Ton Buunk (born 1952), water polo player
• Johan Cruijff (born 1947), retired football player and former manager
• Edgar Davids (born 1973), football player
• Marc Delissen (born 1965), field hockey player
• Cees Jan Diepeveen (born 1956), field hockey player
• Sjoukje Dijkstra, figure skater
• Robert Doornbos (born 1981), Formula 1 driver
• Jacco Eltingh (born 1970), tennis player
• Max Euwe (1901-1981), chess player
• Louis van Gaal (born 1951), football player and manager
• Dan Gadzuric (born 1978), NBA player
• Anton Geesink (born 1934), judoka
• Yvonne van Gennip (born 1964), speed skater
• Anky van Grunsven (born 1968), dressage
• Ruud Gullit (born 1962), football player and coach
• Paul Haarhuis (born 1966), tennis player
• Willem van Hanegem (born 1944), football player and coach
• Wil Hartog (born 1948) Grand Prix motorcycle racer
• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (born 1972), football player
• John Heitinga (born 1983), football player
• Guus Hiddink (born 1946), manager and retired football player
• Ellen Hoog (born 1986), field hockey player
• Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), swimmer
• Ernesto Hoost (born 1965), kickboxer
• Jan Janssen (born 1940), cyclist
• Gijs Kind (born 1972), Holland 8, rowing
• Jelle Klaasen (born 1984), darts player
• Bep van Klaveren (1907-1992), boxer
• Patrick Kluivert (born 1976), football player
• Ronald Koeman (born 1963), football player and manager
• Ada Kok (born 1947), swimmer
• Sven Kramer (born 1986), speed skater
• Richard Krajicek (born 1971), tennis player
• Ties Kruize (born 1952), field hockey player
• Dirk Kuyt, (born 1980), football player
• Nico Landeweerd (born 1954), water polo player
• Ellen van Langen (born 1966), athlete
• Arie Luyendyk (born 1953), race car driver
• Rie Mastenbroek (1919-2003), swimmer
• Leontien van Moorsel (born 1970), cyclist
• Ruud van Nistelrooy (born 1976), football player
• Teun de Nooijer (born 1976), field hockey player
• Tom Okker (born 1944), tennis player
• Tinus Osendarp (1916-2002), athlete
• Robin van Persie (born 1983), football player
• Frank Rijkaard (born 1962), football player and manager
• Lucia Rijker (born 1967), boxer and kickboxer
• Rintje Ritsma (born 1970), speed skater
• Arjen Robben (born 1984), football player
• Gianni Romme (born 1973), speed skater
• Wim Ruska (born 1940), judoka
• Edwin van der Sar (born 1970), football player
• Ard Schenk (born 1944), speed skater
• Clarence Seedorf (born 1976), football player
• Rutger Smith (born 1981), athlete
• Rik Smits (born 1966), NBA player
• Petra van Staveren (born 1966), swimmer
• Betty Stöve (born 1945), tennis player
• Carole Thate (born 1971), field hockey player
• Jan Timman (born 1951), chess player
• Regilio Tuur (born 1967), boxer
• Jochem Uytdehaage (born 1976), speed skater
• Arnold Vanderlyde (born 1963), boxer
• Jim Van der Meer (born 1980), Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player
• Bart Veldkamp (born 1967), speed skater
• Kees Verkerk (born 1942), speed skater
• Martin Verkerk (born 1978), tennis player
• Jos Verstappen (born 1972), F1 Grand Prix racing driver
• Bert van Vlaanderen (born 1964), long-distance runner
• Harm Wiersma (born 1953), checkers player
• Hans Wouda (born 1941), water polo player
• Marcel Wouda (born 1972), swimmer
• Joop Zoetemelk (born 1946), cyclist

Other

• Pope Adrian VI, (1522-1523), pope from 1522 to 1523
• Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, (1890-2005), oldest person in world from May 2004 to Aug 30, 2005
• Corrie ten Boom, Christian activist during the Holocaust
• Evert Dudok, president of EADS Astrium Space Transportation
• Gretta Duisenberg, pro-Palestinian activist and the wife of Wim Duisenberg
• Jacob Eelkens, first commander of the first Dutch fort in America (fort Nassau)

• Frans van der Hoff (1939-), co-founder of Max Havelaar, the first Fairtrade certification initiative
• Marinus van der Lubbe, (1909-1934), see: Reichstag fire
• Mata Hari, spy
• Anton Philips, co-founder of the Royal Philips Electronics
• Gerard Philips, (1858-1942), co-founder of the Royal Philips Electronics
• Roel Pieper, (1956-), businessman and professor
• Jan Sloot, inventor
• Peter Stuyvesant, (1592-1672), governor of the New Netherland

See also

• List of people by nationality#Dutch
• List of people from the Dutch Golden Age
• De Grootste Nederlander (The Greatest Dutchman)
• List of Dutch vegetarians
• List of Dutch Americans
• List of Dutch Britons
• List of Dutch Israelis
• List of Dutch Jews
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