List of Dutch people
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This is a list of Dutch people who are famous and/or have an article:
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[edit] Art
[edit] Architecture
- Jaap Bakema (1914-1981), architect
- Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934), architect
- Johannes van den Broek (1898-1978), architect
- Pierre Cuypers (1827-1921), architect
- Willem Marinus Dudok (1884-1974), architect
- Aldo van Eyck (1918-1999), architect
- Rem Koolhaas (born 1944), architect
- Jacobus Oud (1890-1963), architect
- Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964), architect
[edit] Movies
- Audrey Hepburn, (born 1929, died in 1993), actress
- Jan de Bont, (born 1943), cinematographer, director (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
- Famke Janssen, (born 1965), actress
- Jeroen Krabbé, (born 1944), actor, director
- Sylvia Kristel, (born 1952), actress
- Renée Soutendijk, (born 1957), actress
- Johanna ter Steege, (born 1961), actress
- Terri Summers, (born 1976), porn-actress
- Willeke van Ammelrooy, (born 1944), actress
- Monique van de Ven, (born 1952), actress
- Anneliese van der Pol, (born 1984), actress
- Paul Verhoeven, (born 1938), director
- Zara Whites, (born 1968), porn-actress
[edit] Music
- Thomas Acda (1967-), singer, actor
- 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
- Willem Breuker (born 1944), jazz musician
- Herman Brood (1946-2001), rock musician and artist
- Theo Bruins, pianist, composer
- Armin van Buuren, popular Trance DJ
- Gerard Cornielje (born 1962), jazz musician and poet
- Cristina Deutekom, singer classical music
- Alphons Diepenbrock, composer
- Candy Dulfer, saxophone player
- Tess Gaerthé (born 1991), actress and singer
- Jan van Gilse (1881-1944), composer
- Peter de Graaf, heavy metal bassist
- Boudewijn de Groot (1944-), singer, actor
- Alex Van Halen, drummer of Van Halen
- Eddie Van Halen, guitarist of Van Halen
- André Hazes (1951-2004), singer
- Ilse Huizinga (1966-), jazz singer
- Dominique van Hulst, singer, popularly known as Do
- Janine Jansen, violinist
- Tim Kliphuis, jazz violinist
- Peter Koelewijn ( 1940- ) Founder of Dutch Rock & Roll
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen, composer and musician
- Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951), conductor
- Robert Westerholt,Guitarist of Within Temptation
- Rogier van Otterloo, composer
- Ruud Adrianus Jolie,Guitarist of Within Temptation
- Willem van Otterloo (1907-1978), composer
- Willem Pijper, composer
- Abbie de Quant, flautist
- Julius Röntgen (1855-1932), composer
- Ramses Shaffy (1933-), singer
- Jaap Spaanderman, pianist, cellist, conductor
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, composer and organist
- Jelle van Tongeren Jazz violinist
- Jeroen van Veen,Bassist Of Within Temptation
- Herman van Veen (1945-), singer, theater performer
- Martijn Spierenburg,keyboardist Of Within Temptation
- Matthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967), composer
- Matthijs Verschoor, classical pianist
- Sharon Den Adel,siger of Within Temptation
- Stephen van Haestregt,Dummer Of Within Temptation
- Tijs Verwest, DJ (better known as DJ Tiësto)
- Edo de Waart, conductor
- Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941), composer
- Jaap van Zweden, violinist and conductor
[edit] Visual Arts
- 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
- 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 (born 1939) painter and sculptor
- Johannes Vermeer, (1632-1675), painter
- Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, (1882-1945), typographer and illustrator
- Ton Willems, (*1954), sculptor and painter
- Jacob de Wit, (1695-1754), painter
[edit] Writing
- A. C. Baantjer (born 1923), writer of detective fiction
- Remco Campert, novelist, poet
- Jacob Cats, poet
- Isabelle de Charrière, novelist
- Anne Frank, Jewish diarist during World War II
- Geert Groote
- Arnon Grünberg, (born 1971)
- Hella Haasse, novelist
- Jan de Hartog (1914-2002), novelist
- Willem Frederik Hermans, novelist
- Xaviera Hollander, writer
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, (1581-1647)
- Constantijn Huygens
- Harry Mulisch, (born 1927), novelist
- Multatuli, novelist
- Nescio
- Cees Nooteboom, novelist
- Willem Oltmans (1925-2004), journalist
- Gerard Reve, novelist
- Tjalie Robinson, (1911-1974)
- Joost van den Vondel (1587-1674), poet, playwriter
- Janwillem van de Wetering, (born 1931), novelist
- Jan Wolkers, (born 1925)
[edit] Exploration
- Willem Barents, (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 Barents' crew in 1597
- Jakob Roggeveen (1659-1729), Easter Island
- 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
[edit] Historians
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, (1581-1647)
- Johan Huizinga, (1872-1945)
- Loe de Jong, (1914-2005)
- Geert Mak, (born 1946)
- Jan Romein, (1893-1962)
- Petrus Scriverius, (1576-1660)
[edit] Military
- Karel Doorman, (1889-1942), naval officer
- Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, (1584-1647), general and stadtholder
- Piet Pieterszoon Hein, (1577-1629), naval officer
- Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, (1567-1625), general and stadtholder
- Michiel de Ruyter, (1607-1676), naval officer
- Cornelis Tromp, naval officer
- Maarten Tromp, (born 1598), naval officer
[edit] 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 Spinoza, (1632-1677), philosopher
- Cornelis Petrus Tiele (1830-1902), theologian and historian of religion
[edit] Politics
[edit] Before 20th century
- Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, (1584-1647), general and stadtholder
- Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, (1567-1625), general and stadtholder
- Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, (1547-1619), statesman
- Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, (1798-1872), prime minister
- William the Silent, (1533-1584), stadtholder
- William III of Orange, (1650-1702), stadtholder and king of England
- Johan de Witt, (1625-1672), statesman
[edit] 20th-21st century
- Dries van Agt, (1931-), Dutch prime-minister (1977-1982)
- Jan Peter Balkenende, (born 1956), prime minister (2002-)
- Louis Beel, (1902-1977), prime minister
- Barend Biesheuvel, (1920-2001), prime minister
- Hans van den Broek, (born 1936), foreign minister, European Commission member
- Jo Cals, (1914-1971), prime minister
- Hendrikus Colijn, (1869-1944), prime minister
- Pieter Cort van der Linden, (1846-1935), prime minister
- Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, (1846–1919)
- Willem Drees, (1886-1988), prime minister (1948-1958)
- Wim Duisenberg, (1935–2005), minister, president European Central Bank
- Pim Fortuyn, (1948-2002), politician, assassinated in 2002 elections
- Cornelis van Geelkerken, (1901-1979) national-socialist, co-founder of the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging
- Dirk Jan de Geer, (1870-1960), prime minister
- Jan Heemskerk, prime minister
- Hans Janmaat, (1934-2002), right-wing nationalist party leader
- Piet de Jong, (born 1915), prime minister
- Wim Kok, (born 1938), prime minister (1994-2002)
- Abraham Kuyper, prime minister
- Ruud Lubbers, prime minister (1982-1994), UNHCR High Commissioner (2001-2005)
- Joseph Luns, minister of foreign affairs, NATO Secretary General
- Victor Marijnen, prime minister
- Anton Mussert, (1894-1946), national-socialist, leader of the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging
- Pieter Oud, (1886-1966) leader and founder of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
- Jan de Quay, (1901-1985) prime minister
- Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, (1873, 1936), prime minister
- Pieter Jelles Troelstra
- Joop den Uyl, (1919-1987), prime minister (1973-1977)
- Hans Wiegel, (1941), minister of home affairs, vice-prime minister, Commissioner of the Queen
- Jelle Zijlstra, (1918-2001), prime minister
[edit] Royal Family
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (born 1938)
- Prince Claus (1926-2002)
- Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
- Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1939)
- Juliana of the Netherlands
- William I of the Netherlands
- Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962), Queen
- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (born 1943)
- Princess Christina of the Netherlands (born 1947)
- Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
- Princess Máxima of the Netherlands (born 1971)
- Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau
- Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (born 1969)
- Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (born 2003)
- Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (born 2005)
[edit] Science and technology
[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] 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
- Richard Gill, (1951-), mathematician
- Anthony Fokker, (1890-1939), aviation engineer
- Valerie Frissen, (1960), Social Scientist
- 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
[edit] Supermodels
- Marife Felices- Garfin, (born 1971)
- Daniella van Graas, (born 1975)
- Rianne ten Haken, (born 1986)
- Querelle Jansen, (born 1985)
- Doutzen Kroes, (born 1985)
- Karen Mulder, (born 1970)
- Yfke Sturm, (born 1981)
- Mark Vanderloo, (born 1968)
- Frederique van der Wal, (born 1967)
- Wilhelmina Cooper (1940–March 1, 1980)
[edit] Sports
- Josh Wu (born 1979), Formula 1 driver
- Raymond van Barneveld (born 1967), darts player
- Marco van Basten (born 1964), football player and manager
- Stan van Belkum (born 1961), water polo player
- Carina Benninga (born 1962), field hockey player
- Dennis Bergkamp (born 1969), football player
- Det de Beus (born 1958), field hockey goalkeeper
- Ahmed Abdallah (1918-2004), athlete
- Rens Blom (born 1977), 2005 World Champion pole vault
- Mohammed Abdallah (born 1970), football player
- Ronald de Boer (born 1970), football player
- Floris Jan Bovelander (born 1966), field hockey player
- Mart Bras (born 1950), water polo player
- Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), field hockey player
- Kareem Moslehy (born 1975), football player
- Inge de Bruijn (born 1974), swimmer
- Ton Buunk (born 1952), water polo player
- Johan Cruijff (born 1947), football player and manager
- Edgar Davids (born 1973), football player
- Marc Delissen (born 1965), field hockey player
- Cees Jan Diepeveen (born 1956), field hockey player
- Robert Doornbos (born 1981), Formula 1 driver
- Sjoukje Dijkstra, figure skater
- 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
- Guus Hiddink (born 1946), football player and manager
- Ellen Hoog (born 1986), field hockey player
- Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), swimmer
- Ernesto Hoost (born 1965), kickboxer
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born 1983), football player
- Jan Janssen (born 1940), cyclist
- 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
- Richard Krajicek (born 1971), tennis player
- Ties Kruize (born 1952), field hockey 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
- Emil Sitoci (born 1985), showwrestler
- 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), A1 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
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born 1986), Football Player
[edit] Other
- Pope Adrian VI, (1522-1523), pope from 1522 to 1523
- Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, (1890-2005), oldest person in world 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
- Hugo de Groot, jurist
- 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 Netherlands
- 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
