De Grootste Nederlander
De Grootste Nederlander (The Greatest Dutchman) was a public poll held in 2004 by the broadcasting company KRO of the Publieke Omroep. The series is based on the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons. During the series, it included individual programmes on the top ten, with viewers having further opportunities to vote after each programme.
The assassinated politician Pim Fortuyn was announced as the winner in a live television broadcast on November 15, 2004, two weeks after Theo van Gogh was murdered. This was said to be an "embarrassing" choice by several journalists and historians.[1] The amount of calls was so large that not all could be counted before the end of the show; later it was announced that William of Orange had received the most votes, but only the votes that were counted before the end of the programme counted, so Fortuyn remained as number one.
The top ten
- Pim Fortuyn (Politician, author and professor/First during live broadcast)
- Willem van Oranje (Father of the Nation/First by total votes)
- Willem Drees (Politician, social reformer in particular)
- Antony van Leeuwenhoek (Scientist)
- Desiderius Erasmus (Philosopher)
- Johan Cruijff (Soccer Player)
- Michiel de Ruyter (Naval hero, national hero)
- Anne Frank (Writer)
- Rembrandt van Rijn (Painter)
- Vincent van Gogh (Painter)
From 11–50
From 51–100
From 101–202
- Gerard Reve (Writer)
- Anton de Kom (World War II resistance fighter of Surinamese descent, executed)
- Max Euwe (World Champion Chess)
- Ko van Dijk (Actor, director)
- Gerrit Jan van der Veen (World War II resistance fighter)
- Hendrik Petrus Berlage (Architect)
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (Scientist)
- Anton Geesink (Athlete)
- Bert Haanstra (World War II resistance fighter, director)
- Claudius Civilis (Hero of the Batavoam rebellion)
- C.H.D. Buys Ballot (Scientist)
- Jan Pieterszoon Coen (Admiral, Governor of the Dutch East Indies)
- Samuel van Houten (Politician)
- Ard Schenk (Athlete)
- Nico Tinbergen (Biologist, Nobel prize winner)
- King Willem I of the Netherlands (Monarch)
- Mary Dresselhuys (Actress)
- Simon Carmiggelt (Writer)
- John de Mol (Businessman)
- Gerrit Rietveld (Architect, designer)
- Frank Martinus Arion (Poet, writer, linguist)
- Hans van Mierlo (Politician)
- Hadewych (Writer)
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (Composer)
- Geert Groote (Theologist)
- Sonja Barend (Feminist, television personality)
- Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol (Politician)
- Jan van Speijk (National hero)
- Anton Corbijn (Photographer)
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (Poet, historian)
- Bernard Haitink (Conductor)
- Willem van Loon (Businessman)
- Karel Appel (Painter)
- Johan Huizinga(Historian)
- Suze Groeneweg (Politician)
- Graaf Floris V (Monarch)
- Koning Lodewijk Napoleon
- L.E.J. Brouwer (Mathematician)
- Tobias Asser (Lawyer, Nobel prize winner)
- Rem Koolhaas (Architect)
- Jacob Cats (Poet, politician)
- Alexandra Radius (Ballet dancer)
- Eva Besnyö (photographer)
- Jan Rutgers (Activist)
- Reinier Paping (Athlete)
- Paul Huf (Photographer)
- P. J. H. Cuypers (Architect)
- Paul Crutzen (Scientist)
- Samuel Sarphati (Doctor)
- Frits Fentener van Vlissingen (Businessman)
- Joris Ivens (Director)
- Pieter Brueghel (Painter)
- Frans Hals (Painter)
- Simon Vestdijk (Poet)
- Olivier van Noort (Explorer)
- Hendrik Colijn (Politician)
- Willem Beukelszoon (Fisherman)
- Viktor & Rolf (Designers)
- Cornelis Verolme (Businessman)
- Lucebert (Poet)
- Sjoukje Dijkstra (Athlete)
- Henri Polak (Politician)
- Loe de Jong (Historian)
- Ed van der Elsken (Photographer)
- Hans van Manen (Ballet dancer)
- Theo Thijssen (Writer)
- Jan Steen (Painter)
- Anton Dreesmann (Businessman)
- Jaap Eden (Athlete)
- Willem Marinus Dudok (Architect)
- Johnny Jordaan (Singer)
- Benno Premsela (Architect)
- Louis Davids (Comedian)
- Marlene Dumas (Painter)
- Erwin Olaf (Photographer)
- Martinus Nijhoff (Writer, poet)
- Cristina Deutekom (Singer)
- Jacob Olie (Photographer)
- Willem de Kooning (Painter)
- Remco Campert (Writer, poet)
- Herman Gorter (Poet)
- Faas Wilkes (Soccer player)
- W.A. Visser ‘t Hooft (Theologist)
- Ada Kok (Athlete)
- Herman Daendels (Politician)
- Rudi Carrell (Television personality)
- Pierre Bokma (Actor)
- Louis Andriessen (Composer)
- Henk Hofland (Reporter)
- Jacob van Campen (Architect)
- Pieter Cort van der Linden (Politician)
- Jacob van Ruisdael (Painter)
- Theo van Doesburg (Painter)
- Pieter Saenredam (Painter)
- Ootje Oxenaar (Graphic artist)
- Rineke Dijkstra (Artist/Photographer)
- Hendrik Doeff (Dutch commissioner in the Dejima trading post)
- Fons Rademakers (Director)
- Reinbert de Leeuw (Conductor)
- Erik de Vries (Television pioneer)
- Jan Dibbets (Artist)
- Johan van der Keuken (Director)
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