Table of contents

1 Art 1.1 Architecture 1.2 Movies 1.3 Music 1.4 Visual Arts 1.5 Writing 2 Military 3 Exploration 4 Other 5 Philosophy 6 Politics 6.6 Before 20th Century 6.7 20th Century 7 Royal Family 8 Science and technology 8.8 Before 20th Century 8.9 20th Century 9 Sport

Art

Architecture

• Hendrik Petrus Berlage, (1856-1934), architect
• Willem Marinus Dudok, (1884-1974), architect
• Aldo van Eyck, (1918-1999), architect
• Rem Koolhaas, (born 1944), architect
• Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud, (1890-1963), architect
• Gerrit Rietveld, (1888-1964), architect

• Jan de Bont, cameraman, director
• Rutger Hauer, (born 1944), actor
• Jeroen Krabbé, (born dec. 5th, 1944), actor, director
• Johanna ter Steege (born 1961), actress
• Monique van der Ven, actress
• Paul Verhoeven, (born 1938), director

• Jan Akkerman, guitar player
• Elly Ameling, singer classical music
• Louis Andriessen, (1939-), composer
• Willem Breuker, (born 1944), jazz musician
• Herman Brood, (1946-2001), rock musician and artist
• Christina Deutekom, singer classical music
• Alphons Diepenbrock, composer
• Candy Dulfer, saxophone player
• Golden Earring, rock band
• Otto Ketting, composer
• Herman Krebbers, violinist
• Theo Olof, violinist
• Willem Pijper, composer
• Daniel Wayenberg, pianist
• Edo de Waart, director
• Jaap van Zweden, violonist, director

• Bernard Accama, (d.1756), painter
• Karel Appel, (1921-), painter
• Hendrick Avercamp, (1585-1634), painter
• Ludolf Bakhuysen, (1631-1708), painter
• Ambrosius Bosschaert, (1573-1612), painter
• Dick Bruna, (born 1927), graphical artist
• Aelbert Cuyp, (1620-1691), painter
• Theo van Doesburg, painter
• Willem Drost, (1630-1680), painter and printmaker
• M. C. Escher, (1898-1972), graphical artist
• Vincent van Gogh, (1853-1890), painter
• Jan van Goyen, (1596-1656), painter
• Frans Hals, (1580-1666), 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
• Jan Steen, (1626-1679), painter
• Johannes Vermeer, (1632-1675), painter

• Remco Campert, novellist, poet
• Geert Groote
• Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, (1581-1647)
• Hella Haasse, novelist
• Willem Frederik Hermans, novelist
• Constantijn Huygens
• Harry Mulisch, (born 1927), novelist
• Multatuli, novelist
• Cees Nooteboom, novelist
• Gerard Reve, novelist
• Joost van den Vondel (Nov. 17, 1587 - Feb. 5, 1674), poet, playwriter

• Julius Civilis, rebel
• Karel Doorman, (1889-1942), naval officer
• Maurits of Nassau, (1567-1625), general and politician
• Piet Hein, (1577-1629), naval officer
• Michiel de Ruyter, (1607-1676), naval officer
• Cornelis Tromp, naval officer
• Maarten Tromp, (born 1598), naval officer

• Willem Barents, (1550?-1597), Dutch explorer
• Cornelis Houtman, explorer
• Frederick de Houtman, explorer
• Abel Tasman, (1603-1659), explorer
• Dirk Hartog, explorer

• Anne Frank, jewish girl Amsterdam, nazivictim
• Pope Adrian VI, (1522-1523), pope from 1522 to 1523
• Wim Duisenberg, banker, president European Central Bank
• Hugo de Groot, jurist
• Mata Hari, spy
• Peter Stuyvesant, (1592-1672), governor of the New Netherlands
• Hendrikje van Andel, (born 1890), oldest woman in Europe

• Baruch Spinoza, (1632-1677), philosopher
• Erasmus, writer, polemist, humanist Protestant Reformation

Before 20th Century

• Johan van Oldebarneveldt, statesman
• William I of Orange, (1533-1584), stadtholder
• William III of Orange, (1650-1702), stadtholder (and king of England)
• Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, (1798-1872), prime minister
• Johan de Wit, statesman

• Dries van Agt, (born 1931), prime minister
• Jan Peter Balkenende, (born 1956), prime minister
• Barend Biesheuvel, (1920-2001), prime minister
• Jo Cals, (1914-1971), prime minister
• Hendrik Colijn, prime minister
• Willem Drees, (1886-1988), prime minister
• Pim Fortuyn, (1948-2002), Dutch politician
• Hans Janmaat, rightwing nationalist party leader
• Piet de Jong, (born 1915), prime minister
• Wim Kok, (born 1938), prime minister
• Marinus van der Lubbe, (1909-1934), ; see: Reichstag fire
• Ruud Lubbers, prime minister, UNHCR High Commissioner
• Joseph Luns, minister of foreign affairs, NATO secr. general
• Joop den Uyl, (1919-1987), prime minister
• Jelle Zijlstra, (1918-2001), prime minister

• Beatrix of the Netherlands, (born 1938)
• Prince Claus, (1926-2002)
• Prince Bernhard
• Princess Irene, (born 1939)
• Juliana of the Netherlands
• William I of the Netherlands
• Queen Wilhelmina, (1880-1962), Queen
• Princess Margriet, (born 1943)
• Princess Christina, (born 1947)
• Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
• Princess Máxima, (born 1971)
• Prince Johan-Friso
• Prince Constantijn, (born 1969)

Before 20th Century

• Herman Boerhaave, (1668-1738), physician
• Daniel Bernoulli, (1700-1782), mathematician and physicist
• Laurens Janszoon Coster, printer
• Eise Eisinga, (1744-1828), astronomer
• David Fabricius, (1564-1617), astronomer
• Christiaan Huygens, (1629-1695), mathematician and physicist
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek, (1632-1723), scientist
• Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, (1856-1894), mathematician
• Johannes van der Waals, physicist

• Peter Debye, (1884-1966), chemist
• Edsger Dijkstra, (1930-2002), computer scientist
• Anthony Fokker, (1890-1939), aviation engineer
• Gerardus 't Hooft, physicist
• J. H. van 't Hoff, chemist
• Gerard Kuiper, (1905-1973), astronomer
• Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, physicist
• Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, (1853-1926), physicist
• Jan Oort, (1900-1992), astronomer
• Jan Tinbergen, (1903-1994), economist
• Nico Tinbergen, (1907-1988), ecologist
• Martinus Veltman, physicist
• Pieter Zeeman, (1865-1943), physicist

• Raymond van Barneveld, darts player
• Marco van Basten (born 1964), football player
• Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918-2004), athlete
• Inge de Bruijn (born 1974), swimmer
• Johan Cruijff (born 1947), football player
• Sjoukje Dijkstra, skater
• Max Euwe (1901-1981), chess player
• Anton Geesink (born 1934), judoka
• Yvonne van Gennip, speed skater
• Anky van Grunsven, dressage
• Ruud Gullit (born 1962), football player
• Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), swimmer
• Jan Jansen, cyclist
• Patrick Kluivert (born 1976), football player
• Ada Kok, swimmer
• Ellen van Langen (born 1966), athlete
• Arie Luyendyk (born 1953), race car driver
• Rie Mastenbroek (born 1919), swimmer
• Leontien van Moorsel, cyclist
• Tinus Osendarp (1916-2002), athlete
• Rintje Ritsma, speed skater
• Gianni Romme, speed skater
• Wim Ruska, judoka
• Ard Schenk, speed skater
• Jan Timman (born 1951), chess player
• Jochem Uytenhage, speed skater
• Kees Verkerk, speed skater
• Harm Wiersma, checkers player
• Joop Zoetemelk, cyclist
• Ruud van Nistelrooy (born 1976), football player