List of Dutch people

This is a list of Dutch people who are famous and/or have an article:

Art

Architecture

Jaap Bakema (1914-1981), architect
Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934), architect
J. H. 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 Johannes Pieter Oud (1890-1963), architect
Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964), architect

Movies

Jan de Bont, (born 1943), cameraman, director
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
Audrey Hepburn, (born 1929, died 1993), actress
Deidre Holland, (born 1966), porn-actress
Famke Janssen, (born 1965), actress
Jeroen Krabbé, (born 1944), actor, director
Sylvia Kristel, (born 1952), actress
Rebecca Romijn, (born 1972), 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), porn-actress

Music

Anouk, singer
Thomas Acda, (1967-), singer, actor
Herman van Veen, (1945-), singer, theater performer
Jan Akkerman, guitar player
Amber, singer
Elly Ameling, singer classical music
Louis Andriessen, (1939-), composer
Dick Annegarn, (1952-), singer, musician
Bart Berman, pianist, composer
Willem Breuker, (born 1944), jazz musician
Herman Brood, (1946-2001), rock musician and artist
Theo Bruins, pianist, composer
Armin van Buuren, DJ
Gerard Cornielje, (born 1962), jazz musician and poet
Cristina Deutekom, singer classical music
Alphons Diepenbrock, composer
Candy Dulfer, saxophone player
Golden Earring, rock band
Tess Gaerthé, (born 1991), actress and singer
Boudewijn de Groot, (1944-), singer, actor
André Hazes, (1951-2004), singer
Ilse Huizinga, (1966-), jazz singer
Otto Ketting, composer
Herman Krebbers, (* 1923) violinist
Alexandra, Judith and Kitty Leschan, a.k.a. Trio Lescano, singers
Arjen Anthony Lucassen, composer and musician
Paul de Munnik, (1970-), singer
Lennaert Nijgh, (1945-2002), lyricist
Rob de Nijs, (1942-), singer
Theo Olof, violinist
Willem Pijper, composer
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, composer and organist
Abbie de Quant, flautist
Ramses Shaffy, (1933-), singer
Jaap Spaanderman, pianist, cellist, conductor
DJ Tiësto, DJ
Jelle van Tongeren Jazzviolinist
Daniel Wayenberg, pianist
Edo de Waart, conductor
Jaap van Zweden, (born 1960), violonist, conductor
Marco Borsato, (1966-), singer
Eddie Van Halen, guitarist of Van Halen
Alex Van Halen, drummer of Van Halen
Dominique van Hulst, singer, popularly known as Do
Mogilf Theunis, Pianist, populary known as Mow
Mr. Boogie Woogie, Pianist

Visual Arts

Bernard Accama, (d.1756), painter
Karel Appel, (1921-2006), painter
Hendrick Avercamp, (1585-1634), painter
Ludolf Bakhuysen, (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
Aelbert Cuyp, (1620-1691), painter
Anton Corbijn, photographer
Theo van Doesburg, (1883-1931), 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
Pieter de Hooch, (1629-1684), painter
Willem de Kooning, (1904-1997), painter
Han van Meegeren, (1889-1947), forger of paintings
Piet Mondriaan, (1872-1944), painter
Rembrandt Harmenszoon 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
H.N. Werkman, (1882-1945), typographer and illustrator
Jacob de Wit, (1695-1754), painter

Writing

A. C. Baantjer (born 1923), writer of detective fiction
Remco Campert, novelist, poet
Jacob Cats, poet
Geert Groote
Arnon Grunberg, (born 1971)
Hella Haasse, novelist
Jan de Hartog (1914-2002), novelist
Anne Frank, (1929-1945), diarist in WWII
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
Isabelle van Tuyll van Serooskerken, novelist
Joost van den Vondel (1587-1674), poet, playwriter
Janwillem van de Wetering, (born 1931), novelist
Jan Wolkers, (born 1925)

Exploration

Willem Barentsz, (1550?—1597), several expeditions to Arctic waters. Discovers 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 Carstensz, (c.1595—?), New Guinea coast, navigated the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1623
Willem Joosten van Colster, charted Arnhemland in 1623
Hendrik Hamel (1630-1692), first European contact with Korea
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
Jacques Mahu (died 1598), leader of a 1598 circumnavigation
Jacob le Maire (c.1585-1616), Cape Horn, 1616 circumnavigation
Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, New Jersey (1614-1620)
Olivier van Noort (1558-1627), 1598 circumnavigation
Samuel van der Putte (1690-1745), draw first European map of Tibet
Jacob Jansz Quackernaeck (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, discovers a.o. Tasmania, New Zealand & Tonga
François Thijssen, charted 1000 miles of the Australian South Coast in 1627
Alexandrine Tinné (1839-1869), Sahara dessert crossing
Willem de Vlamingh (1640-17??), Western Australia
Maarten Gerritsz Vries, discovered Hokkaido, Sakhalin & Kuril Islands (1643)
Sebald de Weert (died 1602), discovered Falkland Islands

History

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)

Military

Gaius Julius Civilis, rebel
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 Adriaanszoon de Ruyter, (1607-1676), naval officer
Carl 'Rabenhaupt' von Sucha , general and mayor of Groningen
Cornelis Tromp, naval officer
Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, (born 1598), naval officer

Philosophy

Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637)
Evert Willem Beth (1908-1964)
Herman Dooyeweerd, philosopher Vrije Universiteit
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

Politics

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 Oldenbarneveldt, (1547-1619), statesman
Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, (1798-1872), prime minister
William I of Orange, (1533-1584), stadtholder
William III of Orange, (1650-1702), stadtholder and king of England
Johan de Witt, (1625-1672), statesman

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, rightwing 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 secr. 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
Dirk Zeilstra, SS-Sturmbannführer

Royal Family

Queen 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)
Princess Amalia (born 2003)
Princess Alexia (born 2005)

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
Diederik Johannes Korteweg, (1848-1941), mathematician
Anton van Leeuwenhoek, (1632-1723), scientist
Pieter van Musschenbroeck, (1692-1761), physician, mathematician, physicist & astronomer
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 van der Waals, (1837-1923), physicist

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
Eugene Dubois, (1858-1944), paleontologist & anatomist
Christiaan Eijkman, (1858-1930), physician & pathologist
Willem Einthoven, (1860-1927), physician
Anthony Fokker, (1890-1939), aviation engineer
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 Antoon 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
Jac. P. Thijsse, (1865-1945), biologist
Jan Tinbergen, (1903-1994), economist
Nico Tinbergen, (1907-1988), ecologist
Martinus J. G. Veltman, (born 1931), physicist
Petrus Johannes Waardenburg, 1886-1979), ophthalmologist & geneticist
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, (1903-1996), mathematician
Pieter Zeeman, (1865-1943), physicist
Frits Zernike, (1888-1966), physicist

Models

Sports

Giovanni van Bronckhorst (born 1975), football player
Christijan Albers (born 1979), Formula 1 driver, Minardi-Cosworth 2005
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
Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918-2004), athlete
Rens Blom (born 1977), 2005 World Champion pole vault
Frank de Boer (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
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
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
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
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
Piet Moeskops (born 1893), worldchampion cyclist
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), tremendous showwrestler
Rutger Smith (born 1981), athlete
Rik Smits (born 1966), NBA player
Petra van Staveren (born 1966), swimmer
Betty Stove (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
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

Other

Pope Adrian VI, (1522-1523), pope from 1522 to 1523
Hendrikje van Andel, (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 SPACE Transportation
Gretta Duisenberg, pro-Palestinian activist and the wife of Wim Duisenberg (also listed on this page)
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

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Science and technology

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Models

Sports

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