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- List of Dutch people
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List of Dutch people
This is a list of Dutch people who are famous and/or have an article:
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
Movies
- Jan de Bont, (born 1943), cameraman, director
- Theo van Gogh, (1957-2004), director
- Rutger Hauer, (born 1944), actor
- 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
- Monique van der Ven , (born 19?), actress
- Paul Verhoeven, (born 1938), director
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
- Bart Berman, pianist
- 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
- Alexandra, Judith and Kitty Leschan, a.k.a. Trio Lescano, singers
- Jacob Obrecht, composer
- Theo Olof , violinist
- Willem Pijper , composer
- DJ Tiesto, DJ
- Jelle van Tongeren Jazzviolinist
- Daniel Wayenberg , pianist
- Edo de Waart, director
- Jaap van Zweden , violonist, director
Visual Arts
- Bernard Accama, (d.1756), painter
- Karel Appel, (1921-), 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
- 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 Mondriaan, (1872-1944), painter
- Rembrandt van Rijn, (1606-1669), painter
- Geertgen tot Sint Jans, active (1465-1495), painter
- Jan Steen, (1626-1679), painter
- Johannes Vermeer, (1632-1675), painter
- Jacob de Wit, (1695-1754), painter
Writing
- Remco Campert , novelist, poet
- Geert Groote
- Arnon Grunberg, (born 1971)
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, (1581-1647)
- Hella Haasse , novelist
- Jan de Hartog (1914-2002), novelist
- Willem Frederik Hermans, novelist
- Xaviera Hollander, writer
- 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
- Janwillem van de Wetering, (born 1931), novelist
- Jan Wolkers, (born 1925)
Crime victims
Exploration
History
Military
- Julius Civilis , rebel
- Karel Doorman, (1889-1942), naval officer
- Maurits of Nassau, (1567-1625), general and politician
- Piet Hein, (1577-1629), naval officer
- Carl von Rabenhaupt , general and mayor of Groningen
- Michiel de Ruyter, (1607-1676), naval officer
- Cornelis Tromp, naval officer
- Maarten Tromp, (born 1598), naval officer
Philosophy
Politics
Before 20th Century
20th Century
- Dries van Agt, (born 1931), prime minister
- Jan Peter Balkenende, (born 1956), prime minister
- Louis Beel, 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
- Hendrik Colijn , prime minister
- Pieter Cort van der Linden, prime minister
- Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis
- Willem Drees, (1886-1988), prime minister
- Wim Duisenberg, minister, president European Central Bank
- Dirk Jan de Geer, prime minister
- Jan Heemskerk , prime minister
- Hans Janmaat, rightwing nationalist party leader
- Piet de Jong, (born 1915), prime minister
- Abraham Kuyper, prime minister
- Wim Kok, (born 1938), prime minister
- Ruud Lubbers, prime minister, UNHCR High Commissioner
- Joseph Luns, minister of foreign affairs, NATO secr. general
- Victor Marijnen, prime minister
- Jan de Quay, (1901-1985) prime minister
- Charles Ruys de Beerenbrouck , prime minister
- Pieter Jelles Troelstra
- Joop den Uyl, (1919-1987), prime minister
- Jelle Zijlstra, (1918-2001), prime minister
Science and technology
Before 20th Century
- Daniel Bernoulli, (1700-1782), mathematician and physicist
- Herman Boerhaave, (1668-1738), physician
- Laurens Janszoon Coster, (1370-1440), 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
- Jan Swammerdam, (1637-1680), scientist
- Johannes van der Waals, (1837-1923), physicist
20th Century
- Peter Debye, (1884-1966), chemist
- Edsger Dijkstra, (1930-2002), computer scientist
- Anthony Fokker, (1890-1939), aviation engineer
- J. H. van 't Hoff, (1852-1911), chemist
- Gerardus 't Hooft, (born 1946), physicist
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, (1853-1926), physicist
- Pieter Kok, (1972-), physicist
- Gerard Kuiper, (1905-1973), astronomer
- Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, (1853-1928), physicist
- Bram Moolenaar, computer programmer, author of text-editor Vim
- Jan Oort, (1900-1992), astronomer
- Jan Tinbergen, (1903-1994), economist
- Nico Tinbergen, (1907-1988), ecologist
- Martinus Veltman , physicist
- Pieter Zeeman, (1865-1943), physicist
Sports
- 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
- Edgar Davids (born 1973), football player
- Sjoukje Dijkstra , skater
- Max Euwe (1901-1981), chess player
- Dan Gadzuric , NBA player
- Anton Geesink (born 1934), judoka
- Yvonne van Gennip, speed skater
- Anky van Grunsven , dressage
- Ruud Gullit (born 1962), football player
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (born 1972), 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
- Piet Moeskops (born 1893), worldchampion cyclist
- Leontien van Moorsel, cyclist
- Ruud van Nistelrooy (born 1976), football player
- Tinus Osendarp (1916-2002), athlete
- Rintje Ritsma , speed skater
- Gianni Romme , speed skater
- Wim Ruska , judoka
- Ard Schenk, speed skater
- Clarence Seedorf, football player
- Rik Smits, former NBA player
- Jan Timman (born 1951), chess player
- Jochem Uytdehaage, speed skater
- Kees Verkerk , speed skater
- Harm Wiersma , checkers player
- Joop Zoetemelk, cyclist
Other
- Pope Adrian VI, (1522-1523), pope from 1522 to 1523
- Hendrikje van Andel, (born 1890), oldest person in world
- Gretta Duisenberg, pro-Palestinian activist and the wife of Wim
- Hugo de Groot, jurist
- Marinus van der Lubbe, (1909-1934), see: Reichstag fire
- Mata Hari, spy
- Peter Stuyvesant, (1592-1672), governor of the New Netherlands
See also
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