Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index This is a list of famous Dutch people: 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 Movies 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 Music 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 Visual Arts 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 Writing 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 Military 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 Exploration Willem Barents, (1550?-1597), Dutch explorer Cornelis Houtman, explorer Frederick de Houtman, explorer Abel Tasman, (1603-1659), explorer Dirk Hartog, explorer Other 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 Philosophy Baruch Spinoza, (1632-1677), philosopher Erasmus, writer, polemist, humanist Protestant Reformation Politics 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 20th Century 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 Royal Family 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) Science and technology 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 20th Century 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 Sport Raymond van Barneveld, darts player Marco van Basten, (born 1964), football player Fanny Blankers-Koen, (born 1918), 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 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 See also: List of people by nationality, List of people in the Dutch Golden Age This article is from Wikipedia. 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