List of Famous people born in Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Rinus Michels
Marinus Jacobus Hendricus "Rinus" Michels OON was a Dutch association football player and coach. He played his entire career for AFC Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and managed the Netherlands national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah
Evans Timothy Fosu-Mensah is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or full-back for German club Bayer Leverkusen and the Netherlands national team. He formerly played for Dutch club AFC Ajax's youth team and English club Manchester United's first team.
Quincy Promes
Quincy Anton Promes is a Dutch professional footballer, fashion designer and rapper who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to main striker and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career. Nicknamed the "Non-Flying Dutchman" by Arsenal supporters due to his fear of flying, Bergkamp is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.
Justin Kluivert
Justin Dean Kluivert is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for RB Leipzig, on loan from Roma, and the Netherlands national team.
Eddie Van Halen
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was an American musician and songwriter. He was the main songwriter and guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth. He is regarded as one of the all-time greatest guitar players in rock history and was well known for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard.
Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a Dutch former football player and coach who is the academy director of FC Barcelona. He is the former director of football for Paris Saint-Germain in France. Kluivert was the assistant manager of Cameroon. He played as a striker, most notably for AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona and the Netherlands national team.
Jeremie Frimpong
Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit is a Dutch football manager and former footballer who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a attacking midfielder, midfielder or forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he captained the Netherlands national team that was victorious at UEFA Euro 1988 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and Euro 1992.
Luciano Narsingh
Luciano Narsingh is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Twente, on loan from Feyenoord. He is right-footed and usually plays as a right winger but can also play as a left winger, and both side of attacking midfield. Since 2012, he has also played for the Netherlands national team, whom he represented at that year's European Championship.