List of Famous people born in Gelderland, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Donny van de Beek is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team.

Rudolphus Antonius "Roy" Makaay is a Dutch football manager and former footballer who played as a centre-forward. He was known for his goal-scoring ability as a result of his "aerial prowess and quick drives to the net where he can put the ball away with either foot."

Nikkie de Jager, better known by her YouTube channel name NikkieTutorials, is a Dutch makeup artist and beauty vlogger. She gained online popularity in 2015 after her YouTube video "The Power of Makeup" became popular and inspired many other videos of people showing their faces with and without makeup. As of January 2021, her YouTube channel has 13.8 million subscribers and over 1.4 billion video views.

Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. Hiddink is currently the manager of the Curaçao national team. He enjoyed a long career playing as a midfielder in his native Netherlands, playing for sides such as PSV Eindhoven, De Graafschap and NEC Nijmegen, as well as some time spent playing in the United States. Since retiring from playing the game in 1982, Hiddink has gone on to enjoy an illustrious career in management, leading both clubs and countries from across the globe to achieve various titles and feats.

Peter Sylvester Bosz is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

Joran Andreas Petrus van der Sloot is a Dutch convicted murderer who killed Stephany Flores Ramírez in Lima, Peru, in 2010. He is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005.

Dirk Jan Klaas "Klaas-Jan" Huntelaar, nicknamed The Hunter, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

Botic van de Zandschulp is a Dutch tennis player. Van de Zandschulp has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 117 achieved on 30 August 2021. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 232 achieved on 23 October 2017. Van de Zandschulp is the current Dutch No. 1 men's singles player. Van de Zandschulp has won 1 ATP Challenger singles title in Hamburg and 1 ATP Challenger doubles title in Alphen.

Jacobus Antonius Peter Johannes "Jasper" Cillessen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Valencia and the Netherlands national team.

Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig. Born in the Netherlands, Kadıoğlu plays for the Turkey national team.