List of Famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands
Johnny Young
Johnny Young is a Dutch Australian singer, composer, record producer, disc jockey, television producer and host. Originally from Rotterdam, Netherlands, his family settled in Perth, Western Australia in the early 1950s. Young had a career in the 1960s as a pop singer and had a number one hit with the double-A-side, "Step Back" and a cover of The Strangeloves' "Cara-lyn" in 1966, at the time the second biggest selling record locally after Normie Rowe's upbeat cover version of Doris Days Que Sera Sera, Young's profile was enhanced by a concurrent stint as host of the TV pop program The Go!! Show.
Aletta Jacobs
Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs was a Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist. As the first woman officially to attend a Dutch university, she became one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. In 1882, she founded the world's first birth control clinic and was a leader in both the Dutch and international women's movements. She led campaigns aimed at deregulating prostitution, improving women's working conditions, promoting peace and calling for women's right to vote.
Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks is a Dutch actress and former model best known internationally for her roles in Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018).
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.
Dave
Wouter Otto Levenbach, known as Dave, is a Dutch Francophone singer who had a string of number one hits in France in the 1970s.
Richard Klinkhamer
Richard Klinkhamer was a Dutch murderer, who went on to write a book about how he could have committed the crime. In 2000, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for manslaughter after killing his wife and hiding her body.
Ack van Rooyen
Ack van Rooyen was a Dutch jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He was the brother of Jerry van Rooyen.
Björn Kuipers
Björn Kuipers is a Dutch football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2006 and an UEFA Elite group referee since 2009. He is assisted during matches by his countrymen Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. A supermarket owner by occupation, Kuipers was appointed to referee several prestigious international finals like the 2011 UEFA Super Cup, the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final, the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final and the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.
Marijke Amado
Marijke Amado is a Dutch television presenter.
Dirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuijt is a Dutch former professional footballer. Originally starting out as a striker, he played much of his career as a winger.