List of Famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands
Haitske Pijlman
Haitske Pijlman is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1975 and 1980. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in the 500 and 1000 m and finished in 15th and 14th place, respectively. She won a bronze medal at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1977.
Margot Boer
Margot Madelaine Boer is a Dutch former speed skater. She is specialised in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m.
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck was a Dutch businessman and politician, whose views ranged from liberal to conservative. He was the son of Grand Pensionary Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and a member of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Jair Jurrjens
Jair Francoise Jurrjens is a Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and Colorado Rockies, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. He pitched for Team Netherlands in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Martine Bijl
Leo Lionni
Leo Lionni was an Italian-American author and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several advertising agencies, and then for Fortune magazine. He returned to Italy in 1962 and started writing and illustrating children's books. In 1962, his book Inch by Inch was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
Johan Adrianus Gerard van der Steur
Johan Adrianus Gerard (J.A.G.) van der Steur was a Dutch architect and professor at the Delft Technical University, of which he was rector magnificus in the year 1922–1923.
Hendrik Scheffer
Hendrik Scheffer was a Dutch painter in the Romantic tradition who lived in France for most of his life. In France he is usually known as Henri Scheffer.
Thiadsvind
Thiadsvind also known as Theudesinda or Theodelinda was a Frisian princess, the daughter of Redbad, King of the Frisians. In 711 she was married to Grimoald the Younger the eldest son of Pepin of Herstal. The marriage was officiated by archbishop or bishop of the Frisians Willibrord. Her husband had 2 illegitimate sons: Theudoald and Arnold.