List of Famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands

Joseph Bruyère

First Name Joseph
Last Name Bruyère
Born on October 5, 1948 (age 77)

Joseph Bruyere or Bruyère is a former Belgian cyclist.

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Henk Bleker

First Name Henk
Born on July 26, 1953 (age 72)

Hinderk "Henk" Bleker is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in the First Rutte cabinet from 14 October 2010 to 5 November 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he previously was party chair from 20 June 2010 until 14 October 2010.

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Alexander Pechtold

Alexander Pechtold is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and art historian.

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Hugo Rudolph Kruyt

First Name Hugo
Last Name Kruyt
Born on June 3, 1882
Died on August 31, 1959 (aged 77)
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Pieter Jelles Troelstra

First Name Pieter
Last Name Troelstra
Born on April 20, 1860
Died on May 12, 1930 (aged 70)

Pieter Jelles Troelstra was a Dutch lawyer, journalist and politician active in the socialist workers' movement. He is most remembered for his fight for universal suffrage and his failed call for revolution at the end of World War I. From 1888 to 1904, Troelstra was married to Sjoukje Bokma de Boer, a well-known children's book writer, under the pen name of Nienke van Hichtum.

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Martin Schwab

First Name Martin
Last Name Schwab
Born on March 29, 1962 (age 64)
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Jan Krekels

First Name Jan
Last Name Krekels
Born on August 26, 1947 (age 78)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time trial in 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog; at the same Games he came in 11th in the road race. He also won the 19th stage of the Tour de France in 1971 and the prologue of Paris–Nice in 1970. He retired from professional cycling in 1978.

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Frans Banning Cocq

First Name Frans
Died on January 6, 1655

Frans Banninck Cocq (1605–1655) was a burgemeester (mayor) of Amsterdam in the mid-17th century. He is best known as the central figure in Rembrandt's masterpiece The Night Watch.

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Max van Heeswijk

First Name Max
Last Name Heeswijk
Born on March 2, 1973 (age 53)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Max Lambert Peter van Heeswijk is a Dutch retired professional road racing cyclist. He finished 15th road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 17th in the road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Marylu Poolman

First Name Marylu
Born on October 3, 1936
Died on May 22, 2004 (aged 67)
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