List of Famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands

Joris van Soerland

First Name Joris

Last Name Soerland

Born on October 15, 1972 (age 53)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, North Brabant

Badmintoner

Sportsperson

Joris van Soerland is a retired Dutch male badminton player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States.

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Dirk Stikker

First Name Dirk

Born on February 5, 1897

Died on December 23, 1979 (aged 82)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Groningen

Dirk Uipko Stikker was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and businessman. He served as the Secretary General of NATO from 21 April 1961 until 1 August 1964.

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Moreno Hofland

First Name Moreno

Last Name Hofland

Born on August 31, 1991 (age 34)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, North Brabant

Height 179 cm | 5'10

Moreno Hofland is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo. In May 2015, Hofland offered his LottoNL–Jumbo team its first victory of the season by having the better of a bunch sprint on the second stage of the Tour de Yorkshire, taking off some pressure on the organization by media outlets.

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Hans Kolfschoten

First Name Hans

Last Name Kolfschoten

Born on August 17, 1903

Died on August 2, 1984 (aged 80)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Gelderland

Henri Anthony Melchior Tieleman "Hans" Kolfschoten was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

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Wilhelmina Drupsteen

First Name Wilhelmina

Last Name Drupsteen

Born on October 10, 1880

Died on April 2, 1966 (aged 85)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, North Holland

Wilhelmina "Willie" Cornelia Drupsteen (1880–1966) was a Dutch illustrator. She is known for her graphic work and book illustrations.

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René van Zuuk

First Name René

Last Name Zuuk

Born on September 3, 1962 (age 63)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Gelderland

René van Zuuk is a Dutch architect.

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Abraham van Calraet

First Name Abraham

Last Name Calraet

Born on October 12, 1642

Died on June 11, 1722 (aged 79)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, South Holland

Abraham van Calraet, or Kalraat was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.

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Arjen Tuiten

First Name Arjen

Born on September 23, 1980 (age 45)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Friesland

Arjen Tuiten is a Netherlands-born American Special effects make-up artist. Tuiten started his career under the supervision of Stan Winston, Rick Baker, and Dick Smith. He worked on films Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Terminator Salvation (2009), Iron Man 2, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011), Maleficent (2014), Wonder (2017) and Welcome to Marwen (2018). For his work on Wonder, he received an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling nomination at the 90th Academy Awards.