List of Famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands
Roel de Wit
Roelof Josephus "Roel" de Wit was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and a conservationist.
Pieter Zeeman
Pieter Zeeman was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for his discovery of the Zeeman effect.
Ben Heijn
Wilma Mansveld
Wilma Jacqueline Mansveld is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). She served as Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Environment, dealing with water policy, environment and aviation in the Second Rutte cabinet from 5 November 2012 until 28 October 2015. Before that she was a member of the States of Groningen from 2007 to 2011 and afterwards a member of the Provincial-Executive of the same province from 2011 to 2012. Mansveld worked as an accountant for Jaguar Cars Netherlands and was secretary of the Social-Economic Council North Netherlands from 2001 to 2011.
Engelbert Röntgen
Engelbert Röntgen was a German violinist, for many years concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Jo de Haan
Jo de Haan was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. After winning four local road races as amateur in 1956 and 1958, he turned professional. His best achievements came in 1960 when he won the Paris–Tours and Tour de Picardie. In 1963 he finished third at the 1963 UCI Road World Championships. In total, he won 36 races during his career. He died of cancer.
Bas Hoeflaak
Johan Kappelhof
Johan Kappelhof is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
Gijsbert van Tienhoven
Gijsbert van Tienhoven was a liberal Dutch politician. He started his political career in the municipal council and executive of Amsterdam, and served as mayor of Amsterdam from 1880 to 1891. He spent one year in the House of Representatives and eleven years in the Senate before being appointed formateur after the 1891 general election. For three years, he served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Foreign Affairs before his cabinet fell in 1894. He also served as Queen's Commissioner of North Holland for fourteen years, between 1897 and 1911.
Danny Buijs
Danny Buijs is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently manager of Eredivisie side FC Groningen.