List of Famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands
Karin Prien
Karin Prien is a German politician (CDU) and was a member of the Hamburg Parliament. Since 28 June 2017 she is Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Schleswig-Holstein in the Cabinet Günther.
Freddie Oversteegen
Freddie Nanda Dekker-Oversteegen was a Dutch communist resistance member during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, and biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art, although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative and gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also an avid art collector and dealer.
Jordi Cruyff
Johan Jordi Cruijff is a Dutch football coach and former player. Cruyff is the son of former player and manager Johan Cruyff. He is currently the head coach of Chinese Super League club Shenzhen FC.
Duncan Laurence
Duncan de Moor, known professionally as Duncan Laurence, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. He began his music career in 2014 and became a semi-finalist in the fifth season of The Voice of Holland. Laurence represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Arcade" and went on to win the competition, giving the Netherlands its first Eurovision win since 1975.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Dirk Jan Klaas "Klaas-Jan" Huntelaar, nicknamed The Hunter, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
Geert Wilders
Geert Wilders is a Dutch businessman and politician. He has been Leader of the Party for Freedom since he founded it in 2006. Wilders is the parliamentary leader of his party in the House of Representatives. In the 2010 formation of the Rutte cabinet, a minority cabinet of VVD and CDA, he actively participated in the negotiations, resulting in a "tolerance agreement" (gedoogakkoord) between the PVV and these parties, but withdrew his support in April 2012, citing disagreements with the cabinet on proposed budget cuts. Wilders is best known for his criticism of Islam and the EU; his views have made him a controversial figure in the Netherlands and abroad, and since 2004 he has been protected at all times by armed bodyguards.
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Willem-Alexander is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013.
Daley Blind
Daley Blind is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, left-back or centre-back for Ajax and the Netherlands national team. He is the son of former Ajax defender and former Netherlands national team manager Danny Blind.
Germaine de Randamie
Germaine Martha de Randamie is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Undefeated in sanctioned kickboxing bouts, she competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was the first UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. Prior to joining the UFC, de Randamie competed in the Strikeforce featherweight division. As of October 19, 2020, she is #1 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings and #7 in UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.