List of Famous people born in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart

Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch professional darts player and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Raymond van Barneveld

First Name Raymond
Last Name Barneveld
Born on April 20, 1967 (age 58)

Raymond van Barneveld is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champion, a two-time UK Open Champion and a former winner of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, the Grand Slam of Darts and the Premier League. He is also a twice-winner of the World Masters and the World Darts Trophy, and a three-time winner of the International Darts League and the WDF World Cup Singles event.

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Pierre Kerkhoffs

First Name Pierre
Last Name Kerkhoffs
Born on March 26, 1936
Died on October 19, 2021 (aged 85)
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Pieter Johannes Elisabeth Kerkhoffs, known as Pierre Kerkhoffs, was a Dutch footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. Kerkhoffs played club football for SC Enschede and PSV, and was the Eredivisie top scorer in the 1962–63 season. He later played in Switzerland for Lausanne Sport.

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Gökhan Saki

First Name Gökhan
Last Name Saki
Born on October 18, 1983 (age 42)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Gökhan Saki is a Dutch-Turkish mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He is a Dutch and European Muay Thai champion, K-1 World GP 2006 in Amsterdam tournament finalist, K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii champion and former Glory Light Heavyweight Champion. On May 25, 2017, it was announced Saki had signed a multi-fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in their Light-Heavyweight division (205lbs).

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Wim Hof

First Name Wim
Born on April 20, 1959 (age 66)

Wim Hof, also known as The Iceman, is a Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures. He has set Guinness World Records for swimming under ice and prolonged full-body contact with ice, and still holds the record for a barefoot half marathon on ice and snow. He attributes these feats to his Wim Hof Method (WHM), a combination of frequent cold exposure, breathing techniques and meditation. Hof has been the subject of several medical assessments and a book by investigative journalist Scott Carney.

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Donyell Malen

Donyell Malen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team. Malen has also featured at youth level for Ajax and Arsenal.

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Robert Wolders

First Name Robert
Last Name Wolders
Born on September 28, 1936
Died on July 12, 2018 (aged 81)

Robert Wolders was a Dutch television actor known for his role in the television series Laredo and appearing in series such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bewitched, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He was married to Merle Oberon, and was the longtime partner of Audrey Hepburn.

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Kiki Bertens

Kiki Bertens is a Dutch tennis player who turned professional in 2009. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 4, which she reached on 13 May 2019, becoming the highest ranked Dutch female player ever. Her career high in doubles is world No. 16, achieved in April 2018. To date, she has won ten singles and ten doubles titles on the WTA Tour including 2018 Western & Southern Open and 2019 Mutua Madrid Open. Bertens is widely regarded as a clay-court specialist, but also is successful on hardcourts.

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Juliana of the Netherlands

First Name Juliana
Last Name Netherlands
Born on April 30, 1909
Died on March 20, 2004 (aged 94)

Juliana was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980.

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Han van Meegeren

First Name Han
Last Name Meegeren
Died on December 30, 1947

Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered to be one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Despite his life of crime, van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

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