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

Marrit Leenstra

First Name Marrit
Born on May 10, 1989 (age 37)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Marrit Leenstra is a Dutch former long track speed skater.

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Willem Vrolik

First Name Willem
Last Name Vrolik
Born on April 29, 1801
Died on December 22, 1863 (aged 62)

Willem Vrolik was a Dutch anatomist and pathologist who was a native of Amsterdam. He was a pioneer in the field of vertebrate teratology.

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Sicco Mansholt

First Name Sicco
Born on September 13, 1908
Died on June 30, 1995 (aged 86)

Sicco Leendert Mansholt was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later the Labour Party (PvdA) and farmer who served as the President of the European Commission from 1 March 1972 until 5 January 1973.

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Peter van Nieuwenhuizen

First Name Peter
Last Name Nieuwenhuizen
Born on October 26, 1938 (age 87)

Peter van Nieuwenhuizen is a Dutch physicist. He is now a distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University in the United States. Van Nieuwenhuizen is best known for his discovery of supergravity with Sergio Ferrara and Daniel Z. Freedman.

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Willem Frederik Röell

First Name Willem
Last Name Röell
Born on October 25, 1767
Died on January 3, 1835 (aged 67)
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Max van der Stoel

First Name Max
Last Name Stoel
Born on August 3, 1924
Died on April 23, 2011 (aged 86)

Maximilianus "Max" van der Stoel was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist who served as High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE from 1 January 1993 until 1 July 2001.

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Adriaan Paulen

First Name Adriaan
Died on May 9, 1985 (aged 15)

Adriaan "Adje" Paulen was a Dutch athlete who competed from 1917 to 1931. During World War II, he was part of the Dutch resistance in the Netherlands. Following World War II, Paulen became a sports official, becoming president of the IAAF, serving from 1976 to 1981.

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Frans van Schooten

First Name Frans
Died on May 29, 1660

Franciscus van Schooten was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descartes.

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Piet Hein Donner

First Name Piet
Last Name Donner
Born on October 20, 1948 (age 77)

Jan Pieter Hendrik "Piet Hein" Donner is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2018.

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Dirk Brouwer

First Name Dirk
Born on September 1, 1902
Died on January 31, 1966 (aged 63)

Dirk Brouwer was a Dutch-American astronomer.

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