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

Jetty Paerl

First Name Jetty
Born on May 27, 1921
Died on August 22, 2013 (aged 92)

Henriette Nanette "Jetty" Paerl was a Dutch singer and resistance member of Jewish origin. She is known for being one of the Netherlands' representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song "De vogels van Holland", and for being the first singer ever to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Carel Weeber

First Name Carel
Last Name Weeber
Born on December 3, 1937 (age 88)
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Willem van Oldenbarnevelt

First Name Willem
Last Name Oldenbarnevelt
Born on January 1, 1590
Died on November 30, 1637 (aged 47)

Willem van Oldenbarnevelt, Lord of Stoutenburg was a son of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. He was born in The Hague, where he was baptised at the court-chapel in November 1590.

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Herman Verlinde

First Name Herman
Last Name Verlinde
Born on January 21, 1962 (age 64)

Herman Louis Verlinde is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics at Princeton University, where he is also the Chair of the Department of Physics. He is the identical twin brother of Erik Verlinde.

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Ben Van Os

First Name Ben
Last Name Os
Born on December 1, 1944
Died on July 2, 2012 (aged 67)

Ben Van Os was a Dutch production designer and art director. He received two Academy Award for Best Art Direction nominations for his works in Orlando (1993) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). The latter of which also earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Production Design nomination.

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Pim Blanken

Willem Blanken
First Name Pim
Last Name Blanken
Born on May 11, 1940
Died on October 25, 2016 (aged 76)
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John Heitinga

John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga

John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga is a Dutch football coach and a former player who played as a centre back. He currently manages Jong Ajax the reserves team of AFC Ajax.

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Peter Schenk the Younger

First Name Peter
Last Name Younger
Born on February 15, 1693
Died on January 14, 1775 (aged 81)

Peter Schenk the Younger was a Dutch engraver and map publisher active in Leipzig.

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Robert Maaskant

Robert Patrick Maaskant is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager, who played as a midfielder.

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Jean van Dongen

Johan Leonardus Maria van Dongen
First Name Jean
Last Name Dongen
Died on November 30, 1969
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