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

Heiko "Ko" Wierenga was a Dutch politician and member of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as the Mayor of the municipality of Enschede from September 1977 until April 1994. Under Wierenga, artwork by Joop Hekman, called Het ei van Ko, was installed near Enschede's town hall in 1984.

Cornelis Arie "Kees" Verkerk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.

Mr. Joan Cornelis van der Hoop was a Dutch lawyer, public prosecutor and minister and, at the time of the Dutch Republic, fulfilled important positions under king William I and - with the exception of the Batavian-French era - left his mark on the Dutch navy. A street is named after him in Amsterdam.

Jhr. Emile (Emiel) van Lennep was a Dutch official, diplomat and Minister of State.

Henk Wijngaard is a Dutch country singer.

Jonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg known as Willem Sandberg was a Dutch typographer, museum curator, and member of the Dutch resistance during World War II.

Ferdinand Karel Adolf Constantijn Leenhoff was a Dutch painter and sculptor.

Ian Buruma is a Dutch writer and editor who lives and works in the United States. In 2017, he became editor of The New York Review of Books, but left the position in September 2018.