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

Jan Raas

First Name Jan
Last Name Raas
Born on November 8, 1952 (age 73)

Jan Raas is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship in Valkenburg, he also won the Tour of Flanders in 1979 and 1983, Paris–Roubaix in 1982 and Milan–San Remo in 1977. He won ten stages in the Tour de France. In six starts, Raas won the Amstel Gold Race five times. In his entire career he competed in 23 of the highly contested "Monument" Races and he finished on the podium in almost half of them: 3rd place six times, 2nd place zero times, and 1st place four times.

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Douwe Breimer

Douwe Durk Breimer is a Dutch pharmacologist and was both rector magnificus and president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, The Netherlands.

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Jan Campert

First Name Jan
Last Name Campert
Born on August 15, 1902
Died on January 12, 1943 (aged 40)

Jan Remco Theodoor Campert was a journalist, theater critic and writer who lived in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II Campert was arrested for aiding the Jews. He was held in the Neuengamme concentration camp, where he died.

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Koen van der Gaast

First Name Koen
Born on August 10, 1923
Died on February 7, 1993 (aged 69)
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Ton Rombouts

Antonius Gualtherus Josephus Maria Rombouts
First Name Ton
Born on July 2, 1951 (age 74)
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Suzanne de Goede

Suzanne de Goede is a former Dutch professional racing cyclist.

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Rudie Liebrechts

Rutgerus Gerardus Liebrechts

Rutgerus (Rudie) Liebrechts is a former Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist.

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Johannes Willebrands

First Name Johannes
Last Name Willebrands
Died on August 1, 2006 (aged 36)

Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1969 to 1989, and Archbishop of Utrecht from 1975 to 1983. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1969, Willebrands was central to the increased ecumenism of the Church in the second half of the 20th century, and was considered papabile at the two conclaves held in 1978.

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Teun Buijs

First Name Teun
Born on February 24, 1960 (age 66)
Height 202 cm | 6'8

Teun Buijs is a Dutch volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Sina Mesdag-van Houten

First Name Sina
Born on December 23, 1834
Died on March 20, 1909 (aged 74)

Sina (Sientje) van Houten was the wife of Hendrik Willem Mesdag, the Dutch marine painter of the Hague School, and a painter herself.

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