List of Famous people born in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Joseph Bruyère
Joseph Bruyere or Bruyère is a former Belgian cyclist.
Robert Vunderink
Robert Vunderink is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1981 and 1993. He competed at the 1984 and 1992 Winter Olympics in the 5000 m and 10000 m; his best achievement was fourth place in the 10000 m in 1992.
Cees Bal
Cornelius Bal is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He won the Tour of Flanders in 1974.
Jan Lievens
Jan Lievens was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was associated with his close contemporary Rembrandt, a year older, in the early parts of their careers. They shared a birthplace in Leiden, training with Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam, where they shared a studio for about five years until 1631. Like Rembrandt he painted both portraits and history paintings, but unlike him Lievens' career took him away from Amsterdam to London, Antwerp, The Hague and Berlin.
Michelle Courtens
Michelle Courtens, performing as Michelle, is a Dutch singer, who is known from her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.
Maribelle
Maribelle is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.
Harm Kamerlingh Onnes
Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch portrait painter and ceramist, who also produced designs for stamps and stained-glass windows. He is best known for the small, humorous vignettes of everyday life.
Herman Ponsteen
Herman Ponsteen is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. Four years later he won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit.
Sander Vos
Sander Vos is a Dutch film editor.