List of Famous people born in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Arno Brok
Arnoud Adrianus Maria "Arno" Brok is a Dutch politician serving as the King's Commissioner of Friesland since 2017. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as Mayor of Sneek from 2003 to 2010 and Mayor of Dordrecht from 2010 until 2017.
Theo Weterings
Alfred Peet
Alfred H. Peet was a Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea in Berkeley, California, in 1966. Peet is widely credited with starting the specialty coffee revolution in the US. Among coffee historians, Peet has been called "the Dutchman who taught America how to drink coffee." Peet taught his style of roasting beans to Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker, who, with his blessing, took the technique to Seattle and founded Starbucks in 1971. Peet later distanced himself, however, from the Starbucks trio as they experimented with ultra-dark roasts. "Baldwin never learned anything from me," Peet was later quoted as saying.
Aad van den Hoek
Aad van den Hoek is a former Dutch cyclist. He was professional between 1974 and 1983 and was good friends with Gerrie Knetemann.
André Paus
André Paus is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager of Maltese club Birkirkara.
Lars van der Haar
Lars van der Haar is a Dutch professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Baloise Trek Lions.
Pieter Vries
Samuel de Lange sr.
Léon Frissen
Leonardus Johannes Petrus Maria (Léon) Frissen was Queen's Commissioner or Queen's Governor of the province of Limburg, Netherlands.
Kommer Damen
Kommer Damen is a Dutch billionaire, and the chairman of the Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards.