List of Famous people born in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Johan te Slaa
Willem 's Gravesande
Willem Jacob 's Gravesande was a Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher, chiefly remembered for developing experimental demonstrations of the laws of classical mechanics. As professor of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy at Leiden University, he helped to propagate Isaac Newton's ideas in Continental Europe.
Jos Wienen
Jos Wienen is a Dutch politician. He is mayor of the city of Haarlem.
Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland
Jonkheer Pieter Adriaan Cornelis Beelaerts van Blokland is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Jan Burgers
Johannes (Jan) Martinus Burgers was a Dutch physicist and the brother of the physicist Wilhelm G. Burgers. Burgers studied in Leiden under Paul Ehrenfest, where he obtained his PhD in 1918. He is credited to be the father of Burgers' equation, the Burgers vector in dislocation theory and the Burgers material in viscoelasticity.
Thorwald Veneberg
Thorwald Veneberg is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He rode for UCI ProTeam Rabobank between 2001 and 2007.
Henri Manders
Henri Manders is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.
Michael de Leeuw
Michael de Leeuw is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club FC Emmen.
Charlie Aptroot
Charles Bernard Aptroot is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a Member of the House of Representatives from 30 January 2003 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of traffic, public transport and internal affairs. On 1 September 2012, he became mayor of Zoetermeer.
Hans Wiegel
Hans Wiegel is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson.