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

Willem Gestel

First Name Willem
Last Name Gestel
Born on February 22, 1853
Died on February 13, 1952 (aged 98)
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Paulette Willemse

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Laurine van Riessen

First Name Laurine
Born on August 10, 1987 (age 38)
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Laurine van Riessen is a long track speed skater and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Track Team BEAT Cycling. She competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the 500, 1000, and 1500 metres and won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres. In 2015, she switched to track cycling and won a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.

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Olaf Wijnants

First Name Olaf
Last Name Wijnants
Born on September 14, 1948 (age 77)

Olaf Wijnants is a Dutch actor, who has been active in Film and Television since 1971.

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Wim van Est

First Name Wim
Born on March 25, 1923
Died on May 1, 2003 (aged 80)

Willem "Wim" van Est was a Dutch racing cyclist. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.

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Gordon

Cornelis Willem (Gordon) Heuckeroth is a Dutch singer and television personality, known in The Netherlands by his nickname Gordon. Globally he is best known for several viral videos from the TV show Holland's Got Talent in which he made racist remarks about a Dutch-Chinese contestant.

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Reinier Paping

First Name Reinier
Last Name Paping
Born on February 18, 1931
Died on December 20, 2021 (aged 90)

Reinier Paping was a Dutch speedskater primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1963. This Elfstedentocht became known as "The hell of '63" when only 69 of the 9,292 contestants were able to finish the race, due to the extremely low temperatures, dipping to −18 °C, and a harsh eastern wind. After winning the race, he was recognized as a national hero in the Netherlands.

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Joris Voorhoeve

First Name Joris
Last Name Voorhoeve
Born on December 22, 1945 (age 80)

Joris Jacob Clemens Voorhoeve is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and political scientist.

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Wilhelmina Cooper

Wilhelmina Behmenburg
First Name Wilhelmina
Last Name Cooper
Born on May 1, 1939
Died on March 1, 1980 (aged 40)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Wilhelmina Gertrud Frieda Cooper was a Dutch-American model who began with Ford Models, and at the peak of her success, founded her own agency, Wilhelmina Models, in New York City in 1967.

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Paul Depla

First Name Paul
Last Name Depla
Born on April 17, 1965 (age 61)
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