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

Willem Abraham Kuenen

First Name Willem
Last Name Kuenen
Born on February 23, 1873
Died on May 1, 1951 (aged 78)
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Pieter Harting

First Name Pieter
Last Name Harting
Born on February 27, 1812
Died on December 3, 1885 (aged 73)

Pieter Harting was a Dutch biologist and naturalist, born in Rotterdam. He made contributions in a number of scientific disciplines, and is remembered for his work in the fields of microscopy, hydrology, botany, and biostratigraphy.

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Chris van Abkoude

First Name Chris
Last Name Abkoude
Born on November 6, 1880
Died on January 2, 1960 (aged 79)

Chris van Abkoude was a Dutch writer and novelist of mostly children's books. He wrote the series of Pietje Bell novels from 1914 to 1936 and many books in between. He moved to the United States in 1916 and wrote all the Pietje Bell books in the United States, except for the first one, which he wrote in 1914 in Rotterdam. In 1923 Van Abkoude wrote the novel Kruimeltje and in 1999 the film Little Crumb was released. Before his writing career, Van Abkoude was a teacher; when he noticed the children did not like reading the children's books of the time, he wrote his own.

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David Abraham Bueno de Mesquita

First Name David
Last Name Mesquita
Born on March 23, 1889
Died on December 12, 1962 (aged 73)

David Abraham Bueno de Mesquita was a Dutch painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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Isaac de Jouderville

First Name Isaac
Last Name Jouderville
Born on January 1, 1612
Died on January 1, 1645 (aged 33)

Isaac de Jouderville, was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was a pupil of Rembrandt.

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Tjipke Visser

First Name Tjipke
Born on December 12, 1876
Died on January 22, 1955 (aged 78)

Tjipke Visser was a Dutch sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Visser's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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Hendrik Enno van Gelder

First Name Hendrik
Last Name Gelder
Died on June 24, 1960
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Cornelis de Vos

First Name Cornelis
Last Name Vos
Died on May 9, 1651

Cornelis de Vos was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer. He was one of the leading portrait painters in Antwerp and is best known for his sensitive portraits, in particular of children and families. He was also successful in other genres including history, religious and genre painting. He was a regular collaborator with Rubens.

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Anthony Sweijs

First Name Anthony
Last Name Sweijs
Born on July 18, 1852
Died on September 30, 1937 (aged 85)

Anthony Ahasuerus Hendrik Sweijs was a Dutch sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a bronze medal with the Dutch pistol team.

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Solko van den Bergh

First Name Solko
Born on June 4, 1854
Died on December 25, 1916 (aged 62)

Solko or Solke Johannes van den Bergh was a Dutch sports shooter.

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