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

Pieter Menten

Pieter Nicolaas Menten

First Name Pieter

Last Name Menten

Born on May 26, 1899

Died on November 14, 1987 (aged 88)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, South Holland

Pieter Nicolaas Menten was a Dutch war criminal, businessman, and art collector.

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Campegius Vitringa

First Name Campegius

Born on May 16, 1659

Died on March 21, 1722 (aged 62)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Friesland

Campegius Vitringa Sr., or Kempe Vitringa was a Dutch Protestant theologian and Hebraist. His youngest of four children was Campeius Vitringa (1693-1723).

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Franciscus Jacobus van Vree

First Name Franciscus

Last Name Vree

Died on January 31, 1861

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Gelderland

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Marinus Valentijn

First Name Marinus

Last Name Valentijn

Born on October 21, 1900

Died on November 3, 1991 (aged 91)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, North Brabant

Marinus Valentijn was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the Elite race of the 1933 UCI Road World Championships.

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Leo Kierkels

First Name Leo

Last Name Kierkels

Born on December 12, 1882

Died on November 7, 1957 (aged 74)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Limburg

Leo Peter Kierkels (1882–1957) was a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See.

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Anthony Christiaan Winand Staring

First Name Anthony

Last Name Staring

Died on August 18, 1840

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Gelderland

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Maurits van der Valk

First Name Maurits

Died on May 6, 1935

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, North Holland

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Jan Jansz de Jonge Stampioen

First Name Jan

Last Name Stampioen

Born on January 1, 1610

Died on January 1, 1653 (aged 43)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, South Holland

Jan Jansz de Jonge Stampioen was a Dutch mathematician famous for his published work on spherical trigonometry. In 1638 he moved to The Hague to become tutor of William II, Prince of Orange. In 1644 he was employed to tutor Christiaan Huygens in mathematics.

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