List of Famous people born in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Salomon B. Slijper
Pieter Pauw
Pieter Pauw, was a Dutch botanist and anatomist. He was a student of Hieronymus Fabricius. He was the first Anatomy Professor at University of Leiden.
Willem van der Woude
Willem van der Woude was a Dutch mathematician and rector magnificus (chancellor) of the University of Leiden.
Johan van Hell
Johannes "Johan" Gerardus Diederik van Hell was a Dutch visual artist and musician. His work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. He was a dedicated socialist and a man with a highly developed social conscience. Many of his later works depict the struggles and plight of ‘the man in the street’. In 1925, he decided to produce lithographs to make art available at a reasonable price to the working class. He also gave free private art and music lessons to gifted students who could not afford the tuition.
Johanna Borski
Johanna Borski, was an influential Dutch banker. She was the director of the "Wed. Borski" bank from 1814 to 1846.
Jan Mourad Janszoon
Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, commonly known as Reis Mourad the Younger, was a Dutch pirate in Morocco who converted to Islam after being captured by a Moorish state in 1618. He began serving as a pirate, one of the most famous of the 17th-century "Salé Rovers". Together with other corsairs, he helped establish the independent Republic of Salé at the city of that name, serving as the first President and Grand Admiral. He also served as Governor of Oualidia.
Macropedius
Georgius Macropedius was a Dutch humanist, schoolmaster and "the greatest Latin playwright of the 16th century."
Mounir El Hamdaoui
Mounir El Hamdaoui is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club DHSC.
Tonnie Cusell
Tonnie Harry Cusell Lilipaly, is a Dutch-born Indonesian former footballer who previously plays for GVVV in Topklasse. He was also member of Indonesia national team.
Zakaria Labyad
Zakaria Labyad is a Dutch-born Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ajax in the Eredivisie.