List of Famous people born in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Joost Zwagerman
Johannes Jacobus Willebrordus (Joost) Zwagerman was a Dutch writer, poet and essayist. Among his teachers was the novelist Oek de Jong.
Max Blokzijl
Marius Hugh Louis Wilhelm Blokzijl or Max Blokzijl; 20 December 1884 – 16 March 1946) was a Dutch singer and journalist. After the German occupation of the Netherlands Blokzijl was sentenced to death and executed for his collaboration with Nazi Germany.
Bauke Mollema
Bauke Mollema is a Dutch professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo. He has finished in the top 10 in all three Grand Tours, with stage wins in the 2017 Tour de France and the 2011 Vuelta a España, in which he finished third overall. His best result in the general classification in the Tour de France came in 2013 when he finished in 6th place. He won the Clásica de San Sebastián in 2016 and finished on the podium on three other occasions at the race. In 2019, he achieved the biggest win of his career in the Giro di Lombardia.
Vasilis Barkas
Vasilis Barkas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Greece national team. He was born in the Netherlands to Greek parents.
Theo Jansen
Theodorus Gerardus Jozef "Theo" Jansen is a Dutch artist. In 1990, he began building large mechanisms out of PVC that are able to move on their own and, collectively, are entitled, Strandbeest. The kinetic sculptures appear to walk. His animated works are intended to be a fusion of art and engineering. He has said that "The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds." He strives to equip his creations with their own artificial intelligence so they may avoid obstacles such as the sea, by changing course when detected.
William I of the Netherlands
William I was a Prince of Orange, the King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Kelle Roos
Kelle Willem Roos is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Derby County.
Guido van Rossum
Guido van Rossum is a Dutch programmer best known as the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "Benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position in July 2018. He remained a member of the Python Steering Council through 2019, and withdrew from nominations for the 2020 election.
Herman van Veen
Hermannus Jantinus van Veen is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter and musician. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both were pianist annex composer.
Meeno Peluce
Miro Fiore "Meeno" Peluce is a Dutch-born American photographer and former child actor.