List of Famous people born in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Nathan Aké
Nathan Benjamin Aké is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team. Although he predominantly plays as a centre back, he has also been deployed as a left back.
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number two in the world and is a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017, and 2019.
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of the countries of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten.
André Rieu
André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. Hiddink is currently the manager of the Curaçao national team. He enjoyed a long career playing as a midfielder in his native Netherlands, playing for sides such as PSV Eindhoven, De Graafschap and NEC Nijmegen, as well as some time spent playing in the United States. Since retiring from playing the game in 1982, Hiddink has gone on to enjoy an illustrious career in management, leading both clubs and countries from across the globe to achieve various titles and feats.
Peter Bosz
Peter Sylvester Bosz is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Frank de Boer
Franciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch football manager who is the current head coach of the Dutch national team. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, three Super Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Champions League and one Intercontinental Cup. He later spent five years at Barcelona, where he won the 1998–99 La Liga title, before retiring after short spells at Galatasaray, Rangers, Al-Rayyan and Al-Shamal.
Dafne Schippers
Dafne Schippers is a Dutch track and field athlete. She competes primarily in the sprints, having previously participated in the heptathlon. She is the 2015 and 2017 World Champion and won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres.
Eloy de Jong
Eloy Francois Maurice Gilbert Charles Prosper de Jong is a Dutch pop singer and moderator. He became known in the early 1990s as a member of the English-Dutch boy group Caught in the Act. In 2004, he made a comeback as solo singer. In 2018, he reached number 1 on the German album charts with his German-language albums.
Alex Van Halen
Alexander Arthur Van Halen is an American musician who is the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Van Halen. The band was formed in 1972 by Alex Van Halen; his younger brother, Eddie Van Halen; David Lee Roth; and Mark Stone under the name Mammoth before adding Michael Anthony in 1974 and changing their name to Van Halen. Warner Brothers signed the band in 1977, and its debut album was released in 1978. Prior to their disbandment in 2020, following Eddie's death, Van Halen released eleven more albums, and the brothers were the only two constant members of the band.