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

Nyck de Vries

Nyck de Vries is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in 2020-21 Formula E season for Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team. He won the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship as well as the 2010 and 2011 Karting World Championships and in 2014 the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Championships. He was signed to the McLaren young driver programme from January 2010 until May 2019 and Audi Sport racing academy from October 2016 until August 2019.

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Jan van Riebeeck

First Name Jan
Last Name Riebeeck
Born on April 21, 1619
Died on January 18, 1677 (aged 57)

Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator who located Cape Town and the Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company.

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Elisabeth Kuyper

First Name Elisabeth
Born on September 13, 1877
Died on February 26, 1953 (aged 75)

Elisabeth Johanna Lamina Kuyper was a Dutch Romantic composer and conductor.

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Ricardo Kishna

Ricardo Kishna is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club ADO Den Haag.

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Arnold Boonen

First Name Arnold
Last Name Boonen
Born on December 16, 1669
Died on October 2, 1729 (aged 59)

Arnold van Boonen was a Dutch portrait painter.

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Mr. Probz

Dennis Princewell Stehr
First Name Mr.
Born on May 15, 1984 (age 42)

Dennis Princewell Stehr, better known by his stage name Mr. Probz, is a Dutch music producer, singer and singer-songwriter.

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Marcel Hensema

Marcel Hensema is a Dutch film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1993. In 2007 he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor for his role in the movie Wild Romance.

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Jonnie Boer

Jonnie Boer is a Dutch Michelin star winning head chef and co-owner of the restaurant De Librije in Zwolle, Netherlands.

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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

First Name Heike
Last Name Onnes
Born on September 21, 1853
Died on February 21, 1926 (aged 72)

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate. He exploited the Hampson–Linde cycle to investigate how materials behave when cooled to nearly absolute zero and later to liquefy helium for the first time, in 1908. He also discovered superconductivity in 1911.

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Ruud Koopmans

First Name Ruud
Last Name Koopmans
Born on February 2, 1961 (age 65)

Ruud Koopmans is a Dutch sociologist and professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin. His research focuses on migration, social integration and transnationalization.

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