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

Pierre van Hooijdonk is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He had spells with clubs across Europe where he was a prolific goal scorer. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team, for which he scored 14 goals and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. Noted for his bending free kicks, he is regarded by some as one of the greatest free kick specialists of all time.

Countess Elisabeth of Nassau was the second daughter of prince William of Orange and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon. She was Duchess of Bouillon by marriage.

Luc Steins is a Dutch handball player for Paris Saint-Germain Handball and the Dutch national team.

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Edward, Prince Palatine of the Rhine, was the sixth son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, by his consort, the Scottish princess Elizabeth Stuart.

Peter Hans Kolvenbach was a Dutch Jesuit priest and professor who was the 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the largest male Catholic religious order.

Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Dutch astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. He is the eponymous namesake of the Kuiper belt.

Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau was a Dutch regent. She was the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and Anne, Princess Royal. She was regent of the Netherlands from 1765 until 1766 during the minority of her brother.

Philip William, Prince of Orange was the eldest son of William the Silent by his first wife Anna van Egmont. He became Prince of Orange in 1584 and Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1599.

Leandro Kappel is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Altay. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Greece, Portugal, and Turkey.