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

Saint Gerlach

First Name Saint
Last Name Gerlach
Born on November 30, 1099
Died on November 30, 1169 (aged 70)

Saint Gerlach was a 12th-century Dutch hermit. His cult is centered at Houthem near Valkenburg in the south of the province of Limburg.

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Sylvie Meis

Sylvie Françoise Meis

Sylvie Françoise Meis, formerly known as Sylvie van der Vaart, is a Dutch television personality and model based in Germany.

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Martin Garrix

Martijn Gerard Garritsen
First Name Martin
Last Name Garrix
Born on May 14, 1996 (age 29)
Height 171 cm | 5'7

Martijn Gerard Garritsen, professionally known as Martin Garrix and under other pseudonyms such as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. His most known singles are "Animals", "In the Name of Love", and "Scared to Be Lonely". He was ranked number one on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years.

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Fernando Ricksen

Fernando Jacob Hubertina Henrika Ricksen
First Name Fernando
Last Name Ricksen
Born on July 27, 1976
Died on September 18, 2019 (aged 43)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Fernando Jacob Hubert Hendrika Ricksen was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a right back and central midfielder. After winning Eerste Divisie titles with Fortuna Sittard and AZ, he joined Rangers for £3.75 million in 2000. In six years with the club from Glasgow, he won two Scottish Premier League titles, two Scottish Cups and three Scottish League Cups. He left in 2006 for Zenit Saint Petersburg, initially on loan, and won honours including the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2008. He was dismissed by Zenit in 2009, and spent the final years of his career back at Fortuna Sittard. Internationally, he earned 12 caps for the Netherlands between 2000 and 2003.

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George Blake

George Behar
First Name George
Last Name Blake
Born on November 11, 1922 (age 103)
Spy

George Blake was a spy with Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union. He became a communist and decided to work for the MGB while a prisoner during the Korean War. Discovered in 1961 and sentenced to 42 years in prison, he escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London in 1966 and fled to the Soviet Union. He was not one of the Cambridge Five spies, although he associated with Donald Maclean and Kim Philby after reaching the Soviet Union.

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Marco van Basten

Marcel "Marco" van Basten is a Dutch football manager and former professional player, who played for Ajax and A.C. Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He scored 300 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last match in 1993 at age 28 due to an injury which forced his retirement two years later. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

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Stefan Struve

First Name Stefan
Last Name Struve
Born on February 18, 1988 (age 38)
Height 213 cm | 7'0

Stefan Jaimy Struve is a Dutch mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). At 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he is the tallest fighter in the history of the UFC.

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Vincent Janssen

Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen

Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Netherlands national team. He was awarded the 2016 Johan Cruyff Trophy, the Dutch "Talent of the Year" award.

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José María González Santos

First Name José
Last Name Santos
Born on September 22, 1975 (age 50)

José María González Santos, mononymously known as Kichi, is a Spanish politician, Mayor of Cádiz since 2015.

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Ilse DeLange

Ilse Annoeska de Lange
First Name Ilse
Born on May 13, 1977 (age 48)

Ilse Annoeska de Lange, better known as Ilse DeLange, is a Dutch country and pop rock singer-songwriter. As a member of The Common Linnets, she finished in second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

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