List of Famous people born in North Brabant, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Jackie Groenen
Jackie Noëlle Groenen is a Dutch footballer and former judoka who plays as a midfielder for FA WSL club Manchester United and the Netherlands women's national football team. She previously played for German clubs SGS Essen, FCR 2001 Duisburg and FFC Frankfurt, as well as for Chelsea in the English FA WSL.
Ireen Wüst
Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater.
Rick van den Hurk
Henricus "Rick" Nicolas van den Hurk is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has also pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions and in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. In international play, he is a member of the Netherlands national baseball team.
Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion as well as a four time Shootboxing World tournament champion and former It's Showtime 70MAX world champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam.
Steven Kruijswijk
Steven Kruijswijk is a Dutch road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma. Kruijswijk is best known for his strong ability in the mountains where he has taken his greatest success.
Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Team Jumbo–Visma. Vos has drawn comparison to Eddy Merckx as being "the finest cyclist of [her] generation".
Rik Smits
Rik Smits, nicknamed "The Dunking Dutchman" is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft. An NBA All-Star in 1998, Smits reached the NBA Finals in 2000.
Kelle Roos
Kelle Willem Roos is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Derby County.
Ömer Bayram
Ömer Bayram is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Galatasaray.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem is a Dutch politician and economist serving as Chairman of the Dutch Safety Board since 1 May 2019. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he has also been Chairman of the supervisory board of Wageningen University since 1 April 2019.