List of Famous people born in North Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Gaston Salasiwa
Gaston Salasiwa is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for MVV Maastricht in the Eerste Divisie.
Hurşut Meriç
Hurşut Meriç is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Karacabey Belediyespor. Meriç plays primarily as a left winger.
Rudi Lubbers
Rudolfus Josefus Maria "Rudie" Lubbers is a retired Dutch boxer who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he finished ninth as light-heavyweight and in 1968 fifth as heavyweight.
Frans Hoek
Franciscus Petrus Theodorus Hoek is a Dutch football coach and former player. As a player, he was a goalkeeper for FC Volendam for more than a decade, before going into coaching as an assistant to Louis van Gaal at club sides AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, FC Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and the Netherlands national team. He also worked for the Poland national team under fellow Dutchman Leo Beenhakker. He has worked with goalkeepers including Edwin van der Sar, Stanley Menzo, Víctor Valdés, Vítor Baía, Pepe Reina, Robert Enke, Łukasz Fabiański, Thomas Kraft, Michel Vorm and David de Gea. Hoek is widely regarded as one of world football's foremost goalkeeping mentors.