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

Ron Peter Vlaar is a former Dutch footballer who last played as a centre back for AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie.

Massaro Glunder-Tomisela is a Dutch-Moluccan professional kickboxer. He is a former W5 72.5 kg Intercontinental champion.

Ellen Burka was a Canadian-Dutch figure skater and coach. She became Member of the Order of Canada in 1978 and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

Josephina Johanna "Jopie" Troost is a retired Dutch swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. A medal favorite, the Dutch team was disqualified in the heats for a premature start by Sieta Posthumus. Troost was part of 4 × 100 m freestyle relay teams that set three national records in 1958.

Jordan Rolly Botaka is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for RSC Charleroi on loan from K.A.A. Gent. He also represents DR Congo at international level.

Irfan Haarys Bachdim is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club PSS Sleman and the Indonesia national team.

Dorus de Vries is a Dutch former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

Frans Janszoon Post was a painter during the Dutch Golden Age. He was the first European artist to paint landscapes of the Americas, during and after the period of Dutch Brazil In 1636 he traveled to Dutch Brazil in northeast of South America at the invitation of the governor Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen. His works were widely collected in The Netherlands, Europe, and Brazil, with the works showing an idealized vision of Dutch colonial rule.

Erland Philip Peter Van Lidth De Jeude was a Dutch-American actor, opera singer, and amateur wrestler.

Florentine Sophie Rost van Tonningen was the wife of Meinoud Rost van Tonningen, the second leader of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) and President of the National Bank during the German occupation (1941–1945). Because she continued to support and propagate the ideals of Nazism after World War II and the death of her husband, she became known in the Netherlands as the "Black Widow".