List of Famous people born in North Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Walraven van Hall
Walraven (Wally) van Hall was a Dutch banker and resistance leader during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. He founded the bank of the Resistance, which was used to distribute funds to victims of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and fund the Dutch resistance.
Javairô Dilrosun
Javairô Joreno Faustino Dilrosun is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux, on loan from Hertha BSC. He also represents the Netherlands national team.
Philip Van Zandt
Philip "Phil" Van Zandt was a Dutch-American actor of film, stage and television. He made over 220 film and television appearances between 1939 and 1958.
Cornelis Drebbel
Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first navigable submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.
Cornelis van Haarlem
Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem, Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, was one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in the Netherlands, and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as a portraitist.
Calvin Stengs
Calvin Stengs is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Netherlands national team.
Regillio Simons
Regillio Simons is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the father of Xavi Simons.
Raymond Thiry
Raymond Thiry is a Dutch actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1994.
Tessel Middag
Tessel Tina Middag is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the Dutch national team, representing the country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She previously played for ADO Den Haag, AFC Ajax, Manchester City, West Ham United, and Fiorentina.
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger was a Dutch editor and translator of the letters of the van Gogh brothers. She was the wife of Theo van Gogh, art dealer, and the sister-in-law of the painter Vincent van Gogh and became a key player in the growth of Vincent's fame.