List of Famous people born in North Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Rafael van der Vaart
Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch professional darts player and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Donyell Malen
Donyell Malen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team. Malen has also featured at youth level for Ajax and Arsenal.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah
Evans Timothy Fosu-Mensah is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or full-back for German club Bayer Leverkusen and the Netherlands national team. He formerly played for Dutch club AFC Ajax's youth team and English club Manchester United's first team.
Nordin Amrabat
Noureddine "Nordin" Amrabat is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Professional League side Al-Nassr and the Morocco national team.
Rinus Michels
Marinus Jacobus Hendricus "Rinus" Michels OON was a Dutch association football player and coach. He played his entire career for AFC Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and managed the Netherlands national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.
Rudi Carrell
Rudi Carrell was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters and Linda de Mol, he was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany.
Hannie Schaft
Jannetje Johanna (Jo) Schaft was a Dutch communist resistance fighter during World War II. She became known as 'the girl with the red hair'. Her secret name in the resistance movement was "Hannie".
Willem Arondeus
Willem Arondeus was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews and others wanted by the Gestapo. Arondeus was caught and executed soon after his arrest. Yad Vashem recognized Arondeus as Righteous Among the Nations.
Gregory van der Wiel
Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right-back.
Glennis Grace
Glenda Hulita Elisabeth Batta, better known by her stage name Glennis Grace, is a Dutch singer from Amsterdam. In 2005 Grace represented the Netherlands in the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and in 2018 she appeared on the 13th season of America's Got Talent and made it to the finals.