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

Free Imperial Knight Andries de Graeff was a very powerful member of the Amsterdam branch of the De Graeff - family during the Dutch Golden Age. He became a mayor of Amsterdam and a powerful Amsterdam regent after the death of his older brother Cornelis de Graeff. Like him and their father Jacob Dircksz de Graeff he opposed the house of Orange. In the mid-17th century he controlled the finances and politics.

Theodore James van Houten was a Dutch-British writer, journalist, columnist, radio-theatre producer, critic, and translator.

George or Joris van Egmont was a Christian religious authority and a bishop, who served as bishop of Utrecht from 1535 to 1559.

John Rädecker was a painter and sculptor from the northern Netherlands, best known for his Monument on the Dam.

Eglon van der Neer was a Dutch painter of historical scenes, portraits and elegant, fashionable people, and later of landscapes.

Gustav Leonhardt was a Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. He was a leading figure in the movement to perform music on period instruments. Leonhardt professionally played many instruments, including the harpsichord, pipe organ, claviorganum, clavichord, fortepiano and piano. He also conducted orchestras and choruses.

Jacob de Graeff was a member of the De Graeff-family from the Dutch Golden Age. He was an Amsterdam Regent and held the titles as 20.th Lord of the Free and high Fief Ilpendam and Purmerland. Jacob de Graeff was a member of a family of regents who belonged to the republican political movement also referred to as the ‘state oriented’, as opposed to the Royalists.