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

Adriaan "Adje" Paulen was a Dutch athlete who competed from 1917 to 1931. During World War II, he was part of the Dutch resistance in the Netherlands. Following World War II, Paulen became a sports official, becoming president of the IAAF, serving from 1976 to 1981.

Teun Buijs is a Dutch volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Peter Post was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and won 65. Because of this success he was known as “De Keizer van de Zesdaagse” or “The Emperor of the Six Days”. In road racing his main achievements were winning the 1964 Paris–Roubaix and becoming national road race champion in 1963. He was on the podium three times at the La Flèche Wallonne but never won. Post’s other nickname was “de Lange” or “Big Man” because he was tall for a cyclist. After retiring from racing he had success as a Directeur sportif. Peter Post died in Amstelveen on 14 January 2011.

Barend van der Meer (1659–1700) was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter.

Jhr. Emile (Emiel) van Lennep was a Dutch official, diplomat and Minister of State.

Peter Schenk the Younger was a Dutch engraver and map publisher active in Leipzig.

Carl Heinrich Becker was a German orientalist and politician in Prussia. In 1921 and 1925–1930 he served as Minister for Culture in Prussia (independent). He was one of the founders of the study of the contemporary Middle East and a reformer of the system of higher education in the Weimar Republic.

Catharina Johanna Lodders, now Catharina Evans is a Dutch model and beauty queen who won the 1962 Miss World contest, representing the Netherlands.

Willem Leonard Oltmans was a Dutch investigative journalist and author active in international politics.

Dirk Klinkenberg was secretary of the Dutch government for 40 years. He was also known as a mathematician and amateur astronomer.