List of Famous people born in North Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Laurens Geels
Gerard George Clifford
Nicolaes Boddingius
Nicolaes Boddingius, Nicolaas Bodding van Laer or Bodding van Laer was a schoolmaster, writer and minister active in Haarlem in the Netherlands.
Yvonne van Gennip
Yvonne Maria Therèse van Gennip is one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she unexpectedly won three gold medals. She was the most successful athlete at the 1988 Winter Olympics, along with Matti Nykänen of Finland.
Frits Lambrechts
Fredericus Amos (Frits) Lambrechts is a Dutch actor, musician and cabaret artist.
Kees Akerboom, Sr.
Kees Akerboom Sr. is a retired Dutch basketball player. Akerboom is the father of Kees Akerboom Jr., who also played as a professional basketball player in the Eredivisie.
Jaap van Praag
Jaap van Praag was a Dutch football administrator and chairman for local football club Ajax Amsterdam.
Johannes Willebrands
Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1969 to 1989, and Archbishop of Utrecht from 1975 to 1983. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1969, Willebrands was central to the increased ecumenism of the Church in the second half of the 20th century, and was considered papabile at the two conclaves held in 1978.