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

Esmée Adrienne van Eeghen was a Dutch resistance fighter in World War II. Van Eeghen is controversial because she fell in love with a German officer, but in spite of this played a significant role in the resistance, especially in Friesland, a role that would ultimately be fatal for her, due to her turbulent love life. The character Rachel Stein from the 2006 film Black Book was based on the life of van Eeghen.

Pieter Symonsz Potter, was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Eduardus Hermannus Theresia Maria "Ed" Nijpels is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director.

Sonja Maria Barend is a Dutch television personality and former talk show host. Her talk show Sonja, which she presented since the 1970s, was noted for breaking taboos and allowing ordinary people a voice in public dialog. She retired from television in 2006, after four decades of television making.

Joyce Juanita Sylvester is a Dutch politician and administrator. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she served as a member of the Senate from 2003 to 2015.

Floris Takens was a Dutch mathematician known for contributions to the theory of chaotic dynamical systems.

Arsenio Jermaine Cedric Valpoort is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egnatia Rrogozhinë in the Albanian Superliga.

Fredrik "Fred" Teeven is a retired Dutch politician, bus driver and jurist. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Security and Justice from 2010 to 2015.

Jan Hilbert Potharst was a Dutch association football player, who played as a defender for AFC Ajax and for the Netherlands national team.