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

Dennis Johannes van Wijk is a Dutch football coach and former football player. He is currently unemployed after most recently managing Oostende in the Belgian First Division A.

Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Kraak was a Dutch football goalkeeper and manager.

Jan Langedijk was a Dutch speed skater who competed at the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished 24th in the 500 m, 14th in the 1500 m, fourth in the 5000 m and sixth in the 10,000 m event. Twelve years later he placed 29th in the 500 m, 13th in the 1500 m, fifth in the 5000 m and sixth in the 10,000 m events. Domestically he won the Dutch allround titles in 1940 and 1947.

Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter. Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to the faces, hands and feet.

Adriaen van Ostade was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works.

Willibrordus Ildefonsus Ignatius "Willibrord" van Beek is a retired Dutch politician and financial adviser. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Paulus Potter was a Dutch painter who specialized in animals within landscapes, usually with a low vantage point.

Isaac van Ostade was a Dutch genre and landscape painter.

Dirck Barendsz or Theodor Barendszoon (1534–1592) was a Dutch Renaissance painter from Amsterdam who traveled to Italy in his youth to learn from the Italian masters, most notably Titian.