List of Famous people born in South Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Johannes Hendrikus Donner
Johannes Hendrikus (Hein) Donner was a Dutch chess grandmaster (GM) and writer. Donner was born in The Hague and won the Dutch Championship in 1954, 1957, and 1958. He took part in the Internacional Chess Tournament (1956), Donner came third, behind Larsen and Darga. FIDE, the World Chess Federation, awarded him the GM title in 1959. He played for the Netherlands in the Chess Olympiads 11 times. He was the uncle of the former Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, Piet Hein Donner.
Jan Willem Jacobus de Vos van Steenwijk
Jerson Cabral
Jerson Cabral is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Pafos.
Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau
Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg is the first child and daughter of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands. She is a member of the Dutch royal family and currently fifth in the line of succession to the Dutch throne.
Joseph Luns
Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. He served as Secretary General of NATO from 1 October 1971 until 25 June 1984.
Thomas Azier
Thomas Azier is a Dutch avant-pop singer and musician.
Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange
Alexander, Prince of Orange, was heir apparent to his father King William III of the Netherlands from 11 June 1879 until his death.
Kajsa Ollongren
Jkvr. Karin Hildur "Kajsa" Ollongren is a Dutch politician serving as second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 May 2020 and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Third Rutte cabinet since 14 April 2020. She is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.
Maurits Lodewijk II van Nassau-LaLecq
Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke
Willem Johan Cornelis, Ridder Huijssen van Kattendijke was a career officer of the Royal Dutch Navy and a politician. As an officer, he reached the rank of Commander. He was Dutch Naval Minister from 1861 to 1866, and interim Dutch Foreign Minister in 1864.