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

Wouter Jacob Bos (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋʌutər ˈbɔs]; is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party and businessman.

Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp was a portrait and landscape painter, best known for his portraits. He was born and died in Dordrecht, and was the son of the stained glass designer Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp, who moved to Dordrecht from Venlo. He was the half-brother of Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp and the father of the much more famous Aelbert Cuyp.

Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt, lord of Groeneveld, was a Dutch political figure.

Isaak Nicolai or Isaac Claesz van Swanenburg was a Dutch Renaissance painter and glazier active in Leiden and Gouda. He was a city council member from 1576 and became mayor of Leiden five times.

Gerard Ewout van Walsum was a Dutch politician of the PvdA.

Willem Gerrit "Wim" van der Gijp was a Dutch football player and manager. He gained one cap for the Netherlands national team in 1954.

Ilka Agricola is a German mathematician who deals with differential geometry and its applications in mathematical physics. She is dean of mathematics and computer science at the University of Marburg, where she has also been responsible for making public the university's collection of mathematical models.

Ambrosius Arnold Willem Hubrecht was a Dutch zoologist.

Karel van Mander (1609–1670) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and the grandson of Karel van Mander.