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

Verona van de Leur is a retired Dutch artistic gymnast and adult film performer. She was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year in 2002 after winning the all-around silver medal at that year's European championships and the silver medal on floor exercise at the world championships.

Pieter Claesz. van Ruijven is best known as Johannes Vermeer's patron for the better part of the artist's career.

Kevin Johannes Willem Strootman is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Genoa, on loan from Marseille, and the Netherlands national team.

Carel Struycken is a Dutch film, television, and stage actor. He is known for playing the Giant/Fireman in Twin Peaks, Mr. Homn in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1992), and Lurch in the films The Addams Family (1991), Addams Family Values (1993) and Addams Family Reunion (1998). He also appeared in the films Gerald's Game (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019).

Marten Elco de Roon is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Atalanta and the Netherlands national team. He formerly played for Sparta Rotterdam, SC Heerenveen and Middlesbrough.

Nick van de Wall, better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Spijkenisse. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album Forget the World was released in 2014. Afrojack regularly features as one of the ten best artists in the Top 100 DJs published by DJ Mag. He is also the CEO of LDH Europe.

Royston Ricky Drenthe is a Dutch footballer who plays for spanish club Racing Murcia. Although primarily a left winger, he has also played as a left back.

Khalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. His nickname is "The Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" the opposition. He was noted for his tackling and versatility at the back.

Robin Haase is a Dutch professional tennis player. He is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, achieving a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 in July 2012. He has won two singles titles, and reached quarterfinals of the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters and semifinals of the 2017 Canada Masters. Together with countryman Igor Sijsling, Haase reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open men's doubles. Haase is left-handed but plays right-handed. His mother is Dutch and father is German.

Fabio Jakobsen is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step.