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

Paulien van Deutekom was a Dutch champion speed skater who specialised in the middle to long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.

Carl Henrik Jordan Larsson is a Swedish footballer who plays for Russian club Spartak Moscow as a forward. Starting his career with Högaborgs BK in Sweden, Larsson represented Helsingborgs IF, NEC Nijmegen, and IFK Norrköping before joining Spartak Moscow in 2019. He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team in 2018.

Bastiaan Johannes Ragas is a Dutch singer and actor. Born in Lisse, he was the youngest of three brothers. Ragas learnt piano and guitar at school. He also participated and traveled with the international musical group Up With People during their 1989-1990 tour. He first came into the public eye as a member of the Anglo-Dutch boy band Caught in the Act in the 1990s.

Jordy Buijs is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Kyoto Sanga FC. He can also play as a midfielder.

Jetro Danovich Sexer Willems is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back or left-back for Eintracht Frankfurt. He represented the Netherlands national team at UEFA Euro 2012; he played in the Netherlands' opening match of the tournament at the age of 18 years and 71 days, making him the youngest player ever to play in the UEFA European Championship.

Nourdin Boukhari is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he worked as a youth coach.

Naomi van As is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club MHC Laren.

Peter Tim Dirk Verbeek, more commonly known as Pim Verbeek, was a Dutch football manager who last coached the Oman national football team. Verbeek was a part of the board of Sparta Rotterdam. His brother Robert Verbeek is also a football coach.

Wilhelmina was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw the First and the Second World Wars, as well as the Dutch economic crisis of 1933.

Leendert Hasenbosch, was a Dutch employee of the Dutch East India Company who was marooned on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, as a punishment for sodomy. He wrote a diary until his presumed death.