List of Famous people born in South Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Sigrid ten Napel
Zacharias Janssen
Zacharias Janssen ; also Zacharias Jansen or Sacharias Jansen; 1585 – pre-1632) was a Dutch spectacle-maker who lived most of his life in Middelburg. He is associated with the invention of the first optical telescope and/or the first truly compound microscope, but these claims may be fabrications put forward by his son.
Theodorus van Ruijven
Isis Cabolet
Aelbert Cuyp
Aelbert Jacobsz. Cuyp was one of the leading Dutch Golden Age painters, producing mainly landscapes. The most famous of a family of painters, the pupil of his father Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594–1651/52), he is especially known for his large views of Dutch riverside scenes in a golden early morning or late afternoon light.
Adriaen van der Cabel
Adriaen van der Cabel or Ary van der Touw, was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter active in France and Italy.
Théophile de Bock
Théophile Emile Achille de Bock was a Dutch painter belonging to the Hague School. Although many denigrate De Bock's work as too gray and too sketchy, Hague School champions love his work. Even Van Gogh was convinced of De Bocks "artistic temperament", although he eventually found his choice of subject too limited and tried to get De Bock to paint figure studies. But De Bock stuck to the subject he was good at, the Dutch landscapes.
David Martinon
Daan Olivier
Daan Olivier is a Dutch former cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the Team Giant–Alpecin and Team Jumbo–Visma squads. He competed at one Grand Tour, the 2017 Vuelta a España.
Dennis van Winden
Dennis van Winden is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Israel Cycling Academy.