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

Frederick de Houtman was a Dutch explorer, navigator, and colonial governor who sailed on the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies from 1595 until 1597, during which time he made observations of the southern celestial hemisphere and contributed to the creation of 12 new southern constellations.

Jan Koopmans was a Dutch theologian, best known for his works De Nederlandsche Geloofsbelijdenis (1939) and Wat wij wel en wat wij niet geloven (1941).

Tscheu La Ling is a Dutch former professional footballer of mixed Dutch and Chinese descent, who played for clubs in the Netherlands, Greece and France. His name has been spelled in various ways throughout his career, but usually as Tscheu La Ling; he was generally uninterested in how it was spelled but revealed in a February 2007 interview that his name was officially Ling Tshen La. This name uses Chinese naming customs. The family name is Ling. In June 2015 he was appointed to the advisory board of Ajax Amsterdam. He is also the owner of the Slovak football club AS Trencin.

Rob Meppelink is a former amateur football player from Netherlands. He became a football coach in 1990. Since then he guided clubs like AZ Alkmaar, ADO Den Haag, and RBC Roosendaal.

Winston Lloyd Bogarde is a Dutch retired professional footballer, and is the assistant manager of Jong Ajax. He was known for his physical strength, and played mostly as a central defender although he could occasionally play as full back.

Ricardo van Rhijn is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right center back for Dutch club FC Emmen.

Ricardo Moniz is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He most recently managed Excelsior.

Olaf Wijnants is a Dutch actor, who has been active in Film and Television since 1971.