List of Famous people born in Utrecht, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dafne Schippers
Dafne Schippers is a Dutch track and field athlete. She competes primarily in the sprints, having previously participated in the heptathlon. She is the 2015 and 2017 World Champion and won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres.
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Willem-Alexander is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013.
Germaine de Randamie
Germaine Martha de Randamie is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Undefeated in sanctioned kickboxing bouts, she competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was the first UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. Prior to joining the UFC, de Randamie competed in the Strikeforce featherweight division. As of October 19, 2020, she is #1 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings and #7 in UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder is a Dutch retired professional footballer. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season and one of the three best midfielders in the world for 2010 by FIFA. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he started his professional career playing for Ajax, with whom he won four trophies and was awarded the Johan Cruyff Trophy in 2004. He was sold to Real Madrid for €27 million in 2007, winning La Liga in his first season with the club, and transferred to Inter Milan for €15 million in 2009. At Inter, he won Serie A, the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, and two Coppa Italia. After being sold to Galatasaray for €7.5 million in 2013, he helped the club win the Süper Lig in his first season, following with the capture of the Turkish Super Cup, after a 1–0 win against rivals Fenerbahçe. After an unsuccessful stint with Nice, he concluded his footballing career at Qatar Stars League team Al Gharafa.
Marco van Basten
Marcel "Marco" van Basten is a Dutch football manager and former professional player, who played for Ajax and A.C. Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He scored 300 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last match in 1993 at age 28 due to an injury which forced his retirement two years later. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
Shanice van de Sanden
Shanice Janice van de Sanden is a Dutch footballer who plays for VFL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga. She is a member of the Netherlands national football team.
Annemiek van Vleuten
Annemiek van Vleuten is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Movistar Team.
Stefania Liberakakis
Stefania Liberakakis, known simply as Stefania, is a Greek-Dutch singer, (voice) actress and YouTuber. She is a former member of the girl group Kisses, which represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. In 2020, she was internally selected to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Supergirl", but this edition of the contest was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greek broadcaster ERT decided that Liberakakis will represent Greece in the 2021 contest instead.
Ibrahim Afellay
Ibrahim Afellay is a Dutch-Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger.
Mohamed Ihattaren
Mohamed Amine Ihattaren is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Juventus.