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This is a '''list of famous [[Netherlands|Dutch]] people''':

== Artists ==

* [[Karel Appel]], ([[1921]]-[[2006]]), painter
* [[Pier Gerlofs Donia]], {[[1480]]-[[1520]]), giant and freedom fighter
* [[Hendrik Petrus Berlage]], ([[1856]]-[[1934]]), architect
* [[Theo van Doesburg]], painter
* [[M. C. Escher]], ([[1898]]-[[1972]]), graphical artist
* [[Vincent van Gogh]], ([[1853]]-[[1890]]), painter
* [[Frans Hals]], ([[1580]]-[[1666]]), painter
* [[Willem Frederik Hermans]], novelist
* [[Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft]], ([[1581]]-[[1647]])
* [[Willem de Kooning]], ([[1904]]-[[1997]]), painter
* [[Piet Mondriaan]], ([[1872]]-[[1944]]), painter
* [[Harry Mulisch]], (born [[1927]]), novelist
* [[Multatuli]], novelist
* [[Gerrit Rietveld]], ([[1888]]-[[1964]]), architect
* [[Rembrandt|Rembrandt van Rijn]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), painter
* [[Gerard Reve]], novelist
* [[Jan Steen]], ([[1626]]-[[1679]]), painter
* [[DJ Tiesto]], DJ 
* [[Armin van Buuren]], DJ
* [[Johannes Vermeer]], ([[1632]]-[[1675]]), painter
* [[Joost van den Vondel]] ([[1587]]-[[1674]]), poet, playwright
* [[Hanco Kolk]] ([[1957]]-) artist, poet, writer

== Explorers ==

* [[Willem Barentsz]], ([[1550]]?-[[1597]])
* [[Abel Tasman]], ([[1603]]-[[1659]]), [[explorer]]

== [[Philosophy|Philosophers]] ==

* [[Erasmus]], writer, polemist, humanist
* [[Baruch Spinoza]], ([[1632]]-[[1677]]), philosopher

== Politicians and Military Commanders ==
* [[Wijard Jelckama]], (1490-1523) legendary warrior, warlord and rebel
* [[Pier Gerlofs Donia]], (1480-1520) legendary warrior, warlord and rebel
* [[Jan Peter Balkenende]], (born [[1956]]), prime minister
* [[Julius Civilis]], rebel
* [[Hendrik Colijn]], prime minister
* [[Herman Daendels]], statesman
* [[Karel Doorman]], ([[1889]]-[[1942]]), naval officer
* [[Willem Drees]], ([[1886]]-[[1988]]), prime minister
* [[Pim Fortuyn]], ([[1948]]-[[2002]]), politician
* [[Piet Hein (Netherlands)|Piet Hein]], ([[1577]]-[[1629]]), naval officer
* [[Wim Kok]], (born [[1938]]), prime minister
* [[Ruud Lubbers]], prime minister, [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] High Commissioner
* [[Jouke de Vries]], [[Frisians|Frisian]] politician and professor
* [[Joseph Luns]], minister of foreign affairs, NATO secr. general
* [[Maurice of Nassau|Maurits of Nassau]], ([[1567]]-[[1625]]), general and politician
* [[Johan van Oldenbarneveldt]], statesman
* [[Michiel de Ruyter]], ([[1607]]-[[1676]]), naval officer
* [[Johan Rudolf Thorbecke]], ([[1798]]-[[1872]]), prime minister
* [[Pieter Jelles Troelstra]]
* [[Cornelis Tromp]], naval officer
* [[Maarten Tromp]], (born [[1598]]), naval officer
* [[Joop den Uyl]], ([[1919]]-[[1987]]), prime minister
* [[William the Silent]], ([[1533]]-[[1584]]), stadtholder
* [[William III of England|William III of Orange]], ([[1650]]-[[1702]]), stadtholder, king of [[England]] and king of [[Scotland]]
* [[Piet Hein]],([[1577]]-[[1629]]), Famous captain

== Royal Family ==

* [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]], (born [[1938]])
* [[Louis Bonaparte]]
* [[Juliana of the Netherlands]]
* [[William I of the Netherlands]]
* [[William II of the Netherlands]]
* [[William III of the Netherlands]]
* [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Queen Wilhelmina]], ([[1880]]-[[1962]]), Queen
* [[Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Crown Prince Willem-Alexander]]
* [[Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti|Princess Máxima]], (born [[1971]])

== Scientists ==

* [[Daniel Bernoulli]], ([[1700]]-[[1782]]), mathematician and physicist
* [[Anthony Fokker]], ([[1890]]-[[1939]]), aviation engineer
* [[Christiaan Huygens]], ([[1629]]-[[1695]]), mathematician and physicist
* [[Heike Kamerlingh Onnes]], ([[1853]]-[[1926]]), physicist
* [[Andre Kuipers]], astronaut
* [[Anton van Leeuwenhoek]], ([[1632]]-[[1723]]), scientist

== Sports people ==

* [[Fanny Blankers-Koen]] ([[1918]]-[[2004]]), athlete
* [[Inge de Bruijn]] (born [[1974]]), swimmer
* [[Johan Cruijff]] (born [[1947]]), football player
* [[Edgar Davids]] (born [[1973]]), football player
* [[Max Euwe]] ([[1901]]-[[1981]]), chess player
* [[Anton Geesink]] (born [[1934]]), judoka
* [[Ruud Gullit]] (born [[1962]]), football player
* [[Pieter van den Hoogenband]] (born [[1978]]), swimmer
Sven Kramer, ice skater
* [[Leontien van Moorsel]], cyclist
* [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] (born [[1976]]), football player
* [[Rintje Ritsma]], ice skater
* [[Gianni Romme]], ice skater
* [[Jan Timman]] (born [[1951]]), chess player
* [[Jochem Uytdehaage]], speed skater
* [[Harm Wiersma]], checkers player
* [[Joop Zoetemelk]], cyclist
* [[Marco van Basten]] (Born [[1964]]), former Dutch national team coach and former football player
* [[Maarten van der Weijden]] (Born [[1981]]), long distance swimmer

== Actors ==
* [[Famke Jansen]]
* [[Rutger Hauer]]
* [[Jeroen Krabbe]]

== Other ==

* [[Anne Frank]], [[Judaism|Jewish]] girl, [[Nazi]] victim
* [[Pope Adrian VI]], ([[1522]]-[[1523]]), pope from [[1522]] to [[1523]]
* [[Wim Duisenberg]], banker, former president European Central Bank 
* [[Hugo Grotius|Hugo de Groot]], jurist
* [[Mata Hari]], spy
* [[Marinus van der Lubbe]], ([[1909]]-[[1934]]), set the [[Reichstag fire|Reichstag on fire]]
* [[Karst Tates]]
* [[Isaac Titsingh]], diplomat/historian

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