Gorinchem, Netherlands
1. Levy Van Wilgen (1996)
Instagram Star
Photo blogger on Instagram whose feed consists of travel, model and menswear fashion content. He has accrued more than 1 million followers.
2. Frenkie de Jong (1997)
Soccer Player
Midfielder who began his career with Willem II before appearing with Ajax for 10 appearances. In 2016, he began his longest-running professional tenure as a member of Jong Ajax.
3. Diana Wang (1990)
World Music Singer
World music singer who released her album How Are You Love Lesson in August 2013 and her second album Poem in November 2017. She has more than 70,000 followers on her dianawangofficial Instagram...
4. Nikos Vertis (1976)
Greek Singer
Multi-platinum Greek artist who has released more than half a dozen successful albums since his debut in 2003. He is particularly known for his 2007 album Mono Gia Sena and...
5. Ida Gerhardt (1905)
Dutch Poet
Ida Gerhardt was a classicist and Dutch poet of a post-symbolist tradition.
6. Jan van Munster (1939)
Dutch Artist
Jan Nicolaas van Munster is a Dutch sculptor and installation artist whose work appears in many public places in the Netherlands and Germany.
7. Henk Norel (1987)
Dutch Basketball Player
Henk Norel is a Dutch forward-center who plays for CAI Zaragoza in the Spanish ACB League. He was drafted with the 47th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by...
8. Ruud Brood (1962)
Dutch Footballer And Manager
Ruud Brood is a Dutch former football player who was most recently head coach of Roda JC Kerkrade in the Eredivisie. He previously coached Helmond Sport the second team of...
9. Arie Loef (1969)
Speed Skater
Arie Cornelis Loef is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1987 and 1994. He competed at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics in the 500...
10. Jan van Mersbergen (1971)
Dutch Novelist
Jan van Mersbergen is a Dutch novelist. He has written five novels including Morgen zijn we in Pamplona which has been translated into German French and English. Van Mersbergen received...
11. Dirk Rafaelsz Camphuysen (1586)
Dutch Painter
Dirk Rafelsz Camphuysen was a Dutch painter poet and theologian.
12. Dinand Woesthoff (1972)
Dutch Singer
Marco Frank Ferdinand Dinand Woesthoff is a Dutch musician best known as the lead singer of the Dutch band Kane. Woesthoff was born in Gorinchem and is of Indo heritage....
13. Marco van Hoogdalem (1972)
Dutch Footballer
Marco van Hoogdalem is a retired Dutch football player who had the most success playing for FC Schalke 04 in Germany.
