1. Peter Debye (1884)

Dutch Physicist And Physical Che

A Dutch-American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1936 for his research on X-ray diffraction. There has been much speculation about his role in World War II...

2. Kiki Willems (1996)

Model

Dutch fashion and runway model who became known as a brand exclusive for designer Saint Laurent. She has also graced the cover of Vogue Italia as well as been featured...

3. Tom Dumoulin (1990)

Cyclist

Dutch on-road bicycle rider who races for UCI WorldTeam Team Sunweb. He won the 2017 Giro d'Italia, which made him the first male Dutch biker to win a Grand Tour since...

4. Frans Timmermans (1961)

Dutch Politician Diplomat And Ci

Politician from the Netherlands who is best known for being the diplomat nominated as Executive Vice President-Designate of the European Commission. He has been a strong proponent for the European...

5. Diederik Smit (1987)

Comedian

Comedian and writer who has earned widespread acclaim for his absurd style as a columnist for the online satirical news magazine Pin. He is also famous for "Dag van Diederik," his...

6. André Rieu (1949)

Dutch Conductor

Controversial violinist and conductor who founded the Johann Strauss Orchestra.

7. Boudewijn Zenden (1976)

Footballer

Retired winger and central midfielder who played in the English Premier League for Chelsea, Liverpool, and Sunderland.

8. Robin Frijns (1991)

Dutch Racing Driver

Robin Frijns is a Dutch auto racing driver but lives in Belgium. He is the 2012 Formula Renault 3. 5 Series champion and the first driver to have won the...

9. Vanity Lewerissa (1991)

Footballer

Vanity Tonja Caroll Lewerissa is a Dutch football midfielder currently playing in the Belgian 1st Division for Standard Liège with whom she has also played the Champions League. As a...

10. Prince Rajcomar (1985)

Dutch Footballer

Prince Linval Reuben Mathilda Rajcomar is a Dutch footballer of Netherlands Antilles Indian descent who plays as a striker for Dutch club VVV-Venlo.

11. Gerard Caris (1925)

Dutch Sculptor

Gerard Caris is a Dutch sculptor and artist who has pursued a single motif throughout the course of his artistic career the pentagon.

12. Lance Voorjans (1990)

Dutch Footballer

Lance Voorjans is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker. After being released by MVV Maastricht in 2013 he currently plays for German Regionalliga side KFC Uerdingen 05.

13. Ad van Tiggelen (1958)

Writer

Ad van Tiggelen is a Dutch investment strategist at ING Investment Management and author of fantasy novels using the pen name Adrian Stone.

14. Danny Schreurs (1987)

Dutch Footballer

Danny Schreurs is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a forward for Dutch Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht. He has by commentators been dubbed as Messi Schreurs because of...

15. Fons Bemelmans (1938)

Dutch Artist

Alphons William Bernhard Johannes Bemelmans is a Dutch artist best known as sculptor. He also works as goldsmith painter graphic artist and medal artist. Bemelmans began his training as goldsmith...

16. Wouter Corstjens (1987)

Footballer

uter Corstjens is a Dutch born Belgian defender who currently plays for Lierse on loan from Belgian Pro League side Gent.

17. Joop Haex (1911)

Dutch Politician And Army Genera

Joseph Constant Eugène Joop Haex was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal a retired army officer and lieutenant general of...

18. Rinus Houtman (1942)

Dutch Politician

Rinus Houtman is a Dutch politician. He has been mayor of Nieuw-Lekkerland since 2007.

19. Hubert Soudant (1946)

Dutch Conductor

Hubert Soudant is a Dutch conductor. He played the French horn as a youth.

20. Jacques Ogg (1948)

Dutch Condutor/keyboardist-hapis

Jacques Ogg is an international Dutch keyboardist on the Harpsichord and Fortepiano and a Conductor. He specifies Baroque and Classical music on period instruments. Jacques Ogg studied harpsichord in Maastricht...

21. Félix de Mérode (1791)

Belgian Politician

Philippe Félix Balthasar Otto Ghislain Count de Merode known as Félix de Merode was a Belgian politician. Born in Maastricht Merode's father was mayor of Brussels during the period in...

22. Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1757)

Austrian General

z Xaver Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was an Austrian general. He joined the Austrian military and fought against the Kingdom of Prussia Ottoman Turkey and the First French Republic. He was...

23. Jan Peumans (1951)

Belgian Politician

Jan Peter Peumans is a Flemish politician from the province of Limburg in Belgium. Being part of the Flemish Movement he was at a young age already member of the...

24. Pierre Essers (1959)

Dutch Footballer

Pierre Essers is a Dutch former footballer.

25. Ad Wijnands (1959)

Road Bicycle Racer

Ad Wijnands was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer who won two stages in the 1981 Tour de France.

26. Victor de Stuers (1843)

Dutch Politician

Victor Eugène Louis de Stuers was a Dutch lawyer civil servant and politician. He was highly active in the cultural field - he is widely regarded as the father of...

27. Benny Neyman (1951)

Dutch Singer

us Albertus Benny Neyman was a Dutch singer.

28. Jozef van Wissem (1962)

Dutch Musician

Jozef van Wissem is a Dutch minimalist composer and lute player based in Brooklyn. In 2013 van Wissem won the Cannes Soundtrack Award for the score of Only Lovers Left...

29. Bryan Smeets (1992)

Dutch Footballer

Bryan Smeets is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for MVV Maastricht in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.

30. Jeroen Willems (1962)

Dutch Actor

Jeroen Willems was a Dutch Golden Calf and Louis d'Or winning film TV and stage actor and singer.

31. Josephus Thimister (1962)

Belgian Interior Designer

Josephus Melchior Thimister is a Belgian interior decorator and noted fashion designer who launched his eponymous fashion label THIMISTER in 1997. In 2001 the editor-in-chief of Vogue USA Anna Wintour...

32. Lilianne Ploumen (1962)

Dutch Politician And Activist

Elisabeth Maria Josepha Ploumen is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party. She has been Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the second Rutte cabinet since November 5...

33. Nick Kuipers (footballer born 1992) (1992)

Dutch Footballer

Nick Kuipers is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for MVV Maastricht in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The defender started his career in his hometown with RKVVL/Polaris Maastricht. He...

34. Tom Nijssen (1964)

Dutch Tennis Player

Tom Nijssen is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. A doubles specialist he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf the French Open in 1989...

35. Kim Zwarts (1955)

Dutch Photographer

Kim Zwarts is a Dutch photographer who studied at the Academy of Arts in Maastricht. He has worked as a photographer on many architecture books including monographs of Thom Mayne/Morphosis...

36. Eric van der Luer (1965)

Dutch Football Player And Manage

Eric van der Luer is a former Dutch international footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the manager of KFC Uerdingen 05. He began his career with...

37. Maxime Verhagen (1956)

Dutch Politician

Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the European People's Party from 25 July...

38. Paul Therèse van der Maesen de Sombreff (1827)

Dutch Politician

Paul Therèse van der Maesen de Sombreff was a Dutch Jonkheer and politician.

39. Bram Moszkowicz (1960)

Dutch Lawyer

Abraham Maarten Bram Moszkowicz is a Dutch jurist and former lawyer. He is the son of Berthe Bessant and lawyer Max Moszkowicz. Moszkowicz is of Jewish descent from his father's...

40. Louis Regout (1861)

Dutch Politician

Louis Hubert Willem Regout was a Dutch politician.

41. Danny Wintjens (1983)

Dutch Footballer

Danny Wintjens is a Dutch football goalkeeper who currently plays for VVV-Venlo in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. His former teams are MVV Maastricht FC Twente SC Heerenveen Fortuna Sittard and...

42. Mieke de Boer (1980)

Dutch Darts Player

Mieke de Boer is a female darts player from the Netherlands who is nicknamed Bambie.

43. Hadewych Minis (1977)

Actress

44. Jochum ten Haaf (1978)

Actor

45. Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978)

Dutch Swimmer

Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.

46. Pierre Kemp (1886)

Dutch Writer

Pierre Kemp was a Dutch writer. He was the recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1956 and the P. C. Hooft Award in 1958. His younger brother was the...

47. André Henri Constant van Hasselt (1806)

Belgian Writer

André Henri Constant van Hasselt was a Flemish poet.

48. Karin Stevens (1989)

Association Footballer

Karin Christiaan Ida Catharina Stevens is a Dutch football striker currently playing for Lierse in the Belgian First Division. She has been a member of the Dutch national team and...

49. Sven Braken (1993)

Dutch Footballer

Sven Braken is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for MVV Maastricht in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.

50. Alphonse Olterdissen (1865)

unknow

Alphonse Olterdissen was a Dutch writer poet and composer who wrote extensively in the Maastrichtian dialect. The final stanza of his opera Trijn de Begijn eventually became the local anthem...