Enschede, Netherlands
1. Karim El Ahmadi (1985)
Footballer
Moroccan professional football player who is known for his position of defensive midfielder. He is also known for his association with the club Ferenoord in the Eredivise.
2. Lotte Van der Zee (1999)
Pageant Contestant
Beauty queen and model who won the title of Miss Teenager Universe 2017 while representing the Netherlands. She was known for her philanthropy, having worked with charity organizations like Stichting Haarwensen.
3. Adrian Vandenberg (1954)
Dutch Musician
Guitarist for the rock band Whitesnake and for Vandenberg, which he founded in 1981. He also co-founded MoonKings at the end of 2013.
4. Jeroen Heubach (1974)
Dutch Footballer
Jeroen Heubach is a former Dutch footballer.
5. Joost Volmer (1974)
Dutch Footballer
Joost Gerardus Bernard Volmer simply known as Joost Volmer is a retired Dutch footballer. Volmer played for various club teams in the Netherlands and played once abroad for West Bromwich...
6. Sander Westerveld (1974)
Dutch Footballer
Sander Westerveld is a retired Dutch professional football goalkeeper who is currently the goalkeeping coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town. The highlight of his playing...
7. Britt Vonk (1991)
Dutch Softball Player
Britt Vonk is a Dutch softball player who has represented the Dutch national team in international competitions. She now attends and plays for the University of California Berkeley. Since 2001...
8. Ester Workel (1975)
Dutch Rower
Ester Workel is a rowing cox from the Netherlands. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she led her team mates rowing to...
9. Natasja Vermeer (1973)
Actress
10. Tjaronn Chery (1988)
Dutch Footballer
Tjaronn Chery is a Dutch footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Groningen on loan from ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie.
11. Omar Kavak (1988)
Dutch Footballer
Omar Kavak is a Dutch / Moroccan footballer who plays as a left winger for Go Ahead Eagles.
12. Mitch Stockentree (1991)
Dutch Footballer
Mitch Stockentree is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for FC Oss in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. He formerly played for FC Twente.
13. Linda Voortman (1979)
Dutch Politician And Trade Union
Linda Geertruida Johanna Voortman is a Dutch politician and former trade unionist. As a member of GreenLeft she was an MP from June 17 2010 to September 19 2012. She...
14. Sjoerd Overgoor (1988)
Dutch Footballer
Sjoerd Overgoor is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Go Ahead Eagles Deventer in the Dutch Eredivisie.
15. Ruud ter Heide (1982)
Dutch Footballer
Ruud ter Heide is a former Dutch footballer who currently plays for Hoofdklasse side SVZW. Ter Heide started his career with FC Twente. He had 5 caps from 2001 until...
16. Tim Gilissen (1982)
Dutch Footballer
Tim Gilissen ]) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda.
17. Marvin Oduber (1976)
Fashion Designer
Marvin Oduber; born March 12 1976 is a Dutch entrepreneur and fashion designer that started as an interior designer based in Amsterdam. The sculptured shapes and strong lines of the...
18. Hans Theessink (1948)
Dutch Guitarist Singer And Songw
Hans Theessink is a Dutch guitarist singer and songwriter living in Vienna Austria. He performs blues and roots music particularly in a Delta blues style.
19. Bert Doorn (1949)
Dutch Politician
Bert Doorn is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament.
20. Maickel Ferrier (1976)
Dutch Footballer
Maickel Ferrier is a Dutch footballer who made his Eerste Divisie debut with club HFC Haarlem during the 1992-1993 seasonferrier also played for clubs FC Volendam Helmond Sport Stormvogels Telstar...
21. Kees Boertien (1927)
Dutch Politician
Cornelis Boertien was a Dutch politician.
22. Renze Fij (1992)
Dutch Footballer
Renze Fij is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Heracles Almelo in the Dutch Eredivisie. He formerly played for Go Ahead Eagles and FC Groningen.
23. Andrej Mrkela (1992)
Serbian Footballer
Andrej Mrkela is a Serbian footballer currently playing for Turkish Süper Lig club Eskişehirspor. He is the son of former footballer Mitar Mrkela and actress and politician Lidija Vukićević. He...
24. Barbara de Jong (1952)
Dutch Rower
Barbara Francine de Jong is a retired Dutch rower. Her teams finished in eights place at the 1975 World Championships in the coxed fours and at the 1976 Summer Olympics...
25. Henny Thijssen (1952)
Dutch Musician
Henny Thijssen is a Dutch singer text-writer and composer. He is the older brother of singers Wilma Landkroon and Reiny Landkroon. In 1988 Henny Thijssen received 1st place public jury...
26. Henk-Jan Zwolle (1964)
Dutch Rower
Henk-Jan Zwolle is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic medallist. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1988. Zwolle won the bronze medal in the...
27. Hellen Boering (1964)
Dutch Water Polo Player
Heleen Aafje Boering is a retired water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1984 and was on the squad that won...
28. Gerard Van Het Reve (1892)
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29. Bob Schepers (1992)
Dutch Footballer
Bob Schepers is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for SC Cambuur on loan from FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie. The player has also represented the Netherlands...
30. Leon van Dijk (1992)
Footballer
Leon van Dijk is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Eredivisie team Heracles Almelo. He started his career in the combined youth department of FC Twente and Go Ahead Eagles....
31. Dorien de Vries (1965)
Olympic Sailor
Dorien Berendina Lubertha de Vries is a sailor from the Netherlands who represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. De Vries took the Bronze medal on the...
32. Tord Boontje (1968)
Dutch Industrial Designer
Tord Boontje is an industrial product designer. He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1991 and earned a Masters degree from the Royal College of Art in London in...
33. Justin Hoogma (1998)
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34. Paul Polman (1956)
Dutch Businessman
Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman is the CEO of the multinational Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever.
35. Mark Wotte (1960)
Dutch Football Player-manager
Mark Wotte is a football manager from the Netherlands who has managed teams in the Netherlands Egypt Qatar England and Romania. He is currently the performance director of the Scottish...
36. Wilma Landkroon (1957)
Dutch Singer
Landkroon is a Dutch pop singer. At eleven years old her first top chart success in the Netherlands and Germany was in 1968 the song “Heintje bau ein Schloss für...
37. Remko Pasveer (1983)
Dutch Footballer
Remko Pasveer is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Heracles Almelo. His position is goalkeeper. Pasveer recently played for FC Twente before transferring to Heracles in 2006. Earlier that year...
38. Rianne Guichelaar (1983)
Water Polo Player
Rianne Guichelaar is a waterpolo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions. Guichelaar was part of the team that became fifth at the 2001...
39. Marleen Wissink (1969)
Footballer
Marleen Wissink is a former Dutch football goalkeeper. She played at 1. FFC Frankfurt for more than a decade winning two UEFA Women's Cups and five Bundesligas. She was a...
40. Bas Nijhuis (1977)
Dutch Football Referee
Bas Nijhuis is a Dutch football referee. Since 2007 he has officiated for FIFA international matches. Nijhuis comes from Enschede and is full-time butcher. Inspired by his father who had...
41. Bram Ronnes (1978)
Dutch (beach) Volleyball Player
Bram Ronnes is a volleyball player from the Netherlands. Ronnes competes in beach volleyball and forms a team with Emiel Boersma. Together they finished in 9th position at the 2007...
42. Erik Akkersdijk (1989)
Speedcuber
Erik Akkersdijk is a Dutch Rubik's Cube speedsolver. In 2008 he set several Rubik's Cube world records. He started cubing in August 2005. He is globally known as one of...
43. Tim Sluiter (1989)
Professional Golfer
Tim Sluiter is a Dutch professional golfer. Sluiter was born in Enschede. After showing promise as an amateur including winning the French Amateur Sluiter took a golf scholarship to the...
44. Willem Wilmink (1936)
Dutch Poet
was a Dutch poet and writer. He was best known for his the large number of songs he wrote for popular children programs and his simple poetry. Wilmink was born...
45. Jorien ter Mors (1989)
Dutch Speed Skater
Jorien ter Mors is a Dutch speed skater on both short track and long track. She is the Olympic champion of the 1500 metres and team pursuit in Sochi 2014.
46. Caroline Wensink (1984)
Dutch Volleyball Player
Caroline Wensink is a female volleyball player from the Netherlands who plays as a middle-blocker. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal...
47. Rania Zeriri (1986)
Dutch Singer
Rania Zeriri is a Dutch singer.
48. Coen Gortemaker (1994)
Dutch Footballer
Coen Christian Gortemaker is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defender for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente. He made his debut for the club on 12 July 2012...
49. Bracha van Doesburgh (1981)
Dutch Actor
Bracha Semeyns de Vries van Doesburgh is a Dutch actress. She is married to Dutch actor Daan Schuurmans and they have a daughter named SophiaShe is well known for her...
50. Thomas Berge (1990)
Dutch Singer
Thomas Berge pseudonym of Chiel Ottink is a Dutch singer.