1. Ronnie Brunswijk (1961)

Surinamese Politician

Politician known for being a rebel leader and personal bodyguard to Dési Bouterse, who overthrew the government of Suriname in the 1980s. He then became Vice President of Suriname in 2020...

2. Jeangu Macrooy (1993)

Singer-songwriter

Jeangu Macrooy is a famous Singer-Songwriter, who was born on November 6, 1993 in Suriname. Jeangu Macrooy (Dutch pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃nˈgy maˈkroːi] ; born November 6, 1993) is a Surinamese singer-songwriter....

4. Tyrone Spong (1985)

Surinamese Martial Artist

Professional boxer who formerly had a successful career as a kickboxer and a mixed martial artist.

5. Remy Bonjasky (1976)

Surinamese Kickboxer

Former Super Heavyweight kickboxer whose propensity for flying kicks earned him the nickname "The Flying Gentleman." He was a multiple-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion and was named Full-Contact Fighter...

6. Jurgen Themen (1985)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Jurgen Themen is a Surinamese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

7. Orlando Grootfaam (1974)

Surinamese Footballer

Orlando Grootfaam is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for SV Robinhood. He has also been capped by Suriname.

8. Zoureena Rijger (1991)

Surinamese Model

Zoureena Saviera Nazrul Rijger is a singer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Suriname 2009.

9. Enrico Wijngaarde (1974)

Surinamese Football Referee

Enrico Wijngaarde is a Surinamese football referee who currently resides in Paramaribo. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2002. He was selected as a referee for...

10. Harvey Limón (1975)

Surinamese Footballer

Harvey Limón is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Groene Ster Heerlerheide

11. Virgil Soeroredjo (1985)

Surinamese Badminton Player

Virgil Soeroredjo is a Surinamese badminton player. He competed for Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also competed for Suriname at 3 Pan Am Games: the 2003 Pan American...

12. Mitchel Wongsodikromo (1985)

Surinamese Badminton Player

Mitchel Wongsodikromo is a Surinamese badminton player. He competed for Suriname at 3 Pan Am Games: 2003 Pan American Games 2007 Pan American Games & the 2011 Pan American Games....

13. Evani Esperance (1990)

Surinamese Footballer

Evani Silinzi Esperance is a Surinamese footballer who plays as a striker. He participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

14. Frank Mijnals (1933)

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15. André Kamperveen (1924)

Surinamese Football Player And P

Rudi André Kamperveen was a Surinamese football player sports administrator politician and businessman. During his playing career the centre forward represented and captained the Suriname national football team in the...

16. Trudi Guda (1940)

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17. Bram Behr (1951)

Surinamese Communist Journalist

Abraham Maurits Bram Behr was a Surinamese communist. He was best known as a propagandist and journalist. He published the pamphlet De Rode Surinamer and edited the weekly newspaper Mokro....

18. Pretaap Radhakishun (Unknow)

Surinamese Politician

Pretaapnarian Shawh Radhecheran Radhakishun was a Surinamese politician. He was Prime Minister of Suriname from July 1986 to April 1987. Originally he was a member of VHP party however he...

19. Emilio Limón (1988)

Surinamese Footballer

Emilio Limón is a Surinamese international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Robinhood.

20. Sade Daal (1988)

Olympic Swimmer

Sade Daal is a Surinamese swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Daal qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle as a 15-year-old at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

21. Borger Breeveld (1944)

Actor

Borger Breeveld is a Surinamese actor media manager at the Surinam Television Foundation and founder of Film Institute Paramaribo. In the Surinamese-Dutch film Wan Pipel Borger Breeveld starred as Roy....

22. Ifrish Alberg (1988)

Sprinter

Ifrish Alberg is a Surinamese sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

23. Jennifer Simons (1953)

Surinamese Politician

Jennifer Jenny Simons married Geerlings is a Surinamese politician. On June 30 2010 she was elected as Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname with 26 out of 50 votes....

24. Andy Ristie (1982)

Kickboxer

Andy Ristie is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. After an unremarkable beginning to his career he came to prominence with a lengthy and entertaining winning streak...

25. Harry Kisoensingh (1954)

Surinamese Politician

Harry Kisoensingh was chairman of the Union of Progressive Surinamese and was a Surinamese educator. He was vice chairman of the DNA from 1996 to 2000 while being in the...

26. Marie Levens (1950)

Suriname Diplomat And Politician

Maria Elizabeth Levens is a politician who held the post of Foreign Minister of Suriname for 5 years In that capacity she has led several missions to negotiate on peace...

27. Chan Santokhi (1959)

Surinamese Politician

Chandrikapersad Santokhi also known as Chan Santokhi is a Surinamese politician and former chief of police.

28. Glenn van Straatum (1959)

Surinamese Footballer And Manage

Glenn Van Straatum is a soccer manager and former Surinamese football midfielder and forward. He was appointed as the manager of the California Victory a new expansion franchise in the...

29. Ram Sardjoe (1935)

Surinamese Politician

Ramdien Sardjoe is a Surinamese politician and served as Vice President of Suriname from 2005 to 2010. He is a member of the Progressive Reform Party.

30. Letitia Vriesde (1964)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic...

31. Ivan Fernald (1955)

Surinamese Politician

Ivan Christiaan Fernald is a Surinamese politician currently serving as the Minister of Defence since 1 September 2005. Previously Fernald was director of the Institute for Economic Administrative Secondary Education....

32. Jules Wijdenbosch (1941)

Surinamese Politician

Jules Albert Wijdenbosch is a Surinamese politician who was President of Suriname from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the National Democratic Party which held absolute power in...

33. Errol Alibux (1948)

Surinamese Politician

Liakat Ali Errol Alibux is a Surinamese politician historically associated to the PALU. He was Prime Minister of Suriname during a period of military rule under Dési Bouterse. As a...

34. Wim Udenhout (1937)

Surinamese Politician

Alfred Udenhout was Prime Minister of Suriname in the mid-1980s. He had previously been a teacher and for a time a Black Power activist. As an academic he had a...

35. Ramsewak Shankar (1937)

President Of Suriname

Ramsewak Shankar is a Surinamese politician who was the 4th President of Suriname from 1988 to 1990. He was previously Agriculture & Fisheries Minister from 1969 to 1971. He studied...

36. Tommy Asinga (1968)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Tommy Asinga is a track star from Moengo Suriname. Asinga trained in the United States attending Eastern Michigan University from 1991–1994 where he won All-American honors five times. Asinga competed...

37. Willem Smit (Unknow)

American Spy

Smit was formerly an operative for the United States Central Intelligence Agency in Africa and South America. He was widely believed to have perished in Bolivia in the 1960s however...

38. Kenneth Jaliens (1957)

Surinamese Football Manager

Kenneth Jaliens is the current technical director of the Suriname national football team.

39. Jagernath Lachmon (1916)

Surinamese Politician

Jagernath Lachmon also Jaggernath Lachmon was a Surinamese politician of Indian descent. He was one of the founders of the Progressive Reform Party an Indo-Surinamese party founded in 1947 of...

40. Cerezo Fung a Wing (1983)

Dutch Footballer

Cerezo Fung a Wing is a Dutch defender currently playing for Dutch Eerste Klasse outfit Ajax Zaterdag. His ancestors came from China and moved to Suriname. Fung A Wing is...

41. Fred Ramdat Misier (1926)

President Of Suriname

Lachmipersad Frederik Fred Ramdat Misier was the 3rd President of Suriname serving from 1982 to 1988.

42. Paul Somohardjo (1943)

Surinamese Politician

Paul Slamet Somohardjo is a Surinamese politician of Javanese descent. In 30 June 2005 Somohardjo was appointed as the speaker of the National Assembly. He is also chairman of the...

43. Dennis Purperhart (1969)

Surinamese Footballer

Dennis Purperhart is a Surinamese professional footballer who last played as midfielder for Amsterdamsche FC.

44. Henck Arron (1936)

Suriname Prime Minister

Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron was the Prime Minister of Suriname from 24 December 1973 to 25 February 1980 when he was overthrown in a coup d'état by Dési Bouterse. After...

45. Johan Ferrier (1910)

President Of Suriname

Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st President of Suriname from November 25 1975 until August 13 1980. He was that country's last governor...

46. Jules Sedney (1922)

Prime Minister Of Suriname

Jules Sedney is a Surinamese politician.

47. Clifton Sandvliet (1977)

Surinamese Footballer

Clifton Sandvliet is a Surinamese professional footballer in the service of Walking Boys Company. Previously he played for SV Transvaal and the National Army. Sandvliet won three top scorer standings...

48. Lorenzo Wiebers (1977)

Surinamese Footballer

Lorenzo Wiebers is a footballer from Suriname who played for SV Robinhood.

49. Karin Amatmoekrim (1977)

Surinamese Writer

Karin Amatmoekrim is a Surinamese writer.

50. Dion Malone (1989)

Dutch Footballer

Dion Malone is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie. He formerly played for Almere City. He also holds Dutch citizenship.