1. Dick Bruna (1927)

Dutch Writer Adn Illustrator

Author and illustrator of over 200 children's books including the famous Miffy books. He also illustrated more than 2,000 book covers.

2. Marco van Basten (1964)

Dutch Footballer And Manager

Legendary Dutch soccer player who became one of the best forwards of all time; he played for Ajax and Milan. He had his career cut short by a serious ankle...

3. Zakaria Labyad (1993)

Dutch Footballer

Dutch professional football player who is known for his work as an attacking midfielder for the Ajax club within the Eredivisie league. He is also known for having played on...

4. Fedde le Grand (1977)

Dutch Dj

International DJ who was ranked #26 on the annual list of Top 100 DJs complied by DJ Magazine in 2011. He is known for his remixes of popular artists such...

5. Gerald Clayton (1984)

American Musician

Grammy-nominated jazz artist who fan-funded his debut album as a leader Two-Shade on the ArtistShare platform.

6. Shanice van de Sanden (1992)

Footballer

Dutch soccer player who has gained fame as a forward for teams like Twente, Liverpool, and Olympique Lyonnais. 

7. Dafne Schippers (1992)

Dutch Heptathlete

Known for her career competing in the track & field heptathlon and sprinting events. In 2015, she won the gold medal for the 200 meter event at that year's World...

8. Rodney Sneijder (1991)

Dutch Footballer

Midfielder who is famous for his Dutch club career. He has gained popularity for his play with Ajax, Almere City, and RKC Waalwijk, as well as in the Dutch national...

9. EliZe (1982)

Dutch Singer-songwriter

Pop singer and model who rose to fame with her hit singles "Shake," "Automatic (I'm Talking to You)" and "I'm No Latino." She later hosted shows like The Kids Top...

10. Gert Kruys (1961)

Dutch Footballer And Manager

Gert Kruys is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands who played his entire career for FC Utrecht with one short spell at RKC Waalwijk. He retired in 1988 and...

11. Youness Mokhtar (1991)

Moroccan Footballer

Youness Mokhtar is a Dutch-Moroccan professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie. He formerly played for FC Eindhoven and PEC Zwolle.

12. Anouar Kali (1991)

Moroccan Dutch Football Player

Anouar Kali is a Moroccan/Dutch football player who plays as a midfielder for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie. Kali started his career with FC Utrecht but left the...

13. Rick Kruys (1985)

Dutch Footballer

Rick Kruijs commonly known as Rick Kruys is a Dutch footballer currently playing as a central midfielder for Excelsior. His father Gert Kruys is a former professional football player as...

14. Guus Hoogmoed (1981)

Dutch Sprinter

Guus Hoogmoed is a Dutch sprinter specializing in the 200 metres. He finished fourth in 60 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and eighth in 4 x 100 metres...

15. Rosalie van Breemen (1966)

Dutch Model And Television Prese

Rosalie van Breemen is a former Dutch model a presenter and a journalist. She is best known for her relationships with French actor Alain Delon and optician tycoon Alain Afflelou.

16. Ton du Chatinier (1958)

Dutch Footballer And Manager

Ton du Chatinier is a retired football player from the Netherlands assistant manager of South Korea who previously worked as an assistant manager with FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Du Chatinier was...

17. Leonardus Nardus (1868)

Dutch Fencer

Leonardus Nardus was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

18. Adolf Georg Olland (1867)

Dutch Chess Player

Adolf Georg Olland was the leading Dutch chess master in the time before Max Euwe.

19. Gianluca Nijholt (1990)

Dutch Footballer

Gianluca Nijholt is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Amkar Perm. His father is ex-player Luc Nijholt.

20. Jason Wilnis (1990)

Dutch Kickboxer

Jason Wilnis is a Dutch middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Netherlands. He is the last It's Showtime 85MAX champion.

21. Arjan van Dijk (1987)

Dutch Professional Footballer

Arjan van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for RKC Waalwijk.

22. Mohamed El Makrini (1987)

Dutch Footballer

Mohamed El Makrini is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for SC Cambuur in the Dutch Eredivisie. He formerly played for FC Den Bosch.

23. Giovanni Gravenbeek (1988)

Dutch Footballer

Giovanni Gravenbeek. ˌbeːk]) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for PEC Zwolle. He formerly played for Vitesse and Willem II.

24. John Fentener van Vlissingen (1939)

Dutch Businessman

John Arthur Fentener van Vlissingen is a Dutch businessman. He is one of the wealthiest people in the Netherlands and has made major investments in the travel industry. The total...

25. Joop Glimmerveen (1928)

Dutch Neo-

Johann Georg Glimmerveen is a Dutch far right politician. He has been active on the far right since 1971.

26. Gerrit Wormgoor (1940)

Dutch Water Polo Player

Gerrit Hendrik Wormgoor is a former water polo player from the Netherlands who finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan.

27. Sonny Waaldijk (1988)

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Sonny Waaldijk is a former Dutch professional basketball player who played for Dutch Basketball League clubs EiffelTowers Den Bosch and Aris Leeuwarden during the 2009-2011 seasons.

28. Charlotte Mutsaers (1942)

Dutch Painter And Writer

Charlotte Jacoba Maria Mutsaers is a Dutch painter and prose writer and essayist.

29. Boy van Poppel (1988)

Dutch Racing Cyclist

Boy van Poppel is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist. He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel and Leontien van der Lienden. He is currently riding for...

30. Roeland Schaftenaar (1988)

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Roeland Schaftenaar is a Dutch basketball player who is currently playing in the LEB Plata in Spain for CB Breogán.

31. Jeffrey Sneijder (1982)

Dutch Footballer

Jeffrey Sneijder is a former Dutch footballer. He was born in Utrecht Netherlands.

32. Frederik Kortlandt (1946)

Linguist

Herman Henri Kortlandt is a professor of descriptive and comparative linguistics at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He is an expert on Baltic and Slavic languages the Indo-European languages in...

33. Jeroen van der Veer (1947)

Oil Company Executive

Jeroen van der Veer is the former CEO of the petroleum corporation Royal Dutch Shell until 30 June 2009.

34. Ewout Irrgang (1976)

Dutch Politician Anti-globalizat

Ewout Irrgang is a former Dutch politician anti-globalization activist and banking employee. As a member of the Socialist Party he was an MP from October 6 2005 to September 19...

35. Jochem Uytdehaage (1976)

Speed Skater

Jochem Simon Uytdehaage is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30 following two consecutive seasons of poor...

36. Ronald Spelbos (1954)

Dutch Footballer And Manager

Ronald Spelbos is a Dutch former football player and manager. He played central central defense. He earned 21 caps for the Netherlands scoring a goal in his last international against...

37. Gerdo Hazelhekke (1950)

Dutch Footballer

Gerdo Hazelhekke is a retired football player who played as a forward during his professional football career. He is a two-time topscorer of the Dutch Eerste Divisie.

38. Han Berger (1950)

Dutch Footballer And Manager

Han Berger is a Dutch football coach and former football player.

39. Rene Van Verseveld (1959)

Dutch Record Producer

Rene Van Verseveld is a Dutch musician songwriter recording engineer composer and record producer. He lives in Santa Clarita and works in his own studio Future Sound Studios in Hollywood...

40. Hasan Kılıç (1992)

Dutch Footballer

Hasan Kılıç is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Den Bosch in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.

41. Philipine van Aanholt (1992)

Olympic Participant At The 2012

Philipine van Aanholt is a sailor from Curaçao competing mainly in the Laser Radial class. She is the daughter of former Olympic sailor Cor van Aanholt who participated in the...

42. Hilal Ben Moussa (1992)

Dutch Footballer

Hilal Ben Moussa is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer playing for Eredivisie team Groningen.

43. Cornelis Nagtglas (1814)

Dutch Politician

Cornelis Johannes Marius Nagtglas was a Dutch politician and civil servant who made a career in the administration on the Dutch Gold Coast. After originally beginning his career at the...

44. Edwin Godee (1964)

Dutch Footballer

Edwin Godee is a retired Dutch footballer who played for Ajax FC Utrecht Willem II De Graafschap and Heracles Almelo. His son is current player Joey Godee.

45. Edith Schippers (1964)

Dutch Politician

Edith Ingeborg Schippers is the current Minister of Health Welfare and Sport in the Netherlands. A Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Schippers was a member...

46. Gerald Vanenburg (1964)

Dutch Football Player/manager

Gerald Mervin Vanenburg is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a right winger. He amassed Eredivisie totals of 372 games and 112 goals for Ajax and PSV combined winning...

47. Karim Ressang (1955)

Swimmer

Abdul Karim Ressang is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 200 m backstroke and 4×200 m freestyle relay and finished...

48. Boris Dittrich (1955)

Dutch Politician And Gay Rights

Boris Ottokar Dittrich is a human rights activist former Dutch politician and writer. Dittrich's father came to the Netherlands as a political asylum seeker from Czechoslovakia in 1948 he became...

49. Rita Verdonk (1955)

Dutch Politician

Maria Cornelia Frederika Rita Verdonk is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy later her own formed Proud of the Netherlands. She served as Minister...

50. Eric Orie (1968)

Dutch Football Manager

Eric Alexander Orie is a Dutch football manager.