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Encyclopedia > List of Dutch people

This is a list of Dutch people who are famous and/or have an article:

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Art

Architecture

Main article: List of Dutch architects

Following is a list of Dutch architects in alphabetical order: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Dutch architects A Wiel Arets B Jaap Bakema K.P.C. de Bazel Hendrik... Jacob Berend Bakema (8 March 1914 – 20 February 1981) was a Dutch architect, notable for his involvement in the reconstruction of Rotterdam after the Second World War. ... Hendrik Petrus Berlage Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Amsterdam, February 12, 1856 — The Hague August 12, 1934, was a prominent Dutch architect. ... Johannes Hendrik (Jo) van den Broek, (October 4, 1898 - September 6, 1978) was a Dutch architect influential in the rebuilding of Rotterdam after World War II. From 1948 onward, worked with Jacob B. Bakema in the architectural firm Van den Broek and Bakema. ... Petrus Josephus Hubertus (Pierre) Cuypers (May 16, 1827, Roermond – March 3, 1921, Roermond) was a Dutch architect. ... Willem Marinus Dudok (1884 Amsterdam - April 6, 1974 Hilversum, the Netherlands), Dutch modernist architect. ... Aldo van Eyck was born in Driebergen, Holland in 1918. ... Seattle Central Library, designed by OMA Rem Koolhaas (born November 17, 1944 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch architect, former journalist and screenwriter who studied architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. ... Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (February 9, 1890 - April 5, 1963) was a Dutch architect. ... Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (Utrecht, June 24, 1888 – Utrecht, June 26, 1964), was a Dutch designer, architect and cabinet maker. ...

Movies

Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch cameraman and film director. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Rene Daalder (born 1944, sometimes credited as Renee Daalder) is a Dutch writer and director. ... Bracha van Doesburgh (born September 2, 1981 in Enschede) is a Dutch actress. ... Bobbi Eden (born January 4, 1980, in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch pornographic actress. ... Laura Gemser in Nackte Eva / Eva Nera / Black Cobra starring Jack Palance, in (1976) Laura Gemser (born October 5, 1950, Java, Indonesia) is a Dutch erotic actress of Indo descent and is generally accepted as one of the 1970s most famous erotic icons. ... Theo van Gogh (IPA: ) (July 23, 1957–November 2, 2004) was a Dutch film director, television producer, publicist and actor. ... Rutger Oelsen Hauer (IPA: [rʏtxɛr ulsɛn hʌuɛr]) (born in Breukelen, January 23, 1944) is a Dutch film actor. ... Johannes Heesters (born December 5, 1903) is a Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer who can look back on an 85-year career, almost exclusively in the German-speaking world. ... Deidre Holland (born as Martine Helene Smit on February 27, 1966, in Amersfoort Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch porn star. ... Famke Beumer Janssen (born November 5, 1965) is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. ... Krabbé (blue shirt) on cover of Cookbook with co-author Marjan Berk Jeroen Krabbé (born December 5, 1944 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch actor and film director. ... Sylvia Kristel (September 28, 1952 in Utrecht), pronounced kri-STELL, is a Dutch actress, model and singer. ... Renée Soutendijk on the DVD cover of Spetters Renée Soutendijk on the DVD cover of The Fourth Man Renée Soutendijk (born 21 May 1957, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch actress. ... Johanna ter Steege (born May 10, 1961 in Wierden) is a Dutch actress. ... Terri Summers (born January 16, 1976 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch erotic dancer and a porn star. ... Carice van Houten on the film poster of Black Book Carice Anouk van Houten (born September 5, 1976 in Leiderdorp) is a Dutch stage and film actress. ... Willy Geertje van Ammelrooij (born April 5, 1944 in Amsterdam), better known as Willeke van Ammelrooy, is a Dutch actress and director. ... Monique van de Ven (* 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. ... Anneliese Louise van der Pol is an American actress and singer. ... Paul Verhoeven (IPA: [pʌul vɛrhuvən]) (born July 18, 1938 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Zara Whites (born Esther Kooiman, November 8, 1968, in Hoeksche Waard, Netherlands) is a notable Dutch porn actress. ...

Music

Thomas Acda (born March 6, 1967) is one half of the Dutch cabaret duo Acda en de Munnik. ... Jan Akkerman Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. ... Amber (born Marie-Claire Creamers on May 9, 1969) is a Dutch-born and Germany-raised singer/songwriter, label owner and executive producer. ... Elly Ameling (born Elisabeth Sara Ameling) was born February 8, 1933 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ... Louis Andriessen (born June 6, 1939) is a Dutch composer, son of the composer Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) and brother of composer Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996). ... Dick Annegarn (born in The Hague, May 6, 1952) is a Dutch singer-songwriter who sings mostly in French, although on occasion Dutch and English. ... Anouk Stotijn-Teeuwe (born April 8, 1975) is a Dutch singer. ... Bart Berman (Rotterdam, December 29, 1938) is a Dutch-Israeli pianist and composer, best known as an interpreter of Franz Schubert and 20th century music. ... Marco Borsato (born on December 21, 1966 in Alkmaar, the Netherlands), is one of the most famous Dutch singers. ... Willem Breuker (b. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... // Biography Herman Brood (pronounced Broat /bro:t/; Zwolle, November 5, 1946 – Amsterdam, July 11, 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter and media personality. ... Theo Bruins (Arnhem, November 25, 1929 - Haarlem, January 8, 1993) was a Dutch pianist and composer. ... Armin van Buuren (born December 25, 1976) is a trance music DJ and producer from Leiden, the Netherlands. ... Gerard Cornielje Dutch born (12-06-1962) saxophonist-singer-poet. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Ferry Corsten (born December 4, 1973 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is an early pioneer and producer of trance, in addition to being a world-renowned DJ and remixer. ... Cristina Deutekom (born Christine Engel in Amsterdam, August 28, 1931) is a Dutch opera singer. ... Alphonsus Johannes Maria Diepenbrock (September 2, 1862 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands - April 5, 1921) was a Dutch composer, essayist and classicist. ... Candy Dulfer is a smooth jazz alto saxophone player who was born in the Netherlands. ... Tess Gaerthé (born on August 21, 1991 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), best known as just Tess, was the Dutch representative at the 3rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. ... Margriet Ehlen (Heerlen, 28 September 1943) is a Dutch poet and a composer, conductor and educator of classical music. ... Jan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse (Rotterdam, May 11, 1881 - Oegstgeest, September 8, 1944) was a Dutch composer and conductor. ... Frank Boudewijn de Groot (b. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Edward Van Halen (born Edward Lodewijk van Halen on January 26, 1955[1] in Amsterdam, Netherlands), is a guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer most famous for being the lead guitarist and a co-founder of the hard rock band, Van Halen. ... Statue of André Hazes in Amsterdam André Hazes (June 30, 1951 - September 23, 2004) was a Dutch singer. ... Ilse Huizinga (October 15, 1966) is a Dutch singer, considered one of the most distinguished of a new generation of jazz singers. ... Dominique Rijpma Van Hulst (born 7 September 1981 in Valkenswaard near Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a singer known by her stage name Do. ... Janine Jansen (born in Soest, Netherlands, 1978) is a promising Dutch violinist. ... Dutch Violinist Tim Kliphuis (b. ... Peter Koelewijn (born 29 December 1940, Eindhoven, the Netherlands) is a founding father of Dutch language rock and roll. ... Arjen Anthony Lucassen Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born April 3, 1960) is a composer and musician from the Netherlands. ... Willem Mengelberg (Utrecht, Netherlands on March 28, 1871 – Zuort, Switzerland on March 21, 1951) was a Dutch conductor. ... Robert Westerholt playing in Within Temptation Robert Westerholt (born January 1, 1975) is the founder of, and guitarist in, the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. ... Ruud Jolie (born Rudolf Adrianus Jolie on April 19, 1976 in Tilburg, The Netherlands) is the main guitar player of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. ... Willem van Otterloo (December 27, 1907 – July 27, 1978) was a Dutch conductor and composer. ... Biography Willem Pijper (1894–1947) is generally considered the most important figure in modern Dutch music. ... Abbie de Quant is a renowned Dutch flautist. ... Julius Röntgen (b. ... Ramses Shaffy (August 29, 1933) is a Dutch singer and actor. ... Jacob Hendrik Bastiaan (Jaap) Spaanderman (Gouda, October 17, 1896 - Amsterdam, 19??) was a Dutch pianist, cellist, conductor and educator. ... One of the two surviving portraits of Sweelinck, this one dates from 1606. ... Jelle van Tongeren 04-24-1980 Haarlem, the Netherlands. ... Jeroen van Veen is the bassist of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. ... Herman van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch musician, actor and songwriter/writer. ... Keyboardist for Dutch goth rockers Within Temptation. ... Matthijs Vermeulen (born Van der Meulen) (February 8, 1888 – July 26, 1967), was a Dutch composer and music journalist. ... Matthijs Verschoor is a Dutch classical pianist. ... Sharon Janny den Adel (born in Waddinxveen, near Gouda, South Holland, on July 12, 1974) is the lead singer and one of the songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. ... Within Temptation Within Temptation is a symphonic metal band (with gothic metal elements) from the Netherlands, formed by guitarist Robert Westerholt in 1996. ... Matthijs Verschoor is a Dutch classical pianist. ... Tiësto (born Tijs Verwest on January 17, 1969 in Breda, Netherlands) is one of the worlds most famous trance DJ figures in the electronic dance music scene. ... Klaas de Vries (Terneuzen, July 15, 1944) is a Dutch composer. ... Edo de Waart (born June 1, 1941) is a prominent Dutch orchestral conductor. ... Johan Wagenaar (1862 - 1941) was a Dutch composer and organist. ... Jaap van Zweden (pronounced: Yahp vahn ZWEH-dn) (born December 12, 1960 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch conductor and violinist. ...

Visual Arts

Main article: List of Dutch painters

This is a list of painters who were born and/or were primarily active in the Netherlands. ... Pieter van Abeele was a Dutch stamp cutter and coiner in Amsterdam around 1622 to 1677. ... Anna van Hannover, princess of Orange-Nassau by Bernardus Accama (1736) Bernardus Accama (1697 - 1756) was an eighteenth century Dutch historical and portrait painter, born in Friesland. ... Karel Appel (born April 25, 1921) is a painter, born in Amsterdam. ... Fun on the ice Hendrick Avercamp, (1585 - May 15, 1634) was a Dutch painter. ... Ships Running Aground in a Storm by Ludolf Backhuysen 1690s Oil on canvas, 173,5 x 341 cm Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels Backhuysen, Ludolf ~ The Y at Amsterdam viewed from Mussel Pier, 1673, oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Ludolf Backhuysen (or Bakhuizen) (Dec 28, 1630 - Nov 17... Helen Berman (April 6, 1936) is a Dutch-Israeli visual artist. ... Hieronymus Bosch, (latinized; also Jeroen Bosch or his real name Jeroen van Aken) (c. ... Bouquet of Flowers by Ambrosius Bosschaert (c. ... Jan de Bray (1627 - 1697) was a Dutch painter. ... Dick Bruna (b. ... Anton Corbijn (pronounced ) (born May 20, 1955) is a photographer from Strijen in the Netherlands. ... The Negro Page Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp (Dordrecht October 20, 1620 - Dordrecht November 15, 1691) was one of the leading Dutch landscape painters of the 17th century. ... Counter-Composition V (1924) Theo van Doesburg (Utrecht, August 30, 1883 – Davos, March 7, 1931) was a Dutch artist, practicing in painting, writing, poetry and architecture. ... Willem Drost (1633 - 1659) was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker. ... Maurits Cornelis Escher (June 17, 1898 – March 27, 1972), usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints which feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellations. ... “van Gogh” redirects here. ... River Scene Jan van Goyen (January 13, 1596, Leiden - April 27, 1656, The Hague) was a Dutch landscape painter. ... Frans Hals (c. ... Musical Party in a Courtyard (1677) Pieter de Hooch (pronounced , also spelled Hoogh or Hooghe) (baptized December 20, 1629 – 1684) was a genre painter during the Dutch Golden Age. ... Willem de Koonings Woman V (1952-53), National Gallery of Australia Willem de Kooning (April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was an abstract expressionist painter, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ... Han van Meegeren (10 October 1889 in Deventer in the Netherlands province of Overijssel – 30 December 1947 in Amsterdam), born Henricus Antonius van Meegeren, was a Dutch painter, art-restorer, and art forger. ... Piet Mondrian in his studio in 1941 photographed by Arnold Newman Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondriaan, after 1912 Mondrian, (pronounced: Pete Mon-dree-on, IPA: ) (b. ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 - October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history, and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Geertgen tot Sint Jans Geertgen tot Sint Jans (c 1460 in Leyden, Netherlands – c 1490 in Haarlem, Netherlands, sometimes known as Gerrit Gerritsz), was a 15th century Dutch painter active in Haarlem. ... // Steen was born in Leiden, where his well-to-do, Catholic family had run the tavern The Red Halbert for several generations. ... Thierry Veltman (Bussum, December 16, 1939) is a Dutch painter, sculptor and art educator. ... Girl with a Pearl Earring, known as the Mona Lisa of the North Johannes Vermeer or Jan Vermeer (baptized October 31, 1632, died December 15, 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of ordinary bourgeois life. ... Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (April 29, 1882 – April 10, 1945), commonly called H.N. Werkman, was a Dutch artist, typographer and printer. ... Categories: People stubs | 1695 births | 1754 deaths | Dutch painters ...

Writing

Albert Cornelis Baantjer (born September 16, 1923 in Urk), often called Appie Baantjer, A.C. Baantjer or simply Baantjer, is a Dutch policeman turned novelist. ... Remco Campert (born in The Hague on 29 July 1929) is a famous Dutch author, poet and columnist. ... Portrait of Cats by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt Jacob Cats (November 10, 1577, Brouwershaven (Zeeland) - September 12, 1660, the Hague) was a Dutch poet, humorist, jurist and politician. ... Agnes Isabelle Emilie de Charrière, also known as Madame de Charrière and Belle van Zuylen, (1740 - 1805) was a Netherlands-born writer who lived most of her life in Switzerland. ... Annelies Marie Anne Frank ( ) (June 12, 1929 – early March, 1945) was a European Jewish girl (born in Germany, stateless since 1941, but she claimed to be Dutch as she grew up in the Netherlands) who wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four friends in Amsterdam during... Geert Groote (1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus,was a preacher and founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. ... Arnon Grunberg (born February 22, 1971 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch writer. ... Hella Serafia Haasse (born 2 February 1918 in Batavia) is one of the most important modern Dutch writers. ... Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic, Jan de Hartogs historical memorial The Hospital (1964), which exposed the horrid conditions of Houstons charity hospital in the 1960s, led to significant reforms of that citys indigent healthcare system. ... The Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans (September 1, 1921–April 27, 1995) is considered one of the three most important authors in the Netherlands in the postwar period, along with Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve. ... Xaviera Hollander [Vera de Vries] (born June 15, 1943 in Surabaya, Indonesia, of a Jewish father and Roman Catholic mother) is a former call girl/madam, best known as the author of The Happy Hooker: My Own Story (1971, ISBN 0060014164). ... Sculpture of P.C. Hooft in the castle Muiderslot Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (* March 16, 1581 - † May 21, 1647), was a Dutch historian, poet and playwright from the period known as the Dutch Golden Age. ... Constantijn Huygens (September 4, 1596 - March 28, 1687) was a Dutch poet and composer, Secretary to two Princes, and the father of Christiaan Huygens. ... Gerrit Krol (b. ... Harry Mulisch Harry Mulisch (born July 29, 1927) is a Dutch author. ... Eduard Douwes Dekker, also known as Multatuli Eduard Douwes Dekker (Amsterdam, 2 March 1820 - 19 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli, was a Dutch writer famous for his satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860) in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the colony of the Dutch... Nescio, Latin for I dont know, was the pseudonym of the Dutch writer Jan Hendrik Frederik Grönloh, born June 22, 1882 in Amsterdam and died July 25, 1961 in Hilversum, both in the Netherlands. ... Cees Nooteboom, born Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria Nooteboom, July 31, 1933, in the Hague, Netherlands is a Dutch author. ... Willem Oltmans (born on June 10, 1925 in Huizen, died September 30, 2004 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch journalist. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (born December 14, 1923 in Amsterdam, Netherlands – died April 8, 2006 in Zulte, Belgium) was a Dutch writer publishing first under the names Simon van het Reve, Darger Taveherven (an anagram) and his official name, although he became known as Gerard Reve. ... Tjalie Robinson is the main alias of the Eurasian intellectual and writer Jan Boon (Nijmegen, 10 january 1911 – The Hague, 22 april 1974) also known as Vincent Mahieu. ... Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) was born in the Große Witschgasse in Cologne. ... Janwillem van de Wetering (Middle name: Lincoln; February 12, 1931 -, who uses Janwillem Vandewetering as a pen and reference name), is the author of a number of works in English and Dutch; he is particularly noted for his detective fiction. ... Jan Hendrik Wolkers (born Oegstgeest, 26 October 1925) is a Dutch author and artist. ...

Exploration

Willem Barents. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ... Map of Svalbard, showing Spitsbergen in the West. ... Abraham Blauvelt (16??-1663?) was a Dutch privateer and explorer mapping much of Central America in the 1630s of which both the Bluefield River and the neighboring town of Bluefield, Nicaragua is named. ... Blocks map of his 1614 voyage, with the first appearance of the term New Netherland Adriaen Block (1567–1627) was a Dutch private fur trader and navigator who explored the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614... New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin: Nova Belgica) was the territory claimed by the Netherlands on the eastern coast of North America in the 17th century. ... Hendrick Brouwer (1580 - 1643) was a Dutch sea explorer. ... The Roaring Forties is a name given, especially by sailors, to the latitudes between 40° and 50°, so called because of the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds. ... Olivier Brunel was a Flemish merchant and explorer, born in Brabant in the 16th century. ... Jan Carstenszoon (also known by the abbreviation of his patronym Carstensz or Carstensz. ... The Gulf of Carpentaria from a 1859 Dutch map The Gulf of Carpentaria The Gulf of Carpentaria is a large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea (the body of water that lies between Australia and Indonesia). ... Dirk Hartog (1580—1621) was a 17th century Dutch sea captain and explorer, whose expedition was the second European group to land on Australian soil. ... This article is about the trading company. ... Jacob van Heemskerk Jacob van Heemskerk (b. ... A portrait of de Houtman Cornelis de Houtman (April 2, 1565 - August 1599), brother of Frederick de Houtman, was a Dutch explorer who discovered a new sea route from Europe to Indonesia and managed to begin the Dutch spice trade. ... Spice Islands most commonly refers to the Maluku Islands (formerly the Moluccas), which lie on the equator, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea in what is now Indonesia. ... Frederick de Houtman (1571—1627) was a Dutch explorer who sailed along the Western coast of Australia (see History of Western Australia) en route to Batavia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... Willem Janszoon (c. ... Jacob Le Maire (about 1585 to 1616) was a Dutch mariner, born in Antwerp, who circumnavigated the earth in 1615-16. ... Cornelis Jacobsz May, sometimes spelled Mey or Meij was a Dutch explorer, captain and fur trader, and namesake of Cape May, Cape May County, and the city of Cape May, New Jersey, so named first in 1620. ... Olivier van Noort (1558 - 22 February 1627) was the first Dutchman to circumnavigate the world. ... Jacob Quaeckernaeck was a Dutch seaman and Captain of the Liefde, the ship which transported William Adams to Japan in 1600. ... Matthijs Quast (.. - October 6, 1641) was a Dutch explorer in the seventeenth century. ... Jan Corneliszoon Rijp (?-?) was a semi-successful mariner in the late sixteenth and early seventieth centuries. ... Willem Barents. ... Jacob Roggeveen (1 February 1659 - 31 January 1729) was a Dutch explorer who was sent to find Terra Australis, but he instead came across Easter Island by chance. ... “Rapa Nui” redirects here. ... Willem Cornelisz Schouten (1567?-1625) was a Dutch navigator. ... Simon van der Stel October 14, 1639 – June 24, 1712, was the first Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. ... Portrait of Tasman by J. M. Donald (1903) Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10, 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. ... “Pacific” redirects here. ... Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114... François Thijssen was a Dutch explorer who is famous because of his travel along the South coast of Australia. ... portret van Alexandrine tinne (1835-1869) Alexandrine Petronella Francina Tinne (alternative spellings: Pieternella, Françoise, Tinné) (October 17, 1835 – August 1, 1869) was a Dutch explorer in Africa and the first European woman to attempt to cross the Sahara. ... Willem de Vlamingh (born 28 November 1640, died ?) was a Dutch sailor who explored the southwest coast of Australia (then New Holland) in the late 17th Century. ... Sebald de Weert (born 15??, Netherlands, died 1602 in Ceylon) was a Dutch captain employed by the Dutch East India Company (known in Dutch as Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, or by the anacronym VOC). ...

Historians

Sculpture of P.C. Hooft in the castle Muiderslot Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (* March 16, 1581 - † May 21, 1647), was a Dutch historian, poet and playwright from the period known as the Dutch Golden Age. ... Johan Huizinga (b. ... Louis (Loe) de Jong (Amsterdam 24 April 1914 - Amsterdam 15 March 2005) was a Dutch historian and journalist. ... Geert Ludzer Mak (Vlaardingen 4 December 1946) is a Dutch journalist and historian. ... Jan Romein ( October 30, 1893 – July 16, 1962) was a Dutch journalist and historian. ... Petrus Scriverius, the latinized form of Peter Schrijver or Schryver (12 January 1576 - 30 April 1660) was a Dutch writer and scholar. ...

Military

Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman (April 23, 1889 – February 28, 1942) was a Schout-bij-Nacht (the Dutch equivalent of a Rear Admiral) during World War II. He was originally a naval aviator in the Royal Netherlands Navy but quickly rose through the ranks to become Schout-bij-Nacht in... Frederick Henry (January 29, 1584–March 14, 1647), Prince of Orange, the youngest child of William the Silent, was born at Delft about six months before his fathers assassination. ... Piet Heyn, 1577-1629 Piet Pieterszoon Hein (also written as Heyn) (November 25, 1577 – June 18, 1629) was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years War between the Netherlands and Spain. ... Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange - portrait by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt Maurice of Nassau (Dutch Maurits van Nassau) (14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625), Prince of Orange (1618–1625), son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg. ... Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Lieutenant-Admiral of the United Provinces by Ferdinand Bol, painted 1667 Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) is one of the most famous admirals in Dutch history. ... Cornelis Tromp, 1629–1691 by Sir Peter Lely, painted c. ... Image:Marten Harpertszoon Tromp. ...

Philosophy

Isaac Beeckman (December 10, 1588 - May 19, 1637) was a Dutch philosopher and scientist. ... Evert Willem Beth (July 7, 1908 – April 12, 1964) was a Dutch philosopher and logician, whose work principally concerned the foundations of mathematics. ... Herman Dooyeweerd Herman Dooyeweerd (1894-1977) was a Dutch juridical scholar by training, who by vocation was a philosopher, and the founder of a new approach called, the philosophy of the cosmonomic idea. ... The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ... “Erasmus” redirects here. ... “Reformation” redirects here. ... Hugo Grotius (Huig de Groot, or Hugo de Groot; Delft, 10 April 1583 – Rostock, 28 August 1645) worked as a jurist in the Dutch Republic and laid the foundations for international law, based on natural law. ... François Hemsterhuis (December 27, 1721 - July 7, 1790), Dutch writer on aesthetics and moral philosophy, son of Tiberius Hemsterhuis, was born at Franeker in Holland. ... Johannes Jacobus Poortman (Rotterdam April 26, 1896 – The Hague December 21, 1970), studied philosophy and psychology at Groningen University under Professor Gerardus Heymans. ... Baruch de Spinoza (‎, Portuguese: , Latin: ) (November 24, 1632 – February 21, 1677) was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Jewish origin. ... Cornelis Petrus Tiele, (16 December 1830-1902) was a Dutch theologian and scholar. ...

Politics

Before 20th century

Pier Gerlofs Donia of Kimswerd (1480? - October 28, 1520) was a Frisian warrior, pirate, freedom fighter, folk hero and rebel. ... A legend (Latin, legenda, things to be read) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. ... Drawing of a Thracian peltast of 400 BC A warrior is a person habitually engaged in warfare. ... It has been suggested that American folk hero be merged into this article or section. ... Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established organization that is thought to be oppressive. ... Rebel may mean: A participant in a rebellion, see Rebellion. ... Frederick Henry (January 29, 1584–March 14, 1647), Prince of Orange, the youngest child of William the Silent, was born at Delft about six months before his fathers assassination. ... Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange - portrait by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt Maurice of Nassau (Dutch Maurits van Nassau) (14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625), Prince of Orange (1618–1625), son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg. ... Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (September 14, 1547, Amersfoort – May 13, 1619, The Hague) was a Dutch statesman, who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain. ... Johan Rudolf Thorbecke (January 14, 1798 - June 4, 1872) was one of the most important Dutch politicians. ... William I (William the Silent). ... William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Kensington Palace, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28... Johan de Witt (September 24, 1625, Dordrecht - August 20, 1672, The Hague) was a significant Dutch political figure. ...

20th-21st century

Andreas Antonius Maria Dries van Agt (born February 2, 1931) is a Dutch politician and served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 to 1982. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan Peter BalkenendeIPA:   (born May 7, 1956) has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Louis Joseph Maria Beel (April 12, 1902 - February 11, 1977) was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1946 to 1948 and again from 1958 to 1959. ... Barend Willem Biesheuvel (April 5, 1920_April 29, 2001) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1971 until 1973, as a member of the Protestant ARP party. ... Hans van den Broek  listen (born 11 December 1936 in Paris) is a Dutch politician. ... Jozef Maria Laurens Theo Jo Cals (July 18, 1914-December 30, 1971) was a Dutch politician. ... Hendrikus (Hendrik) Colijn (22 June 1869 – 18 September 1944) was a successful Dutch soldier, businessman and politician. ... Pieter Willem Adriaan Cort van der Linden (1846 - 1935) was a Dutch political figure. ... Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis (December 31, 1846–November 18, 1919) was the Netherlands first prominent socialist. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Willem Drees (July 5, 1886-May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1958, as a member of the social-democratic Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). ... Willem Frederik Duisenberg, commonly known as Wim Duisenberg, (July 9, 1935 – July 31, 2005) was a Dutch banker and politician. ... Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuyn Wilhelmus Simon Petrus (Pim) Fortuyn (pronounced ; officially spelt Fortuijn), (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002), was a controversial, openly gay, charismatic[1] right-wing politician in the Netherlands who formed his own party Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn or LPF). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Cornelis van Geelkerken (March 19, 1901-March 29, 1979) was co-founder of the Dutch Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... The Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB, National Socialist Movement) was a Nazi political party in the Netherlands during the 1930s and during the German occupation in World War II, when it was the only allowed political party. ... Jhr. ... Jan Abrahamszoon Heemskerk (30 July 1818 - 9 October 1897) was a Dutch politician, who became the prime minister of the Netherlands in 1874 until 1877, and again in 1883, until 1888. ... Hans Janmaat (November 3, 1934 - June 9, 2002) was a far-right politician in the Netherlands. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Petrus Jozef Sietze Piet de Jong (Known as Oom Piet, or Uncle Piet) (born April 3, 1915) is a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971, as a member of the catholic KVP party. ... Willem Wim Kok ( ) (born September 29, 1938 in Bergambacht) is a Dutch politician. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Abraham Kuyper (October 29, 1837, Maassluis – November 8, 1920 The Hague; name officially Kuijper) was a Dutch politician, journalist, statesman and theologian. ... Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers or Ruud Lubbers (born May 7, 1939) was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, from 2001 until February 20, 2005, when he resigned because of continuous press attention about an allegation of sexual harassment. ... Joseph Antoine Marie Hubert Luns ( August 28, 1911 - July 18, 2002) was a Dutch politician and former NATO secretary-general. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Victor Gerard Marie Marijnen (February 21, 1917 - April 5, 1975) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1963 until 1965, as a member of the Catholic Peoples Party. ... Anton Mussert Anton Adriaan Mussert (May 11, 1894-May 7, 1946) was a successful civil engineer who worked for the Dutch government. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... The Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB, National Socialist Movement) was a Nazi political party in the Netherlands during the 1930s and during the German occupation in World War II, when it was the only allowed political party. ... Mr Pieter Jacobus Oud (born 5 December, 1886 in Purmerend - died 12 August 1968 in Rotterdam) was a prominent liberal Dutch politician who served held numerous political offices, including member of the Tweede Kamer, Minister of Finance and mayor of Rotterdam. ... The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Eduard de Quay (August 26, 1901 - July 4, 1985) was a Dutch political figure. ... Jhr. ... Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860-1930) was a Dutch politician active in the socialist workers movement. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dr. Johannes Marten Joop den Uyl (August 9, 1919 - December 24, 1987) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the socialist PvdA party. ... Hans Wiegel (born July 16, 1941) is a Dutch politician and member of the liberal Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy. ... Jelle Zijlstra (Oosterbierum August 27, 1918- Wassenaar December 23, 2001) was a Dutch politician of the Protestant ARP party. ...

Royal Family

The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ... Beatrix (born January 31, 1938 as Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld) has been the queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since April 30, 1980. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld. ... Juliana Queen of the Netherlands Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (Juliana Emma Louise Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau) (April 30, 1909 – March 20, 2004), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, was Queen of the Netherlands from her mothers abdication in 1948 to her own abdication... For other men at some time in history called William I of Orange-Nassau, see William of Orange. ... For other uses, see Wilhelmina (disambiguation). ... Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (Margriet Francisca, born January 19, 1943), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the third daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard, the former Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. ... Princess Christina of the Netherlands (born February 18, 1947), Princess of Oranje-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the youngest of Queen Juliana’s four daughters. ... Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, (Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand Prins van Oranje, Prins der Nederlanden, Prins van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg, born April 27, 1967) is the eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and is the heir apparent to the Dutch throne, with the style... Princess Máxima of the Netherlands (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti) was born on May 17, 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, also known as Prince Johan Friso (Johan Friso Bernhard Christiaan David), Count of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg, van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg (born September 25, 1968) is the second son of HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and HRH Prince Claus. ... His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (Constantijn Christof Frederick Aschwin), Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer of Amsberg, (born October 11, 1969), is the third and youngest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Amsberg. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien Prinses der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau) (born June 26, 2005[1]), is the second daughter of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, the heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands, and Princess Máxima of the...

Science and technology

Before 20th century

Daniel Bernoulli Daniel Bernoulli (February 8, 1700 – March 17, 1782) was a Dutch-born mathematician who spent much of his life in Basel, Switzerland where he died. ... Herman Boerhaave (December 31, 1668 - September 23, 1738) was a Dutch humanist and physician of European fame. ... C.H.D. Buys Ballot Christophorus Henricus Diedericus Buys Ballot (also Christoph Heinrich Diedrich Buys Ballot) (October 10, 1817-February 3, 1890) Dutch chemist and meteorologist after whom Buys-Ballots law and the Buys Ballot table are called. ... Ludolph van Ceulen (28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German mathematician. ... Statue of Laurens Janszoon Coster on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, where he was born. ... Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel (Alkmaar, 1572 - London, November 7, 1633) was the Dutch inventor of the first navigable submarine in 1620. ... Eise Jeltes Eisinga (Dronrijp, 21 February 1744 - Franeker, 27 August 1828) was a Dutch amateur astronomer who built an orrery in his house in Franeker, Netherlands. ... David and Johannes Fabricius were father and son astronomers from Frisia. ... Jacobus Henricus van t Hoff (August 30, 1852 - March 1, 1911) was a Dutch physical and organic chemist and the winner of the inaugural Nobel Prize in chemistry. ... Christiaan Huygens (pronounced in English (IPA): ; in Dutch: ) (April 14, 1629 – July 8, 1698), was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist; born in The Hague as the son of Constantijn Huygens. ... Anton van Leeuwenhoek Anton van Leeuwenhoek (October 24, 1632 - August 30, 1723, full name Thonius Philips van Leeuwenhoek (pronounced Layewenhook) was a Dutch tradesman and scientist from Delft, Netherlands. ... Franciscus Schooten (1615 - May 29, 1660) was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descartes. ... Willebrord Snel Willebrord Snel (1580–October 30, 1626), also known as Snel van Royen or Snellius, was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, most famous for the law of refraction now known as Snells law. ... Simon Stevin Simon Stevin (1548/49 – 1620) was a Flemish mathematician and engineer. ... Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (December 29, 1856 – December 31, 1894) was a Dutch mathematician. ... Jan Swammerdam (February 12, 1637 - February 17, 1680) was a Dutch biologist and microscopist. ... Gustav de Vries (1866-1934) was a Dutch mathematician, who is best remembered for his work on the Korteweg-de Vries equation with Diederik Korteweg. ... Hugo Marie de Vries (16th February 1848-21st May 1935), a Dutch biologist, was one of three men - see also Carl Correns and Erich von Tschermak - who in 1900 rediscovered Gregor Mendels work on genetics. ... van der Waals Johannes Diderik van der Waals (November 23, 1837 – March 8, 1923) was a Dutch scientist famous for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids, for which he won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1910. ... An illustration of Zwaardemakers olfactometer. ...

Twentieth century