Most Famous People from Netherlands
Netherlands has produced 1,713 notable individuals throughout history, with athletes and politicians being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Vincent van Gogh. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
VV
Vincent van Gogh Dutch Painter 1853 – 1890
#
13
R
Rembrandt Dutch Painter 1606 – 1669
#
153
BS
Baruch Spinoza Dutch Philosopher 1632 – 1677
#
263
JV
Johannes Vermeer Dutch Painter 1632 – 1675
#
381
E
Erasmus Dutch Humanist 1466 – 1536
#
435
HB
Hieronymus Bosch Dutch Painter 1450 – 1516
#
568
PM
Piet Mondrian Dutch Painter 1872 – 1944
#
812
MC
M. C. Escher Dutch Artist 1898 – 1972
#
992
AV
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Dutch Zoologist 1632 – 1723
#
1,183
CH
Christiaan Huygens Dutch Astronomer 1629 – 1695
#
1,485
WT
William the Silent Dutch Count 1533 – 1584
#
1,487
AV
Anthony van Dyck Dutch Painter 1599 – 1641
#
2,114
RH
Rutger Hauer Dutch Actor 1944 – 2019
#
2,323
FJ
Famke Janssen Dutch Actor Born 1964
#
2,674
T
Tiësto Dutch Producer Born 1969
#
2,742
HL
Hendrik Lorentz Dutch Physicist 1853 – 1928
#
2,839
WO
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands Dutch Queen 1880 – 1962
#
2,959
AH
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Dutch Politician Born 1969
#
3,177
PA
Pope Adrian VI Dutch Church 1459 – 1523
#
3,252
AV
Armin van Buuren Dutch Producer Born 1976
#
3,267