Most Famous Dutch Athletes

Netherlands has produced 665 notable athletes throughout history, led by Arjen Robben. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Arjen Robben — Dutch Football (Born 1984) , ranked #3953
  2. Ronald Koeman — Dutch Football (Born 1963) , ranked #4825
  3. Ruud van Nistelrooy — Dutch Football (Born 1976) , ranked #4903
  4. Rafael van der Vaart — Dutch Football (Born 1983) , ranked #6036
  5. Clarence Seedorf — Dutch Football (Born 1976) , ranked #6609
  6. Fanny Blankers-Koen — Dutch Sprint (1918–2004) , ranked #7173
  7. Dirk Kuyt — Dutch Football (Born 1980) , ranked #8041
  8. Sven Kramer — Dutch Skater (Born 1986) , ranked #8808
  9. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar — Dutch Football (Born 1983) , ranked #10278
  10. Memphis Depay — Dutch Football (Born 1994) , ranked #10332
  11. Kevin Strootman — Dutch Football (Born 1990) , ranked #11659
  12. John Heitinga — Dutch Football (Born 1983) , ranked #12692
  13. Guus Hiddink — Dutch Football (Born 1946) , ranked #14404
  14. Frank de Boer — Dutch Football (Born 1970) , ranked #15073
  15. Bas Rutten — Dutch Judo (Born 1965) , ranked #15615
  16. Eljero Elia — Dutch Football (Born 1987) , ranked #17846
  17. Johan Neeskens — Dutch Football (Born 1951) , ranked #18036
  18. Mark van Bommel — Dutch Football (Born 1977) , ranked #18118
  19. Joop Zoetemelk — Dutch Sport (Born 1946) , ranked #18661
  20. Roy Makaay — Dutch Football (Born 1975) , ranked #19291