Most Famous Dutch Business People

Netherlands has produced 22 notable business people throughout history, led by Anthony Fokker. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Anthony Fokker — Dutch Manufacturer (1890–1939) , ranked #12834
  2. Gerard Philips — Dutch Business (1858–1942) , ranked #69849
  3. Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant) — Dutch Merchant (1586–1643) , ranked #102351
  4. Dirk Scheringa — Dutch Bank (Born 1950) , ranked #363303
  5. Peter Terium — Dutch Manager (Born 1963) , ranked #452892
  6. Janus Theeuwes — Dutch Archer (1886–1975) , ranked #514840
  7. Morris Tabaksblat — Dutch Ceo (1937–2011) , ranked #527294
  8. Driekske van Bussel — Dutch Archer (1868–1951) , ranked #530341
  9. Janus van Merrienboer — Dutch Archer (1894–1947) , ranked #541443
  10. Hubert Biermans — Dutch Business (1864–1953) , ranked #554443
  11. Ralph Hamers — Dutch Bank (Born 1966) , ranked #575902
  12. Jan Timmer — Dutch Manager (Born 1933) , ranked #635784
  13. William Buckels — Dutch Fisher (Born 1300) , ranked #831923
  14. Gerlach Cerfontaine — Dutch Business (Born 1946) , ranked #870978
  15. Cees Helder — Dutch Chef (Born 1948) , ranked #1024000
  16. Steven van Voorhees — Dutch Farmer (1600–1684) , ranked #1050526
  17. Wytze Foppes — Dutch Carpenter (1707–1778) , ranked #1080776
  18. Feike Sijbesma — Dutch Business (Born 1959) , ranked #1158026
  19. Uko Walles — Dutch Farmer (1593–1653) , ranked #1175364
  20. Emmanuel-Louis van Outryve d'Ydewalle — Dutch Business (1745–1827) , ranked #1392575