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.
Category All
Citizenship All
AF
Anthony Fokker Dutch Manufacturer 1890 – 1939
#
12,834
GP
Gerard Philips Dutch Business 1858 – 1942
#
69,849
KV
Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant) Dutch Merchant 1586 – 1643
#
102,351
DS
Dirk Scheringa Dutch Bank Born 1950
#
363,303
PT
Peter Terium Dutch Manager Born 1963
#
452,892
JT
Janus Theeuwes Dutch Archer 1886 – 1975
#
514,840
MT
Morris Tabaksblat Dutch Ceo 1937 – 2011
#
527,294
DV
Driekske van Bussel Dutch Archer 1868 – 1951
#
530,341
JV
Janus van Merrienboer Dutch Archer 1894 – 1947
#
541,443
HB
Hubert Biermans Dutch Business 1864 – 1953
#
554,443
RH
Ralph Hamers Dutch Bank Born 1966
#
575,902
JT
Jan Timmer Dutch Manager Born 1933
#
635,784
WB
William Buckels Dutch Fisher Born 1300
#
831,923
GC
Gerlach Cerfontaine Dutch Business Born 1946
#
870,978
CH
Cees Helder Dutch Chef Born 1948
#
1,024,000
SV
Steven van Voorhees Dutch Farmer 1600 – 1684
#
1,050,526
WF
Wytze Foppes Dutch Carpenter 1707 – 1778
#
1,080,776
FS
Feike Sijbesma Dutch Business Born 1959
#
1,158,026
UW
Uko Walles Dutch Farmer 1593 – 1653
#
1,175,364
EV
Emmanuel-Louis van Outryve d'Ydewalle Dutch Business 1745 – 1827
#
1,392,575