Most Famous Dutch Military figures

Netherlands has produced 28 notable military figures throughout history, led by Michiel de Ruyter. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Michiel de Ruyter — Dutch Officer (1607–1676) , ranked #5671
  2. Maarten Tromp — Dutch Militar (1598–1653) , ranked #23373
  3. Menno van Coehoorn — Dutch Soldier (1641–1704) , ranked #43872
  4. Maarten van Rossum — Dutch Militar (1478–1555) , ranked #77441
  5. Lodewijk van Heiden — Dutch Militar (1773–1850) , ranked #89090
  6. Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen — Dutch Naval (1735–1819) , ranked #110353
  7. Godert de Ginkell (1st Earl of Athlone) — Dutch Militar (1644–1703) , ranked #159865
  8. Willem Joseph van Ghent — Dutch Militar (1626–1672) , ranked #164042
  9. Johan Zoutman — Dutch Officer (1724–1793) , ranked #206065
  10. Pier Gerlofs Donia — Dutch Warrior (1480–1520) , ranked #241214
  11. Jan van Schaffelaar — Dutch Militar (?–1482) , ranked #262246
  12. Tjerk Hiddes de Vries — Dutch Militar (1622–1666) , ranked #287005
  13. Guillaume de Lamboy (Baron of Cortesheim) — Dutch Militar (1600–1659) , ranked #313591
  14. Cut Nyak Dhien — Dutch Militar (1850–1908) , ranked #357943
  15. Samuel Story — Dutch Militar (1752–1811) , ranked #457970
  16. Jacob Binckes — Dutch Militar (1637–1677) , ranked #466100
  17. Pieter Erberveld — Dutch Rebel (1660–1722) , ranked #514252
  18. Pels Rijcken — Dutch Militar (1810–1889) , ranked #573075
  19. Lodewijk van Bylandt — Dutch Militar (1718–1793) , ranked #593506
  20. Dirk Klop — Dutch Army (1906–1939) , ranked #668761