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.
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MD
Michiel de Ruyter Dutch Officer 1607 – 1676
#
5,671
MT
Maarten Tromp Dutch Militar 1598 – 1653
#
23,373
MV
Menno van Coehoorn Dutch Soldier 1641 – 1704
#
43,872
MV
Maarten van Rossum Dutch Militar 1478 – 1555
#
77,441
LV
Lodewijk van Heiden Dutch Militar 1773 – 1850
#
89,090
JH
Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen Dutch Naval 1735 – 1819
#
110,353
GD
Godert de Ginkell (1st Earl of Athlone) Dutch Militar 1644 – 1703
#
159,865
WJ
Willem Joseph van Ghent Dutch Militar 1626 – 1672
#
164,042
JZ
Johan Zoutman Dutch Officer 1724 – 1793
#
206,065
PG
Pier Gerlofs Donia Dutch Warrior 1480 – 1520
#
241,214
JV
Jan van Schaffelaar Dutch Militar ? – 1482
#
262,246
TH
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries Dutch Militar 1622 – 1666
#
287,005
GD
Guillaume de Lamboy (Baron of Cortesheim) Dutch Militar 1600 – 1659
#
313,591
CN
Cut Nyak Dhien Dutch Militar 1850 – 1908
#
357,943
SS
Samuel Story Dutch Militar 1752 – 1811
#
457,970
JB
Jacob Binckes Dutch Militar 1637 – 1677
#
466,100
PE
Pieter Erberveld Dutch Rebel 1660 – 1722
#
514,252
PR
Pels Rijcken Dutch Militar 1810 – 1889
#
573,075
LV
Lodewijk van Bylandt Dutch Militar 1718 – 1793
#
593,506
DK
Dirk Klop Dutch Army 1906 – 1939
#
668,761