Most Famous Dutch Scientists

Netherlands has produced 116 notable scientists throughout history, led by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek — Dutch Zoologist (1632–1723) , ranked #1183
  2. Christiaan Huygens — Dutch Astronomer (1629–1695) , ranked #1485
  3. Hendrik Lorentz — Dutch Physicist (1853–1928) , ranked #2839
  4. Nikolaas Tinbergen — Dutch Biologist (1907–1988) , ranked #6752
  5. Gerard 't Hooft — Dutch Physicist (Born 1946) , ranked #9800
  6. Pieter Zeeman — Dutch Physicist (1865–1943) , ranked #10949
  7. Jan Oort — Dutch Astronomer (1900–1992) , ranked #13248
  8. Gerard Kuiper — Dutch Astronomer (1905–1973) , ranked #16706
  9. L. E. J. Brouwer — Dutch Mathematician (1881–1966) , ranked #17237
  10. Johann Weyer — Dutch Physician (1515–1588) , ranked #19518
  11. Tjalling Koopmans — Dutch Economist (1910–1985) , ranked #19876
  12. Martinus J. G. Veltman — Dutch Physicist (Born 1931) , ranked #19906
  13. Christiaan Eijkman — Dutch Physician (1858–1930) , ranked #20658
  14. Antonie Pannekoek — Dutch Astronomer (1873–1960) , ranked #20683
  15. Ben Feringa — Dutch Chemist (Born 1951) , ranked #21316
  16. Willem de Sitter — Dutch Astronomer (1872–1934) , ranked #23715
  17. Petrus Plancius — Dutch Astronomer (1552–1622) , ranked #28291
  18. Eugène Dubois — Dutch Anthropologist (1858–1940) , ranked #29970
  19. George Uhlenbeck — Dutch Physicist (1900–1988) , ranked #31465
  20. Gemma Frisius — Dutch Mathematician (1508–1555) , ranked #33324