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Most Famous Dutch Athletes

Sports 658
Netherlands 1,713
3,953 AR Arjen Robben Arjen Robben Dutch Football b. 1984
4,825 RK Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman Dutch Football b. 1963
4,903 RV Ruud van Nistelrooy Ruud van Nistelrooy Dutch Football b. 1976
6,036 RV Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart Dutch Football b. 1983
6,609 CS Clarence Seedorf Clarence Seedorf Dutch Football b. 1976
7,173 FB Fanny Blankers-Koen Fanny Blankers-Koen Dutch Sprint 1918–2004
8,041 DK Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt Dutch Football b. 1980
8,808 SK Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Dutch Skater b. 1986
10,278 KH Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Dutch Football b. 1983
10,332 MD Memphis Depay Memphis Depay Dutch Football b. 1994
11,659 KS Kevin Strootman Kevin Strootman Dutch Football b. 1990
12,692 JH John Heitinga John Heitinga Dutch Football b. 1983
14,404 GH Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink Dutch Football b. 1946
15,073 FD Frank de Boer Frank de Boer Dutch Football b. 1970
15,615 BR Bas Rutten Bas Rutten Dutch Judo b. 1965
17,846 EE Eljero Elia Eljero Elia Dutch Football b. 1987
18,036 JN Johan Neeskens Johan Neeskens Dutch Football b. 1951
18,118 MV Mark van Bommel Mark van Bommel Dutch Football b. 1977
18,661 JZ Joop Zoetemelk Joop Zoetemelk Dutch Sport b. 1946
19,291 RM Roy Makaay Roy Makaay Dutch Football b. 1975
20,918 LD Luuk de Jong Luuk de Jong Dutch Football b. 1990
21,533 RV Ron Vlaar Ron Vlaar Dutch Football b. 1985
21,898 JS Jaap Stam Jaap Stam Dutch Football b. 1972
22,989 MV Michel Vorm Michel Vorm Dutch Football b. 1983
23,179 RV Ricky van Wolfswinkel Ricky van Wolfswinkel Dutch Football b. 1989
23,497 SD Stefan de Vrij Stefan de Vrij Dutch Football b. 1992
24,560 PV Pierre van Hooijdonk Pierre van Hooijdonk Dutch Football b. 1969
25,039 AJ Andruw Jones Andruw Jones Dutch Baseball b. 1977
26,770 MO Marc Overmars Marc Overmars Dutch Football b. 1973
26,914 RK Ranomi Kromowidjojo Ranomi Kromowidjojo Dutch Swimmer b. 1990
26,953 SS Stijn Schaars Stijn Schaars Dutch Football b. 1984
27,492 WV Willem van Hanegem Willem van Hanegem Dutch Football b. 1944
28,325 DJ Daryl Janmaat Daryl Janmaat Dutch Football b. 1989
28,910 RV René van de Kerkhof René van de Kerkhof Dutch Football b. 1951
28,955 HS Huub Stevens Huub Stevens Dutch Football b. 1953
29,430 KB Khalid Boulahrouz Khalid Boulahrouz Dutch Football b. 1981
29,581 EP Erik Pieters Erik Pieters Dutch Football b. 1988
30,180 JJ Jan Janssen Jan Janssen Dutch Sport b. 1940
30,380 AV Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Dutch Jockey b. 1968
30,928 LV Leontien van Moorsel Leontien van Moorsel Dutch Cyclist b. 1970
31,447 HK Hennie Kuiper Hennie Kuiper Dutch Cyclist b. 1949
33,293 EV Ellen van Dijk Ellen van Dijk Dutch Sport b. 1987
33,855 AS Ard Schenk Ard Schenk Dutch Skater b. 1944
33,910 VJ Vincent Janssen Vincent Janssen Dutch Football b. 1994
34,059 AH Arie Haan Arie Haan Dutch Football b. 1948
34,906 LC Luc Castaignos Luc Castaignos Dutch Football b. 1992
37,434 TB Theo Bos Theo Bos Dutch Sport b. 1983
37,557 AV Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten Dutch Sport b. 1982
37,858 MT Marianne Timmer Marianne Timmer Dutch Skater b. 1974
38,326 LM Lieke Martens Lieke Martens Dutch Football b. 1992
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Inside the Netherlands Athletes

658 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous the netherlands athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among the Netherlands Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 156 people.

What the Netherlands Athletes Are Known For

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Football are the Netherlands Athletes's biggest group — 37% of all notables (240).

The Netherlands Athletes over-index on skater — 63.4× the global rate.

  1. Football240
  2. Sport158
  3. Skater57
  4. Player25
  5. Rower22
  6. Swimmer18
  7. Cyclist17
  8. Driver13
  1. Skater5763.4×
  2. Cyclist1746.5×
  3. Rider724.6×
  4. Swimmer1816.8×
  5. Sport15814.3×
  6. Rower2213.4×
  7. Racer79.6×
  8. Judo78.8×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce the Netherlands Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.