Public thinking & public service •
Isaac Dorislaus (1595–1649), a Dutch Calvinist historian and lawyer •
Jan Janse de Weltevree (1595 in De Rijp – ??), a Dutch sailor, the first Dutchman to visit
Korea •
Cornelis van der Lijn (1608–1679),
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1646-1650 and elected Mayor of Alkmaar in 1668 •
Bernard Nieuwentyt (1654 in West-Graftdijk – 1718), a Dutch philosopher, mathematician, physician and magistrate •
Anna Smitshuizen (1751–1775), the victim of a
cause célèbre murder •
Kees Boeke (1884–1966), a Dutch reformist educator, Quaker missionary and pacifist •
Nicolette Bruining (1886–1963), a Dutch theologian, teacher and humanitarian in WWII •
Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer (1896–1978), a resistance fighter, saved Jewish children •
Cornelis Berkhouwer (1919–1992), politician,
President of the European Parliament 1973-1975 •
Rudi Vis (1941–2010), British Labour politician,
MP 1997 to 2010 •
Jaap Pop (1941–2026), a Dutch politician, Mayor of Alkmaar 1988-1995 •
Sybilla Dekker (born 1942), a retired Dutch politician and businesswoman •
Ronald Bandell (1946–2015), a Dutch civil servant, politician and Mayor of Alkmaar 1995–2000 •
Jos Punt (born 1946), bishop in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam •
Patrick Cammaert (born 1950), retired Dutch general and commander of UN peacekeeping missions •
Troy Parrott (born 2002), Irish footballer
The arts •
Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher (1594–1649),
poet and
engraver •
Pieter van Schaeyenborgh (1600–1657), painter known for pictures of fish; worked in Alkmaar from 1635 • brothers
Caesar van Everdingen (1616/7-1678) &
Allaert van Everdingen (1621–1675)
Dutch Golden Age painters •
Emanuel de Witte (1617–1692), a Dutch perspective painter of genre paintings •
Willem de Fesch (1687–1761), a virtuoso Dutch
violone player and composer •
Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812–1886) a Dutch novelist •
Cécile de Jong van Beek en Donk (1866–1944) a Dutch feminist writer •
Dirk Smorenberg (1883–1960), a Dutch
Art Deco painter •
Jan Wils (1891–1972), a Dutch architect and founding member of the
De Stijl movement •
Jan Gerrit van Gelder (1903–1980), a Dutch art historian •
Ans Wortel (1929–1996), a Dutch painter, poet and writer •
Rudi Carrell (1934–2006), entertainer, hosted his own TV show •
Dan van der Vat (1939–2019), a journalist, writer and military historian •
Angela Groothuizen (born 1959), a Dutch singer, artist and TV personality •
Karin Bloemen (born 1960) is a Dutch actress and singer •
Lorena Kloosterboer (born 1962), a Dutch-Argentine artist who paints using
trompe-l'œil •
Joost Zwagerman (1963–2015), a Dutch writer, poet and essayist •
Marco Borsato (born 1966), a Dutch singer •
Edwin Brienen (born 1971), a Dutch film director, actor, producer and journalist •
Hellen van Meene (born 1972), a Dutch photographer known for her portraits •
Tom Six (born 1973), a Dutch horror filmmaker, writer and actor •
Roderick Teerink (born 1976), a Dutch-Argentine actor and music producer •
Sabine Marcelis (born 1985), a Dutch-New Zealander artist and designer •
Melissa Venema (born 1995), a Dutch trumpet player
Science & business •
Petrus Forestus (1521–1597), a prominent
physician of the
Dutch Republic •
Adriaan Anthonisz (1527–1607), a mathematician, surveyor, cartographer, military engineer and
burgomaster of Alkmaar •
Willem Blaeu (1571–1638), a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher •
Adriaan Metius (1571–1635), a Dutch
geometer and
astronomer •
Cornelis Drebbel (1572–1633), a Dutch engineer, in 1620 built the first navigable submarine •
Jan Leeghwater (1575 in De Rijp – 1650), a Dutch architect, mill builder and hydraulic engineer •
Joan Blaeu (1598–1673), a Dutch cartographer •
Adriaan Reland (1676 in De Rijp – 1718), a Dutch Orientalist scholar and cartographer •
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854–1907), a Dutch chemist who studied
phase behaviour in
physical chemistry •
Alfred Peet (1920–2007), founder of American coffee retailer
Peet's Coffee & Tea •
Jacob Gelt Dekker (1948 in Oterleek– 2019), a Dutch businessman, philanthropist and writer
Sport •
Harm Ottenbros (1943–2022), a Dutch road bicycle racer, 1969 world champion •
Dick Quax (1948–2018), a Dutch-born New Zealand long-distance runner •
Hans Nijman (1959–2014), a Dutch former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler •
Richard Goulooze (born 1967), a Dutch former professional footballer with 351 club caps •
Michel Vonk (born 1968), a Dutch former professional footballer with 342 club caps •
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh (born 1972), a former speed skater •
Macha van der Vaart (born 1972), a Dutch field hockey player, team bronze and silver medallist at the
2000 and
2004 Summer Olympics •
Steven de Jongh (born 1973), a Dutch former road bicycle racer • brothers
Yuri Cornelisse (born 1975) &
Tim Cornelisse (born 1978), Dutch retired footballers with 371 and 445 club caps •
Jochem Verberne (born 1978), rower, team silver medallist in the
2000 Summer Olympics •
Maarten van der Weijden (born 1981), a Dutch long distance and marathon swimmer;
Dutch Sportsman of the year 2008 •
Theo Bos (born 1983), a Dutch road and track cyclist •
Wesley Harms (born 1984), a Dutch professional darts player •
Gago Drago (born 1985), an Armenian-Dutch welterweight kickboxer •
Dewi Claire Schreefel (born 1985), a Dutch female professional golfer on the
LPGA Tour •
Tom Büdgen (born 1985), a Dutch professional wrestler who previously worked in
WWE, currently signed to
All Elite Wrestling under the ring name Malakai Black •
Yvonne Hak (born 1986), a Dutch middle-distance runner, won gold at the
2010 European Athletics Championships •
Nycke Groot (born 1988), a Dutch handball player, 141 caps with the
women's national team •
Joyce Sombroek (born 1990), a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, team gold and silver medallist at the
2012 and
2016 Summer Olympics •
Fabian Holland (born 2002), a Dutch born rugby player with the New Zealand rugby team, All Blacks •
Indy Dontje (born 1992), a Dutch racing driver ==Twin towns—sister cities==