The following were born or adopted in Amsterdam. Some became famous after they moved away.
A •
Bertus Aafjes (1914–1993), writer •
Hans Aarsman (born 1951), photographer, author and academic lecturer •
Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992), politician and jurist •
Co Adriaanse (born 1947), football trainer •
Pieter Aertsen (1508–1575), painter in the style of
Northern Mannerism •
Stella Agsteribbe (1909–1943), gymnast •
Cris Agterberg (1883–1948), artist and ceramist •
Achmed Ahahaoui (born 1983), football player •
Jan Akkerman (born 1946), guitarist •
Willeke Alberti (born 1945), singer and actress •
Willy Alberti (1926–1985; real name: Carel Verbrugge), singer and actor •
Ernst van Altena (1933–1999), poet, writer and translator •
Martin van Amerongen (1941–2002), journalist, publisher, columnist and author •
Willeke van Ammelrooy (born 1944), actor •
Hans Andreus (1926–1977), poet and writer •
Edwin van Ankeren (born 1968), football player •
Caroline Ansink (born 1959), musician, music educator and composer •
Jarchinio Antonia (born 1990), football player •
Mitch Apau (born 1990), football player •
Karel Appel (1921–2006), painter, sculptor and poet •
Armando (1929–2018), real name: HD van Doodeweerd; painter, sculptor and writer •
Willem Arondeus (1894–1943), artist, author and WWII resistance member •
Alex Aronson (1934–1975), aid worker executed in Ba'athist Iraq •
Lodewijk Asscher (born 1974), politician and jurist •
Tobias Asser (1838–1913), lawyer and legal scholar •
Raymond Atteveld (born 1966), football player and football trainer •
Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634), painter •
Lion Axwijk (born 1984), football player
B •
Tine Baanders (1890–1971), illustrator, graphic designer and teacher •
Herman Ambrosius Jan Baanders (1876–1953), architect, designer and entrepreneur •
Ryan Babel (born 1986), football player •
Jan Bank (born 1940), historian and local politician •
Adnan Barakat (born 1982), football player •
Frits Barend (born 1947), TV presenter •
Sonja Barend (born 1940), TV personality and former talk show host •
Robbert Baruch (born 1967), politicus •
Sarah Bavly (1900–1993), nutrition education pioneer in Israel •
Kiran Bechan (born 1982), football player •
Sheraldo Becker (born 1995), football player •
Willibrord van Beek (born 1949), retired politician and financial adviser •
Anton Albert Beekman (1854–1947), geographer •
Frieda Belinfante (1904–1995), cellist, conductor, resistance member •
Nick van den Berg (born 1980), professional pool player •
Chris Berger (1911–1965), athlete •
Harry van den Bergh (1942–2020), politician •
Dennis Bergkamp (born 1969), football player •
Vera Bergkamp (born 1971), politicus •
Lobke Berkhout (born 1980), sailor •
Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer (1903–1996), theologian •
Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856–1934), architect •
Helen Berman (born 1936; born as Hélène Julia Cohen) •
Ron Berteling (born 1957), retired ice hockey player and coach •
Jan George Bertelman (1782–1854), componist •
Ernst van der Beugel (1918–2004), economist, businessman, diplomat and politician •
Jan van Beveren (1948–2011), football goalkeeper and coach •
Jean Bevers (1852–1909), politician •
Agathe L. van Beverwijk (1907–1958), mycologist •
Ronny Bierman (1938–1984), actor •
Martine Bijl (1948–2019) •
Willem Bilderdijk (1756–1831), writer •
Diego Biseswar (born 1988), football player •
Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010), astronomer •
Ton Blanker (born 1960), football player •
Michael Bleekemolen (born 1949), racing driver •
Cor Blekemolen (1894–1972), cyclist •
Daley Blind (born 1990), football player •
Jan Blokker (1927–2010), journalist, writer and amateur historian •
Margreeth de Boer (born 1939), politician and mayor of Leeuwarden, 2001–2004 •
Piet de Boer (1919–1984), football player •
Sacha de Boer (born 1967), photographer, presenter and former journalist •
Gé Bohlander (1895–1940) &
Willy Bohlander (1891–1939), water polo players •
Daniël Boissevain (born 1969), actor •
Frits Bolkestein (born 1933), retired politician and businessman •
Vic Bonke (1940–2022), politician •
Rik van den Boog (born 1959), football manager and former player •
Els Borst (1932–2014), government minister •
Piet Borst (born 1934), professor of clinical biochemistry and molecular biology •
Annie Bos (1886–1875), actor •
Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879), politician •
Carlo Boszhard (born 1969), TV personality, singer, impersonator and host •
Ron Boszhard (born 1963), TV presenter •
Mbark Boussoufa (born 1984), football player •
Bob Bonte (1929–1988), swimmer •
Ferdinand Bordewijk (1884–1965), writer •
Froukje de Both (born 1972), actor •
Ina Boudier-Bakker (1875–1966) •
Esaias Boursse (1631–1672), painter •
Dries Boussatta (born 1972), football player •
Henk Bouwman (1926–1995) •
Mies Bouwman (1929–2018), TV presenter •
Mohammed Bouyeri (born 1978), murdered Dutch film director Theo van Gogh •
Nouchka van Brakel (born 1940), film director •
Gerbrand Bredero (1585–1618), poet and playwright •
Willem Breuker (1944–2010), composer, arranger, saxophonist and clarinetist •
Karim Bridji (born 1981), football player •
Bernhard Egidius Konrad ten Brink (1841–1892), German philologist •
Robert ten Brink (born 1955), TV presenter •
Brian Brobbey (born 2002), football player •
Jan Broekhuis (1901–1973) •
Cor Brom (1932–2008), football player and football trainer •
Ellie van den Brom (born 1949), retired speed skater •
Frans Brüggen (1934–2014), conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist •
Tina de Bruin (born 1975), actress •
Tonny Bruins Slot (1947–2020), football trainer •
Klaas Bruinsma (1953–1991), drug lord •
Johannes Burman (1706–1779), botanist and physician •
Pieter Burman the Younger (1713–1778), philologist •
Ann Burton (1933–1989), jazz singer
C •
Juultje Cambré (1914–1990), jazz trumpeter and singer •
Maup Caransa (1916–2009), businessman and real-estate developer •
David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo (1808–1890), Talmudist •
Mirano Carrilho (born 1975), football player •
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 1954), billionaire businesswoman, owns 25% of
Heineken N.V. •
Henk ten Cate (born 1954), football player and football trainer •
Leontien Ceulemans (1952-2022), actress and television and radio presenter •
Mohammed Chaara (born 1980), actor •
Sarah Chronis (born 1986), actor •
Charles van Commenée (born 1958), athletics coach •
Karina Content (born 1960), writer and politician •
Dirck Coornhert (1522–1590), writer, philosopher, politician, theologian and artist •
Athanase Josué Coquerel (1820–1875), French Protestant theologian •
Paulien Cornelisse (born 1976) •
Uri Coronel (1946–2016), sports director (
AFC Ajax) •
Isaäc da Costa (1798–1860), Jewish poet •
Ben Cramer (born 1947; born as Kramer), singer and actor •
Jacqueline Cramer (born 1951), politician and biologist •
Manja Croiset (1946–2022), Dutch author •
Johan Cruijff (1947–2016), football player and football trainer •
Paul Crutzen (1933–2021), meteorologist and atmospheric chemist
D •
Dyron Daal (born 1983), football player •
Monique van Daalen (born 1960), diplomat •
Johannes van Dam (1946–2013), journalist, writer on food •
Nicolette van Dam (born 1984), actress, model and TV host •
Elly Dammers (1921–2009), athlete •
Rudi van Dantzig (1933–2012), choreographer, company director, and writer •
Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet (1679–1749), merchant and economist •
Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887), writer, pen name,
Multatuli •
Thomas Dekker (born 1984), cyclist •
Lex van Delden (1947–2010), actor •
Thierry Detant (born 1965), Olympic cyclist •
Boy Deul (born 1987), football player •
Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink (born 1954), former politician •
Gé van Dijk (1923–2005), football player •
Nico Dijkshoorn (born 1960), author, columnist, blogger, poet and musician •
Loek Dikker (born 1944), pianist, conductor and composer •
Michael Dingsdag (born 1982), football player •
Charles Dissels (born 1984), football player •
Tijn Docter (born 1972), actor •
Bram de Does (1934–2015), graphic and type designer •
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846–1919), politicus •
Luciano Dompig (born 1987), football player •
Mitchell Donald (born 1988), football player •
Peter van Dongen (born 1966), cartoonist •
Ryan Donk (born 1986), football player •
Piet Hein Donner (born 1948), politicus •
Agaath Doorgeest (1914–1991), athlete •
Tamar van den Dop (born 1970) •
Steve van Dorpel (1965–1989), football player •
Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887), writer •
Willem Drees Sr. (1886–1988), politician and
prime minister of the Netherlands, 1948–1958 •
Dana van Dreven (born 1974),
gabber, DJ and producer •
Nick Driebergen (born 1987), swimmer •
Kees Driehuis (1951–2019), journalist and TV host •
Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker (1857–1917), politicus •
Wilhelmina Drucker (1847–1925), politician, writer and early feminist •
Pierre H. Dubois (1917–1999), writer and critic •
Willem Dudok (1884–1974),
modernist architect •
Hans Dulfer (born 1940), tenor saxophone jazz musician •
Jeroen Duyster (born 1966), coxswain, Olympic gold medallist •
Linda van Dyck (1948; born as Linda de Hartogh), actor
E •
Cor Eberhard (born 1947), former politician •
Boy Edgar (1915–1980), jazz conductor, pianist and trumpeter •
Jesse Edwards (born 2000),
college basketball player for the
Syracuse Orange •
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621–1674), painter •
Esmée van Eeghen (1918–1944), resistance fighter in World War II •
Erick van Egeraat (born 1956), architect •
Remco van Eijden (born 1977), former darts player •
Ger van Elk (1941–2014), created sculptures and painted photographs •
Ferdi Elmas (born 1985), football player •
Harry Elte (1880–1944), architect •
Urby Emanuelson (born 1986), football player •
Caro Emerald (born 1981), pop and jazz singer •
Stephen Emmer (born 1958), composer, arranger, producer and musician •
Joop van den Ende (born 1942), theatrical producer •
Simon Episcopius (1583–1643), theologian and
Remonstrant •
Malcolm Esajas (born 1986), football player •
Rudolf Escher (1912–1980), composer and music theorist •
Max Euwe (1901–1981), chess player and mathematician •
Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926–2016), teacher, child psychologist and Holocaust survivor
F •
Ina van Faassen (1928–2011), actress and comedian •
Raymond Fafiani (born 1983), football player •
Gino Felixdaal (born 1990), football player •
Kees Fens (1929–2008), writer, essayist and literary critic •
Barthold Fles (1902–1989), literary agent •
George Fles (1908–1939), translator and victim of
Stalin's
Great Purge •
Melvin Fleur (born 1982), football player •
Lange Frans (born 1980), rapper and TV presenter •
Nelly Frijda (born 1936), actor •
René Froger (born 1960), singer •
Laura Fygi (born 1955), jazz and pop singer
G •
Louis van Gaal (born 1951), football trainer •
Tess Gaerthé (born 1991), singer and former child star •
Jacob Geel (1789–1862), scholar, critic and librarian •
Jack van Gelder (born 1950), sport commentator and TV presenter •
Tygo Gernandt (born 1974), actor •
Winston Gerschtanowitz (born 1976), presenter and actor •
Frans Goedhart (1904–1990), journalist, politician and resistance member •
Sim Gokkes (1897–1943), composer •
Carel Goseling (1891–1941), lawyer and politician •
Jasper Gottlieb (born 1989), actor •
Marius Gottlieb (born 1989), actor •
Jetta Goudal (1891–1985), actor •
Thom de Graaf (born 1957), politician and jurist •
Anton P. de Graaff (1928–2008), writer •
Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (1603–1656), mother of
Wendela Bicker and mother in law of
Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland •
Andries de Graeff (1611–1678), Amsterdam burgomaster and regent, statesman; uncle of Johan de Witt •
Cornelis de Graeff (1599–1664), Amsterdam burgomaster and regent, statesman, Diplomat; uncle of Johan de Witt •
Dirck Jansz Graeff (1532–1589), Amsterdam burgomaster •
Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek (1833–1916), diplomat in Japan •
Jacob Dircksz de Graeff (1570–1638), Amsterdam burgomaster and regent, statesman •
Lenaert Jansz de Graeff (around 1525/30-before 1578), one of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation in Amsterdam, captain of the Sea Beggars •
Pieter de Graeff (1638–1707), Amsterdam patrician, politician; brother-in-law of Johan de Witt •
Glennis Grace (born 1978), singer •
Frank de Grave (born 1955), politician and businessman •
Serginho Greene (born 1982), football player •
Didi Gregorius (born 1990), baseball shortstop •
Annemarie Grewel (1935–1998), senator, educator and columnist •
Fred Grim (born 1965), football player (goalkeeper) •
Hanneke Groenteman (born 1939), journalist, radio broadcaster and TV presenter •
Paul de Groot (1899–1986), politicus •
Robert Jasper Grootveld (1932–2009), artist •
Hans Grosheide (1930–2022), politicus •
Ruud Gullit (born 1962), football player •
Henk Guth (1921–2002), artist
H •
Meijer de Haan (1852–1895), painter •
Bobby Haarms (1934–2009), football player and football trainer •
Cox Habbema (1944–2016), film and TV actress •
Paul Haenen (born 1946), comedian and voice actor •
Bernard Haitink (1929–2021), conductor and violinist •
Alex van Halen (born 1953), American musician and drummer •
Eddie van Halen (1955–2020), American musician and guitar player •
Floris Adriaan van Hall (1791–1866) •
Gijs van Hall (1904–1977), banker, resistance member and mayor of Amsterdam, 1957–1967 •
Walraven van Hall (1906–1945), banker and resistance leader •
Boris van der Ham (born 1973), politicus •
Hartog Hamburger (1887–1924), diamond polisher and baseball player •
Mariëtte Hamer (born 1958), politicus •
Simon Hammelburg (1952–2022), entertainer, songwriter, author and journalist •
Otto Hanrath (1882–1944), painter •
Tol Hansse (1940–2002; real name: Hans van Tol) •
Badr Hari (born 1984), kickboxer •
Cor van der Hart (1928–2006), football player and football trainer •
Rob Hartoch (1947–2009), chess master •
Maryam Hassouni (born 1985), actor •
Boy Hayje (born 1949), Formule 1 driver •
André Hazes (1951–2004), singer and actor •
Maaike Head (born 1983), rower •
Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897), politicus •
Johan van Heemskerk (1597–1656), poet •
Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932), politician,
prime minister of the Netherlands, 1908–1913 •
Simon Heere Heeresma (1932–2011), author and poet •
Pieter Heerma (born 1977), politicus •
Freddy Heineken (1923–2002), businessman •
Pascal Heije (born 1979), football player •
Jérôme Louis Heldring (1917–2013), journalist, columnist and editor •
Sergio Hellings (born 1984), football player •
Jan Frederik Helmers (1767–1813), poet •
Henk Hemsing (1891–1971), Olympic diver •
Maurits Hendriks (born 1961), field hockey goalkeeper and coach •
Marpessa Hennink (born 1964), former model •
Truus Hennipman (born 1943), athlete •
Katja Herbers (born 1980), actor •
Willem Frederik Hermans (1921–1995), author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays •
Herman Hertzberger (born 1932), architect •
Abel Herzberg (1893–1989), lawyer and writer •
Judith Herzberg (born 1934), poet and writer •
Danny Hesp (born 1969), football player •
Catharina Hesterman (1902–1982), Olympic diver •
Jan Hesterman (1893–1963) &
Wim Hesterman (1897–1971), Olympic boxers •
Arturo ten Heuvel (born 1978), football player •
John van den Heuvel (born 1962), crime journalist, TV presenter and former police officer •
Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950), retired politician and jurist •
Henk Hoekstra (1924–2009), politician •
Henk Hofstra (1904–1999) •
Willem Holleeder (born 1958), criminal and kidnapper •
Theodor Holman (born 1953), writer •
Marc de Hond (1977–2020), TV presenter, businessman, writer and theatre performer •
Maurice de Hond (born 1947), pollster and entrepreneur •
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), historian, poet and playwright •
Micky Hoogendijk (born 1970), actress, presenter, model and photographer •
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948), politician, diplomat and lawyer •
Netty van Hoorn (born 1951), film director and producer •
Cor van Hout (1957–2003), criminal and kidnapper •
Xander Houtkoop (born 1989), football player •
Hellen Huisman (1937–2012), voice actor •
Johan van Hulst (1911–2018), university professor, author, politician, chess player and centenarian •
Jan van Huysum (1682–1749), painter •
Henriette Strobel (born 1953), singer and ex-wife of Wolfgang Heichel
I •
Boudewijn Ietswaart (1936–2010), graphic designer •
Piet Ikelaar (1896–1992), cyclist •
Jeanne Immink (1853–1929), mountaineer •
Rinus Israël (born 1942), football player and football trainer
J •
Binyomin Jacobs (born 1949), rabbi •
Dolf Jansen (born 1963), comedian •
Hans Jansen (1942–2015), politician, scholar of contemporary Islam and author •
Harrie Jansen (born 1947), cyclist •
Huub Jansen (1928–1985) •
Famke Janssen (born 1964), actor •
Cornelis Janssens (1593–1661), English portrait painter •
Daan Jippes (born 1945), cartoonist (comic books) •
Virgall Joemankhan (1968–1989), football player •
Loe de Jong (1914–2005), historian •
Nigel de Jong (born 1984), football player •
Calvin Jong-A-Pin (born 1986), football player •
Jan Jongbloed (born 1940), football player (goalkeeper) •
Wik Jongsma (1943–2008), actor •
Andries Jonker (born 1962), football coach •
Johnny Jordaan (1924–1989), singer of popular music
K •
René Kahn (born 1954),
neuropsychiatrist •
Abraham van Karnebeek (1836–1925) •
Piet Keizer (1943–2017), football player •
Sander Keller (born 1979), football player •
Jos van Kemenade (1937–2020), politician •
Jacobus Mattheüs de Kempenaer (1793–1870), politician and lawyer •
Joan Melchior Kemper (1776–1824), politicus •
Hendrik Kerstens (born 1956), photographer, visual artist •
Teun van de Keuken (born 1971), journalist, novelist •
Thomas de Keyser (ca.1596–1667), portrait painter •
Wim Kieft (born 1962), football player •
Pelle Kil (born 1971), Olympic cyclist •
Sharon Kips (born 1983), singer •
Dominique Kivuvu (born 1987), football player •
Karel Klaver (born 1978), hockey player •
Joram van Klaveren (born 1979), politicus •
Gerrit Kleerekoper (1897–1943), gymnastics coach and diamond cutter •
Aart Klein (1909–2001), photographer •
Simone Kleinsma (born 1958), musical theatre actress •
Sam Klepper (1960–2000) •
Michel de Klerk (1884–1923), architect •
Mientje Kling (1894–1966), theatre and film actress and radio personality •
Oger Klos (born 1993), football player •
Patrick Kluivert (born 1976), football player and football coach •
Gerrie Knetemann (1951–2004), cyclist •
Rie Knipscheer (1911–2003), artist •
Milano Koenders (born 1986), football player •
Hermann Friedrich Kohlbrugge (1803–1875), minister and reformed theologian •
Max Kohnstamm (1914–2010), historian and diplomat •
Ada Kok (born 1947), swimmer •
Mimi Kok (1934–2014), film and television actress •
Philips Koninck (1619–1688), landscape painter •
John Körmeling (born 1951) •
Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931), politicus •
Gerrit Kouwenaar (1923–2014), journalist, translator, poet and prose writer •
John Kraaijkamp (1925–2011), actor, comedian and singer •
Jeroen Krabbé (born 1944), actor and film director •
Martijn Krabbé (born 1968), presentator •
Tim Krabbé (born 1943), writer •
Piet Kramer (1881–1961), architect •
Michel Kreek (born 1971), football player •
Ruud Krol (born 1949), football player and football coach •
Ron Kroon (1942–2000), swimmer •
Willy Kruyt (1877–1943), Protestant minister and politician •
Guus Kuijer (born 1942), writer
L •
Yvette Laclé (born 1955), local politician and reformed prostitute and drug addict •
Frits Lambrechts (born 1937), actor, musician and cabaret artist •
Michael Lamey (born 1979), football player •
Kim Lammers (born 1981), hockey player •
Denny Landzaat (born 1976), football player •
Arend Langenberg (1949–2012), voice-over, voice actor and radio presenter •
L.A. Raeven (born 1971), arts duo •
Saskia Laroo (born 1959), jazz musician •
Petra Laseur (born 1939), actor •
Thijs van Leer (born 1948), musician, singer-songwriter, composer and producer •
Reinbert de Leeuw (1938–2020), conductor, pianist and composer •
Cornelis Lely (1854–1929), politician and civil engineer •
Gerard van der Lem (born 1952), football player and football coach •
Jacob van Lennep (1802–1868), poet and novelist •
Jeremain Lens (born 1987), football player •
Evert Jan Ligtelijn (1893–1975), painter •
Jan Ligthart (1859–1916), teacher and philosopher •
Pierre van der Linden (born 1946), drummer •
Patricia Linhard (born 1957), politicus •
Dana Lixenberg (born 1964), photographer and filmmaker •
Rifka Lodeizen (born 1972), actor •
Theo Loevendie (born 1930), composer and clarinet player •
Dick Loggere (1921–2014), hockey player •
Joghem van Loghem (1914–2005), professor of internal medicine •
Tyrone Loran (born 1981), football player •
Fajah Lourens (born 1981), actor •
Victor Löw (born 1962; born as Victor Arthur Löwenstein), actor •
Huub van der Lubbe (born 1953), singer and actor •
Eric Lucassen (born 1974), politicus •
Lucebert (1924–1994), artist and poet of the
COBRA art movement •
Gijs Luirink (born 1983), football player •
Charly Luske (born 1978), singer and actor •
Joris Luyendijk (born 1971), journalist
M •
Maarten Maartens (1858–1915), writer •
Nol Maassen (1922–2009), politician •
Calvin Mac-Intosch (born 1989), football player •
Sherjill MacDonald (born 1984), football player •
Fien de la Mar (1898–1965), actress and cabaret performer •
Angelo Martha (born 1982), football player •
Bentinho Massaro (born 1988/1989), online New Age guru and alleged cult founder •
Clous van Mechelen (born 1942; real name: Jack Phillip van Mechelen) •
Eduard Meijer (1878–1929), swimmer •
Ischa Meijer (1943–1995), journalist, TV and radio presenter, critic and author •
Jan Meijer (1921–1993), athlete •
Johnny Meijer (1912–1992), accordionist who played classical, folk, and swing •
Mario Melchiot (born 1976), football player •
Joseph Mendes da Costa (1863–1939), sculptor and teacher •
Hursut Meric (born 1983), football player •
Edward Metgod (born 1959), football player (goalkeeper) and football trainer •
John Metgod (born 1958), football player and football trainer •
Frits Meuring (1882–1973), Olympic freestyle swimmer •
Lodewijk Meyer (1629–1681), physician, classical scholar, lexicographer and playwright •
Rinus Michels (1928–2005), football player and football trainer •
John Mieremet (1960–2005), underworld figure associated with extortion and assassination •
Lion van Minden (1880–1944), Olympic fencer who was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp •
Albert Mol (1917–2004), actor •
Frans Molenaar (1940–2015) •
Michael Mols (born 1970), football player •
Rik Moorman (born 1961), cyclist •
Ibad Muhamadu (born 1982), football player •
Fred Mulders (1911–1960), guitarist •
Paul Mulders (born 1981), football player •
Bennie Muller (born 1938), football player •
Robin Muller van Moppes (born 1984), football player •
Danny de Munk (born 1970), actor, singer, musical actor and former child star
N •
Jan Nagel (born 1939), politician •
Guusje Nederhorst (1969–2004), actress and singer •
Aert van der Neer (ca.1603–1677), landscape painter •
Eglon van der Neer (ca. 1635–1703), painter •
Gregory Nelson (born 1988), football player •
Helma Neppérus (born 1950), politician, former tax inspector and rower •
Daan Nieber (born 1980), journalist •
Ivo Niehe (born 1946), radio and TV presenter, TV producer and actor •
Matthijs van Nieuwkerk (born 1960), journalist and TV presenter •
Rob de Nijs (born 1942), singer and actor •
Reinier Nooms (1623–1688), maritime painter •
Bob Noorda (1927–2010), graphic designer, worked in Milan •
Saskia Noorman-den Uyl (born 1946), former politician •
Lea Nordheim (1903–1943), gymnast
O •
Simon Okker (1881–1944), Olympic fencer killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp •
Tom Okker (born 1944), tennis player; world #3 •
Jacob Olie (1834–1905), photographer •
Sam Olij (1900–1975), Olympic heavyweight boxer •
Janus Ooms (1866–1924), rower •
Piet Ooms (1884–1961), swimmer •
Huub Oosterhuis (1933–2023), theologian and poet •
Tjeerd Oosterhuis (born 1971), musician, songwriter and producer •
Trijntje Oosterhuis (born 1973), singer-songwriter •
André Ooijer (born 1974), football player •
Jan Oostenbrink (1936-2025), politician •
Dave Osei (born 1983), Dutch-Ghanaian footballer •
Rogier van Otterloo (1941–1988), composer and conductor •
Gonny van Oudenallen (born 1957), creative director, former politician •
Rob Oudkerk (born 1955), politician and general practitioner •
Alistair Overeem (born 1980), MMA fighter
P •
Max Pam (born 1946), Australian photographer •
Ans Panhorst-Niesink (1918–2010), Olympics discus thrower •
David Pardo, 17th-century rabbi •
Ted van der Parre (born 1955), former strongman •
Pieter Pauw (1564–1617), botanist and anatomist •
Vera Pauw (born 1963), football player and football coach •
Marcel Peeper (born 1965), football player •
Jaap Penraat (1918–2006), resistance fighter during the Second World War •
Peter Piekos (1918–2000), voice actor •
Johanna Pieneman (1889–1986), artist •
Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909) •
Eddy Pieters Graafland (1934–2020), football player (goalkeeper) •
Mitchell Piqué (born 1979), football player •
Henk Pleket (1937–2011), singer (
de Havenzangers) •
Glynor Plet (born 1987), football player •
Hans Plomp (born 1944) •
Rydell Poepon (born 1987), football player •
Frans Pointl (1933–2015), writer •
Clairy Polak (born 1956) •
Henri Polak (1868–1943), trade unionist and politician •
Wim Polak (1924–1999), politician •
René Ponk (born 1971), football player (goalkeeper) •
Henk Poort (born 1956), actor and singer, mainly in operas and musicals •
Ine Poppe (born 1960), artist, journalist and writer •
Ella van Poucke (born 1994), cellist •
Marga van Praag (born 1946), journalist and TV presenter •
Michael van Praag (born 1947), football administrator and former referee •
Benno Premsela (1920–1997), designer, visual artist and art collector •
Gerard Prent (born 1954), contemporary painter •
Jacques Presser (1899–1970), historian, writer and poet •
Anduele Pryor (born 1985), football player
Q •
Paul Quasten (born 1985), football player •
Emanuel Querido (1871–1943), bookseller and publisher •
Israël Querido (1872–1932), writer •
Huibert Quispel (1906–1995), navy officer
R •
Jörgen Raymann (born 1966), cabaretier, stand-up comedian, actor and presenter •
Givairo Read (born 2006), football player •
Halina Reijn (born 1975), actor •
Victor Reinier (born 1963), actor •
Patricia Remak (born 1965), politician •
Martijn Reuser (born 1975), football player •
Gerard (van het) Reve (1923–2006), writer •
Karel van het Reve (1921–1999), writer, translator and literary historian on Russian literature •
Daniël de Ridder (born 1984), football player •
Mark Rietman (born 1960), film actor •
Maceo Rigters (born 1984), football player •
Frank Rijkaard (born 1962), football player and football coach •
Johnny Roeg (1910–2003), footballer, striker for Ajax •
Dries Roelvink (born 1959), singer •
Edsilia Rombley (born 1978), singer •
Piet Römer (1928–2012), actor •
Thijs Römer (born 1978), actor •
Raymond de Roon (born 1952), politician •
Willem Rooseboom (1843–1920), Major General and politician •
Florentine Rost van Tonningen (1914–2007), Nazi collaborator •
Felix Rottenberg (born 1957), politician •
Bryan Roy (born 1970), football player •
Heleen van Royen (born 1965), novelist and columnist •
Bert Ruiter (1946–2022), musician •
Wim Ruska (1940–2015), Olympic judoka medallist •
An Rutgers van der Loeff (1910–1990), writer of children's novels
S •
Mady Saks (1941–2006), film director •
Jamile Samuel (born 1992), athlete •
Jeffrey Sarpong (born 1988), football player •
Jan Schaefer (1940–1994), politician •
Ruben Schaken (born 1982), football player •
Jules Schelvis (1921–2016), Jewish historian and Holocaust survivor •
Danny Schenkel (born 1978), football player •
Wouter Schievink (born 1963), neurosurgeon •
Anton van Schijndel (born 1960), politician •
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (1794–1863), businessman and politician •
Luud Schimmelpennink (born 1935), politicus •
Jan Schokking (1864–1941), politician and Christian minister •
Wim Schokking (1900–1960), politician •
Rob Scholte (born 1958), contemporary artist •
Gabe Scholten (1921–1997), athlete •
Eegje Schoo (born 1944), politician •
Hendrik Jan Schoo (1945–2007), author, journalist and magazine editor •
Thomas Schoorel (born 1989), tennis player •
Wim Schut (1920-2006), politician •
Wil Schuurman (born 1943), politician •
Thérèse Schwartze (1851–1918), portrait painter •
Charl Schwietert (born 1943), journalist, writer and politician •
Orlow Seunke (born 1952), director, screenwriter and producer •
Gerson Sheotahul (born 1987), football player •
Jan Sierhuis (born 1928), painter •
Ton Sijbrands (born 1949), international draughts player •
Xavi Simons (born 2003), football player •
Khalid Sinouh (born 1975), former professional football goalkeeper •
Denzel Slager (born 1993), football player •
Hans Sleeswijk (1935–2024), sailor and producer •
Philip Slier (1923–1943), typesetter •
Bob Smalhout (1927–2015), physician, professor and author •
Floortje Smit (born 1983), singer •
A.L. Snijders (1937–2021), writer •
Genaro Snijders (born 1989), football player •
Ben Sombogaart (born 1947), film and TV director •
Haya van Someren (1926–1980), politician •
Karin Spaink (born 1957), journalist, writer and feminist •
Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677), philosopher •
Ben Springer (1897–1960), draughts player •
Michael Stein (1935–2009), journalist •
Thérèse Steinmetz (born 1933), singer and actor •
Floris Stempel (1877–1910), first chairman of football club Ajax Amsterdam •
Ernst Stern (1926–2007), Romanian-German scenic designer •
Co Stompé (born 1962), former professional darts player •
Frans Stoppelman (1921–2007), photographer •
Tina Strobos (1920–2012), psychiatrist and World War II resistance hero •
Louis Stuyt (1914–2000), politician •
Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967), politician •
Jan Swammerdam (1637–1680), biologist and microscopist •
Sjaak Swart (born 1938), football player •
Hans van Swol (1914–2010), tennis player •
Joyce Sylvester (born 1965), politicus •
Zsolt Szabó (born 1961)
T •
Wally Tax (1948–2004), singer-songwriter •
Joseph Teixeira de Mattos (1892–1971), watercolor painter and pastellist •
Henk Terlingen (1941–1994), presenter •
Brian Tevreden (1981), football player •
Ed van Thijn (1934–2021), politician •
Theo Thijssen (1879–1943), writer, teacher and politician •
Raymond Thiry (born 1959), actor •
Frits Thors (1909–2014), journalist and news anchor •
Eric van Tijn (born 1956), music producer •
Jan Timman (born 1951), chess player •
Herman Tjeenk Willink (born 1942), politician •
Waldemar Torenstra (born 1974), actor •
Anton Toscani (1901–1984), Olympic 50 km race walker •
Karim Touzani (born 1980), football player •
Orlando Trustfull (born 1970), football player •
Quinty Trustfull (born 1971), actress, TV presenter and former model •
Frits van Turenhout (1913–2004), radio and TV sports journalist
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Arsenio Valpoort (born 1992), football player •
Gerrit van der Veen (1902–1944), sculptor •
Alex van Halen (born 1953), musician, drummer •
Edward van Halen (1955–2020), musician, guitarist •
Ed Vijent (1963–2001), football player •
Marko Vejinović (born 1990), football player •
Adriaen van de Velde (1636–1672), painter, draughtsman and print artist •
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707), marine painter •
Nick van der Velden (born 1981), football player •
Lau Veldt (born 1953), Olympic cyclist •
Gerdi Verbeet (born 1951), politician •
Emmy Verhey (born 1949), classical violinist •
Paul Verhoeven (born 1938), film director •
Nico Verlaan (born 1932), entrepreneur and politician •
Kenneth Vermeer (born 1986), football player (goalkeeper) •
Hendrik Verwoerd (1901–1966), former
prime minister of South Africa •
Jo Vincent (1898–1989), concert soprano in oratorios •
Simon Vinkenoog (1928–2009), writer •
Ad Visser (born 1947), presenter •
Stefanie van Vliet (born 1967), politician •
Wim Volkers (1899–1990), football player •
Henk Vonhoff (1931–2010), politician •
Corry Vonk (1901–1988), revue and cabaret performer •
Michiel Vos (born 1970), Dutch-American journalist and US-based correspondent •
Elles Voskes (born 1964), swimmer •
Jonathan Vosselman (born 1984), football player •
Frans de Vreng (1898–1974), Olympic track cyclist •
James Vrij (born 1951), retired welterweight boxer •
Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh (1950–1997), actor
W •
Simon de Waal (born 1961), writer of TV and film scripts •
Willie Wartaal (born 1982) •
Jan Baptist Weenix (1621–ca.1659), painter •
Frans Weisz (born 1938), film director •
Hans Wiegel (born 1941), politician •
Gregory van der Wiel (born 1988), football player •
Elsje de Wijn (born 1944), actor •
David Wijnkoop (1876–1941), politicus •
Joseph Wijnkoop (1842–1910), rabbi and scholar in Jewish studies •
Harry Wijnschenk (born 1964), politician •
Wimie Wilhelm (born 1961), actor •
Ernst Witkamp (1854–1987), painter •
Rob Witschge (born 1966), football player •
Richard Witschge (born 1969), football player •
Miljuschka Witzenhausen (born 1985), model and actress •
Freule Wttewaall van Stoetwegen (1901–1986), politician
Y •
Yes-R (born 1986), stage name of Yesser Roshdy, rapper and TV presenter
Z •
Rowin van Zaanen (born 1984), football player •
Philip Van Zandt (1904–1958), actor •
Michel Zanoli (born 1968), Olympic cyclist •
Género Zeefuik (born 1990), football player •
Marvin Zeegelaar (born 1990), football player •
Bart Zeilstra (born 1982), singer •
Anne Zernike (1887–1972), liberal theologian •
Frits Zernike (1888–1966), physicist and winner of the
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953 •
Jo Zwaan (1922–2012), sprinter •
Erik de Zwart (born 1957), radio and TV maker and former DJ •
Jaap van Zweden (born 1960), classical conductor and violinist •
Ron Zwerver (born 1967), retired volleyball player == Born somewhere else ==