Famous People Born In Haarlem

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Guido van Rossum
(Dutch Programmer Known for Creating the 'Python' Programming Language)
Guido van Rossum
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: January 31, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Dutch programmer Guido van Rossum is known as the inventor of the Python programming language. He has also worked with Google and Dropbox earlier. In November 2020, he announced he announced his decision to join the Developer Division of Microsoft. He has won several honors, such as the NLUUG Award.
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Corrie ten Boom
(Holocaust Survivor Best Known for Her Book 'The Hiding Place')
Corrie ten Boom
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 15, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: April 15, 1983

Born to jeweler and watchmaker Casper ten Boom, Corrie ten Boom followed in her father’s footsteps and became the first female licensed watchmaker in the Netherlands. She and her family hid scores of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. Corrie later penned The Hiding Place, based on her experiences.

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Maarten Stekelenburg
(Dutch Football Goalkeeper)
Maarten Stekelenburg
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 22, 1982
Sun Sign: Virgo

Dutch footballer Maarten Stekelenburg, the goalkeeper for Ajax, has had a successful stint with the club, winning both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup with them 4 times. He was also part of the Dutch squad that became the runner-up at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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Judith Leyster
(Painter)
Judith Leyster
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Birthdate: July 28, 1609
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: February 10, 1660
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Jaïro Riedewald
(Footballer defender)
Jaïro Riedewald
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 9, 1996
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Jan Janszoon
(Dutch Pirate)
Jan Janszoon
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1570 AD
Died: 1641 AD
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William Troost-Ekong
(Dutch and Nigerian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
William Troost-Ekong
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 1, 1993
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Jacob van Ruisdael
(Painter)
Jacob van Ruisdael
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Birthdate: 1628 AD
Died: March 10, 1682
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Charlie Setford
(Football Goalkeeper)
Charlie Setford
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 11, 2004
Sun Sign: Taurus
 10 
Hugo de Vries
(Botanist, Biologist, Geneticist, University teacher)
Hugo de Vries
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 16, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: May 21, 1935
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Orkun Kökçü
(Turkish Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Orkun Kökçü
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 29, 2000
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Catharina Lodders
(Model)
Catharina Lodders
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 18, 1942
Sun Sign: Leo

Catharina Lodders is a Dutch beauty queen and model best known for winning the Miss World pageant in 1962, thus becoming the second woman from the Netherlands to win the prestigious title after Corine Rottschafer in 1959. In 1962, Catharina Lodders was also crowned Miss Holland before her participation in the Miss International pageant where she was the third Runner-up.

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Melisa Asli Pamuk
(Actress)
Melisa Asli Pamuk
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Birthdate: April 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries

Starting her modelling career at just 14, the Netherlands-born Turkish model and actress Melisa Asli Pamuk won the titles of "Best Promising" in Best Model of Turkey 2009 and the Miss Turkey 2011. She also made her mark in acting, playing lead roles in films like Dat zit wel snor, and television series like Kara Sevda and Çarpışma.

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Femke Halsema
(Politician)
Femke Halsema
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 25, 1966
Sun Sign: Taurus
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Dieric Bouts
(Early Netherlandish painter who was among the first northern painters to demonstrate the use of a single vanishing point)
Dieric Bouts
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Birthdate: 1415 AD
Died: 1475 AD
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Floris Jan Bovelander
(Dutch Former Field Hockey Player)
Floris Jan Bovelander
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 19, 1966
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Tyronne Ebuehi
(Nigerian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Right Back)
Tyronne Ebuehi
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1995
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Cornelis van Haarlem
(Painter)
Cornelis van Haarlem
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Birthdate: 1562 AD
Died: November 11, 1638
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Greg Halman
(Baseball Outfielder)
Greg Halman
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 26, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: November 21, 2011
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Oscar Benton
(Vocalist)
Oscar Benton
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 3, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: November 8, 2020
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Sergio Padt
(Football Goalkeeper)
Sergio Padt
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 6, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Bartholomeus van der Helst
(Painter)
Bartholomeus van der Helst
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Birthdate: 1613 AD
Died: December 16, 1670
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Adriaen van Ostade
(Painter)
Adriaen van Ostade
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Birthdate: December 10, 1610
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: May 2, 1685
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Harry Mulisch
(Dutch Writer Known Chiefly for His Clear, Economical Prose)
Harry Mulisch
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 29, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: October 30, 2010

Harry Mulisch and his Jewish mother escaped a Nazi concentration camp owing to his father’s Nazi links, though he lost his maternal grandmother in the Holocaust. His writings, such as The Assault and Last Call, narrated the loss and betrayal in war-torn backdrops, making him one of the greatest Dutch post-war authors.

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Willem Claesz Heda
(Artist)
Willem Claesz Heda
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Birthdate: December 14, 1594
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: 1680 AD
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Quincy Kammeraad
(Dutch-born Filipino Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Quincy Kammeraad
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 1, 2001
Sun Sign: Aquarius

Quincy Kammeraad is a Dutch-born Filipino football player who plays for the Philippines national under-23 football team and Kaya Futbol Club–Iloilo of the PFL. Kammeraad has also represented clubs like FC Volendam, Zeeburgia, and Global.

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Job Cohen
(Politician)
Job Cohen
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 18, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
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Jan Huyghen van Linschoten
(Dutch Merchant, Trader and Historian)
Jan Huyghen van Linschoten
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 1563 AD
Died: February 8, 1611

Dutch traveler and trader Jan Huyghen van Linschoten spent 6 years as the bookkeeper of the archbishop of Goa, which was under Portuguese rule then. He wrote important texts, detailing the life and culture of the East Indies, which later helped the Dutch and the English set up trade hubs in India.

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Jan de Hartog
(Dutch Playwright and Novelist Who Wrote Adventure Stories in Both Dutch and English)
Jan de Hartog
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 22, 1914
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: September 22, 2002

An adventurer at heart, Jan de Hartog apparently ran away from home twice, to work at sea, and was also part of the Dutch resistance during World War II. He is best known for his Nobel Prize-nominated historical novel, The Peaceable Kingdom, and his Tony Award-winning play The Fourposter.

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Laurens Janszoon Coster
(Dutch Inventor Who Allegedly Invented Printing Simultaneously with 'Johannes Gutenberg')
Laurens Janszoon Coster
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Birthdate: 1370 AD
Died: 1440 AD

Though not much is known about his life, Laurens Janszoon Coster is believed to have invented the process of printing. While many sources state Johannes Gutenberg had invented printing, Coster’s signature printing with sand from wooden molds seems more dated than Gutenberg’s method. No printed texts of Coster survive.

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Frederik van Eeden
(Dutch Writer and Psychiatrist)
Frederik van Eeden
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 3, 1860
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: June 16, 1932

Apart from being a physician and the first Dutch psychiatrist to gain international fame, Frederik Willem van Eeden was also an author. Known for inventing the term lucid dream, he later penned books that revolved around themes such as symbolism and psychiatric experiences. He also translated Tagore’s works into Dutch.

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Hercules Seghers
(Painter)
Hercules Seghers
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Birthdate: 1589 AD
Died: 1637 AD
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Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem
(Painter)
Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem
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Birthdate: October 1, 1620
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: February 18, 1683
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Yvonne van Gennip
(One of the Most Successful Female Dutch All-Round Speed Skaters)
Yvonne van Gennip
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 1, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Pieter Post
(Architect)
Pieter Post
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Birthdate: May 1, 1608
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: May 8, 1669
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Jan Mostaert
(Painter)
Jan Mostaert
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Birthdate: 1475 AD
Died: 1555 AD
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Willem Visser 't Hooft
(Dutch Theologian Who Became the First Secretary General of the World Council of Churches)
Willem Visser 't Hooft
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Birthdate: September 20, 1900
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: July 4, 1985

Willem Visser 't Hooft served the World Council of Churches as its first secretary-general. The Dutch theologian and clergyman had also been the World Committee secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association. He emerged as a major figure of the ecumenical movement in the post-war era.

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Hannie Schaft
(Resistance fighter)
Hannie Schaft
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 16, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: April 17, 1945
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Isaac van Ostade
(Painter)
Isaac van Ostade
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Birthdate: June 2, 1621
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: October 16, 1649
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Nicolaas Beets
(Dutch Theologian, Novelist and Poet)
Nicolaas Beets
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 13, 1814
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: March 13, 1903

Nicolaas Beets was a Dutch author, professor, poet, and preacher. He is credited with founding a Protestant school, which is now known by the name, Nicolaas Beetsschool. Nicolaas Beets is also remembered for his magnum opus Camera Obscura, which continues to be celebrated even today.

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Jan Matthys
(Charismatic Anabaptist Leader of the Münster Rebellion)
Jan Matthys
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Birthdate: 1500 AD
Died: April 5, 1534

Initially a baker in Harlem, Jan Matthys later rose up to become a prominent leader of the Münster Rebellion. As an Anabaptist leader, he met opposition to conversion with strict resistance. His war against Franz von Waldeck resulted in him being killed and his head stuck on a pike.

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Olav Basoski
(Disc jockey best known for records such as Windows (1991), Don't turn your back on me (1993), Opium Scumbagz (2000), Waterman (2005))
Olav Basoski
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 14, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
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Jacobus van Looy
(Painter)
Jacobus van Looy
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 12, 1855
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: February 24, 1930