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René Déscartes
(French Philosopher, Mathematician and Inventor of ‘Analytic Geometry’)
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Birthdate: March 31, 1596
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Descartes, France
Died: February 11, 1650
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Rembrandt
(One of the Greatest Visual Artists in the History of Art)
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 15, 1606
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: October 4, 1669
3
King Willem-Alexander
(King of the Netherlands )
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: April 27, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Paul Verhoeven
(Director)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 18, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Hendrik Lorentz
(Dutch Physicist and Winner of the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics)
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2
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Birthdate: July 18, 1853
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Arnhem, Netherlands
Died: February 4, 1928
6
Beatrix of the Netherlands
(Former Queen of the Netherlands (1980 - 2013))
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5
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 31, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands
7
Juliana of the Netherlands
(Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980)
7
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: April 30, 1909
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: March 20, 2004
8
Thomas Browne
(English Polymath and Author Best Known for His Books 'Religio Medici' and 'Urne-Burial')
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0
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Birthdate: October 19, 1605
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 19, 1682
9
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
(Critic of Islam and Advocate of Women Rights)
11
9
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Edsger W. Dijkstra
(Dutch Mathematician and Computer Scientist Best Known for His Shortest-Path Algorithm in Graph Theory)
5
2
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: May 11, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: August 6, 2002
11
Stefanie Joosten
(Model)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Roermond, Netherlands
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Gerard Kuiper
(Dutch Astronomer, Planetary Scientist, Selenographer, Author and Professor)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 7, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tuitjenhorn, Netherlands
Died: December 23, 1973
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Mark Rutte
(Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010)
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3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 14, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
(Aristocrat)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 19, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
(Dutch Physical Chemist Known for Work on Rates of Chemical Reaction, Chemical Equilibrium, and Osmotic Pressure)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 30, 1852
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 1, 1911
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Hugo Grotius
(Dutch Lawyer, Philosopher and Diplomat Known for His Significant Philosophical Contributions to the Field of International Law)
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0
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Birthdate: April 10, 1583
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Delft, Netherlands
Died: August 28, 1645
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Thierry Baudet
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Heemstede, Netherlands
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Abraham Kuyper
(Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1901 - 1905))
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 29, 1837
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Maassluis, Netherlands
Died: November 8, 1920
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Baron d'Holbach
(Author)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 8, 1723
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edesheim, Germany
Died: January 21, 1789
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Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
(Third and youngest son of the former Dutch queen, Beatrix, and her husband, Claus von Amsberg)
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0
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John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute
(Prime Minister)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 25, 1713
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: March 10, 1792
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Martinus Beijerinck
(Microbiologist)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 16, 1851
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: January 1, 1931
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John Quincy Adams
(6th President of United States (1825 - 1829))
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 11, 1767
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 23, 1848
24
Nicolas Steno
(Danish Scientist Who Was a Pioneer in Both Anatomy and Geology)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 1, 1638
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 25, 1686
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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
(Politician)
3
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 22, 1735
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Died: December 29, 1806
26
Eva Jinek
(Journalist)
3
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 13, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Charles Townshend
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 29, 1725
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England
Died: September 4, 1767
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Daniel De Leon
(Socialist)
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1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: December 14, 1852
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Curaçao
Died: May 11, 1914
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Peter Simon Pallas
(German Naturalist Who Explored the Geology of Russia)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 22, 1741
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 8, 1811
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Martinus Theunis Steyn
(Former 6th State President of the Orange Free State (1896 - 1902))
3
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 2, 1857
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Winburg, South Africa
Died: November 28, 1916
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Sutan Sjahrir
(The First Prime Minister of Indonesia)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 5, 1909
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Padang Panjang City, Indonesia
Died: April 9, 1966
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Herman Boerhaave
(Botanist, Physician)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 31, 1668
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Voorhout, Netherlands
Died: September 23, 1738
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Maurice, Prince of Orange
(Prince of Orange (1618 - 1625))
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Birthdate: November 14, 1567
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dillenburg, Germany
Died: April 23, 1625
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Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
(Professor)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 8, 1857
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oosterhout, Netherlands
Died: June 26, 1936
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Evelyn Wever-Croes
(Politician)
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Frits Bolkestein
(Politician)
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Bernard Mandeville
(Dutch Philosopher, Political Economist and Satirist)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 15, 1670
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: January 21, 1733
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Nehemiah Grew
(British Botanist and Physiologist Known for His Careful and Novel Observations on Plant Anatomy)
2
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 26, 1641
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mancetter Parish, Warwickshire, England
Died: March 25, 1712
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Ian Buruma
(Dutch Writer and Editor)
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1
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Jan Swammerdam
(Dutch Biologist and Microscopist Who Was the First to Observe and Describe 'Red Blood Cells')
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0
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Birthdate: February 12, 1637
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: February 17, 1680
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Sophie in 't Veld
(Politician)
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0
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Johan Rudolf Thorbecke
(Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1871 – 1872, 1862 - 1866, 1849 - 1853))
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0
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Birthdate: January 14, 1798
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zwolle, Netherlands
Died: June 4, 1872
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Ewald Georg von Kleist
(German Inventor, Clergy and Lawyer Who Discovered (1745) the 'Leyden Jar')
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0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: June 10, 1700
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wicewo, Poland
Died: December 10, 1748
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Job Cohen
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 18, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
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Angelus Silesius
(German Catholic Priest, Physician, Mystic and Religious Poet)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1624
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: July 9, 1677
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Pieter van Musschenbroek
(Dutch Mathematician and Physicist Who Discovered the Principle of the 'Leyden Jar')
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0
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Birthdate: March 14, 1692
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: September 19, 1761
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Niels Kaj Jerne
(Danish Immunologist Known for the Discovery of the Principle for Production of Monoclonal Antibodies)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 23, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 7, 1994
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George Uhlenbeck
(Theoretical Physicist)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 6, 1900
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died: October 31, 1988
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Joseph Luns
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 28, 1911
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: July 17, 2002
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Ronald Venetiaan
(6th President of Suriname)
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