1 René Déscartes
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Famous As: Former Philosopher known as father of modern philosophy
Birthdate: March 31, 1596
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Descartes, France
Died: February 11, 1650
2 Rembrandt
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Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: July 15, 1606
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: October 4, 1669
3 King Willem-Alexander
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Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
4 Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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5 Paul Verhoeven
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6 Hendrik Lorentz
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Sun Sign: Cancer
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Died: February 4, 1928
7 Beatrix of the Netherlands
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Famous As: Queen of the Netherlands (1980-2013)
Birthdate: January 31, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands
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8 Juliana of the Netherlands
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Died: March 20, 2004
9 Edsger W. Dijkstra
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Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
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10 Gerard Kuiper
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11 Stefanie Joosten
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12 Hugo Grotius
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13 Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
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14 Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
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Sun Sign: Virgo
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15 Mark Rutte
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Birthdate: February 14, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
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16 Thomas Browne
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17 Abraham Kuyper
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18 Thierry Baudet
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19 Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
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Sun Sign: Libra
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20 John Quincy Adams
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Sun Sign: Cancer
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21 Baron d'Holbach
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22 Daniel De Leon
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23 Martinus Beijerinck
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24 Ian Buruma
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25 Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
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26 Charles Townshend
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27 Eva Jinek
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28 Bernard Mandeville
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29 Sutan Sjahrir
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30 Herman Boerhaave
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31 Peter Simon Pallas
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32 Angelus Silesius
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33 Marthinus Theunis Steyn
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34 Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
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35 Maurice, Prince of Orange
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36 John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute
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40 Nehemiah Grew
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43 Ewald Georg von Kleist
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