Famous Dutch Men
They say that a man's greatness outlives him and rightly so! Netherland's history is pregnant with extraordinary feats of exceptional Dutchmen who have redefined the way the world works. We laud Germans for their technology, adore the Swedes for the design, envy Italians for their fashion, and drool over French for their food. But when it comes to the Dutch, we cannot just stop at one single trait. From their quintessential humor to their strong sense of accountability, several things define a true Dutch. But above all, a Dutch is known for his ingenuity. No wonder, some of the world's greatest inventions have originated in Netherlands. From telescope to fire hose and from electrocardiograph to chocolate bar, the Dutch has pioneered some of world's greatest inventions. Listed below are famous Dutch men whose contribution and achievements have earned them exceptionally influential place in the world arena today. Let us explore the timeline, trivia, timeline and interesting facts and study the biographies of the Dutch men who matter.
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Birthdate: March 30, 1853
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zundert, Netherlands
Died: July 29, 1890
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Max Verstappen
(Belgian-Dutch Motorsports Racing Driver)
Birthdate: September 30, 1997
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Birthdate: January 26, 1955
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: October 6, 2020
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Johan Cruyff(One of the Greatest Football Players & One of the Best Managers Ever)
Birthdate: April 25, 1947
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 24, 2016
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Arjen Robben(Dutch Former Professional Football Player Who Played as a Winger)
Birthdate: January 23, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bedum, Netherlands
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Rembrandt(One of the Greatest Visual Artists in the History of Art)
Birthdate: July 15, 1606
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: October 4, 1669
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Ronald Koeman(Dutch Professional Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Defender and as a Midfielder)
Birthdate: March 21, 1963
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zaandam, Netherlands
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: October 31, 1632
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Delft, Netherlands
Died: December 15, 1675
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Baruch Spinoza(One of the Most Important Philosophers of the Early Modern Period)
Birthdate: November 24, 1632
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: February 21, 1677
Birthdate: 1450 AD
Birthplace: Burgundian Netherlands
Died: August 9, 1516
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Ruud Gullit(One of the Greatest Football Players of All Time)
Birthdate: September 1, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Dennis Bergkamp
(Dutch Retired Football Forward)
Birthdate: May 10, 1969
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Virgil van Dijk
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Birthdate: July 8, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Breda, Netherlands
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Birthdate: October 31, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Robin van Persie
(One of the Best Football Strikers of His Generation)
Birthdate: August 6, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: 1872
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died: January 31, 1944
Birthdate: February 13, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moordrecht, Netherlands
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Clarence Seedorf(Dutch Professional Football Manager and Former Player Who is Considered One of the Best Midfielders of His Generation)
Birthdate: April 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paramaribo, Suriname
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: May 14, 1996
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Amstelveen, Netherlands
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: April 27, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Wesley Sneijder
(Retired Footballer Who Was One of the Best Midfielders of His Time)
Birthdate: June 9, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Michiel Huisman
(Dutch Actor Known for His Role as 'Daario Naharis' on HBO’s Fantasy Series 'Game of Thrones')
Birthdate: July 18, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amstelveen, Netherlands
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Rutger Hauer
(Dutch Actor Known for His Films: 'Turkish Delight', 'Nighthawks' and 'Blade Runner')
Birthdate: January 23, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Breukelen, Netherlands
Died: July 19, 2019
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Hakim Ziyech
(Dutch Football Attacking Midfielder or Winger)
Birthdate: March 19, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dronten, Netherlands
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Wim Hof
(Extreme Athlete Known for His Ability to Withstand Low Temperatures)
Birthdate: April 20, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: August 12, 1999
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Alex van Halen(The Drummer and Co-Founder of the Rock Band 'Van Halen')
Birthdate: May 8, 1953
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Frenkie de Jong
(Dutch Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Birthdate: May 12, 1997
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gorinchem, Netherlands
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Georginio Wijnaldum
(Dutch Football Midfielder)
Birthdate: November 11, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: July 18, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Otto Frank(German Businessman and Father of ‘Anne Frank', the Author of 'The Diary of a Young Girl’)
Birthdate: May 12, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Province of Hesse-Nassau
Died: August 19, 1980
Birthdate: October 24, 1632
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Delft, Netherlands
Died: August 26, 1723
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Alistair Overeem
(First Fighter to Hold World Titles in MMA and K-1 Kickboxing at the Same Time)
Birthdate: May 17, 1980
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Frank Rijkaard(Dutch Former Football Player and Former Manager Who Played as a Defensive Midfielder)
Birthdate: September 30, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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M. C. Escher(Dutch Graphic Artist Best Known for His Works: ‘Hand with Reflecting Sphere’, ‘Relativity’ and ‘Waterfall’)
Birthdate: June 17, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Died: March 27, 1972
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Nathan Aké
(Dutch Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Birthdate: February 18, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Edwin van der Sar
(Former Dutch Football Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: October 29, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Voorhout, Netherlands
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Bas Rutten
(Dutch-American Actor, Former Mixed Martial Artist, Kickboxer and Professional Wrestler)
Birthdate: February 24, 1965
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tilburg, Netherlands
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Xavi Simons
(Dutch Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Birthdate: April 21, 2003
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Patrick Kluivert
(Retired Dutch Football Striker)
Birthdate: July 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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André Rieu
(Violinist and Conductor Best Known for Creating the Waltz-Playing 'Johann Strauss Orchestra')
Birthdate: October 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Maastricht, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Louis van Gaal
(One of the Greatest and Most Decorated Managers in World Football)
Birthdate: August 8, 1951
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: 1525 AD
Birthplace: Breda or nearby, Duchy of Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands (modern-day Netherlands)
Died: September 9, 1569
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Cody Gakpo
(Dutch Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Birthdate: May 7, 1999
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: 1390 AD
Birthplace: Maaseik, Belgium
Died: July 9, 1441
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Carel Struycken(Dutch Actor Best Known for His Role as ‘The Giant’ in the TV Series ‘Twin Peaks’)
Birthdate: July 30, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)
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Guido van Rossum(Dutch Programmer Known for Creating the 'Python' Programming Language)
Birthdate: January 31, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Birthdate: May 19, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: April 14, 1629
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: July 8, 1695
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Michael van Gerwen
(Darts player)
Birthdate: April 25, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Boxtel, Netherlands