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Dutch people who are famous or notable include: ... Louis Beel (1902–1977), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946–1948, 1958–1959) Barend Biesheuvel ...
Hollandia Nova, 1659 map prepared by Joan Blaeu based on voyages by Abel Tasman and Willem Jansz, this image shows a French edition of 1663. The Dutch ship, Duyfken, led by Willem Janszoon, made the first documented European landing in Australia in 1606. [9] Although a theory of Portuguese discovery in the 1520s exists, it lacks definitive ...
The most famous Dutch composers of the 17th century were: Jan P. Sweelinck (1562–1621), composer and organ player, major force in the development of 17th century organ music Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687), more famous as a poet, member of the famous chamber of rhetoric De Muiderkring , composed some 800 pieces, most of which got lost ...
Blaeu's 1630 map of Europe Blaeu's 1614 map of the Americas. Blaeu's maps were featured in the works of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer of Delft (1632–1675), who holds a position of great honor among map historians. Several of his paintings illustrate maps hanging on walls or globes standing on tables or cabinets.
Hella Haasse (1918–2011), writer, the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature; Femke Halsema (born 1966), politician, Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018; Eddy Hamel (1902–1943), Jewish-American soccer player for Dutch club AFC Ajax who was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp; Johannes Heesters (1903–2011), actor of stage, TV and film ...
20th-century Dutch explorers (11 P) A. Dutch astronauts (3 P) N. Dutch explorers of North America (8 P) P. Dutch explorers of the Pacific (5 P) Dutch polar explorers ...
Lists of people by city in the Netherlands (7 P) N. ... Pages in category "Lists of Dutch people" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
This is a chronological list of the most notable people from ... Sacco van der Made (1918–1997), actor (voice of the Dutch Scrooge McDuck) Rie Mastenbroek ...