List of people from Utrecht

List of people from Utrecht

List of Famous people from Utrecht (city)

*Pope Adrian VI - head of the Catholic Church
*Anton Reinhard Falck - politician and lawyer
*Trijn van Leemput - local heroine of the Eighty Years' War
*Olivier van Noort - mariner /explorer
*Karel Doorman - Rear Admiral - Commander of ABDA fleet during Battle of the Java Sea

cience

*C.H.D. Buys Ballot - meteorologist, Buys Ballot law
*Gerard 't Hooft - Nobel prize in Physics 1999

Arts and entertainment

*Louis Andriessen - composer
*Hubert de Blanck - pianist, composer, founder of the Cuban National Conservatory Of Music
*Dick Bruna - writer, illustrator (Miffy)
*Theo van Doesburg - painter, artist (De Stijl movement)
*Melchior d'Hondecoeter - painter
*Sylvia Kristel - actress and model
*Hendrick de Keyser - architect and sculptor
*Arthur Japin - novelist
*Gerrit Rietveld - designer, architect (De Stijl movement)
*Erhard Reuwich - fifteenth-century artist and illustrator
*Herman van Veen - comedian, singer
*Wim Sonneveld - comedian, singer
*Henk Westbroek - singer, DJ, local politician, bar owner
*Ronald Giphart - author
*Robert Long - singer
*Fred Kaps - magician, illusionist
*Fedde le Grand - musician (Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit)
*Bong-Ra - musician

ports

*Johan Aantjes - water polo player and coach
*Ibrahim Afellay - football player
*Ismail Aissati - football player
*Tessa Appeldoorn - rower
*Marco van Basten - football player and coach
*Det de Beus - field hockey player
*Jacques Brinkman - field hockey player
*Hans van Breukelen - football player
*Marieke van Drogenbroek - rower
*Rob Druppers - middle distance runner
*Anton Geesink - judo champion
*Willem van Hanegem - football player
*Fedor den Hertog - cyclist
*Martha Laurijsen - rower
*John van Loen - football player
*Hans Parrel - water polo player
*Diana van der Plaats - swimmer
*Wesley Sneijder - football player
*Wim van Spingelen - water polo player
*Patricia Stokkers - swimmer
*Carole Thate - field hockey player
*Jochem Uytdehaage - ice speed skater
*Gerald Vanenburg - football player
*Gerrit Wormgoor - water polo player
*Jan Wouters - football player


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