List of people from The Hague

This is a list of people from The Hague.

Politicians

Willem Drees, Prime Minister

See also: List of mayors of The Hague

• Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947), former foreign minister; former Mayor of The Hague
• Ivo Daalder (born 1960), the US permanent representative to NATO, 2009 to 2013.l
• Wim Deetman (born 1945), Speaker of the Dutch parliament 1989 to 1996 & former Mayor of The Hague
• Willem Drees (1886–1988), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• Machiel de Graaf (born 1969), politician
• Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (1872-1958), Governor General of Dutch East Indies, Dutch minister for foreign affairs, diplomat
• Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek (1833-1916), Diplomat, Generalconsul and Dutch minister in Japan
• Dirk Georg de Graeff (1905–1986), chamberlain of the Dutch queens and managing director from the Algemene Bank Nederland
• Jan Pronk (born 1940), United Nations' special representative for Sudan
• Mark Rutte (born 1967), Dutch politician and current Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Monarchs

William III, King of England

• Annemarie, Duchess of Parma (born 1977)
• Queen Beatrix, (born 1938)
• Queen Juliana, (1909–2004)
• Queen Wilhelmina, (1880–1962).^[1]
• King William I, (1772–1843).^[2]
• King William II, (1792–1849).^[3]
• King William III, (1817–1890).^[4]
• William II, Prince of Orange, (Stadtholder) (1626–1650).^[5]
• William III, (Stadtholder, King William III of England), (1650–1702).^[6]
• William IV, Prince of Orange (1711–1751).^[7]
• William V, (Stadtholder), (1748–1806).^[8]
• Sophia of Hanover, (1630–1714).^[9]

Arts

Louis Couperus, 1900

Golden Earring, band

Constantijn Huygens, 1641

Jan Jacob Lodewijk ten Kate, ca.1865

Theo Van Gogh, 2004

• Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996), composer
• Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856–1934), architect.
• Theo Bitter (1916–1994), graphic artist, painter and draftsman.
• Ferdinand Bordewijk (1884–1965), author
• Lodewijk Bruckman (1903–1995), magic realist painter.
• Dirk Bus (1907-1978), sculptor.
• Dash Berlin (formed 2007), electronic music duo
• Blasterjaxx (formed 2010), DJ and record producer duo
• Remco Campert (born 1929), author, poet and columnist.
• Simon Carmiggelt (1913–1987), writer, journalist and poet
• Thomas Cletcher (1598–1666) jeweller, goldsmith and gem dealer; mayor of The Hague, 1652 to 1657.
• Louis Couperus (1863–1923), novelist and poet.^[10]
• Demiak (born 1967), pseudonym of Maarten Demmink, painter, photographer and sculptor.
• Glowinthedark (formed 2009), DJ and record production duo
• Jacob Derwig (born 1969), actor
• Diddo (born 1977), the artist name of Diddo Velema, conceptual artist and designer.
• Jacob Gestman Geradts (born 1951), engineer, historian and pin-up artist
• Golden Earring (1961-2021), Nederbeat rock band
• Gruppo Sportivo (formed 1976) pop band
• Cornelis de Hooghe (1541-1583) illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V, engraver
• Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687), Dutch Golden Age poet and composer.^[11]
• Kane (1998–2014), pop rock band
• Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate (1819–1889), a divine, prose writer and poet.^[12]
• Imran Khan (born 1984), a Dutch-Punjabi singer and songwriter.
• Sander Kleinenberg (born 1971), dance music DJ and record producer.
• Martin Koolhoven (born 1969), film director and screenwriter.
• Legowelt (born ca.1970), real name Danny Wolfers, electronic musician
• Jacques van Lier (1875–1951), cellist and teacher
• Johan Mutters (1858–1930), architect
• Mark Norman (formed 2001), DJ duo
• Wilhelmina Sablairolles (1818–1891), actress
• Johan D. Scherft (1891-1969), etcher and gallerist
• Jowie Schulner (born 1985), Dutch electronic composer, artist, producer and remixer^[13]
• Johannes Secundus (1511–1536) a Neo-Latin poet.^[14]
• Shocking Blue (1967-1974) Nederbeat music group, known for the song "Venus"
• Marinus Snoeren (1919–1982), classical musician (cello)
• Carel Struycken (born 1948), actor, Addams Family and Star Trek
• Marjo Tal (1915-2006), composer and pianist
• Anouk Teeuwe (born 1975), known as Anouk, singer and songwriter
• Ernest Thoen (1946–2011) black and white portrait photographer
• Aldous Byron Valensia Clarkson (born 1971), known as Valensia, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
• Wieteke van Dort (born 1943), actress, comedian, singer and writer.
• Marcel van Eeden (born 1965), draftsman and painter.
• Theo van Gogh (1957–2004) director, film and TV producer, actor and author.^[15]
• Van Kooten en De Bie (formed 1963), comedy duo
• Nancy van Overveldt (1930-2015) artist
• Wilhelmina van Sluyters (1852–1926), actress
• Adrian Vandenberg (born 1954), rock guitarist
• Max Velthuijs (1923–2005) painter, children's illustrator and writer.
• Georgina Verbaan (born 1979), actress and singer.
• Mariska Veres (1947-2006), singer
• Paul Verhoeven (born 1938), film director and screenwriter
• Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), painter.^[16]
• Carel Vosmaer (1826–1888), poet and art critic.^[17]
• Flore Zoé (born 1975), a fine art and fashion photographer

Science & Business

Christiaan Huygens, 1671

• Jacob Golius (1596–1667) an Orientalist and mathematician.^[18]
• Samuel Goudsmit (1902 –1978) - Dutch-American physicist
• Roland Greefkes (1941-2021) blacksmith
• Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695) astronomer, physicist, mathematician; member of the Royal Society; inventor of the pendulum clock and the pocket watch.^[19]
• Zacharias Janssen (1585 – pre-1632) a spectacle-maker; often credited with the first known creation of a compound microscope, otherwise previously credited with the optical telescope.
• Walter Lewin (born 1936) Astrophysicist and former professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• Simon van der Meer (1925–2011) Nobel Prize in Physics, 1984
• Guido van Rossum (born 1956) designer of Python (programming language)
• Bernadine Strik (1962–2023), horticulturist.^[20]
• Jan Tinbergen (1903–1994) economist, won the Nobel Prize for economics, 1969
• Niko Tinbergen (1907–1988) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1973
• Leonard van Veldhoven (born 1947) architect, hotelier and writer

Sport

Erica Terpstra, 2012

Raymond van Barneveld, darts player

• Dick Advocaat (born 1947), football player, former coach of Netherlands national football team
• Peter Blangé (born 1964) volleyball player, gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Michael Boogerd (born 1972), cyclist, winner of two stages of the Tour de France
• Niels Feijen (born 1977), pool player, won the 2014 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
• Dan Gadzuric (born 1978), former National Basketball Association player
• Robin Haase (born 1987), professional tennis player
• Thom Harinck (born 1943), kickboxing trainer
• David Huddleston (born 2000), a Bulgarian gymnast.
• Martin Jol (born 1956), former football player; former coach of AFC Ajax.
• Ties Kruize (born 1952), former Olympic field hockey player
• Tim Krul (born 1988), football goalkeeper with Norwich City F.C.
• Alex Lely (born 1973), former professional pool player.
• Roland Scholten (born 1965), former professional darts player
• Erica Terpstra (born 1943), 1964 Olympic swimming champion, former sports minister and current President of the Dutch Olympic Committee
• Raymond van Barneveld (born 1967), professional darts player, 5-time world champion
• Daan van Bunge (born 1982), cricketer, twice represented Netherlands in Cricket World Cup
• Steven van de Velde (born 1994), beach volleyball player and convicted child rapist
• Bart Veldkamp (born 1967), 1992 Olympic Speed Skating Champion (10 km)
• Joop Zoetemelk (born 1946), former racing cyclist, won the 1980 Tour de France
• Sarina Wiegman (born 1969), football player, coach of the Lionesses

Miscellaneous

Conrad Busken Huet

• Lucia de Berk (born 1961) nurse, convicted in 2003 of three murders and three attempted murders, exonerated in 2010
• Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin (1770–1840) emigre Russian aristocrat and Catholic priest.^[21]
• Conrad Busken Huet (1826–1886) a pastor, journalist and literary critic.^[22]
• Hendrik Jut (1851–1878) murderer
• Albert Plesman (1889–1953) founder of the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• Charles van der Leeuw (born 1952) journalist
• Pieter Melvill van Carnbee (1816–1856) geographer.^[23]
• Jos C.N. Raadschelders (born 1955), professor at Ohio State University
• Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) philosopher, moved to The Hague in 1670, where he finished his Ethics; died aged 44.^[24]
• Alexine Tinne (1835–1869) an explorer in Africa and photographer.^[25]

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