List of people from Amsterdam

This is a list of notable people from Amsterdam.

Born in Amsterdam[]

The following were born or adopted in Amsterdam. Some became famous after they moved away.

A[]

• Bertus Aafjes (1914–1993), writer
• (1870–1945)
• Hans Aarsman (1951)
• Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992)
• (1978)
• Co Adriaanse (1947), football trainer
• (1945)
• Pieter Aertsen (1508–1575)
• Stella Agsteribbe (1909–1943), gymnast
• Cris Agterberg (1883–1948)
• Achmed Ahahaoui (1983), football player
• Jan Akkerman (1946)
• Esmaa Alariachi (1979)
• Willeke Alberti (1945)
• Willy Alberti (1926-1985; real name: Carel Verbrugge), singer and actor
• (1927–2006)
• Ernst van Altena (1933–1999)
• (1936–2006)
• (1923), actor
• Martin van Amerongen (1941–2002)
• Willeke van Ammelrooy (1944), actor
• (1829–1897)
• Hans Andreus (1926–1977)
• Edwin van Ankeren (1968), football player
• Caroline Ansink (1959)
• Jarchinio Antonia (1990), football player
• Mitch Apau (1990), football player
• Karel Appel (1921–2006)
• Armando (1929-2018; real name: Herman Dirk van Doodeweerd)
• Willem Arondeus,(1894–1943)
• (1903–1989)
• (1880–1950)
• Lodewijk Asscher (1974)
• (1922) died 25 january 2019
• Tobias Asser (1838–1913)
• Raymond Atteveld (1966), football player and football trainer
• (1870–1966)
• Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634), painter
• Lion Axwijk (1984), football player

B[]

• Tine Baanders (1890–1971)
• Herman Ambrosius Jan Baanders (1876–1953)
• (1947–2000)
• Ryan Babel (1986), football player
• (1814–1881)
• (1940–2008), politicus
• (1931–1996)
• Jan Bank (1940)
• Adnan Barakat (1982), football player
• (1974)
• Frits Barend (1947), presentator
• Sonja Barend (1940)
• (1907–1981)
• (1954)
• Robbert Baruch (1967), politicus
• Sarah Bavly (1900–1993), nutrition education pioneer in Israel
• (1927–2009), actor
• Kiran Bechan (1982), football player
• Sheraldo Becker (1995), football player
• Willibrord van Beek (1949)
• (1884–1957), actor
• (1963)
• (1948), actor
• (1893–1945), componist
• Frieda Belinfante (1904–1995)
• (1946–2005)
• (1950)
• (1989)
• (1994)
• (1953), actor
• Nick van den Berg (1980)
• Chris Berger (1911–1965), athlete
• (1940)
• (1932–2011)
• Harry van den Bergh (1942)
• (1897–1967)
• (1913–1997)
• Dennis Bergkamp (1969), football player
• Vera Bergkamp (1971), politicus
• Lobke Berkhout (1980), sailor
• Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer (1903–1996)
• Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856–1934)
• Helen Berman (1936; born as Hélène Julia Cohen)
• Ron Berteling (1957)
• Jan George Bertelman (1782–1854), componist
• (1984), writer
• Ernst van der Beugel (1918–2004)
• (1933), componist
• Jan van Beveren (1948–2011)
• Jean Gustave Stanislas Bevers (1852–1909)
• Agathe L. van Beverwijk (1907–1958), mycologist
• (1965)
• Ronny Bierman (1938–1984), actor
• (1836–1897)
• (1948–2019)
• (1885–1954)
• (1965)
• (1914–2000)
• Willem Bilderdijk (1756–1831), writer
• Diego Biseswar (1988), football player
• (1986)
• (1922–1988)
• (1920–2009), actor
• Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010)
• (1908–1983)
• Ton Blanker (1960), football player
• (1974)
• Michael Bleekemolen (1949)
• Cor Blekemolen (1894–1972), cyclist
• Daley Blind (1990), football player
• (1890–1942)
• (1976)
• (1933)
• (1967)
• Jan Blokker (1927–2010)
• (1915–1989)
• Margreeth de Boer (1939)
• (1919–1984), football player
• (1967)
• (1932)
• (1935), actor
• Gé Bohlander (1895–1940)
• Willy Bohlander (1891–1939)
• Daniël Boissevain (1969), actor
• (1876–1944), politicus
• (1975)
• Frits Bolkestein (1933)
• (1885–1941), politicus
• Vic Bonke (1940)
• Rik van den Boog (1959)
• (1970)
• Els Borst (1932–2014), government minister
• Piet Borst (1934)
• Annie Bos (1886–1875), actor
• (1963)
• (1808–1876)
• Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)
• Carlo Boszhard (1969)
• Ron Boszhard (1963)
• (1706–1776)
• Mbark Boussoufa (1984), football player
• Bob Bonte (1929–1988), swimmer
• Ferdinand Bordewijk (1884–1965), writer
• (1935–1999)
• Froukje de Both (1972), actor
• Ina Boudier-Bakker (1875–1966)
• Dries Boussatta (1972), football player
• (1926–1995)
• Mies Bouwman (1929)
• Mohammed Bouyeri (1978)
• (1954)
• Nouchka van Brakel (1940)
• (1984)
• (1950)
• (1912–1999), athlete
• Gerbrand Bredero (1585–1618), poet and playwright
• (1973), actor
• Willem Breuker (1944–2010)
• (1999), TV personality
• Karim Bridji (1981), football player
• (1947), actor
• Robert ten Brink (1955)
• (1972)
•  [nl] (1886–1946)
• (1901–1973)
• (1906–1980)
• Cor Brom (1932–2008), football player and football trainer
• Ellie van den Brom (1949)
• (1922–1996)
• (1972)
• Frans Brüggen (1934)
• (1976)
• Tina de Bruin (1975)
• Tonny Bruins Slot (1947), football trainer
• Klaas Bruinsma (1953–1991)
• (1967), actor
• (1909–1977)
• Johannes Burman (1706–1779)
• Ann Burton (1933–1989)
• (1936–2007)
• (1921–2011)

C[]

• Maup Caransa (1916–2009)
• David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo (1808–1890), Talmudist
• Mirano Carrilho (1975), football player
• Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (1954)
• Henk ten Cate (1954), football player and football trainer
• (1952)
• Mohammed Chaara (1980), actor
• Sarah Chronis (1986), actor
• (1779–1847)
• (1866–1936), writer
• Dick Cohen (1960)
• (1961)
• (1919–1989)
• Charles van Commenée (1958)
• Karina Content (1960)
• (1917–1998)
• (1976)
• (1956), actor
• Uri Coronel (1946-2016), sports director (AFC Ajax)
• (1920–2008)
• (1912–1984)
• Ben Cramer (1947; born as Kramer), singer and actor
• Jacqueline Cramer (1951)
• (1935)
• Johan Cruijff (1947-2016), football player and football trainer
• Paul Crutzen (1933)

D[]

• Dyron Daal (1983), football player
• (1975)
• Johannes van Dam (1946)
• Nicolette van Dam (1984)
• Elly Dammers (1921–2009), athlete
• Rudi van Dantzig (1933–2012)
• (1925–2008)
• (1921–2008)
• (1937)
• Thomas Dekker (1984), cyclist
• Lex van Delden (1947–2010), actor
• (1965)
• Thierry Detant (1965), Olympic cyclist
• (1960)
• Boy Deul (1987), football player
• (1962)
• Ineke Dezentjé Hamming (1954)
• (1907–1976)
• (1916–1978)
• Gé van Dijk (1923–2005), football player
• (1976)
• (1937–2013)
• (1984), actor
• Nico Dijkshoorn (1960)
• Loek Dikker (1944)
• Michael Dingsdag (1982), football player
• (1988)
• Charles Dissels (1984), football player
• Tijn Docter (1972), actor
• Bram de Does (1934)
• Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846–1919), politicus
• Luciano Dompig (1987), football player
• Mitchell Donald (1988), football player
• Peter van Dongen (1966)
• Ryan Donk (1986), football player
• Piet Hein Donner (1948), politicus
• Agaath Doorgeest (1914–1991), athlete
• (1970)
• Steve van Dorpel (1965–1989), football player
• Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887), writer
• (1984), actor
• (1980)
• Willem Drees sr. (1886–1988)
• (1923–2000)
• (1969)
• (1963)
• Dana van Dreven (1974)
• Nick Driebergen (1987), swimmer
• Kees Driehuis (1951–2019), journalist and TV host
• (1955)
• (1810–1834)
• Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker (1857–1917), politicus
• Wilhelmina Drucker (1847–1925)
• Pierre H. Dubois (1917–1999)
• Willem Dudok (1884–1974)
• Hans Dulfer (1940)
• (1925 -2021)
• Maurice Dumas (1878–1937)
• (1933–2005)
• (1920)
• Jeroen Duyster (1966), roeier
• (1948; born as Linda de Hartogh), actor

E[]

• Cor Eberhard (1947)
• Boy Edgar (1915–1980)
• (1975)
• Esmée van Eeghen (1918–1944), resistance fighter in World War II
• Erick van Egeraat (1956), architect
• Remco van Eijden (1977)
• (1896–1941)
• (1958)
• (1981)
• Ger van Elk (1941)
• Ferdi Elmas (1985), football player
• (1884–1966)
• Harry Elte (1880–1944)
• Urby Emanuelson (1986), football player
• Caro Emerald (1981)
• Stephen Emmer (1958), componist
• (1927–2013)
• Joop van den Ende (1942)
• (1959)
• (1964)
• (1620–1652)
• (1978)
• Malcolm Esajas (1986), football player
• Rudolf Escher (1912–1980), componist
• Max Euwe (1901–1981), chess player and mathematician
• Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926–2016), teacher, child psychologist and Holocaust survivor

F[]

• (1926–1990)
• Ina van Faassen (1928–2011)
• Raymond Fafiani (1983), football player
• (1948)
• Gino Felixdaal (1990), football player
• (1989), actor
• Kees Fens (1929–2008)
• (1948), actor
• (1946)
• (1885–1964)
• Barthold Fles, literary agent
• George Fles, translator and victim of Stalin's Great Purge
• Melvin Fleur (1982), football player
• (1932–2000)
• (1940), actor
• (1828–1910)
• (1889–1966)
• (1936)
• (1928–2007)
• Lange Frans Frederiks (1980)
• (1887–1944)
• (1936), actor
• (1927)
• ("Bolle Jan")
• René Froger (1960), singer
• Laura Fygi (1955)

G[]

• Louis van Gaal (1951), football trainer
• Tess Gaerthé (1991)
• (1913–1997)
• (1964), actor
• (1963)
• (1807–1887)
• (1955)
• (1923–2012)
• Jack van Gelder (1950)
• Tygo Gernandt (1974), actor
• Winston Gerschtanowitz (1976)
• (1901–1977), football player and sports journalist
• (1964)
• (1843–1915), politicus
• (1935–2005)
• (1830–1882)
• Frans Goedhart (1904–1990)
• Sim Gokkes (1897–1943), composer
• (1945–2002)
• (1991), actor
• (1950)
• (1972)
• (1968)
• (1908–1989)
• Carel Goseling (1891–1941)
• (1989), actor
• (1989), actor
• Jetta Goudal (1891–1985), actor
• (1933), politicus
• (1939), actor
• Thom de Graaf (1957)
• (1975)
• Glennis Grace (1978)
• (1959), actor
• Frank de Grave (1955)
• Serginho Greene (1982), football player
• (1950)
• Annemarie Grewel (1935–1998)
• Fred Grim (1965), football player (goalkeeper)
• (1943–2007)
• (1974)
• Hanneke Groenteman (1939)
• (1955)
• (1948)
• (1920–2004)
• (1948)
• (1972)
• Paul de Groot (1899–1986), politicus
• (1947), actor
• (1887–1956)
• Robert Jasper Grootveld (1932–2009)
• Hans Grosheide (1930), politicus
• Ruud Gullit (1962), football player
• Henk Guth (1921–2002), artist

H[]

• Stan Haag (1920–2001)
• Meijer de Haan (1852–1895)
• Bobby Haarms (1934–2009), football player and football trainer
• Cox Habbema (1944)
• (1947)
• (1893–1961), politicus
• (1856–1931; real name: Cornelis de Gelder)
• Paul Haenen (1946)
• Bernard Haitink (1929-2021)
• (1917–1943)
• Alex van Halen (1953)
• (1791–1866)
• Gijs van Hall (1904–1977)
• Walraven van Hall (1906–1945)
• (1981)
• (1939–1984)
• Boris van der Ham (1973), politicus
• Hartog Hamburger (1887–1924)
• Max Hamburger (1920)
• (1883–1943)
• (1938), actor
• Mariëtte Hamer (1958), politicus
• Simon Hammelburg (1952), entertainer, songwriter, author and journalist
• Otto Hanrath (1882–1944)
• Tol Hansse (1940–2002; real name: Hans van Tol)
• (1923–1945)
• (1891–1953)
• Badr Hari (1984)
• Cor van der Hart (1928–2006), football player and football trainer
• Rob Hartoch (1947–2009), chess master
• (1844–1901), politicus
• (1913–2003)
• Maryam Hassouni (1985), actor
• Boy Hayje (1949), Formule 1 driver
• André Hazes (1951–2004)
• Maaike Head (1983), rower
• Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897), politicus
• (1811–1880)
• Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932)
• Heere Heeresma (1932–2011)
• Pieter Heerma (1977), politicus
• Freddy Heineken (1923–2002)
• Pascal Heije (1979), football player
• (1981)
• Jérôme Heldring (1917–2013)
• (1841–1914)
• Sergio Hellings (1984), football player
• (1947–2009), journalist
• Henk Hemsing (1891–1971)
• ,
• Maurits Hendriks (1961)
• (1959)
• Marpessa Hennink (1964), former model
• Truus Hennipman (1943), athlete
• Katja Herbers (1980), actor
• (1937–1985)
• Willem Frederik Hermans (1921–1995)
• (1889–1953)
• (1918–2001), actor
• Herman Hertzberger (1932), architect
• Abel Herzberg (1893–1989)
• Judith Herzberg (1934)
• Danny Hesp (1969), football player
• Catharina Hesterman (1902–1982)
• Jan Hesterman (1893–1963)
• Wim Hesterman (1897–1971)
• (1875–1965)
• Arturo ten Heuvel (1978), football player
• John van den Heuvel (1962)
• (1928), actor
• (1892–1990), actor
• (1832–1911)
• (1890–1987)
• Ernst Hirsch Ballin (1950)
• Henk Hoekstra (1924–2009)
• (1911–1980)
• (1904–1999)
• (1934–1995)
• Willem Holleeder (1958)
• Theodor Holman (1953), writer
• Marc de Hond (1977)
• Maurice de Hond (1947)
• (1903–1996)
• Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647)
• Micky Hoogendijk (1970)
• (1956–2004)
• (1909–1970), writer
• Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948)
• Netty van Hoorn (1951)
• (1939)
• (1994)
• (1959)
• Cor van Hout (1957–2003)
• Xander Houtkoop (1989), football player
• (1959–2005)
• (1875–1969)
• (1798–1852)
• Hellen Huisman (1937–2012)
• (1979), actor
• (1931), actor
• (1909–1990)
• Johan van Hulst (1911)
• (1952)
• (1973), football player
• (1890–1987)

I[]

• Boudewijn Ietswaart (1936-2010), graphic designer
• Piet Ikelaar (1896–1992), cyclist
• Jeanne Immink (1853–1929), mountaineer
• Rinus Israël (1942), football player and football trainer

J[]

• Binyomin Jacobs (1949)
• (1956), artist
• (1905–1983)
• (1969)
• Dolf Jansen (1963)
• Hans Jansen (1942)
• Harrie Jansen (1947), cyclist
• Huub Jansen (1928–1985)
• (1900–1943)
• (1905–1983)
• (1948)
• Famke Janssen (1964), actor
• (1962)
• Daan Jippes (1945), cartoonist (comic books)
• Virgall Joemankhan (1968–1989), football player
• (1814–1882), politicus
• (1963), actor
• (1930–1991)
• (1938)
• (1976)
• Loe de Jong (1914–2005)
• Nigel de Jong (1984), football player
• (1948), actor
• Calvin Jong-A-Pin (1986), football player
• Jan Jongbloed (1940), football player (goalkeeper)
• (1927–1996), actor and singer
• Wik Jongsma (1943–2008), actor
• Andries Jonker (1962), football coach
• Johnny Jordaan (1924–1989)

K[]

• (1897–1976), actor
• (1898–1972)
• René Kahn (1954)
• (1959)
• (1836–1925)
• (1959)
• (1886–1966)
• (1912–1997)
• Piet Keizer (1943), football player
• Sander Keller (1979), football player
• Jos van Kemenade (1937)
• Jacobus Mattheüs de Kempenaer (1793–1870)
• Joan Melchior Kemper (1776–1824), politicus
• (1980)
• (1876–1941)
• (1947), actor
• Hendrik Kerstens (1956), photographer, visual artist
• (1864–1936), politician
• (1935–2012), componist
• Teun van de Keuken (1971), journalist, novelist
• (1981), actor
• Wim Kieft (1962), football player
• Pelle Kil (1971), Olympic cyclist
• Sharon Kips (1983)
• Dominique Kivuvu (1987), football player
• Karel Klaver (1978), hockey player
• Joram van Klaveren (1979), politicus
• Gerrit Kleerekoper (1897–1943)
• Aart Klein (1909–2001)
• (1958)
• Simone Kleinsma (1958)
• (1965)
• (1963)
• (1960–2000)
• Michel de Klerk (1884–1923)
• Mientje Kling (1894–1966)
• (1916–2012), writer
• (1922–1989)
• Oger Klos (1993), football player
• (1946)
• Patrick Kluivert (1976), football player
• Gerrie Knetemann (1951–2004), cyclist
• Rie Knipscheer (1911–2003)
• (1945–2012)
• Milano Koenders (1986), football player
• (1633–1669)
• Hermann Friedrich Kohlbrugge (1803–1875)
• (1937)
• Max Kohnstamm (1914–2010)
• Ada Kok (1947), swimmer
• Mimi Kok (1934)
• (1964), actor
• (1911–1964)
• (1934–2009), football player
• (1973), actor
• (1972), actor
• (1932–2010), actor
• (1951)
• (1930)
• Frits Korthals Altes (1931), politicus
• (1937–2012)
• (1947)
• Gerrit Kouwenaar (1923)
• John Kraaijkamp (1925–2011)
• (1954), actor
• (1928–2012)
• (1970)
• Jeroen Krabbé (1944)
• Martijn Krabbé (1968), presentator
• (1960)
• Tim Krabbé (1943), writer
• Piet Kramer (1881–1961), architect
• (1973)
• Michel Kreek (1971), football player
• (1987), swimmer
• Ruud Krol (1949), football player and football coach
• Ron Kroon (1942–2000), swimmer
• (1921)
• Willy Kruyt (1877–1943)
• Guus Kuijer (1942), writer
• (1958)

L[]

• (1971)
• Yvette Laclé (1955)
• (1945)
• Frits Lambrechts (1937)
• (1942)
• Michael Lamey (1979), football player
• (1958)
• Kim Lammers (1981), hockey player
• Denny Landzaat (1976), football player
• (1957; officiële naam Lucie Janine Michielsen)
• Arend Langenberg (1949–2012)
• (1914–1976), politicus
• (1885–1968)
• Saskia Laroo (1959)
• Petra Laseur (1939), actor
• (1929–1999)
• (1878–1945)
• Thijs van Leer (1948)
• (1934–2005)
• Reinbert de Leeuw (1938–)
• (1975), actor
• Cornelis Lely (1854–1929)
• Gerard van der Lem (1952), football player and football coach
• Jacob van Lennep (1802–1868)
• Jeremain Lens (1987), football player
• (1940)
• Jan Ligthart (1859–1916)
• (1938)
• (1954), actor
• (1957), politicus
• Dana Lixenberg (1964)
• (1937)
• (1884–1926)
• (1931–2013)
• Rifka Lodeizen (1972), actor
• Theo Loevendie (1930)
• Dick Loggere (1921), hockey player
• Joghem van Loghem (1914–2005)
• (1963), actor
• Tyrone Loran (1981), football player
• Fajah Lourens (1981), actor
• Victor Löw (1962; born as Victor Arthur Löwenstein), actor
• (1954)
• Huub van der Lubbe (1953), singer and actor
• (1939)
• Eric Lucassen (1974), politicus
• Lucebert (1924–1994)
• (1947)
• Gijs Luirink (1983), football player
• (1947)
• Charly Luske (1978), singer and actor
• (1958)
• Joris Luyendijk (1971), journalist

M[]

• Maarten Maartens (1858–1915), writer
• Nol Maassen (1922–2009)
• Calvin Mac-Intosch (1989), football player
• Sherjill MacDonald (1984), football player
• Angelo Martha (1982), football player
• Clous van Mechelen (1942; real name: Jack Phillip van Mechelen)
• Eduard Meijer (1878–1929), swimmer
• Ischa Meijer (1943–1995)
• Jan Meijer (1921–1993), athlete
• Johnny Meijer (1912–1992)
• Mario Melchiot (1976), football player
• Joseph Mendes da Costa (1863–1939)
• Hursut Meric (1983), football player
• (1812–1881)
• Edward Metgod (1959), football player (goalkeeper) and football trainer
• John Metgod (1958), football player and football trainer
• Frits Meuring (1882–1973), zwemmer
• Lodewijk Meyer (1629–1681)
• Rinus Michels (1928–2005), football player and football trainer
• John Mieremet (1960–2005)
• Lion van Minden (1880–1944), Olympic fencer who was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp
• Albert Mol (1917–2004), actor
• Frans Molenaar (1940–2015)
• Michael Mols (1970), football player
• Rik Moorman (1961), cyclist
• Ibad Muhamadu (1982), football player
• Paul Mulders (1981), football player
• Bennie Muller (born 1938), footballer player
• Robin Muller van Moppes (1984), football player
• Danny de Munk (1970)

N[]

• (1890–1987)
• Jan Nagel (1939)
• (1934–1979)
• (1906–1996)
• Guusje Nederhorst (1969–2004)
• Gregory Nelson (1988), football player
• Helma Neppérus (1950)
• (1971)
• (1967)
• Daan Nieber (1980)
• Ivo Niehe (1946)
• (1961)
• (1965)
• Ans Niesink (1918–2010), athlete
• (1920–2005)
• Matthijs van Nieuwkerk (1960)
• (1900–1995), actor
• Rob de Nijs (1942), singer and actor
• (1896–1968)
• (1852–1923), politicus
• (1919–1979)
• (1893–1976)
• Reinier Nooms (1623–1688)
• Bob Noorda (1927–2010)
• Saskia Noorman-den Uyl (1946)
• Lea Nordheim (1903–1943), gymnast
• (1945)

O[]

• Simon Okker (1881–1944), Olympic fencer killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp
• Tom Okker (born 1944), tennis player; world # 3
• Jacob Olie (1834–1905)
• Sam Olij (1900–1975)
• Janus Ooms (1866–1924), rower
• Piet Ooms (1884–1961), swimmer
• Huub Oosterhuis (1933)
• Tjeerd Oosterhuis (1971)
• Trijntje Oosterhuis (1973)
• André Ooijer (1974), football player
• Rogier van Otterloo (1941–1988)
• Gonny van Oudenallen (1957; born as Koster)
• Rob Oudkerk (1955)
• Alistair Overeem (1980) MMA Fighter

• Max Pam (1946)
• David Pardo, 17th century rabbi, born in Amsterdam
• Ted van der Parre (1955)
• Robert Paul (1949), entertainer and imitator
• Pieter Pauw (1564–1617)
• Vera Pauw (1963), football player and football coach
• Marcel Peeper (1965), football player
• (1951–1995), actor
• Jaap Penraat (1918–2006)
• (1960–2005), actor (Q & Q)
• (1913–2004)
• (1928–2008)
• Peter Piekos (1918–2000; real name: Pieter Koster)
• (1970)
• Johanna Pieneman (1889–1986)
• (1839–1909)
• Eddy Pieters Graafland (1934), football player (goalkeeper)
• (1916–2008), actor
• (1920–1969)
• (1980), football player
• Mitchell Piqué (1979), football player
• Henk Pleket (1937–2011), singer (de Havenzangers)
• Glynor Plet (1987), football player
• (1944)
• (1961)
• (1950)
• Rydell Poepon (1987), football player
• Frans Pointl (1933), writer
• (1962)
• (1956)
• Henri Polak (1868–1943)
• (1915)
• Wim Polak (1924–1999)
• (1894–1971)
• (1763–1836)
• René Ponk (1971), football player (goalkeeper)
• (1896–1985)
• Henk Poort (1956)
• (1933–2011), cyclist
• (1895–1944)
• (1969)
• (1949), presentator
• (1910–1987)
• Marga van Praag (1946)
• (1913–1991), singer
• Michael van Praag (1947)
• Benno Premsela (1920–1997)
• Gerard Prent (1954)
• Jacques Presser (1899–1970)
• Anduele Pryor (1985), football player

Q[]

• Paul Quasten (1985), football player
• Emanuel Querido (1871–1943)
• Israël Querido (1872–1932), writer
• Huibert Quispel (1906–1995), navy officer

R[]

• Jörgen Raymann (1966)
• Halina Reijn (1975), actor
• Victor Reinier (1963; born as Victor Reinier Nieuwenhuijzen)
• Patricia Remak (1965)
• Martijn Reuser (1975), football player
• Gerard (van het) Reve (1923–2006)
• Karel van het Reve (1921–1999)
• Daniël de Ridder (1984), football player
• Mark Rietman (1960)
• Maceo Rigters (1984), football player
• Frank Rijkaard (1962), football player and football coach
• Johnny Roeg (1910–2003), footballer, striker for Ajax
• Dries Roelvink (1959), singer
• Edsilia Rombley (1978), singer
• Piet Römer (1928–2012), actor
• Thijs Römer (1978), actor
• Raymond de Roon (1952)
• Willem Rooseboom (1843–1920)
• Florrie Rost van Tonningen (1914–2007)
• Felix Rottenberg (1957)
• Bryan Roy (1970), football player
• Heleen van Royen (1965)
• Wim Ruska (1940)
• An Rutgers van der Loeff (1910–1990; born as Anneke Basenau)

S[]

• (1923–1989; born as Zaalborn), actor
• (1887–1986)
• (1941–2006)
• Jamile Samuel (1992), athlete
• Jeffrey Sarpong (1988), football player
• (1946–2009), actor
• (1957)
• Jan Schaefer (1940–1994)
• Ruben Schaken (1982), football player
• (1929–1986), actor
• Jules Schelvis (1921–2016), Jewish historian and Holocaust survivor
• Danny Schenkel (1978), football player
• (1971), actor
• (1938), actor
• (1888–1966)
• Wouter Schievink (born 1963), neurosurgeon
• Anton van Schijndel (1960)
• (1945)
• (1854–1924), politicus
• Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (1794–1863)
• (1821–1893)
• Luud Schimmelpennink (1935), politicus
• (1980), Dutch EDM DJ
• (1922–2012)
• Jan Schokking (1864–1941)
• Wim Schokking (1900–1960)
• (1902–1983), singer
• Rob Scholte (1958)
• Gabe Scholten (1921–1997), athlete
• (1956)
• Eegje Schoo (1944)
• Hendrik Jan Schoo (1945–2007)
• Thomas Schoorel (1989)
• (1922–2005)
• (1909–2009)
• (1874–1942)
• Wil Schuurman (1943)
• (1920–2006)
• Thérèse Schwartze (1851–1918)
• (1943)
• (1937–2009)
• (1952)
• Gerson Sheotahul (1987), football player
• (1958; ook bekend als Lebbis)
• (1918–1992)
• Jan Sierhuis (1928)
• (1927–2007)
• Ton Sijbrands (1949)
• Khalid Sinouh (1975)
• (1918–2000), actor
• (1857–1926)
• (1894–1986)
• (1772–1833), politicus
• (1985)
• Denzel Slager (1993), football player
• (1949)
• Philip Slier (1923–1943)
• (1954), actor
• (1949), singer
• (1960)
• (1854–1933)
• (1924–2010), athlete
• Bob Smalhout (1927)
• (1889–1939)
• Floortje Smit (1983)
• (1933–2012)
• (1993), actor
• (1944–2011), actor
• (1937), writer
• Genaro Snijders (1989), football player
• (1616–1670)
• (1868–1936), composer and harpist
• (1947), actor
• (1907–2004)
• Ben Sombogaart (1947)
• Haya van Someren (1926–1980)
• (1917–2011), sports journalist
• Karin Spaink (1957)
• (1952)
• (1984), actor
• (1937–1994)
• Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677)
• (1977), football player
• Ben Springer (1897–1960)
• (1983), writer
• (1935–2009), journalist
• Thérèse Steinmetz (1933), singer and actor
• Floris Stempel (1877–1910)
• Ernst Stern (1926–2007)
• (1934–2011), architect
• (1988)
• Co Stompé (1962)
• (1885–1973)
• (1901–1977)
• Tina Strobos (1920–2012), psychiatrist and World War II resistance hero
• (1963), actor
• (1942)
• Louis Stuyt (1914–2000)
• Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967), politicus
• Jan Swammerdam (1637–1680)
• Sjaak Swart (1938), football player
• Hans van Swol (1914–2010)
• Joyce Sylvester (1965), politicus
• (1961)

T[]

• (1909–1990)
• (1891–1967)
• Wally Tax (1948–2004)
• (1924)
• (1938), actor
• Joseph Teixeira de Mattos (1892–1971)
• Alfred Tepe (1840–1920), architect
• Henk Terlingen (1941–1994), presentator
• Eddy Terstall (1964)
• (1979), actor
• Brian Tevreden (1981), football player
• Ed van Thijn (1934) 19 December 2021
• Theo Thijssen (1879–1943)
• Raymond Thiry (1959), actor
• Frits Thors (1909)
• Eric van Tijn (1956)
• Jan Timman (1951), chess player
• (1930; born as Jacoba Toele), actor
• Herman Tjeenk Willink (1942)
• (1970)
• (1928–2007)
• Waldemar Torenstra (1974)
• Anton Toscani (1901–1984)
• Karim Touzani (1980), football player
• (1983, Vieze Fur), rapper
• Orlando Trustfull (1970), football player
• Quinty Trustfull (1971)
• (1982), actor
• Frits van Turenhout (1913–2004)
• (1814–1896), politicus

U[]

V[]

• (1942) actor and director
• (1984), football player
• Arsenio Valpoort (1992), football player
• Gerrit van der Veen (1902–1944)sculptor
• (1973)
• (1928–2010)
• Ed Vijent (1963–2001), football player
• Marko Vejinović (1990), football player
• (1768–1854), politicus
• Nick van der Velden (1981), football player
• (1934-2018) painter and graphic artist^{[1][circular reference]}
• (1957), painter
• Lau Veldt (1953), Olympic cyclist
• Gerdi Verbeet (1951) politician
• Emmy Verhey (1949)
• Paul Verhoeven (1938), film director
• (1878–1961)
• Nico Verlaan (1932) entrepreneur and politician
• Kenneth Vermeer (1986), football player (goalkeeper)
• (1950)
• (1924–2009) city councillor
• (1982), football player
• Hendrik Verwoerd (1901–1966) prime minister South Africa
• Jo Vincent (1898–1989)
• Simon Vinkenoog (1928–2009), writer
• Ad Visser (1947), presentator
• (1881–1955) graphic artist
• Stefanie van Vliet (1967) politician
• (1843–1919) politician
• (1968)
• (1872–1945) Mayor of Amsterdam
• Wim Volkers (1899–1990) football player
• Henk Vonhoff (1931–2010) politician
• (1901–1988)
• (1916–1983)
• (1931–1998)
• Michiel Vos (1970)
• Elles Voskes (1964), swimmer
• Jonathan Vosselman (1984), football player
• (1866–1943)
• Frans de Vreng (1898–1974)
• (1950)
• (1912–2004)
• (1932–1994)
• James Vrij (1951)
• Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh (1950–1997), actor
• (1970)

W[]

• Simon de Waal (1961)
• (1965)
• (1962)
• (1909–2005)
• Willy Walden (1905–2003)
• (1933–2015)
• (1971)
• (1918–1986)
• (1982)
• (1983)
• Frans Weisz (1938)
• (1986), actor
• (1888–1956), actor
• (1864–1935)
• (1963), presentator
• (1908–1999)
• Hans Wiegel (1941), politician
• Gregory van der Wiel (1988), football player
• (1944), actor
• (1962)
• (1918–2006)
• David Wijnkoop (1876–1941), politicus
• Joseph Wijnkoop (1842–1910)
• (1945)
• Harry Wijnschenk (1964)
• (1961), actor
• (1924–2005; beter bekend als Pistolen Paultje)
• (1942), presentator
• (1914–2005), politicus
• (1920–2002), actor
• (1983), actor
• (1956)
• Ernst Witkamp (1854–1987), painter
• (1925–1991)
• Rob Witschge (1966), football player
• Richard Witschge (1969), football player
• Miljuschka Witzenhausen (1985)
• (1911–2000)
• (1944), politicus
• (1963)
• Christine Wttewaall van Stoetwegen (1901–1986), politicus

Y[]

• Yes-R (1986; real name: Yesser Roshdy)

Z[]

• Rowin van Zaanen (1984), football player
• Philip Van Zandt (1904–1958), actor
• Michel Zanoli (1968), Olympic cyclist
• Género Zeefuik (1990), football player
• Marvin Zeegelaar (1990), football player
• (1947), politicus
• Bart Zeilstra (1982), singer
• (1984)
• Anne Zernike (Anne Mankes-Zernike)
• (1891–1982)
• Frits Zernike (1888–1966)
• (1977)
• Jo Zwaan (1922–2012), athlete
• Erik de Zwart (1957)
• (1924; real name: Rika Jansen)
• (1909–1983)
• Jaap van Zweden (1960)
• Ron Zwerver (1967)

Born somewhere else[]

These people were not born or adopted in Amsterdam but are or were well known for living there.

A[]

• Thomas Acda (1967)
• Karin Adelmund (1949–2005)
• Najib Amhali (1971)
• Hedy d'Ancona (1937)
• Khadija Arib (1960), politicus

B[]

• (1982), actor
• (1943), politicus
• Abdelkader Benali (1975), writer
• (1981), singer
• (1960)
• Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918–2004), athlete
• (1853–1937), actor
• Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680)
• (1948)
• (1974)
• Wouter Bos (1963)
• Martin Bosma (1964), politicus
• Majoor Bosshardt (1913–2007)
• Aaf Bouber (1885–1974), actor
• (1970)
• (1976)
• Brace (1986), singer
• Patty Brard (1955)
• George Hendrik Breitner (1857–1923)
• (1959–2009)
• (1975)
• Herman Brood (1946–2001)
• Martin Brozius (1941–2009)
• Inge de Bruijn (1973), swimmer
• Boudewijn Büch (1948–2002; born as Buch)

C[]

• Remco Campert (1929)
• Simon Carmiggelt (1913–1987)
• (1944)
• (1915–2009)
• Job Cohen (1947)
• Arthur Conley (1946–2003)
• Jules Croiset (1937), actor

D[]

• (1950)
• (1948–2009), actor
• (1915–1990), actor
• Antoon Derkinderen (1859–1925)
• Tofik Dibi (1980), politicus
• Dominique van Dijk (1979), football player
• Ellen van Dijk (1987), Dutch cyclist, lived in Amsterdam from 2008 to 2014
• Jasper van Dijk (1971), politicus
• Boris Dittrich (1955)
• (1955–2010)
• Jan Hein Donner (1927–1988)
• Mary Dresselhuys (1907–2004)
• (1962), politicus
• André van Duin (1947)
• Marlene Dumas (1953)

E[]

• (1960)
• Norbert Elias (1897–1990)
• Beau van Erven Dorens (1970)
• Andrée van Es (1953), politicus

F[]

• Bobby Farrell (1949–2010)
• (1933–2007)
• (1977)
• Anne Frank (1929–1945)

G[]

• Miep Gies (1909–2010)
• Angela Groothuizen, singer (Dolly Dots)

H[]

• Hella Haasse (1918–2011)
• Femke Halsema (1966), politicus
• 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)
• A.F.Th. van der Heijden (1951), writer
• Youp van 't Hek (1954)
• Wim Hogenkamp (1947–1989)
• Jodocus Hondius (1563–1612)
• Ellen Hoog (1986), hockey player
• Nan Hoover (1931–2008)
• Carice van Houten (1976), actor

I[]

• (1938–2004)
• Ewout Irrgang (1976), politicus

J[]

• Tanja Jadnanansing (1967), politicus
• Cas Jansen (1977), actor
• (1973)
• (1946)
• Johannes Hendricus Jurres (1875–1946), painter

K[]

• (1948), politicus
• Jort Kelder (1964)
• Frans Kellendonk (1951–1990), writer and translator
• (1905–1981)
• Mensje van Keulen (1946), writer
• (1917–2008)
• (1890–1970)
• (1948), actor
• (1960)
• Raymond van de Klundert (1964; also known as Kluun), writer
• (1867–1934)
• (1971)
• (1978)
• Jeroen van Koningsbrugge (1973)
• (1951)
• Adriaan Kortlandt (1918–2009)
• Hildo Krop (1884–1970)
• (1921–2010), actor

L[]

• Gerard de Lairesse (1640–1711)
• (1952–1994)
• John Leerdam (1961), politicus
• Paul de Leeuw (1962)
• (1922–1997)
• Søren Lerby (1958), football player and sport manager
• (1836–1920)
• (1961)
• (1936)
• (1970)
• Patrick Lodiers (1971)
• Jamai Loman (1986)

M[]

• (1987)
• (1913–1988)
• Bridget Maasland (1974)
• Geert Mak (1946)
• Ahmed Marcouch (1969)
• (1729–1795)
• Peer Mascini (1941–2019), actor
• (1949), actor
• (1946)
• (1939–2011)
• (1931–2010)
• Johnny de Mol (1979)
• Harry Mulisch (1927–2010), writer

N[]

• Marlene van Niekerk (1954)

O[]

• (1936–2009)
• Willem Oltmans (1925–2004), journalist
• (1977)

P[]

• Connie Palmen (1955)
• Satyendra Pakhale (born India 1967 active internationally) Designer, Architect
• David Pardo (died 1657), rabbi, born at Salonica
• Schelto Patijn (1936–2007)
• (1915–2008)
• (1914–1992; real name: Abraham Polak)
• (1893–1974)
• Benno Premsela (1920–1997)

R[]

• Ronald van Raak (1969), politicus
• Prem Radhakishun (1962)
• (1905–1987)
• Rembrandt van Rijn (1606/7–1669)
• Louis Royer (1793–1868)
• Gerda Rubinstein (1931)
• Renate Rubinstein (1929–1990)
• Michiel de Ruyter (1607–1676)

S[]

• Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995)
• Jolande Sap (1963), politicus
• Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911–1995)
• (1983)
• (1965)
• Nina Simone (1933–2003)
• Joke Smit (1933–1981)
• Wim Sonneveld (1917–1974)
• Ed Spanjaard (1948)
• Gitte Spee (1950), children's book illustrator
• (1948)
• Jeroen Spitzenberger (1976)
• (1871–1935), politicus
• Carel Struycken (1948)
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621)

T[]

• Humberto Tan (1965)
• Paul Tang (1967), politicus
• Gerard Thoolen (1943–1996), actor
• Liesbeth van Tongeren (1958)
• Willem Treub (1858–1931)

U[]

• Joop den Uyl (1919–1987)

V[]

• (1946)
• Kees Vendrik (1963), politicus
• Georgina Verbaan (1979)
• (1972)
• Florian Vijent (1961–1989), football player
• Hendrik Verwoerd (1901-1966), Prime Minister of South Africa (1958-1966)
• Mart Visser (1968)
• Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679)
• Joël Voordewind (1965), politicus
• Mei Li Vos (1970)
• (1850–1925)

W[]

• Simon de Waal (1961)
• (1859–1936)
• Ruud de Wild (1969)
• (1949)
• (1924–1992)

Z[]

• (1971)

Mayors of Amsterdam[]

See also[]

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• List of Dutch people
• List of Frisians

References[]