List of people from Amsterdam

This is a list of notable people from Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.

Born in Amsterdam edit

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

A edit

 
Jan Akkerman
 
Eli Asser in 1990
 
Lodewijk Asscher

B edit

 
Piet Bambergen
 
Frits Barend, 1988
 
Sonja Barend in 1985
 
Barend Barendse
 
Martine Bijl
 
Jan Blaaser
 
Froukje de Both
 
Ron Brandsteder
 
Gerbrand Bredero
 
Ellis van den Brink
 
Robert ten Brink
 
Ellie van den Brom, 1968
 
Pieter Burmann der Jüngere, 1759

C edit

 
Simon van Collem in 1987
 
Ben Cramer

D edit

 
Nicolette van Dam
 
Rudi van Dantzig, 1979
 
Nico Dijkshoorn
 
Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker, 1897
 
Frans van Dusschoten

E edit

 
Urby Emanuelson
 
Caro Emerald
 
Max Euwe

F edit

 
Rik Felderhof
 
Nelly Frijda
 
De Toppers in 2009, in the middle: René Froger

G edit

 
Jip Golsteijn
 
Serginho Greene
 
Hanneke Groenteman
 
Hans Grosheide, 1963

H edit

 
Bernard Haitink, 1984
 
Frans Halsema in 1980
 
Pamela Hemelrijk
 
Katja Herbers, 2015
 
Ernst Hirsch Ballin
 
Theodoor Holman, 2010
 
Maurice de Hond
 
Henk van der Horst
 
Xander Houtkoop, 2015

I edit

 
Peter van Ingen

J edit

 
Daan Jippes, 2009
 
John Jones
 
Jasperina de Jong

K edit

 
Jos van Kemenade
 
Ada Kok
 
Frits Korthals Altes
 
Jeroen Krabbé
 
Martijn Krabbé
 
Ruud Krol, 2005

L edit

 
Pernille La Lau
 
Thijs van Leer in 2010
 
Reinbert de Leeuw, 1976
 
Jacob van Lennep, 1838
 
Huub van der Lubbe

M edit

 
Jaap van Meekren
 
Talisia Misiedjan

N edit

 
Guusje Nederhorst
 
Nada van Nie
 
Rob de Nijs

O edit

 
Trijntje Oosterhuis

P edit

 
Martin Perels in Q & Q
 
Marga van Praag, 1984
 
Karel Prior

Q edit

R edit

 
Halina Reijn
 
Dries Roelvink
 
Edsilia Rombley
 
Heleen van Royen

S edit

 
Jules Schelvis
 
Eegje Schoo
 
Ton Sijbrands
 
Harry Slinger
 
Maarten Spanjer
 
Baruch Spinoza, 1665

T edit

 
Carry Tefsen
 
Ed van Thijn
 
Quinty Trustfull

U edit

V edit

 
Gerdi Verbeet
 
Harry Vermeegen
 
Simon Vinkenoog
 
Ad Visser

W edit

 
Simon de Waal
 
Bas Westerweel
 
Miljuschka Witzenhausen, 2010

Y edit

 
Yes-R
  • Yes-R (born 1986), stage name of Yesser Roshdy, rapper and TV presenter

Z edit

 
Erik de Zwart

Born somewhere else edit

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

 
Najib Amhali, 2013

A edit

B edit

 
Majoor Bosshardt
 
Martin Bril
 
Jules Croiset, 1970

C edit

D edit

 
Ellen van Dijk

E edit

F edit

 
Bobby Farrell, Boney M. singer

G edit

H edit

 
Femke Halsema, Amsterdam Mayor

I edit

 
Ewout Irrgang, 2008

J edit

K edit

 
Jort Kelder
 
Mensje van Keulen

L edit

 
Gerard de Lairesse by Rembrandt, 1665

M edit

 
Ahmed Marcouch

N edit

 
Marlene van Niekerk, 2018

O edit

P edit

R edit

 
Rembrandt, 1655

S edit

 
Annie M G Schmidt, 1984

T edit

 
Liesbeth van Tongeren, 2010

U edit

V edit

 
Mei Li Vos

W edit

Z edit

Mayors of Amsterdam edit

See also edit

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