List of people from Rotterdam

The following list contains people who were born in Rotterdam as well as those that have at times lived and worked, each listed chronologically by year of birth. The list is not exhaustive.

Born in Rotterdam personalities

To 1800

  • Erasmus of Rotterdam ( 1465/69-1536 ), scholar of European humanism
  • Piet Heyn (1577-1629), privateer
  • Willem Pietersz. Buytewech ( 1591/92-1624 ), painter, draftsman and etcher
  • Abraham de Vries ( to 1600-1650/62 ), painter
  • Pieter de Bloot (around 1601-1658 ), painter
  • Simon de Vlieger (1601-1653), painter
  • Herman Saftleven (1609-1685), painter
  • Isaack Colonia ( 1611/12-1663 ), painter
  • Hendrik Martensz. Sorgh ( 1611 - about 1670 ), painter
  • Willem Kalf (1619-1693), painter
  • Abraham Diepraem ( 1622 - after 1674), painter
  • Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684), painter
  • Cornelis Tromp (1629-1691), naval officer
  • Adam Colonia (1634-1685), painter
  • Jacob Lucasz Ochtervelt (1634-1682), painter
  • Beelt Cornelis (1640-1702), painter
  • Michiel van Musscher (around 1643-1705 ), engraver and old masters of the Baroque
  • Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), English sculptor
  • Hendrick Zwaardecroon (1667-1728), Governor-General of Dutch East Indies
  • Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733), physician and social theorist
  • Pieter Hellendaal (1721-1799), composer, organist and violinist
  • Adrianus Broekman (1724-1800), Old Catholic Bishop of Haarlem
  • Alexander Gillon (1741-1794), politician
  • Hendrik KOBELL (1751-1779), marine painter, draftsman and etcher
  • Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp (1762-1834), statesman
  • Johan Gijsbert van Verstolk Soelen (1776-1845), politician
  • Philipp Wilhelm van Heusde (1778-1839), philosopher, historian, philologist, librarian and rhetorician
  • Hendrik Tollens (1780-1856), writer
  • Hugo van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1781-1853), diplomat and minister
  • Dirk Donker Curtius (1792-1864), politician and editor
  • Cornelis van der Hoeven (1792-1871), physician and university teacher

1801-1850

  • Jan van der Hoeven (1801-1868), naturalist
  • Georg Jung (1814-1886), politician
  • January Nolet de Brauwere van Steeland (1815-1888), Dutch - Flemish poet
  • Petrus Matthias Snickers (1816-1895), cleric and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
  • Johannes Baptista Rietstap (1828-1891), Herald and genealogist
  • Johan George Gleichman (1834-1906), politician
  • Samuel de Lange (1840-1911), Dutch - German organist, teacher and composer
  • John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912), painter and illustrator
  • Kerdijk Arnold (1846-1905), politician
  • Theodoor Verhey (1848-1929), composer

1851-1900

  • Jacobus Henricus van ' t Hoff (1852-1911), Chemist
  • Ambrosius Hubrecht (1853-1915), zoologist
  • Albertus Paulus Hermanus Hotz (1855-1930), entrepreneur and photographer
  • Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934), architect
  • George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923), painter
  • Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg (1861-1935), politician
  • Wilhelmine Sandrock (1861-1948), German actress and singer
  • Adele Sandrock (1863-1937), German - Dutch actress
  • Christian Sandrock (1865-1924), German painter and writer
  • Sebald Black (1866-1934), German educator and school reformers
  • Lodewijk van Mierop (1870-1930), pacifist and anarchist
  • Andrew Pitcairn - Knowles (1871-1956), British publisher and photojournalist
  • Johan Reuchlin (1874-1912), entrepreneur and CEO
  • Kees van Dongen (1877-1968), French painter
  • Joost van Vollenhoven (1877-1918), French officer and colonial administrator
  • Johannes Drost (1880-1954), float
  • Luitzen Egbertus January Brouwer (1881-1966), mathematician
  • Jan van Gilse (1881-1944), composer and conductor
  • STEINBÖMER Gustav (1881-1972), German writer, playwright, Major General Staff and Critics
  • Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882-1944), Dutch - American writer, historian, journalist, artist and book illustrator
  • Bok de Korver (1883-1957), football player
  • Henk Sneevliet (1883-1942), politicians, union leaders, anti-fascist and Agent
  • Willem Marinus Dudok (1884-1974), architect
  • Hörburger Arnold (1886-1966), football player
  • Anthony van Hoboken (1887-1983), musicologist and collector
  • Robert van ' t Hoff (1887-1979), architect
  • Gerard Bunk (1888-1958), German - Dutch organist, pianist, choir director and composer
  • Cas Ruffelse (1888-1958), football player
  • Jan van der Sluis (1889-1952), football player
  • Johannes van der Corput (1890-1975), mathematician
  • Huug de Groot (1890-1957), football player
  • Maurits Frank (1892-1959), cellist and music teacher
  • Piet van der Wolk (1892-1952), football player
  • Hendrik Anthony Kramers (1894-1952), Physicist
  • Dirk Struik (1894-2000), mathematician
  • Wilhelm Heinrich Carl Tenhaeff (1894-1981), a parapsychologist
  • Leendert van der Vlugt (1894-1936), architect
  • Adriaan Kooning (1895-1963), football player
  • Willy Schootemeijer (1897-1953), composer
  • January Oosthoek (1898-1973), football player
  • Ok Formenoy (1899-1977), football player
  • Cornelis Christiaan Berg (1900-1990), philologist and historian
  • David van Dantzig (1900-1959), mathematician
  • Pieter Adrianus Kooijman (1891-1975), political activist and anarchist

1901-1950

  • Antonia Brico (1902-1989), American conductor
  • Dirk Brouwer (1902-1966), Dutch - American astronomer
  • John Brinkman (1902-1949), architect
  • Meindert Niemeijer (1902-1987), chess composer, patron and collector of chess literature
  • Anthoon Johan Koejemans (1903-1982), journalist, writer, politician and peace activist
  • Puck van Heel (1904-1984), football player
  • Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), American painter
  • Willy van Zwieteren (1904-1983), football player
  • Jaap Barendregt (1905-1952), football player
  • Simon Jan van Ooststroom (1906-1982), botanist
  • Bep van Klaveren (1907-1992), Boxer
  • Hilda van Stockum (1908-2006), children's book author and a painter and book illustrator
  • Dick Elffers (1910-1990), artist
  • Marie Brown (1911-1982), swimmer
  • Joseph Luns (1911-2002), politician, diplomat, Foreign Minister and NATO Secretary General
  • Geert Ruygers (1911-1970), politician and journalist
  • Leen Vente (1911-1989), football player
  • Dick Wille Brandt (1911-1970), jazz musician and entertainment
  • Mirin Dajo (1912-1948), artist
  • Leo Fuld (1912-1997), Dutch - American singer
  • Charles van Rooy (1912-1996), politician
  • Marten Toonder (1912-2005), cartoonist
  • Frits Böttcher (1915-2008), scientist
  • Bob de Lange (1916-1978), theater and film actor
  • André Donner (1918-1992), legal scholar
  • Adriaan Kortlandt (1918-2009), behavioral scientists
  • Willy den Ouden (1918-1997), swimmer
  • Louis Perridon ( born 1918 ), economist
  • Hendrika Mastenbroek (1919-2003), swimmer
  • Cor Kint (1920-2002), swimmer
  • Nicolaas Kuiper (1920-1994), mathematician
  • Nida Senff (1920-1995), swimmer
  • Bram Appel (1921-1997), football player and coach
  • Everardus Baaij Anthony (1921-2012), Bishop Emeritus of Aliwal
  • Norbert Schmelzer (1921-2008), politician
  • George Blake ( * 1922 ), British secret agent
  • January Everse senior (1922-1974), football player
  • Anthony H. Gunneweg (1922-1990), Protestant theologian
  • Huijbers Bernard (1922-2003), composer, church musician and priest and Jesuit
  • Toon van Vliet (1922-1975), jazz saxophonist
  • Thea Beckman (1923-2004), writer
  • Gerda van der Kade Koudijs (* 1923), track and field athlete
  • Faas Wilkes (1923-2006), football player
  • Herman Bianchi (* 1924), legal scientist and criminologist and mystics
  • January Emmens (1924-1971), art historian
  • Rita Reys (1924-2013), jazz singer
  • August Brenninkmeijer Paul (1925-2011), Dutch - German businessman and patron
  • Henk Mostert (1925-2002), President of the World Chess Federation ICCF remote
  • Aad Bak (1926-2009), football player
  • Henk Hofland (* 1927), journalist
  • Joop Bergsma (1928-2011), Catholic priest
  • Ludwig Gerstein (1928-1994), mine director and politician
  • Piet Steenbergen (1928-2010), football player
  • Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930-2002), computer
  • Isaac Lipschits (1930-2008), historian, political scientist and Holocaust survivor
  • Tjerk Westerterp (* 1930), politician
  • Janwillem van de Wetering (1931-2008), writer
  • Hans Boskamp (1932-2011), football player and actor
  • Bram van Erkel ( born 1932 ), television director
  • Piet Noordijk (1932-2011), alto saxophonist
  • Henk Schouten ( born 1932 ), football player
  • Elly Ameling ( born 1933), soprano
  • Gerard Endenburg ( born 1933), entrepreneur and author
  • Hans van der Hoek ( born 1933), football player
  • January Kruis ( born 1933), comic artist and songwriter
  • Ger van Roon ( born 1933), historian
  • Peter van Walsum (* 1934), diplomat
  • Jan van Vlijmen (1935-2004), composer
  • Tinus Bosselaar ( b. 1936 ), football player
  • Karel Eykman (* 1936), youth and screenwriter
  • Daan van Golden ( b. 1936 ), painter and graphic artist
  • Coen Moulijn (1937-2011), football player
  • Jan van Bemmel (* 1938), pioneer of medical computer science
  • Bart Berman ( born 1938 ), Dutch -Israeli pianist
  • Greetje purchase box ( born 1939 ), pop and jazz singer
  • Martin Lodewijk ( born 1939 ), comic book and advertising artist and comic book writer
  • Ruud Lubbers ( b. 1939 ), politician and economist
  • Cor Veldhoen (1939-2005), football player
  • Theo Kars ( * 1940 ), writer, essayist and translator
  • André van Middelkoop ( born 1940 ), cyclist
  • Rob Franken (1941-1983), jazz pianist, keyboardist and organist
  • Thijs Libregts ( b. 1941 ), football player and coach
  • Karel van Wolferen (* 1941), journalist, writer and university teacher
  • Leo Beenhakker ( born 1942 ), football coach
  • Rob Baan ( born 1943 ), football coach
  • Pim Doesburg ( b. 1943 ), football player
  • Matthijs van den Adel ( born 1944 ), Bank Manager
  • Rem Koolhaas ( b. 1944 ), architect
  • Ivo Opstelten (* 1944), politician
  • Pieter Feith ( born 1945 ), diplomat
  • Betty Stöve ( b. 1945 ), tennis player
  • Hanny Alders (1946-2010), writer and best-selling author
  • Martin van Creveld ( born 1946 ), Israeli military historian and theorist
  • Evert Dolman (1946-1993), cyclist
  • Kees Immink Schouhamer A. ( b. 1946 ), engineer and co-inventor of the compact disc, DVD and Blu- Ray disc
  • Wim Jansen ( born 1946 ), football player
  • Kick van der Vall ( born 1946 ), football player
  • Marinus van Aalst (* 1947), sculptor, object and installation artist
  • André van Duin ( born 1947 ), comedian, actor and singer
  • Robert Holl ( b. 1947 ), opera, concert and lieder singer, composer and singing teacher
  • Jaap ter Linden ( born 1947 ), cellist, viol player and conductor
  • Johan Boskamp ( b. 1948 ), football player and coach
  • Walter Crommelin (* 1948), actor
  • Karin Adelmund (1949-2005), politician
  • Rudolf van den Berg ( born 1949 ), director and screenwriter

1951

  • Jos van der Kooy (* 1951), organist
  • Frans Lanting ( b. 1951 ), Dutch -born nature photographer
  • Albertine van Vliet - Kuiper (* 1951), politician
  • January Everse junior ( born 1954 ), football player and coach
  • Bennie Wijnstekers ( b. 1955 ), football player
  • Louis Bontes (* 1956), politician and policeman
  • Pim Verbeek ( born 1956 ), football coach
  • Peter Houtman ( b. 1957 ), football player
  • Paul van Kemenade (* 1957), saxophonist and bandleader
  • January Roelfs ( born 1957 ), Production Designer
  • Joop Hiele (born 1958 ), football goalkeeper
  • Caroline Bos ( born 1959 ), art historian and architect
  • Michiel Schaper ( born 1959 ), tennis player
  • Sjaak Troost ( born 1959 ), football player
  • Hans van Baalen (* 1960), politician
  • Hans Neleman ( born 1960 ), painter, photographer, graphic designer and director
  • Diederik Wissel ( born 1960 ), jazz pianist
  • Marja van Bijsterveldt (* 1961), politician
  • Henk van Stee ( b. 1961 ), football player and coach
  • Paul de Leeuw (born 1962 ), presenter, comedian, actor and singer
  • Mario Been ( b. 1963 ), football player and coach
  • Kiki Classen ( b. 1963 ), actress and television presenter
  • Frenk Schinkel ( born 1963 ), Dutch -Austrian football player and coach
  • Sonny Silooy ( b. 1963 ), football player
  • Tony Overwater ( b. 1964 ), bassist and composer
  • Susan Visser (born 1965 ), actress
  • Stephan Doering (born 1966 ), German psychoanalyst, physician and university professor
  • René van Eck ( b. 1966 ), football player and coach
  • Niclas Kindvall (born 1967 ), Swedish football player
  • Andro Knel (1967-1989), football player
  • Mark Koevermans ( b. 1968 ), tennis player
  • Ed Warby ( born 1968 ), drummer
  • Winston Bogarde (born 1970 ), football player
  • Buitenweg (* 1970), politician
  • Maxine ( b. 1970 ), singer
  • Peter van den Berg (born 1971 ), football player
  • Jeroen van Dijk (born 1971 ), badminton player
  • Richard Krajicek (born 1971 ), tennis player
  • DJ Misjah (born 1971 ), DJ, producer and label owner
  • Frode Andresen (born 1973 ), Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skiers
  • Kristie Boogert (born 1973 ), tennis player
  • Ferry Corsten (born 1973 ), trance DJ and producer
  • Misja Helsloot (* 1973), trance DJ and music producer
  • Semmy Schilt (* 1973), Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
  • Giovanni van Bronckhorst ( born 1975 ), football player
  • Delano Hill ( born 1975 ), football player
  • Dave de Jong ( b. 1975 ), football player
  • Francisco Elson (born 1976 ), basketball player
  • Margriet Matthijsse ( born 1977 ), sailor
  • Melvin Moti ( b. 1977 ), photographer and video artist
  • Ellery Cairo (born 1978 ), football player
  • Kew Jaliens (born 1978 ), football player
  • Robin Nelisse (born 1978 ), football player
  • Raemon Sluiter (born 1978 ), tennis player
  • Orlando Engelaar ( b. 1979 ), football player
  • Pascal Bosschaart ( b. 1980 ), football player
  • Robert Doornbos (* 1981), race car driver
  • Martin de Jonge (* 1981), badminton player
  • Saïd Boutahar ( b. 1982 ), football player
  • Annemieke van Dam ( b. 1982 ), a musical actress
  • David Mendes da Silva ( b. 1982 ), football player
  • Robin van Persie ( b. 1983 ), football player
  • Rachid Bouaouzan ( born 1984 ), Dutch - Moroccan football player
  • Marciano Bruma ( born 1984 ), football player
  • Mounir El Hamdaoui ( born 1984 ), Moroccan - Dutch footballer
  • Leendert van Steensel ( born 1984 ), football player
  • Cool Herbert (* 1985), biathlete
  • Jesper Hogedoorn ( born 1985 ), football player
  • Guy Ramos ( born 1985 ), Cape Verde footballer
  • Kevin Sluimer ( born 1985 ), cyclist
  • Jeanine van Dalen ( born 1986 ), football player
  • Gianni Zuiverloon ( born 1986 ), football player
  • Luigi Bruins (* 1987), football player
  • Royston Drenthe ( * 1987), football player
  • Lucien van Geffen (* 1987), actor
  • Marvin Emnes (* 1988), football player
  • Wendy Vuik (* 1988), ski jumper
  • Gregory Schaken (* 1989), football player
  • Diego Hofland (* 1990), Dutch - German ice hockey player
  • Georginio Wijnaldum (* 1990), football player
  • Jeffrey Bruma (* 1991), football player
  • Nigel Melker ( * 1991), race car driver
  • Daniël de Jong ( * 1992), race car driver
  • Luciano Slagveer (* 1993), football player
  • Terence Kongolo (* 1994), football player
  • Jetro Willems ( * 1994), football player
  • Jean -Paul Boëtius (* 1994), football player

Famous people associated with Rotterdam

  • Verwilt François (1623-1691), painter
  • Johann Jacob Zimmermann (1644-1693), German astronomer and mathematician pietistic
  • Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722), painter
  • Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (1890-1963), architect, 1918-1933 municipal architect in Rotterdam
  • Henri Willem Hoesen (1885-1970), Dutch physician
  • Willem Arondeus (1894-1943), a painter, writer and resistance fighter against the German National Socialism
  • Ad Dekkers (1938-1974), sculptor and artist Relief
  • Ma Jiangbao (* 1941), Tai Chi Master and representative of the Jianquan Taijiquan Association
  • Uri Rosenthal ( born 1945 ), political scientist and politician
  • Rudy Koopmans (* 1948), Boxer
  • Marcel Möring (* 1957), writer
  • Oscar van Dillen (born 1958 ), composer
  • Jacob de Haan ( b. 1959 ), composer and musician
  • Meschac Gaba ( b. 1961 ), artist
  • Paul van den Hout ( born 1963 ), sculptor, painter and installation artist
  • Lidwien van de Ven ( born 1963 ), photographer and video artist
  • Peng Zhaoqin (* 1968), Sino- Dutch chess player
  • Elbert Dijkgraaf (born 1970 ), economist and politician
  • Hayo Boerema (* 1972), organist
  • Evil Activities ( b. 1979 ), hardcore techno producer and disc jockey
  • Person (Rotterdam)
  • List ( people by location )
Piet Pieterszoon Hein Abraham de Vries (painter) Isaac Colonia Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh Abraham Diepraam Jacob Ochtervelt Johannes Rietstap Hans Kramers Dirk Jan Struik Adriaan Koonings Johannes Brinkman Rie Mastenbroek Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Jan Kruis Greetje Kauffeld Kees Schouhamer Immink Jan Everse Ben Wijnstekers Jan Roelfs Michiel Schapers Diederik Wissels Kathalijne Buitenweg Leen van Steensel Ad Dekkers (artist)
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