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Alfred Heineken (1923-2002) was one of the Netherlands' most successful entrepreneurs. He turned his grandfather's company into the beer empire we know today.

Miffy is the best known and most popular of the characters in Dick Bruna's books worldwide. In the Netherlands she’s called 'nijntje', which is derived from the Dutch word for rabbit (konijn).

Max Verstappen (1997) is a Dutch-Belgian racing driver. He drives under the Dutch flag in Formula 1. In 2021, Verstappen became the first ever Dutch Formula 1 world champion. In 2022, 2023 en 2024 he prolonged this title.

Sifan Hassan (1993) is a Dutch athlete of Ethiopian descent, specialising in middle and long distances. She participated in the Olympics three times and became Olympic champion three times. In 2024, she became the first Dutch world athlete of the year.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) was a Dutch painter. His work was not noticed by the general public until after his death, after which Van Gogh and his work became world-famous.

Anne Frank (1929 -1945) was a Jewish girl who became world-famous for the diary she wrote during World War II while in hiding in Amsterdam.

Joop Zoetemelk (1946) is a Dutch former cyclist and one of the best Dutch touring cyclists ever. Among other things, he won the Tour de France in 1980.

Anton de Kom (1898 - 1945) was an anti-colonial thinker, writer, poet, human rights activist and resistance fighter. His best-known work is the 1934 book 'We slaves of Suriname'.

Johan Cruijff (1947 -2016) was a Dutch professional football player and football coach. He is recognised worldwide as one of the best football players of all time.

William van Oranje (1533 - 1584) is also known as 'Father of the Fatherland'. He played a key role in the Eighty Years' War and is considered the founder of a new Dutch state.

Harrie Lavreysen (born 1997) is a Dutch track cyclist. With five Olympic titles, among others, he is the most successful Dutch participant in the Summer Games in history.

Rutger Hauer (1944 - 2019) was a Dutch actor who worked mainly in the United States since the 1980s. The film awards he won include a Golden Globe and two Golden Calfs.

Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918 -2004) was a Dutch athlete. Among others, she won four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics.

Harry Mulisch (1927 -2010) was a Dutch writer. He is counted among "The Big Three" of post-war Dutch literature.

Bibian Mentel (1972 - 2021) was a Dutch snowboarder. She became Dutch champion six times in the halfpipe event and seven times Dutch snowboard cross champion, the last time after amputation of her right leg.

André Rieu (1949) is a Dutch violinist and orchestral conductor whose performances of popular classical works are known to a wide audience around the world.

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) is one of the most famous Dutch masters of the seventeenth century. Besides portraits, he painted many history paintings and made etchings and drawings.

Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911 -1995) was a Dutch poet and writer of verses, songs, books, plays, musicals and radio and television drama. She became especially famous with several children's books.