Welcome to the Portrait Gallery

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).

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'.

Carice van Houten (1976) is a Dutch actress, singer, radio presenter and ambassador of the World Wildlife Fund.

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.

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 and in 2022 he prolonged this title.

Martin Garrix, stage name of Martijn Gerard Garritsen (1996), is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer. In 2022, he was named the world's best DJ for the 4th time.

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.

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.

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.

Mies Bouwman (1929 - 2018) was a Dutch television presenter. During her lifetime, she was considered a TV icon in the Netherlands.

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.

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.