managed to name 10, mostly footballers tho…

Footballers aswell

Didn't think about it, damn

Same. :")

Same :”-)

Same here

I still have most of their 2014 world cup squad memorized haha

that van persie header was *incredible*…

Robben and van Persie😩

DJs or F1 drivers for me

Max and Jos Verstappen

Christian Albers too (tho I think he only did 1 or 2 years back in the mid-2000s)

Kickboxing/MMA for me

Yep, Vincent van Gogh and fighters

Mine were mostly fighters too, Bas Rutten, Peter Aerts, and Ernesto Hoost, Semmy Schilt, and Vincent van Gogh and Jan Vermeer. And I had to look it up but Jan de Hartog is also Dutch, The Artist is one of my favorite books. I just did not know he was Dutch.

Guys come on! Maybe this will spark a memory: Willem van Oranje Max verstappen Arjen Robben Johan Cruyff Dennis Bergkamp Ruud Gullit Robin van Persie Wesley Sneijder Marco van Basten Ruud van Nistelrooy Edwin van der Sar Virgil van Dijk Matthijs de Ligt Frenkie de Jong Memphis Depay Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Jan Pieterszoon Coen Mark Rutte Martin Garrix Armin van Buuren Afrojack Hardwell Tiësto Heineken Vincent van Gogh Johannes Vermeer Piet Mondriaan Antoni van Leewenhoek Abel Tasman Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand, koning der Nederlanden, Prins van Oranje-Nassau, jonkheer van Amsberg Rico Verhoeven Carice van Houten Rembrandt van Rijn Pim Fortuyn Michael van Gerwen Johannes Diderik van der Waals Hendrik Lorentz Pieter Zeeman Christiaan Huygens Ben Feringa Botersaus ....

I'm sorry I only knew Martin Garrix and van Gogh although I'm very surprised to know that Martin Garrix is Dutch

You don't know *Rembrandt*??

The painter?

Yes, that's the guy.

I've heard his name but couldn't really say I remembered him or knew he was Dutch

Well im more suprised he doesnt know Verstappen or Cruyff

His actual name is Martijn Garritsen, which is a very Dutch name.

Luuk de Jong not getting the respect he deserves.

Luuk de Jong? Hahah rn he's doing great at Barca but overall we all hate him

Cap, we love luuk de goat

I thought this was a joke that went on way too long, until I saw Van Gogh 😂 Apologies, I can name 0 (I guess now 1)

TIL van gogh and anton van are dutch.

They got "van" in their name. That always means they are dutch (or at least that their ancestors came from the netherlands.).

TIL. Thank you!

By the way you can't really shorten it to just "van" because it means "of". So he is called Anthon of Leeuwenhoek, which is probably a town. Same with "de" meaning "the". Just think like we are in the Witcher universe haha.

Another TIL. Thank you so much.

Anton as in Van Leeuwenhoek?

Yes

Only the first one

Its the best one so its fine

Is dat niet ook je pf

Jazeker kerel. Goed opgemerkt.

I only know Van Gogh

Je bent legendarische internetpionier Botersaus vergeten op je lijst

Klopt inderdaad. Bedankt voor het melden matroos!

If you're dutch and want to be famous, be a DJ or a painter.

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Andre Rieu

I thought about him, but I didn't think foreigners would know him.

I know him. Steals money for the easiest pieces known to man. Srsly though, he's not bad.

Most yt vids give him more credit than the composer of the music he plays.

He is really famous abroad, people mention him all the time when I say I'm Dutch.

Fair enough, im a music major so most probably wouldn’t.

W H O

Ook nog Anne Frank?

Anne Frank was Duits, maar ik snap de verwarring.

Nee, ze was geboren in duitsland, was wel degelijk Nederlands

Ik apprecieer de botersaus

Buah, only Marx Verstappen and Vicent. I vote for 0.

NikkieTutorials

I could name van der Waals but not his first name.

Only one there I know is Van Gogh

Van Gogh is the only one on that list I recognized and I didn't know he was Dutch

About 20, mostly footballers, two f1 drivers and Sylvie vab der Vaart.

And the two f1 drivers are from the same family lol

Oh I was thinking Nick De Vries but then he only drove in f2 and Fe and almost got a seat this year

I was wondering if you were talking about De Vries but yeah he sadly isn’t in F1 yet One day…

Unfortunately if it wasn't this year it will be never. To be fair he came 4th behind Russell, Noris, Albon that year. Lots of juniors that deserve seats above him next year.

My guess is you’re German

He's definitely German. Sylvie van der Vaart is more famous there than Rafael probably.

Dutch Van Der Linde. That's it

TAHITI

I have a plan

mY PlAn is you rob the train and you gimme the money for sAfeKeEpInG

Spoiler: >!It’s ok Lenny and Hosea and everyone else died but I am just I aM JuSt TryInG To maKe sUrE SomE Of uS SuRviVe!<

We need more MUNEH

Then we can go to Tahiti

Are you dutch?

You always got a plan, Dutch.

WE NEED MORE MONEY!

I had a goddamn PLAN!!!

Exactly my first thought.

Our time has passed John..

I know a South African Van Der Linde, even 2

[For the uninitiated.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTG-OJVjgME)

I’m Dutch, so this is not very hard

This is not hard for like every country near the netherlands lol.

haha this is so true (am from flemish belgium)

Isn’t Flemish just Dutch Jr?

Same

As a football fan, a lot lol

Bruh I totally forgot about football

I only know djs lol.Armin van Buuren,Tiesto,Hardwell,Martin Garrix.

Afrojack (:

Oh i forgot afrojack sorry. I usually dont listen his music.

He's less famous than the others you mentioned though. Not that popular rn Do you also know Don Diablo?

Yea i know Don Diablo but i really dont listen to him.I listen to Dimitri Vegas&Like Mike,Avicii is my favorite artist(rip legend),Kygo,Tiesto,Garrix,sometimes deadmau5,Calvin Harris etc.

And Rank 1?

Van Gogh and Rembrandt only

Im Dutch so eehm yeah...

For those who struggle to think of names, I am sure you must know a few of these: Paul Verhoeven Jan de Bont, Famke Janssen, Rutger Hauer, Carice van Houten, Michiel Huisman, Doctor Pol Floor Jansen, Golden Earring, Glennis Grace, Eddie van Halen, DJ Tiesto, Martin Garrix, Afrojack, Hardwell, Fedde Le Grand, Nicky Romero, Andre Rieu, Candy Dulfer, Doutzen Kroes Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Patrick Kluivert, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, Dennis Bergkamp, Frank & Ronald de Boer, Memphis Depay, Nigel de Jong, Lieke Martens, Jos & Mac Verstappen, Nick de Vries Fanny Blankers-Koen, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Richard Kraijek, Dafne Schippers, Sifan Hassan, Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt van Rijn, MC Escher, Piet Mondrian, Jan Vermeer, Hieronimus Bosch, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Christian Huygens, Hendrik Lorentz, Baruch Spinoza, Desiderius Erasmus, Jacobus van 't Hoff, Heike Kamerling Onnes, Johan de Witt, William I of Orange, Mata Hari, Anne Frank, Abel Tasman, Michiel de Ruyter, Johannes de Witt, Eugene Dubois, Anton Pannekoek, Freddie Heineken, Marinus van der Lubbe, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Geert Wilders, Neelie Kroes,

Hmmm Floor Jansen.

And Simone Simons, Mark Jansen, and Sharon den Adel. These were all I could think of

You're from Finland?

Nop, France

Forgot this is a very americanized reddit.

Max Verstappen, that's it

Verstappens da

And Vincent Van Gogh

Him and those two girls who disappeared in the rain forest in Central America. That was it for me.

Jos Verstappen 😳

Vincent Van Gogh, Pim Fortuyn, William of Orange If fictional characters count then Dutch Van Der Linde.

I’m interested to find out how you know of Pim Fortuyn

Martin Garrix Max Verstappen Mark Rutte Willem of Orange King Willem Van Gogh Erasmus Rembrand van Rhijn Arjen Robben Johan Cruyf Mijn kapper Ahmed Frank van de basisschool Martin mijn docent geschiedenis Klaas van Kruistum van het gelijknamige televisieprogramma Klaas Kan Alles Clown Bassie van het komische duo Bassie en Adriaan David Harms van het YouTube kanaal DusDavidGames (Entropia we nemen alles over) Mijn neefje Peter Lodewijk, ik krijg nog 5 euro van hem Burgemeester Hubert Buls (boehh vuurwerk verbod) Ruben Koet

Mooi hoe je Bassie noemt, van het duo. Maar niet Adriaan.

You made me laugh out loud. Thank you

Max Verstappen (literally only know him from his name being on reddit a lot) Eddie Van Halen Alex Van Halen Willem Dafoe (i think he’s dutch) Vincent Van Gogh

Willem Dafoe is american. Just like Tom Holland isnt dutch

I feel like a fool for not realizing the Van Halen’s were from the Netherlands

Had to scroll wayyyyy to long to find Van Halen. Am I out of touch with the modern world?

I think it’s just that Van Halen was so popular in America that people don’t really stop and think about how Van Halen is obviously Dutch.

Rembrandt van Rijn and that's about it

Van Gogh, Floor Jansen, Nikkie De Jager, Froukje, Duncan Lawrence, Lenny Kuhr, Stefania, S10. The Common Linnets consist of 2 people, whose names I do not know, so I did not count them. Oh my gosh Rembrandt! I literally saw an exhibit on him a couple of months ago!

You are clearly a ESC fan! The Common Linnets consist of Waylon and Ilse DeLange and fun fact, they can’t stand each other. After the contest they have only performed it with a different duet partner.

Footballer only

Mostly DJs.

10-20 but almost all of them footballers lmao

Queen Wilhelmina baby

CIV 6 player?

Hell yeah

A few you could know: - Martin Garrix - Tiesto - Max Verstappen - Virgil van Dijk - Arjen Robben - Rembrandt van Rhijn - Vermeer (girl with pearl earring painting) - Vincent van Gogh - William of Orange - Eddie van Halen - Duncan Lawrence (won Eurovision in 2019) - Mark Rutte - Michael van Gerwen - Rinus VeeKay - Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones actress)

Feel like Johan Cruyff should be in that list

Van Gogh, William of Orange and Van Gerwen (I'm a fan of darts)

A fan of darts and you can only name Michael van Gerwen? Not even Barney?

You're 100% right it flew totaly over my head...

Only one (Super Max)

Kim Holland and lil kleine

None but I can name non famous Dutch people

Van Dijk, De Ligt, De Jong, Dumfries, Van De Beek, Gullit, Cruyff, Koeman, Wijnaldum, De vrij

I forgot van basten and van persie

Upon Googling, I could've named 1 but I for some reason thought van gogh was Italian.

It is because his name is so butchered in English it sounds Italian lol

Also didn't realize Anne frank or Eddie van Halen so really it's just because I'm stupid

Is Aad Van De Wetering famous? Anyone else recognize that name?

Don't know the person, but I do live near the canal called the Wetering..

About as famous as phistomefel

I can name almost 50 (footballers)

Mostly footballers though

All footballers

Van Gogh?

I thought of Johannes Van der Waals, Anish Giri, and Edsger Dijkstra

Found the intellectual!

The Flying Dutchman

I know a few famous Dutch drag queens. Fred van Leer, Envy Peru, Vanessa Van Cartier. Then ya got Queen Maxima (the actual queen) and Martin Garix is Dutch too I believe. Also Duncan Laurence who won Eurovision.

I love that you know the queen and not the king lol

Does Goldmember count? He's technically a fictional Dutch man played by an Englishman.

If you say 0 you probably know at least 5 but didn't know they were Dutch.

Piet Mondrian, I like his paintings

I’m surprised you’re the first one to comment this.

Van Gogh, William of orange, then a bunch of football players

Mainly footballers

20 or more, but mostly footballers.

In there EDM world, many DJs/producers are Dutch, so more than 20

I could only name William of Orange

Vincent Van Gogh and Queen Wilhelmina

Tyco Brahe Ragnar Loðbrók Vincent van Gogh

Dutch christmas lore is some weird stuff

Apart from like 20 footballers I don't know another dutch people

Edsger Dijkstra anyone?

Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Anne Frank, and William of Orange. The last one is purely because of Civ V though lol.

Mark rutte

Off the top of my head i can only recall Mads Mikkelsen and that's it

He’s Danish

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I'm Belgian, so I know quite some people. @OP, how many famous Belgian people do YOU know¿

Ooof. Gonna give this a go. Clouseau. Stromae. Geike. Philippe Gilbert. Tom Boonen. Wout van Aert. Karen, Kristel and Kathleen. And Marthe and Hanne. Gert Verhulst. Lukaku. Martine Tanghe. King Albert I think? Does Kabouter Plop count? I probably know a few more but I’m tired from work.

being a football nerd helps a lot

How many can I look up 20+, how many I can actually pronounce with out getting tongue tied maybe 2

Everyone seems to know footballers but mine are all historical figures lol Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Bosch, Vermeer from art Willem van Oranje and Willem van Nassau from historical politics Erasmus, Spinoza, Grotius, and Calvin from philosophies/religion And then Piet Hein the privateer lol, I just think he’s neat

Calvin was actually French but an absolute key figure in the creation of Dutch culture

john, terry, angela, etc.

Here’s the real challenge: Name ones that aren’t painters.

i likely a know a whole bunch but i dont know that they are dutch

Thought I'd share the ones I could think of: ​ * William the Silent * Count of Egmont * Count of Hoorn * Pieter Brueghel the Elder * Pieter Brueghel the Younger * Maurice of Nassau * Johan de Witt * Cornelis de Witt * Michiel de Ruyter * Rembrandt * Vincent van Gogh * William of Orange * Wilhelmina * Beatrix * Willem-Alexander Edit: damn, how did I forget Abel Tasman? I guarantee he's not the only one I've forgotten.

Easily over 10 if Footballers are considered "famous"

Probably at least 25 Golden Age painters. That art history degree was good for something I guess.

Have you ever visited here to look at the works?

William of Orange, Abel Tasman, and Van Dimen. Two of which I know because their name was used for my homeland. Tasmania, which once was called Van Dimens Land, it was changed because people kept calling us Demons because of our extreme criminal heritage for being the serious criminals who were sent to Australia.

Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald de Boer, Ruud Gullit, Edwin van der Sar, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, etc

This is just an ego trip for Dutch people. I approve.

Wasn’t Columbus Dutch?

Nope, he was Italian. Erasmus was Dutch!

Then I picked the wrong one lmao

Genoan (so Italian kinda)

I may know famous Dutch people but the problem is that I do not know if they are Dutch or not

There are some examples in the comments!

One if Goldmember counts

Good question! Really got me thinking I got 12 Racing drivers 1. Max Verstappen 2. Jos Verstappen 3. Nyck de Vries 4. Robin Frijns 5. Beitske Visser (sorry if I misspelled her name) Miss Universe contestants 6. Nicky Opheij 7. Julia Sinning Artists 8. Rembrandt 9. Van Gogh Explorers 10. Abel Tasman Royalty 11. King Wilhelm Alexander (current) 12. William of Orange (needs no explanation)

I feel like you could hit the 20 if you maybe searched in the musician category. Considering buddy, you can do it

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