Famous Dutch people by Clue

Zundert

Painter of the Nightwatch, Anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, and a lot of self portraits.

Leiden

Hid behind a bookcase during the second world war, wrote the most read diary in the world

Amsterdam

The Father of Microbiology, first man to see microbes.

Delft

One of the best footballers of the world, won the Ballon d'Or in '79, '73 and '74. Started at Ajax

Amsterdam

Humanist, theologian, philologist. Writer of many books (10-20% of all booksales in 1530's Europe

Rotterdam

Abstract painter that used primary colors bordered by black lines such as Victory Boogie Woogie

Amersfoort

Hasselt (Belgium)

DJ and record producer, made 'Delerium - Silence' and 'Adagio For Strings'.

Breda

Lieutenant admiral and commander of the Dutch fleet in the 17th century

Vlssingen

Dutch graphic artist, best known for his drawings of impossible staircases

Leeuwarden

Leading philosopher of the Dutch Golden Age, forerunner of the Age of Enlightenment. Decorated the 1000 guilder note.

Amsterdam

Engineer and inventor, invented the submarine, worked on inventions in optics, naval works, scarlet dye, and chemistry

Alkmaar

Navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer. Searched for a Northeast passage. Discovered Spitsbergen (Svalbard)

Terschelling

Aviation pioneer, aircraft designer and manufacturer. Sold planes to Germany in world war 1

Blitar (Dutch East Indies)

Seafarer and explorer, first European to reach New Zealand. Discovered Tasmania

Lutjegast

Leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War. Father of the Nation

Exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. Executed by firing squad in France

Leeuwarden

Playwright, poet, and writer. Generally considered the greatest writer in Dutch. A famous park in Amsterdam is named after him

Cologne (Holy Roman Empire)

Business man for a large Dutch beer brewing company. Was kidnapped in 1983.

Amsterdam

Painter best known for his work 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' and painting of weird animals.

's-Hertogenbosch