Rotterdam - Notable Rotterdammers

Notable Rotterdammers

Main article: List of people from Rotterdam
  • Pierre Bayle, enlightenment philosopher.
  • Leo Beenhakker, football coach.
  • Giovanni van Bronckhorst, former football player of Feyenoord.
  • Edsger Dijkstra, Computer Scientist.
  • Francisco Elson, NBA player for the Utah Jazz.
  • Desiderius Erasmus, philosopher and humanist.
  • Pim Fortuyn, politician, assassinated in 2002.
  • Piet Heyn, naval fleet officer.
  • Leo Fuld, singer.
  • Willem de Kooning, painter.
  • Rem Koolhaas, internationally renowned architect.
  • Suzanna Lubrano, artist.
  • Fatima Moreira de Melo, field hockey player.
  • Coen Moulijn, football player of Feyenoord.
  • Johan van Oldebarnevelt, statesman of the Dutch Revolt.
  • Robin van Persie, Manchester United F.C. forward and Dutch international footballer.
  • Amin Abu Rashid, Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader
  • Bernard Mandeville, philosopher, political economist and satirist.
  • Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh, painter.
  • Sacco van der Made, Dutch actor. best known as the Dutch voice of Scrooge McDuck.
  • Iekeliene Stange, fashion model.
  • Marten Toonder, comic writer.
  • Abraham Icek Tuschinski, businessman and movie theatre owner.
  • Ferry Corsten, Dj, producer, remixer electronic dance music.
  • Wim Mager, director of the Apenheul Primate Park.
  • Julian "Bean" Delphiki, from Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series.

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