- Sander van Doorn
Sander van Doorn (b. Sander Ketelaars) is a Dutch trance music DJ and producer. He was born in Eindhoven in the Netherlands on February 28th, 1979. He is currently listed as the #32 top DJ in the world by DJMag. Sander hosts an internet radio show every 4th Wednesday of the month on Digitally Imported radio.
- Frits Philips
Frederik ("Frits") Jacques Philips (Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 16 April 1905 - Eindhoven, 5 December 2005) was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of Dutch electronics company Philips.
- Phillip Cocu
Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired Dutch football midfielder who ended his spell with PSV Eindhoven at the end of season 2006-2007. He was an incredibly versatile midfielder, being able to play anywhere in defence, midfield and as a second striker. He was also a scorer of many goals and is also really good at defending. He usually played a central playmaker role who dictates his teams play.
- Otman Bakkal
Otman Bakkal (born February 27, 1985 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan origin who plays for PSV Eindhoven. Bakkal also plays for the Netherlands national under-21 football team. His former club are FC Den Bosch, and he was on loan to FC Twente. In 2007 Bakkal was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands.
- Peter Koelewijn
Peter Koelewijn (born 29 december, 1940 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands) is a founding father of Dutch language rock and roll. Koelewijn is also a successful producer and songwriter for other Dutch artists. His most famous song is "Kom van dat dak af" ('Come Off Of That Roof'). Peter Koelewijn was born on the 29 December, the son of a fishmonger in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. At the age of thirteen he received his first guitar.
- Christijan Albers
Christijan Albers (born April 16, 1979 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch racing driver. After success in the DTM he drove in Formula One from 2005 until the 2007 British Grand Prix, shortly after which he was dropped by his Spyker F1 team.
- Maarten Lafeber
Maarten Lafeber is a Dutch golfer, who won the Dutch, Swiss and Spanish amateur championships before turning professional in 1997. Lafeber earned a European Tour card at the first attempt, but lost it at the end of 1998. After spending time on the second tier Challenge Tour, where he won the 1999 Kenya Open, he regained his place on the main tour for the 2000 season. In 2003 he became the first home player to win the Dutch Open since Joop Rühl 1947, …
- Rik Smits
Rik Smits (born August 23 1966 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch-American professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers. The 7'4" (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft. The Dutch-born player was nicknamed "The Dunkin' Dutchman". Originally he backed up Steve Stipanovich, but when Stipanovich suffered a terrible injury that ended his career, …
- Paul Haarhuis
Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (born February 19, 1966) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former world number one doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
- Lenny Kuhr
Lenny Kuhr (born February 22, 1950 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. In 1967 she started a singing career in the Netherlands, performing songs in the French chanson tradition. In 1969 she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with her own composition "De Troubadour" (lyrics by David Hartsema; orchestra conducted by Franz de Kok). She was one of the four winners that year.
- Patrick Lodewijks
Patrick Lodewijks (born February 21, 1967 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch goalkeeper. Lodewijks played for PSV (1987 - 1989 and 1998 - 2002), FC Groningen (1989 - 1998) and Feyenoord (2002 - 2007). Lodewijks made his debut for PSV on April 23, 1988 (FC Groningen - PSV, 0-2). His first match for Feyenoord was on November 3, 2002, also away at FC Groningen, also ending in a 0-2 victory.
- Klaas-Erik Zwering
Klaas-Erik Zwering (born May 19, 1981 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. He is currently studying MBO entrepreneurship as he trained in Eindhoven with the PSV Eindhoven swim club. His personal coach was Jacco Verhaeren, who is also coach for Dutch swimming phenom Pieter van den Hoogenband. Zwering originally specialized in the 200 meter backstroke, …
- Jan de Bont
Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch cinematographer, producer, and film director. De Bont was born, one of 17 children, to a Roman Catholic family in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He first came to fame in the Netherlands as the cinematographer for the 1973 movie "Turkish Delight", directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. Since the early 1980s, he worked frequently in Hollywood.
- Adrie van Kraay
Adrianus ("Adrie") Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraay (born August 1, 1953 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football central defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number four jersey. He played for PSV Eindhoven in the 1970s. <br
- Lonneke Engel
Lonneke Engel (born June 14, 1981 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands) is a Dutch fashion model. Lonneke Engel began modelling after she had contacted a local model agency in Eindhoven. After one year, a scout of Paulines Model Management scouted her and began her international career. She is now represented by IMG Models. She is the face of Ralph Lauren Hot. She and Filippa Hamilton are considered the favored models of Ralph Lauren.
- Tineke Bartels
Martina ("Tineke") Maria Anna Antonia Bartels-de Vries (born February 6, 1951 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She did so alongside Annemarie Sanders, Ellen Bontje, and Anky van Grunsven. In the Individual Competition she finished in fifteenth position.
- Margje Teeuwen
Margje Josepha Teeuwen (born May 21, 1974 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands, who played 145 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored fifteen goals. Teeuwen twice won the bronze medal, in 1996 and 2000, and retired from international competition after the Sydney Games. She is married to a famous Dutch dj: Rob Stenders. He has his own radiostation on the internet called KX Radio.
- Imke Bartels
Imke Anne Marian Schellekens-Bartels (born March 15, 1977 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in fourth place in the Team Dressage event, and in eleventh position in the Individual Competition. Her mother Tineke was also an equestrian in dressage, and competed in four consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1984.
- Hans Segers
Hans Segers (born October 30, 1961 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch goalkeeper, who is famous for his playing career in England. His early career was with PSV Eindhoven, before being signed for Nottingham Forest by Brian Clough during 1984. Although he played four seasons with Nottingham Forest, his final season included loan spells with Sheffield United, Stoke City and Dunfermline Athletic.
- Rob Reckers
Rob Reckers (born August 29, 1981 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The striker made his debut on May 1, 2002 in a friendly match against Germany. He plays for Oranje Zwart in the Dutch League ("Hoofdklasse"), and scored twice in the final (best-of-three) of the 2004-2005 saison against HC Bloemendaal, …
- Hugo Brandt Corstius
Hugo Brandt Corstius (born 29 august, 1935 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch author known for his achievements in both literature and science. In 1970, he was awarded a PhD on the subject of computational linguistics. He used to work at the Mathematisch Centrum in Amsterdam. However, to the general public he is mostly known for his writing, …
- Jan Borren
Jan Joachim Borren (born September 27, 1947 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national teams competing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was born in Holland, just like his younger brother Arthur, who won the golden medal with the NZ field hockey team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Borren stayed involved in hockey after his playing career, …
- Cor Vriend
Cornelis ("Cor") Wilhelmus Pieter Vriend (born November 8, 1949 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who mainly competed in the marathon. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country; in 1980 (Moscow, 41st place) and 1984 (Los Angeles, 39th place). During the early 1980s he was overshadowed by his fellow countryman Gerard Nijboer. Vriend twice won the Amsterdam Marathon, in 1983 and 1984. <br
- Arthur Borren
Arthur Borren (born June 5, 1949 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He was born in Holland, and made such an impression on Canterbury and New Zealand hockey after being tutored by University club coach Cyril Walter. One of his brothers, Jan, represented New Zealand at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, while two others, …
- François van Kruijsdijk
François Henricus van Kruijsdijk is a former medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 200m Individual Medley.
- Dorette Corbey
Dorette Corbey (born 19 July 1957 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (Dutch Labour Party), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. She is also a substitute for the Committee on Industry, …
- Wim Suurbier
Wilhelmus ("Wim") Lourens Johannes Suurbier is a former Dutch football player. He was a highly skilful wingback who was part of the legendary Dutch team and Ajax teams of the 70s. He was an attacking defender who had great stamina, pace and technical skills. During his career he played for: * 1964-77 – Ajax Amsterdam * 1977-78 – Schalke 04 He later also played for the Los Angeles Aztecs of the NASL.
- Jan Snijders
Jan Snijders (born September 14, 1943 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands. Together with his twin brother Peter Snijders, Anton Geesink, Hein Essink, Tonni Wagenaar, Coos Bontje, Jan van Ierland, Martin Poglajen, Joop Gouweleeuw, Wim Ruska, Ernst Eugster, Henk Numan, Peter Adelaar, Willy Wilhelm, Ben Spijkers, Anthony Wurth and Theo Meyer he belongs to the generation of Dutch top judoka which gained their successes in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Rob Maas
Rob Maas (born 17 December 1969) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Heracles Almelo. Maas was born in Eindhoven and made his debut in professional football in the 1989-90 season when playing for FC Eindhoven. He also played competitive matches for RKC Waalwijk, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Arminia Bielefeld, Hertha BSC and MSV Duisburg.
- Maikel Aerts
Maikel Aerts (born June 26, 1976 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch goalkeeper who currently plays for Feyenoord. He started his career at FC Den Bosch.
- Leon Kantelberg
Leon Kantelberg (born 15 July 1978 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a football midfielder from Netherlands Antilles, who currently plays in the Netherlands for Eerste Divisie team VVV Venlo.
- Paul Verhaegh
Paul Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch footballer who plays right back for Vitesse Arnhem and the Netherlands U-21 team. He began his career at PSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on loan at AGOVV Apeldoorn. He then moved to F.C. Den Bosch in 2004, making 32 league appearances, before finally moving to Vitesse after the 2004-05 season. He was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006.
- Roelof Wunderink
Roelof Wunderink (born December 12, 1948 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former racing driver, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He participated in 6 Formula One Grands Prix for Ensign, debuting on April 27, 1975. He scored no championship points.
- René Soetens
René Soetens was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. His background was in business and sales. He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Ontario electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Dan McTeague of the Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election.
- Miek van Geenhuizen
Marianne ("Miek") Antoinette van Geenhuizen (born on December 17, 1981 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch field hockey player who played as an attacker for Dutch clubs Oranje Zwart, HC Den Bosch and Laren. Currently she is playing for Amsterdam. Van Geenhuizen also plays for the Netherlands national team. She was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
- Jac van Steen
Jac van Steen is a Dutch conductor with special links to Britain, Switzerland and Germany. He was born in Eindhoven in 1956 and studied orchestral and choral conducting at the Brabants Conservatory of Music. In the Netherlands, van Steen was the Music Director of the Nationale Ballet in Amsterdam until 1994 and has since conducted the Residentie Orchestra of the Hague, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, …
- Eric Viscaal
Eric Viscaal (born March 20, 1968 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former football player from the Netherlands, who played much of his career in Belgium (Beveren, KV Mechelen). He earned five caps for the Dutch National Team. Viscaal won the Young Professional Footballer of the Year award for the 1988-89 season.
- Han Drijver
Johan ("Han") Frederik Drijver (born March 11, 1927 in Eindhoven - died October 10, 1986 in Vlaardingen) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948 he was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches as back. Four years later he won the silver medal as part of the Dutch team. He played all three matches as back.
- Tycho van Meer
Tycho van Meer (born September 30, 1974 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former field hockey striker from The Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the the golden medal with the Dutch national team. A former player of HGC, Oranje Zwart and Amsterdam, he earned a total number of 90 caps, scoring seventeen goals for the Dutch during the late 1990s.
- Maarten van Grimbergen
Maarten Albert van Grimbergen (born October 4, 1959 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 145 international matches for the Dutch Men's Nation Team, in which he scored 36 goals. The striker made his debut in 1980, and played club hockey for EMHC and HC Klein Zwitserland. Van Grimbergen represented the Netherlands in two Summer Olympics (1984 and 1992).