- Arie Slob
Arie Slob (born November 16 1961 in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland) is a member of the Dutch parliament for the ChristianUnion. Slob started his political career as a member of the city council of Zwolle from 1993 to 2001. In 2001, Slob became a member of the Tweede Kamer for the Reformed Political Alliance when leader Gert Schutte retired. After the 2002 elections, the newly formed ChristianUnion lost a seat, and Slob did not return to parliament. - Edith van Dijk
Edith van Dijk (born April 6, 1973, in Haastrecht, Zuid Holland) is a Dutch swimmer and 6-fold world champion. She is Holland's most successful open water swimmer and long distance swimming, whose career started in 1990 taking part in the Dutch Ijsselmeermarathon. She starts out at Gouda's swimming club DONK, the swimming portion of the soccer team of the same name. At DONK fellow teammates gave her the nickname Piaf, due to her having the same first name as Edith Piaf. - Mark Rutte
Mark Rutte (born February 14, 1967 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) politician and parliamentary leader for that party in the Dutch Parliament. He has been elected lijsttrekker for the VVD in the Dutch general election, 2006. - Frederique van der Wal
Frederique van der Wal (born August 30, 1967, in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands) is a Dutch supermodel, best known for her appearances in Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, and Victoria's Secret. Frederique grew up on a farm on one of the newer polders in the Zuider Zee. She attended college in The Netherlands and earned a bachelor's degree in economics. She manages her own financial affairs and businesses. - Mark Huizinga
Mark Huizinga (born 10 September, 1973 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion. Huizinga won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Other laurels include four European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2005 World Judo Championships. - Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroes (born July 19, 1941 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch politician and businessperson. Neelie Kroes was a Member of Parliament in the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Later she was the Dutch State Secretary and Minister of Transport and Water Management. Neelie Kroes was member of the board of commissioners of several multinationals. She currently is the Dutch European Commissioner for Competition. - Theo Maassen
Theodorus Wilhelmus (Theo) Maassen (born 8 December 1966 in Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch comedian and actor who grew up in Zijtaart in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant. In addition to his shows, he has also made a number of appearances in films. - Geert Mak
Geert Ludzer Mak (born 4 december 1946 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch journalist and historian. In the 1980s he worked as parliamentary assistant for the leftwing Pacifist Socialist Party. He used the village Jorwert in Friesland as the hook for his book "Jorwerd: The Death of the Village in late 20th Century Europe" (ISBN 1-86046-803-9) - though the Dutch title "Hoe God verdween uit Jorwerd" translates as 'How God disappeared from Jorwerd'. - Orlando Engelaar
Orlando Engelaar (born August 24, 1979 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a football attacking midfielder from the Netherlands, who is playing for FC Twente in the Dutch highest league (Eredivisie) since the summer of 2006. He previously played for NAC Breda and K.R.C. Genk. He made his international debut for the Netherlands national football team in a friendly against South Korea on 2 June 2007. <br - Mark Jonkman
Mark Benjamin Sebastiaan Jonkman (born 20 March, 1986 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler who has modelled his action on Australian fast bowler Brett Lee - Dick Jol
Dick Jol (born March 29, 1956 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a football (soccer) referee from the Netherlands, best known for supervising three matches during the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and the Netherlands. He officiated his first international A-match in 1993, and played professional football himself for NEC Nijmegen. Jol was assigned for the final of the 2001 UEFA Champions League between Bayern Munich and Valencia CF. <br> - Jacob-Jan Esmeijer
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer (born May 28, 1972 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Esmeijer has played for Somerset's second XI and was Holland's top spin-bowler at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. - Harvey Esajas
Harvey Esajas (born June 13, 1974 in Amsterdam, Holland) is a retired Dutch football player of Surinamese decent. Esajas made his debut in professional football in the 1993/94 season playing at Feyenoord Rotterdam after spending his youth years in the football schools of RSC Anderlecht and Ajax Amsterdam. Criticism arose as to many Feyenoord fans it was unacceptable that an Amsterdam born player who was playing for arch rivals Ajax was now playing for their team. - Bobbi Eden
Bobbi Eden (born January 4, 1980, in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch pornographic actress. Bobbi Eden has been a glamour model since 1998. She placed second in a contest for Dutch "Penthouse Pet of the Year". After that she did several modeling jobs in Europe, which included lingerie catalogues, shoe advertising and weekly magazines. Then she worked for a 24-hour voyeurhouse for 2 years. - John de Wolf
John de Wolf (born 10 December 1962 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland) is a retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Netherlands national football team, scoring two goals. Nicknamed "Big John", "Rambo", and "De Wolf Man", De Wolf has played for Sparta Rotterdam, FC Groningen, Feyenoord, Wolverhampton Wanderers, VVV Venlo, Hapoel Ashkelon and Helmond Sport. During his period at Feyenoord, with whom he won the Dutch title in the eredivisie in 1993, … - Simon Vroemen
Simon Frans Vroemen (born May 11 1969 in Delft, Zuid-Holland) is a former Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase. Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University. He wrote his dissertation on the stress physiology of grasshoppers. He has since worked as an engineer for Shell and currently resides at Gieten. Originally a 1500 metre runner, he changed his focus in 1994 to the steeplechase, in which he has been internationally successful. - Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo (born on 4 July 1978 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch field hockey player. She has played 191 international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. Her debut match was on 21 October 1997 against Germany which ended in a 2-1 victory for The Netherlands. She plays on the position of striker. In the Dutch national competition she has played for Tempo '34, HGC and HC Rotterdam. - Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973) is a former Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. - Mat Herben
Mathieu ("Mat") Herben (born July 15 1952 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch politician and a member of the List Pim Fortuyn. As of 23 May 2002 he has been a member of LPF's fraction within the lower house of the Staten-Generaal. In 2004 Herben served as the fraction leader as well as the chairman of the party. In the elections held on January 22 2003 he was the so-called lijsttrekker. Mat Herben lives in Linschoten (Montfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands). - Guillaume Elmont
Guillaume Ricaldo Elmont (born August 10, 1981 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a male judoka from the Netherlands, whose biggest success so far was winning the world title on September 9, 2005 at the World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. He did so in the 73 - 81 kg weight division. Elmont is one of four Dutch male judokas who won the world title, alongside Anton Geesink, Wim Ruska and Dennis van der Geest. A former European champion with the juniors (2000), … - Mario Been
Mario Been (born December 11, 1963 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a football manager from the Netherlands, who is the head coach of NEC Nijmegen since the summer of 2006. He brought Excelsior Rotterdam back to the Eredivisie in the spring of the same year. He is nicknamed "Mariodona", after Diego Maradona and his first name. As a football midfielder himself, Been played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, Pisa Calcio, Roda JC, SC Heerenveen, FC Tirol Innsbruck, … - Henk van Stee
Henk van Stee (born December 17, 1961 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam and De Graafschap. He retired in 1990, and became a football manager, who worked for Sparta Rotterdam, VVV Venlo, Feyenoord Rotterdam, AZ Alkmaar and Excelsior Rotterdam. - Sander van Gessel
Sander van Gessel (born November 4, 1976 in Leidschendam, Zuid-Holland) is a football (soccer) defender from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1995-1996 season playing for FC Groningen. He later served SC Heerenveen, and is currently playing for NAC Breda. - Toine van Peperstraten
Toine van Peperstraten (born December 18, 1967 in Achthuizen, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch sports journalist, most famous for hosting the NOS TV sports program Studio Sport. Being a celebrity, he also participated in the 2006 edition of Wie is... de Mol?. - Karen Mulder
Karen Mulder, born June 1, 1970 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (near Rotterdam) and raised in Den Haag and Voorburg, Holland, is a former Dutch supermodel. - Mario van der Ende
Mario van der Ende (born March 28, 1956 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a retired football (soccer) referee from the Netherlands. He is mostly known for supervising five matches in the FIFA World Cup, three in 1994 and two in 1998. - Marjolein de Jong
Marjolein Elisabeth de Jong (born May 16, 1968 in Lekkerkerk, Zuid-Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. De Jong was a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1995 European Championship by defeating Croatia (3-0) in the final. - Thiemo de Bakker
Thiemo de Bakker (born September 19, 1988 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch Junior tennis player, who won the Boys' Singles Championship at Wimbledon 2006. He is coached by Huib Troost and Eddy Bank, and his preferred surface is clay. Thiemo received a Wild Card into the ATP Amersfoort event in July 2006 and shocked top 100 and French Open Quarterfinalist Julien Benneteau in the 1st round of the event winning in straight sets 6-3 6-3. - Kees Verkerk
Cornelis Arie Verkerk (born 28 October 1942 in Puttershoek, Zuid-Holland), better known as Kees Verkerk, is a former speed skater from the Netherlands. - Dolf de Vries
Dolf de Vries (born July 11, 1937 The Hague,Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch actor. He writes plays and writes travel books in his spare time. - Francis Hoenselaar
Francisca ("Francis") Hoenselaar (born January 15, 1965 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a professional darts player from the Netherlands, who is nicknamed "The Dutch Crown". She won the Dutch title thirtheen times. Twice she became European Champions, and for three years she was the number one in the world rankings. Trina Gulliver is her main rival, and has got the better of her in five World Championship finals (Trina is unbeaten at the World Championship). <br> <br - Ria Visser
Adriana ("Ria) Johanna Visser (born July 20, 1961 in Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland) is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. There she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres, just after her Dutch teammate Annie Borckink. Visser also competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics. In the 1990s she became a tv-commentator for the Dutch sportsmagazine "Studio Sport". <br - Joop Hiele
Johannes ("Joop") Frederik Hiele (born December 25, 1958 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany, but was second choice behind Hans van Breukelen. Hiele started his professional career with Feyenoord Rotterdam (1977-90), then moved to SVV (1990-92), … - Robert Maaskant
Robert Patrick Maaskant (born January 10, 1969 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is the current head coach of MVV Maastricht. He played for Go Ahead Eagles (1989-1990), FC Emmen (1990-1991), Motherwell F.C. (1991-1992), FC Zwolle (1992-1995) and Excelsior Rotterdam (1995-1996). A former assistant at Go Ahead Eagles and FC Zwolle, Maaskant was named head coach of RBC Roosendaal for the 1999-2000 season. - Sjaak Polak
Sjaak Polak (born February 18, 1976 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is playing for Sparta Rotterdam since the summer of 2005 in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. He previously played for Excelsior Rotterdam (1996-2000), FC Twente (2000-2004), and ADO Den Haag (2004-2005). <br - Bart Jan Spruyt
Dr. Bart Jan Spruyt (born January 29, 1964 in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch historian, journalist and conservative writer. Together with Andreas Kinneging he is the most influential and prominent Dutch conservative. - Guus Vogels
Augustinus ("Guus") Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels (born March 26, 1975 in Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2004 he was the starter and won the silver medal with the Holland team in Athens. Vogels made his debut in January 1996, at the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Barcelona, … - Gert Aandewiel
Gert Aandewiel (born September 9, 1969 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland) is a former football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who is the current head coach of HFC Haarlem in the Dutch second division, Eerste Divisie. He played professional football for FC Volendam (1996-1997), Sparta Rotterdam (1997-1999) and FC Dordrecht (1999). On February 8, 2007 he was named as the new manager of Sparta Rotterdam to replace Wiljan Vloet at the end of the 2006-2007 season. - Casper Bouman
Casper Bouman (born October 2, 1985) is a Dutch sailor, who lives in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland. Bouman won the gold medal at the 2006 RS:X World Championships to claim the world title. During the event the top-10 sailors were selected to sail the final race, called the medal race. Before the start of the medal race Bouman was in second position, only one point behind Tom Ashley from New Zealand. Bouman finished second in the medal race, one position in front of Ashley. - Robin Nelisse
Robin Nelisse (born January 25, 1978 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a football (soccer) striker from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1997-1998 season playing for Feyenoord Rotterdam. He later served Cambuur Leeuwarden and AZ Alkmaar. Nelisse is currently playing for FC Utrecht.
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