The greatest Dutch person (De grootste Nederlander)
The top 3 according to 3 votes from people: William of Orange · Willem Drees · Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. (Updated Dec 18, 2023.)
The top ten of KRO's show De grootste Nederlander (2004). Pim Fortuyn was announced the winner, but a recount showed William of Orange had received the most votes.
Automatically translated (original in Nederlands). See the original
Top 10
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William of Orange
1533-1584. Father of the Nation; received the most votes after the recount.
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2
Willem Drees
1886-1988. Prime Minister of four post-war cabinets.
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3
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
1632-1723. Pioneer of microbiology with his microscopes.
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4
Pim Fortuyn
1948-2002. Politician murdered in 2002; announced as winner on the night.
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5
Erasmus
1466-1536. Humanist and philosopher.
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6
Johan Cruyff
1947-2016. Footballer and coach, three-time Ballon d'Or winner.
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7
Michiel de Ruyter
1607-1676. Admiral.
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8
Anne Frank
1929-1945. Wrote her diary in the Secret Annex.
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9
Rembrandt
1606-1669. Painter of The Night Watch.
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10
Vincent van Gogh
1853-1890. Painter of The Starry Night and Sunflowers.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 10… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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11
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
State Advocate of Holland and one of the founders of the Republic (1547-1619).
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12
Christiaan Huygens
Physicist and astronomer (1629-1695), inventor of the pendulum clock and discoverer of Titan.
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13
Aletta Jacobs
First woman to study at a university in the Netherlands (1871) and fighter for women's suffrage.
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14
Annie M.G. Schmidt
Author of Jip and Janneke and Pluk van de Petteflet (1911-1995).
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (5)
Fortuyn op twee zegt veel over het moment van de verkiezing.
Pim Fortuyn op twee zegt veel over 2004.
Willem van Oranje op één, de vader des vaderlands. Terecht.
Christiaan Huygens en Aletta Jacobs ontbreken in deze top!
En Annie M.G. Schmidt, onze grootste schrijfster.