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This is a list of notable people from Amsterdam, ... Willy Alberti (1926–1985; real name: Carel Verbrugge), singer and actor; Carel Alberts (1927–2006)
Bredero (1585–1618), poet (sonnets) and dramatist (comedies), his most famous comedy, De Spaanse Brabander (English: The Spanish Brabanter), describes the seamy side of life in Amsterdam Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), historian, poet and dramatist, who wrote Nederlandsche Historiën (English: Dutch History ), which was never ...
Dutch people who are famous or notable include: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
People from Amsterdam, North Holland, capital of the Netherlands. Subcategories. This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total. Burials ...
Israëls, Isaac (Amsterdam 1865 – The Hague 1934) Jong, Jacqueline (Hengelo 1939) Jongh, Tinus de (Amsterdam 1885 – Bloemfontein 1942) Jungmann, Nico (Amsterdam 1872 – London 1935) Kamerlingh Onnes, Harm (Zoeterwoude 1893 – Leiden 1985) Karsen, Eduard (Amsterdam 1860 – Amsterdam 1941) Kat, Otto B. de (Dordrecht 1907 – Laren 1995)
Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands; [1] prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common. In Dutch linguistics , many names use certain qualifying words (prepositions) which are positioned between a person's given name and their surname .
Amsterdam was Europe's most important hub for the shipment of goods and was the leading financial centre of the Western world. [55] In 1602, the Amsterdam office of the Dutch East India Company became the world's first stock exchange by trading in its own shares. [56]
Category: People from Amsterdam by occupation. ... Writers from Amsterdam (1 C, 347 P) This page was last edited on 20 December 2024, at 01:32 (UTC). ...