This is a list of notable people from Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.

Born in Amsterdam

The following were born or adopted in Amsterdam. Some became famous after they moved away.

A

Bertus Aafjes (1914–1993), writer Hans Aarsman (born 1951), photographer, author and academic lecturer Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992), politician and jurist Co Adriaanse (born 1947), football trainer Pieter Aertsen (1508–1575), painter in the style of Northern Mannerism Stella Agsteribbe (1909–1943), gymnast Cris Agterberg (1883–1948), artist and ceramist Achmed Ahahaoui (born 1983), football player Jan Akkerman (born 1946), guitarist Willeke Alberti (born 1945), singer and actress Willy Alberti (1926–1985; real name: Carel Verbrugge), singer and actor Ernst van Altena (1933–1999), poet, writer and translator Martin van Amerongen (1941–2002), journalist, publisher, columnist and author Willeke van Ammelrooy (born 1944), actor Hans Andreus (1926–1977), poet and writer Edwin van Ankeren (born 1968), football player Caroline Ansink (born 1959), musician, music educator and composer Jarchinio Antonia (born 1990), football player Mitch Apau (born 1990), football player Karel Appel (1921–2006), painter, sculptor and poet Armando (1929–2018), real name: HD van Doodeweerd; painter, sculptor and writer Willem Arondeus (1894–1943), artist, author and WWII resistance member Alex Aronson (1934–1975), aid worker executed in Ba'athist Iraq Lodewijk Asscher (born 1974), politician and jurist Tobias Asser (1838–1913), lawyer and legal scholar Raymond Atteveld (born 1966), football player and football trainer Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634), painter Lion Axwijk (born 1984), football player

B

Tine Baanders (1890–1971), illustrator, graphic designer and teacher Herman Ambrosius Jan Baanders (1876–1953), architect, designer and entrepreneur Ryan Babel (born 1986), football player Jan Bank (born 1940), historian and local politician Adnan Barakat (born 1982), football player Frits Barend (born 1947), TV presenter Sonja Barend (born 1940), TV personality and former talk show host Robbert Baruch (born 1967), politicus Sarah Bavly (1900–1993), nutrition education pioneer in Israel Kiran Bechan (born 1982), football player Sheraldo Becker (born 1995), football player Willibrord van Beek (born 1949), retired politician and financial adviser Anton Albert Beekman (1854–1947), geographer Frieda Belinfante (1904–1995), cellist, conductor, resistance member Nick van den Berg (born 1980), professional pool player Chris Berger (1911–1965), athlete Harry van den Bergh (1942–2020), politician Dennis Bergkamp (born 1969), football player Vera Bergkamp (born 1971), politicus Lobke Berkhout (born 1980), sailor Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer (1903–1996), theologian Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856–1934), architect Helen Berman (born 1936; born as Hélène Julia Cohen) Ron Berteling (born 1957), retired ice hockey player and coach Jan George Bertelman (1782–1854), componist Ernst van der Beugel (1918–2004), economist, businessman, diplomat and politician Jan van Beveren (1948–2011), football goalkeeper and coach Jean Bevers (1852–1909), politician Agathe L. van Beverwijk (1907–1958), mycologist Ronny Bierman (1938–1984), actor Martine Bijl (1948–2019) Willem Bilderdijk (1756–1831), writer Diego Biseswar (born 1988), football player Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010), astronomer Ton Blanker (born 1960), football player Michael Bleekemolen (born 1949), racing driver Cor Blekemolen (1894–1972), cyclist Daley Blind (born 1990), football player Jan Blokker (1927–2010), journalist, writer and amateur historian Margreeth de Boer (born 1939), politician and mayor of Leeuwarden, 2001–2004 Piet de Boer (1919–1984), football player Sacha de Boer (born 1967), photographer, presenter and former journalist Gé Bohlander (1895–1940) & Willy Bohlander (1891–1939), water polo players Daniël Boissevain (born 1969), actor Frits Bolkestein (born 1933), retired politician and businessman Vic Bonke (1940–2022), politician Rik van den Boog (born 1959), football manager and former player Els Borst (1932–2014), government minister Piet Borst (born 1934), professor of clinical biochemistry and molecular biology Annie Bos (1886–1875), actor Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879), politician Carlo Boszhard (born 1969), TV personality, singer, impersonator and host Ron Boszhard (born 1963), TV presenter Mbark Boussoufa (born 1984), football player Bob Bonte (1929–1988), swimmer Ferdinand Bordewijk (1884–1965), writer Froukje de Both (born 1972), actor Ina Boudier-Bakker (1875–1966) Esaias Boursse (1631–1672), painter Dries Boussatta (born 1972), football player Henk Bouwman (1926–1995) Mies Bouwman (1929–2018), TV presenter Mohammed Bouyeri (born 1978), murdered Dutch film director Theo van Gogh Nouchka van Brakel (born 1940), film director Gerbrand Bredero (1585–1618), poet and playwright Willem Breuker (1944–2010), composer, arranger, saxophonist and clarinetist Karim Bridji (born 1981), football player Bernhard Egidius Konrad ten Brink (1841–1892), German philologist Robert ten Brink (born 1955), TV presenter Brian Brobbey (born 2002), football player Jan Broekhuis (1901–1973) Cor Brom (1932–2008), football player and football trainer Ellie van den Brom (born 1949), retired speed skater Frans Brüggen (1934–2014), conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist Tina de Bruin (born 1975), actress Tonny Bruins Slot (1947–2020), football trainer Klaas Bruinsma (1953–1991), drug lord Johannes Burman (1706–1779), botanist and physician Pieter Burman the Younger (1713–1778), philologist Ann Burton (1933–1989), jazz singer

C

Juultje Cambré (1914–1990), jazz trumpeter and singer Maup Caransa (1916–2009), businessman and real-estate developer David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo (1808–1890), Talmudist Mirano Carrilho (born 1975), football player Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 1954), billionaire businesswoman, owns 25% of Heineken N.V. Henk ten Cate (born 1954), football player and football trainer Leontien Ceulemans (1952–2022), actress and television and radio presenter Mohammed Chaara (born 1980), actor Sarah Chronis (born 1986), actor Charles van Commenée (born 1958), athletics coach Karina Content (born 1960), writer and politician Dirck Coornhert (1522–1590), writer, philosopher, politician, theologian and artist Athanase Josué Coquerel (1820–1875), French Protestant theologian Paulien Cornelisse (born 1976) Uri Coronel (1946–2016), sports director (AFC Ajax) Isaäc da Costa (1798–1860), Jewish poet Ben Cramer (born 1947; born as Kramer), singer and actor Jacqueline Cramer (born 1951), politician and biologist Manja Croiset (1946–2022), Dutch author Johan Cruijff (1947–2016), football player and football trainer Paul Crutzen (1933–2021), meteorologist and atmospheric chemist

D

Dyron Daal (born 1983), football player Monique van Daalen (born 1960), diplomat Johannes van Dam (1946–2013), journalist, writer on food Nicolette van Dam (born 1984), actress, model and TV host Elly Dammers (1921–2009), athlete Rudi van Dantzig (1933–2012), choreographer, company director, and writer Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet (1679–1749), merchant and economist Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887), writer, pen name, Multatuli Thomas Dekker (born 1984), cyclist Lex van Delden (1947–2010), actor Thierry Detant (born 1965), Olympic cyclist Boy Deul (born 1987), football player Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink (born 1954), former politician Gé van Dijk (1923–2005), football player Nico Dijkshoorn (born 1960), author, columnist, blogger, poet and musician Loek Dikker (born 1944), pianist, conductor and composer Michael Dingsdag (born 1982), football player Charles Dissels (born 1984), football player Tijn Docter (born 1972), actor Bram de Does (1934–2015), graphic and type designer Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846–1919), politicus Luciano Dompig (born 1987), football player Mitchell Donald (born 1988), football player Peter van Dongen (born 1966), cartoonist Ryan Donk (born 1986), football player Piet Hein Donner (born 1948), politicus Agaath Doorgeest (1914–1991), athlete Tamar van den Dop (born 1970) Steve van Dorpel (1965–1989), football player Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887), writer Willem Drees Sr. (1886–1988), politician and prime minister of the Netherlands, 1948–1958 Dana van Dreven (born 1974), gabber, DJ and producer Nick Driebergen (born 1987), swimmer Kees Driehuis (1951–2019), journalist and TV host Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker (1857–1917), politicus Wilhelmina Drucker (1847–1925), politician, writer and early feminist Pierre H. Dubois (1917–1999), writer and critic Willem Dudok (1884–1974), modernist architect Hans Dulfer (born 1940), tenor saxophone jazz musician Jeroen Duyster (born 1966), coxswain, Olympic gold medallist Linda van Dyck (1948; born as Linda de Hartogh), actor

E

Cor Eberhard (born 1947), former politician Boy Edgar (1915–1980), jazz conductor, pianist and trumpeter Jesse Edwards (born 2000), college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621–1674), painter Esmée van Eeghen (1918–1944), resistance fighter in World War II Erick van Egeraat (born 1956), architect Remco van Eijden (born 1977), former darts player Ger van Elk (1941–2014), created sculptures and painted photographs Ferdi Elmas (born 1985), football player Harry Elte (1880–1944), architect Urby Emanuelson (born 1986), football player Caro Emerald (born 1981), pop and jazz singer Stephen Emmer (born 1958), composer, arranger, producer and musician Joop van den Ende (born 1942), theatrical producer Simon Episcopius (1583–1643), theologian and Remonstrant Malcolm Esajas (born 1986), football player Rudolf Escher (1912–1980), composer and music theorist Max Euwe (1901–1981), chess player and mathematician Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926–2016), teacher, child psychologist and Holocaust survivor

F

Ina van Faassen (1928–2011), actress and comedian Raymond Fafiani (born 1983), football player Gino Felixdaal (born 1990), football player Kees Fens (1929–2008), writer, essayist and literary critic Barthold Fles (1902–1989), literary agent George Fles (1908–1939), translator and victim of Stalin's Great Purge Melvin Fleur (born 1982), football player Lange Frans (born 1980), rapper and TV presenter Nelly Frijda (born 1936), actor René Froger (born 1960), singer Laura Fygi (born 1955), jazz and pop singer

G

Louis van Gaal (born 1951), football trainer Tess Gaerthé (born 1991), singer and former child star Jacob Geel (1789–1862), scholar, critic and librarian Jack van Gelder (born 1950), sport commentator and TV presenter Tygo Gernandt (born 1974), actor Winston Gerschtanowitz (born 1976), presenter and actor Frans Goedhart (1904–1990), journalist, politician and resistance member Sim Gokkes (1897–1943), composer Carel Goseling (1891–1941), lawyer and politician Jasper Gottlieb (born 1989), actor Marius Gottlieb (born 1989), actor Jetta Goudal (1891–1985), actor Thom de Graaf (born 1957), politician and jurist Anton P. de Graaff (1928–2008), writer Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (1603–1656), mother of Wendela Bicker and mother in law of Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland Andries de Graeff (1611–1678), Amsterdam burgomaster and regent, statesman; uncle of Johan de Witt Cornelis de Graeff (1599–1664), Amsterdam burgomaster and regent, statesman, Diplomat; uncle of Johan de Witt Dirck Jansz Graeff (1532–1589), Amsterdam burgomaster Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek (1833–1916), diplomat in Japan Jacob Dircksz de Graeff (1570–1638), Amsterdam burgomaster and regent, statesman