# List of people from The Hague

This is a list of people from The Hague.

## Politicians

See also: List of mayors of The Hague
* Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947), former foreign minister; former Mayor of The Hague
* Ivo Daalder (born 1960), the US permanent representative to NATO, 2009 to 2013.
* Wim Deetman (born 1945), Speaker of the Dutch parliament from 1989 to 1996 and former Mayor of The Hague
* Willem Drees (1886–1988), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
* Machiel de Graaf (born 1969), politician
* Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (1872–1958), Governor General of Dutch East Indies, Dutch minister for foreign affairs, diplomat
* Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek (1833–1916), Diplomat, Generalconsul and Dutch minister in Japan
* Dirk Georg de Graeff (1905–1986), chamberlain of the Dutch queens and managing director from the Algemene Bank Nederland
* Jan Pronk (born 1940), United Nations' special representative for Sudan
* Mark Rutte (born 1967), Dutch politician and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024

## Monarchs

* Annemarie, Duchess of Parma (born 1977)
* Queen Beatrix, (born 1938)
* Queen Juliana, (1909–2004)
* Queen Wilhelmina, (1880–1962).
* King William I, (1772–1843).
* King William II, (1792–1849).
* King William III, (1817–1890).
* William II, Prince of Orange, (Stadtholder) (1626–1650).
* William III, (Stadtholder, King William III of England), (1650–1702).
* William IV, Prince of Orange (1711–1751).
* William V, (Stadtholder), (1748–1806).
* Sophia of Hanover, (1630–1714).

## Arts

* Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996), composer
* Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856–1934), architect.
* Theo Bitter (1916–1994), graphic artist, painter and draftsman.
* Ferdinand Bordewijk (1884–1965), author
* Lodewijk Bruckman (1903–1995), magic realist painter.
* Dirk Bus (1907-1978), sculptor.
* Dash Berlin (formed 2007), electronic music duo
* Blasterjaxx (formed 2010), DJ and record producer duo
* Remco Campert (born 1929), author, poet and columnist.
* Simon Carmiggelt (1913–1987), writer, journalist and poet
* Thomas Cletcher (1598–1666) jeweller, goldsmith and gem dealer; mayor of The Hague, 1652 to 1657.
* Louis Couperus (1863–1923), novelist and poet.
* Demiak (born 1967), pseudonym of Maarten Demmink, painter, photographer and sculptor.
* Glowinthedark (formed 2009), DJ and record production duo
* Jacob Derwig (born 1969), actor
* Diddo (born 1977), the artist name of Diddo Velema, conceptual artist and designer.
* Jacob Gestman Geradts (born 1951), engineer, historian and pin-up artist
* Golden Earring (1961-2021), Nederbeat rock band
* Gruppo Sportivo (formed 1976) pop band
* Cornelis de Hooghe (1541-1583) illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V, engraver
* Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687), Dutch Golden Age poet and composer.
* Kane (1998–2014), pop rock band
* Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate (1819–1889), a divine, prose writer and poet.
* Imran Khan (born 1984), a Dutch-Punjabi singer and songwriter.
* Sander Kleinenberg (born 1971), dance music DJ and record producer.
* Martin Koolhoven (born 1969), film director and screenwriter.
* Legowelt (born ca.1970), real name Danny Wolfers, electronic musician
* Jacques van Lier (1875–1951), cellist and teacher
* Johan Mutters (1858–1930), architect
* Mark Norman (formed 2001), DJ duo
* Wilhelmina Sablairolles (1818–1891), actress
* Johan D. Scherft (1891-1969), etcher and gallerist
* Jowie Schulner (born 1985), Dutch electronic composer, artist, producer and remixer
* Johannes Secundus (1511–1536) a Neo-Latin poet.
* Shocking Blue (1967-1974) Nederbeat music group, known for the song "Venus"
* Marinus Snoeren (1919–1982), classical musician (cello)
* Carel Struycken (born 1948), actor, Addams Family and Star Trek
* Marjo Tal (1915-2006), composer and pianist
* Anouk Teeuwe (born 1975), known as Anouk, singer and songwriter
* Ernest Thoen (1946–2011) black and white portrait photographer
* Aldous Byron Valensia Clarkson (born 1971), known as Valensia, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
* Wieteke van Dort (born 1943), actress, comedian, singer and writer.
* Marcel van Eeden (born 1965), draftsman and painter.
* Theo van Gogh (1957–2004) director, film and TV producer, actor and author.
* Van Kooten en De Bie (formed 1963), comedy duo
* Nancy van Overveldt (1930-2015) artist
* Wilhelmina van Sluyters (1852–1926), actress
* Martina Adriana Maria van Toulon (died 1944), artist
* Adrian Vandenberg (born 1954), rock guitarist
* Max Velthuijs (1923–2005) painter, children's illustrator and writer.
* Georgina Verbaan (born 1979), actress and singer.
* Mariska Veres (1947-2006), singer
* Paul Verhoeven (born 1938), film director and screenwriter
* Carel Vosmaer (1826–1888), poet and art critic.
* Flore Zoé (born 1975), a fine art and fashion photographer

## Science & Business

* Jacob Golius (1596–1667) an Orientalist and mathematician.
* Samuel Goudsmit (1902 –1978) - Dutch-American physicist
* Roland Greefkes (1941-2021) blacksmith
* Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695) astronomer, physicist, mathematician; member of the Royal Society; inventor of the pendulum clock and the pocket watch.
* Zacharias Janssen (1585 – pre-1632) a spectacle-maker; often credited with the first known creation of a compound microscope, otherwise previously credited with the optical telescope.
* Walter Lewin (born 1936) Astrophysicist and former professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
* Simon van der Meer (1925–2011) Nobel Prize in Physics, 1984
* Guido van Rossum (born 1956) designer of Python (programming language)
* Bernadine Strik (1962–2023), horticulturist.
* Jan Tinbergen (1903–1994) economist, won the Nobel Prize for economics, 1969
* Niko Tinbergen (1907–1988) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1973
* Leonard van Veldhoven (born 1947) architect, hotelier and writer

## Sport

* Dick Advocaat (born 1947), football player, former coach of Netherlands national football team
* Peter Blangé (born 1964) volleyball player, gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
* Michael Boogerd (born 1972), cyclist, winner of two stages of the Tour de France
* Niels Feijen (born 1977), pool player, won the 2014 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
* Dan Gadzuric (born 1978), former National Basketball Association player
* Robin Haase (born 1987), professional tennis player
* Thom Harinck (born 1943), kickboxing trainer
* David Huddleston (born 2000), a Bulgarian gymnast.
* Martin Jol (born 1956), former football player; former coach of AFC Ajax.
* Ties Kruize (born 1952), former Olympic field hockey player
* Tim Krul (born 1988), football goalkeeper with Norwich City F.C.
* Alex Lely (born 1973), former professional pool player.
* Roland Scholten (born 1965), former professional darts player
* Erica Terpstra (born 1943), 1964 Olympic swimming champion, former sports minister and current President of the Dutch Olympic Committee
* Raymond van Barneveld (born 1967), professional darts player, 5-time world champion
* Daan van Bunge (born 1982), cricketer, twice represented Netherlands in Cricket World Cup
* Steven van de Velde (born 1994), beach volleyball player and convicted child rapist
* Bart Veldkamp (born 1967), 1992 Olympic Speed Skating Champion (10 km)
* Joop Zoetemelk (born 1946), former racing cyclist, won the 1980 Tour de France
* Sarina Wiegman (born 1969), football player, coach of the Lionesses

## Miscellaneous

* Lucia de Berk (born 1961) nurse, convicted in 2003 of three murders and three attempted murders, exonerated in 2010
* Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin (1770–1840) emigre Russian aristocrat and Catholic priest.
* Conrad Busken Huet (1826–1886) a pastor, journalist and literary critic.
* Hendrik Jut (1851–1878) murderer
* Albert Plesman (1889–1953) founder of the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
* Charles van der Leeuw (born 1952) journalist
* Pieter Melvill van Carnbee (1816–1856) geographer.
* Jos C.N. Raadschelders (born 1955), professor at Ohio State University
* Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) philosopher, moved to The Hague in 1670, where he finished his Ethics; died aged 44.
* Alexine Tinne (1835–1869) an explorer in Africa and photographer.