The Most Famous
CELEBRITIES from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Celebrities. The pantheon dataset contains 265 Celebrities, 4 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 12th most number of Celebrities behind Germany, and Austria.
Top 7
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Dutch Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Titus van Rijn (1641 - 1668)
With an HPI of 57.22, Titus van Rijn is the most famous Dutch Celebrity. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Titus van Rijn (22 September 1641 – 4 September 1668) was one of two children of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn who survived to adulthood, and the only such one from his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh (out of four) — the other being Cornelia, from his relationship with Hendrickje Stoffels. He is known as a model in his father's paintings and studies, as an art-dealer but also because of a legal case. Titus and Rembrandt were Saskia's only heirs.
2. Wil van Gogh (1862 - 1941)
With an HPI of 53.92, Wil van Gogh is the 2nd most famous Dutch Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Wilhelmina Jacoba "Wil" van Gogh (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪl(ɦɛlˈminaː jaːˈkoːbaː) vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 16 March 1862 – 17 May 1941) was a nurse, teacher of scripture, and early Dutch feminist. She is the youngest and best-known sister of artist Vincent van Gogh, to whom he was close, and the art dealer Theo van Gogh.
3. Settela Steinbach (1934 - 1944)
With an HPI of 49.51, Settela Steinbach is the 3rd most famous Dutch Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Anna Maria (Settela) Steinbach (23 December 1934, Buchten – 31 July 1944) was a Dutch girl who was gassed in Nazi Germany's Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. Initially identified as a Dutch Jew, her personal identity and association with the Sinti group of the Romani people were discovered in 1994.
4. Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (b. 1890)
With an HPI of 49.42, Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper is the 4th most famous Dutch Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper ([ˈɦɛndrɪkjə vɑn ˈɑndəl ˈsxɪpər]; born Hendrikje Schipper; 29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was a Dutch supercentenarian who lived to the age of 115 years, 62 days. She is the oldest person ever from the Netherlands, breaking the previous record of Catharina van Dam on 26 September 2003, and from 29 May 2004 was thought to be the oldest verified person in the world. She became the oldest living person in the Netherlands on 16 February 2001, at the age of 110 years and 232 days.
5. Bep Voskuijl (1919 - 1983)
With an HPI of 49.40, Bep Voskuijl is the 5th most famous Dutch Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Elisabeth "Bep" Voskuijl (Dutch pronunciation: [eːˈlisaːbɛd bɛp ˈfɔskœyl]; 5 July 1919 – 6 May 1983) was a resident of Amsterdam who helped conceal Anne Frank and her family from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands. In the early versions of Het Achterhuis, known in English as The Diary of a Young Girl, she was given the pseudonym "Elli Vossen".
6. Catharina Lodders (b. 1942)
With an HPI of 46.00, Catharina Lodders is the 6th most famous Dutch Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Catharina Johanna Lodders, now Catharina Evans (born 18 August 1942 in Haarlem) is a Dutch model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1962. Prior to the Miss World contest, she was crowned Miss Holland in May 1962. Winning Miss Holland would therefore give her a chance to be crowned Miss International 1962 in Long Beach, California and to succeed compatriot Stam van Baer. Lodders placed 3rd Runner-Up to eventual winner Tania Verstak of Australia. She was then also crowned Miss Benelux, followed by Miss World later that year. She became the second woman (after Corine Rottschafer in 1959) from the Netherlands to win the title. The pageant was held in London. Upon winning the contest, she was quoted as saying "I don't think I'm the most beautiful girl in the world - I am the most beautiful girl here." On 12 December 1963, as a 21-year-old Dutch model and former beauty queen from Haarlem, the Netherlands, Lodders accepted the marriage proposal of 22-year-old American singer/songwriter/dancer Chubby Checker. Checker said he met Lodders in Manila the prior January. (Checker's song "Loddy Lo", a No. 13 hit in late 1963, was written about her.) They married on 12 April 1964 at Temple Lutheran Church in Pennsauken, New Jersey. They later raised their children in Paoli, Pennsylvania. Their first child, Bianca Johanna Evans, was born in Philadelphia on 8 December 1966.
7. Melisa Aslı Pamuk (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 43.07, Melisa Aslı Pamuk is the 7th most famous Dutch Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Melisa Aslı Pamuk (Turkish: [meɫisa asɫɯ pamuk]; born 14 April 1991) is a Dutch-Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Her family is from İskenderun, Hatay, Turkey. She won the title of Miss Turkey 2011 on 2 June 2011. Pamuk accepted the crown from Gizem Memiç, the Miss Turkey 2010 beauty pageant titleholder. She enrolled on a Psychology degree at University of Amsterdam but abandoned it later due to her desire to focus on her modeling career. She also won the title of "Best Promising" in Best Model of Turkey 2009.
People
Pantheon has 7 people classified as Dutch celebrities born between 1641 and 1991. Of these 7, 2 (28.57%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dutch celebrities include Catharina Lodders, and Melisa Aslı Pamuk. The most famous deceased Dutch celebrities include Titus van Rijn, Wil van Gogh, and Settela Steinbach. As of April 2024, 3 new Dutch celebrities have been added to Pantheon including Titus van Rijn, Settela Steinbach, and Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper.
Living Dutch Celebrities
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Titus van Rijn
1641 - 1668
HPI: 57.22
Wil van Gogh
1862 - 1941
HPI: 53.92
Settela Steinbach
1934 - 1944
HPI: 49.51
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper
1890 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Bep Voskuijl
1919 - 1983
HPI: 49.40
Newly Added Dutch Celebrities (2024)
Go to all RankingsTitus van Rijn
1641 - 1668
HPI: 57.22
Settela Steinbach
1934 - 1944
HPI: 49.51
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper
1890 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Overlapping Lives
Which Celebrities were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Celebrities since 1700.
