List of people from Utrecht

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This is a list of notable people from the city of Utrecht, Netherlands.

## Arts and entertainment

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* Louis Andriessen \- composer
* Dick Bruna \- writer, illustrator (Miffy children's books)
* Gerald Clayton \- jazz pianist
* Gerti Daub \- beauty pageant winner
* Hubert de Blanck \- pianist, composer, founder of the Cuban National Conservatory of Music
* Hendrick de Keyser \- architect and sculptor
* Melchior d'Hondecoeter \- painter
* Sharon Doorson \- musician
* EliZe \- singer
* Ronald Giphart \- author
* Arthur Japin \- novelist
* Fred Kaps \- magician, illusionist
* Sylvia Kristel \- actress and model
* Fedde le Grand \- musician (Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit)
* Robert Long \- singer
* Erhard Reuwich \- fifteenth-century artist and illustrator
* Gerrit Rietveld \- designer, architect (De Stijl movement)
* Wim Sonneveld \- comedian, singer
* Dirk van der Burg \- painter, watercolourist
* Theo van Doesburg \- painter, artist (De Stijl movement)
* Herman van Veen \- comedian, singer
* Henk Westbroek \- singer, DJ, local politician, bar owner
* Antonius Wyngaerde \- composer

## Clergy

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* Pope Adrian VI \- head of the Catholic Church

## Industry

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* Jeroen van der Veer \- former CEO of Shell
* Paul Fentener van Vlissingen \- former CEO of SHV Holdings

## Military

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* Karel Doorman \- Rear Admiral; Commander of ABDA fleet during Battle of the Java Sea
* Trijn van Leemput \- local heroine of the Eighty Years' War
* Olivier van Noort \- mariner and explorer

## Politics

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* Joba van den Berg \- Christian Democratic Appeal MP
* Arjan El Fassed \- GreenLeft MP
* Anton Reinhard Falck \- politician and lawyer
* Tom van den Nieuwenhuijzen \- GreenLeft MP

## Royalty

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* Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, the current King of the Netherlands

## Science

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* C.H.D. Buys Ballot \- meteorologist, Buys Ballot law
* Gerard 't Hooft \- Nobel prize in Physics 1999

## Sports

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* Johan Aantjes \- water polo player and coach
* John Achterberg \- former footballer and goalkeeping coach
* Ibrahim Afellay \- football player
* Ismail Aissati \- football player
* Tessa Appeldoorn \- rower
* Jacques Brinkman \- field hockey player
* Det de Beus \- field hockey player
* Germaine de Randamie – kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* Fedor den Hertog \- cyclist
* Rob Druppers \- middle distance runner
* Anton Geesink \- judo champion
* Zakaria Labyad \- football player
* Martha Laurijsen \- rower
* Priscilla Maaswinkel \- ten-pin bowler
* Hans Parrel \- water polo player
* Wesley Sneijder \- football player
* Patricia Stokkers \- swimmer
* Carole Thate \- field hockey player
* Jurriën Timber (born 2001), football player
* Jochem Uytdehaage \- ice speed skater
* Marco van Basten \- coach and former football player
* Hans van Breukelen \- former football player
* Diana van der Plaats \- swimmer
* Marieke van Drogenbroek \- rower
* Willem van Hanegem \- football player
* John van Loen \- football player
* Dafne Schippers \- track and field
* Wim van Spingelen \- water polo player
* Gerald Vanenburg \- football player
* Sonny Waaldijk \- basketball player
* Jason Wilnis \- kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* Jahfarr Wilnis \- kickboxer, brother of Jason Wilnis
* Gerrit Wormgoor \- water polo player
* Jan Wouters \- football player

## Other

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* Maria van Pallaes (1587–1664), philanthropist

## Fictional

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* Dr. Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht - immortal uber eccentric scientist and inventor, created by J. B. Morton in his Beachcomber series. His inventions included a leather grape, a revolving wheelbarrow, and a hollow glass walking stick for keeping very small flannel shirts in.

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