The first Dutch settlers arrived in America in 1624 and founded a number of villages, a town calledNew Amsterdam and the Colony ofNew Netherland on the East Coast. New Amsterdam became New York when theTreaty of Breda was signed in 1667. According to the 2006 United States Census, more than 5 million Americans claim total or partial Dutch heritage. Today the majority of the Dutch Americans live in the U.S. states ofCalifornia ,New York ,Michigan ,Iowa ,Washington ,Minnesota ,Wisconsin ,Montana ,Ohio andPennsylvania .
This is a list of notableDutch Americans , including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and Americans of full or partial Dutch ancestry.
Arts and literature [ edit ] Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), artist, sculptor, inventor, author, known as the "dean of rodeo cowboy sculpture"Edward W. Bok (1863–1930), author, publisher, editor ofLadies Home Journal Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973), writer and novelist, first American woman to win theNobel Prize in Literature [ 1] Willem de Kooning (1904–1997), abstract expressionist painterPeter DeVries (1910–1993), author and editor; wroteTunnel of Love ; editor and staffer forPoetry magazine andThe New Yorker Barthold Fles (1902–1989), literary agent, author, editor, translator and publisherCharles Fort (1874–1932), author, wroteBook of the Damned , father of ufology, cryptozoology and critic/satirist of mainstream, dogmatic scienceFrederick Franck (1909–2006), painter, sculptor, and author of 30 books who was known for his interest in human spirituality[ 2] Marius Jansen (1922–2000), American academic, historian, and Emeritus Professor of Japanese History at Princeton University.Herman Melville (1819–1891), author and poet, wroteMoby Dick [ 3] Milton J. Nieuwsma (born 1941), author, film writer and producerErwin Timmers (born 1964), Dutch-American environmental "green artist", glass sculptor and teacherRaeburn van Buren , magazine and comic strip illustrator best known for his work on the syndicatedAbbie an' Slats Wallace Stevens (1879–1955),modernist poet[ 4] Edward Stratemeyer , (1862–1930), authorJanwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008), Dutch-American author of police procedurals, Zen autobiographies and children's booksPhilip Van Doren Stern (1900–1984), authorHendrik Willem Van Loon (1882–1944), author, historian and journalistGloria Vanderbilt (1924–2019), artist and socialite[ 5] Walt Whitman (1819–1892), poet[ 6] Jeff VanderMeer (born 1968), authorDick Van Dyke Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) Bruce Springsteen Eddie Van Halen Alex Van Halen Christina Aguilera (born 1980), singer, actress and model, partly of Dutch descent through her motherAlison Brie (born 1982), actress, partly of Dutch descent through her fatherDan Aykroyd (born 1952), actorReiko Aylesworth (born 1972), actress, best known for playingMichelle Dessler in the television series24 Earl Bascom (1906–1995), cowboy actor in "Lawless Rider" and a descendant of the Coerten and Cos families of New JerseyAaron Paul (born 1979), actorCarmit Bachar (born 1974), member of thePussycat Dolls , born to anIsraeli father andDutch -Indonesian motherShannon Bex (born 1980), member ofDanity Kane ; ofScottish andDutch descentMoon Bloodgood (born 1975), actress (father has a small amount of Dutch ancestry)Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), actor (father was of part Dutch descent; "Bogart" comes from the Dutch surname Bogaert, derived from "bogaard", short for "boomgaard", which means "orchard")Hobart Bosworth (1867–1943), actor, director, writer and producerMichelle Branch (born 1983), singer (Dutch through her maternal grandfather)Marlon Brando (1924–2004), Hollywood film actor; father was of partial Dutch ancestryLesley-Ann Brandt (born 1981)Clancy Brown (born 1959), actorSteve Buscemi (born 1957),[ 7] Captain Beefheart (1941–2010), stage name of musician and artist Don Van VlietDavid Carradine (1936–2009), actor, distant Dutch ancestryEver Carradine (born 1974), actress and daughter of Robert Carradine, distant Dutch ancestryJohn Carradine (1906–1988), actor, distant Dutch ancestry; descended from Dutch diamond merchantKiliaen van Rensselaer , who settled the province ofAlbany, New York , in the seventeenth centuryKeith Carradine (born 1949), actor and son of John Carradine, distant Dutch ancestryRobert Carradine (born 1954), actor, distant Dutch ancestryMontgomery Clift (1920–1966), actor, of partial maternal Dutch ancestryWilhelmina Cooper (née Behmenburg) (1939–1980), model who began withFord Models ; at the peak of her success she founded her own agency,Wilhelmina Models Jan de Bont (born 1943), film director, producer and cinematographerRobert De Niro (born 1943), two-timeAcademy Award -winning actor, mother of part Dutch descentDane DeHaan (born 1986), film actor, paternal great-grandfather was of Dutch descentThomas Dekker (born 1987), actor, his paternal great-grandfather was of Dutch descentCecil B. DeMille (1881–1959), film director and producerEmily Deschanel (born 1976), actress best known for her role asDr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the comedy-crime drama seriesBones Zooey Deschanel (born 1980), actress, distant Dutch ancestryJoyce DeWitt (born 1949), actressMichael Douglas (born 1944), actor and producer who won fourGolden Globes and two Academy Awards, distant Dutch ancestry on mother's sideClint Eastwood (born 1930), Academy Award-winning film actor, director and producer, distant Dutch ancestryKurt Cobain (1967-1994), singer, guitarist, Dutch ancestry from his motherFrances Farmer (1913–1970), film actress, her mother was of Dutch ancestryMelissa Ferlaak (born 1979), soprano singer and vocal coach, distant Dutch ancestry (original spelling of her surname was Verlaak)Nina Foch (1924–2008), film actress, father was from the NetherlandsBridget Fonda (born 1964), actress, daughter of Peter Fonda, best known for her roles inThe Godfather Part III Jackie Brown Henry Fonda (1905–1982), Academy Award-winning film actor, father of Peter and Jane Fonda, was of part Dutch descentJane Fonda (born 1937), Academy Award-winning actress, daughter of Henry Fonda, father was of part Dutch descentPeter Fonda (1940–2019), actor, best known for his role as "Wyatt" in the1960s counterculture classicEasy Rider Ace Frehley (born 1951), musician, Dutch on paternal sideG-Eazy , (born 1989), rapperTroy Garity (born 1973), actor; son of Jane Fonda; best known for his roles in the television movieSoldier's Girl Barbershop Janina Gavankar (born 1980), actress of Indian and Dutch ancestryGeorge Gaynes (1917–2016), actor and singer, father was DutchLauren German (born 1978), film actress[ 8] Paul Giamatti (born 1967), actor, distant Dutch ancestryMark-Paul Gosselaar (born 1974), actor, perhaps best known for his role asZack Morris on NBC'sSaved by the Bell [ 9] Lucas Grabeel (born 1984), American actor, distant Dutch ancestry, best known for his role as Ryan Evans inHigh School Musical Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress, singer, dancer andpin-up girl whose sensational bathing-suit photo became the number one pinup of theWorld War II era[ 10] Bella Hadid (born 1996), modelGigi Hadid (born 1995), modelRebecca Hall (born 1982), maternal grandmother was DutchPhilip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), actor, distant Dutch ancestryWhitney Houston (1963–2012), actor, singer, distant Dutch ancestryBryce Dallas Howard (born 1981), actress; daughter of director Ron Howard; distant Dutch ancestryClint Howard (born 1959), actor and brother of director Ron Howard, distant Dutch ancestryRon Howard (born 1954), Academy Award-winning director, producer and actor, best known for directingApollo 13 How the Grinch Stole Christmas A Beautiful Mind Michiel Huisman (born 1981), actor, musician, singer-songwriter, best known for his roles inGame of Thrones The Age of Adaline Noname Jane , pornographic actressLaura Jansen (born 1977), singer-songwriter (born inBreda , the Netherlands, based in Los Angeles, California)Famke Janssen (born 1964), fashion model and actress, best known for her roles asBond girl Xenia Onatopp inGoldenEye Jean Grey in theX-Men Taken Taken 2 Angelina Jolie (born 1975), actress; her mother hadFrench Canadian , German, andDutch ancestry[ 11] Kylie Jenner (born 1997), reality star, social media personality and socialite best known for her best seller makeup lineKylie Cosmetics Charles Judels (1882–1969), actorKim Kardashian (born 1980), actress and model; appeared inDisaster Movie Kris Kristofferson (born 1936), actor and singerEva LaRue (born 1966), actress of Scottish, French, and Dutch ancestry; played Dr.Maria Santos onAll My Children CSI: Miami Natalia Boa Vista Taylor Lautner (born 1992), actor, best known from his role asJacob Black in theTwilight Saga Kellan Lutz (born 1985), actor, small amount of Dutch ancestryTim McGraw , country singer, small amount of Dutch ancestryMeghan Markle (born 1981), actress, model and humanitarian, of part Dutch descent on her father's sideLeighton Meester (born 1986), actress, best known for her role asBlair Waldorf inGossip Girl Wentworth Miller (born 1972), actor and model best known his role asMichael Scofield on the television seriesPrison Break Steve Oedekerk (born 1961), actor and comedian, paternal grandfather wasAfrikaner of Dutch descentColonel Tom Parker (1909–1997), manager ofElvis Presley Michelle Pfeiffer (born 1958), actress, best known for her roles inScarface Dangerous Liaisons The Fabulous Baker Boys Batman Returns Grease 2 Ryan Potter (born 1995), actor; mother of part Dutch descentBill Pullman (born 1953), actor, best known for his roles inRuthless People Spaceballs Independence Day While You Were Sleeping Lost Highway Jason Ritter (born 1980), actor,[ 12] John Ritter (1948–2003), actor,[ 13] Rebecca Romijn (born 1972), actress and fashion model, best known for her role asMystique in theX-Men film series[ 14] Thelma Schoonmaker (born 1940), three-time Academy Award-winning film editor, best known for editing all ofMartin Scorsese 's movies sinceRaging Bull Jane Seymour (born 1951), actress; best known as Bond girl inLive and Let Die Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Michael Sinterniklaas , voice actor and founder of NYAV Post, a New York recording studioJimmy Smits (born 1955), Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actor; half Dutch, half Puerto RicanCobie Smulders (born 1982), actress and model of Dutch and English descentMartin Spanjers (born 1987), actor best known for playing Rory Hennessy on the sitcom8 Simple Rules Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), singer-songwriter, distant Dutch ancestryCarel Struycken (born 1948), film actorTaylor Swift (born 1989), country and pop singer,[ 15] Lou Tellegen (1881–1934), film actor[ 16] Shirley Temple (1928–2013), actressCharlize Theron (born 1975), South African actress of German, Dutch and French descent, now naturalized citizen of the United StatesEgbert Van Alstyne (1878–1951), songwriter and pianistLouis van Amstel (born 1972), professional dancer, choreographer, dancesport coachAmedee J. Van Beuren (1879–1938), film producerLee Van Cleef (1925–1989), WWII warhero, painter and film actor, best known for his parts as a villain inSpaghetti Western movies. Both parents (father Van Cleef and mother Van Fleet) were of Dutch descentAnneliese van der Pol (born 1984), television actress, perhaps best known for her role asChelsea Daniels in theDisney Channel original comedy series,That's So Raven [ 17] Grace VanderWaal (born 2004), singer and musicianCasper Van Dien (born 1968), actor, of part Dutch descentBarry Van Dyke (born 1951), actor and son of Dick Van DykeDick Van Dyke (born 1925), famous television and film star; brother of Jerry Van DykeJerry Van Dyke (1931–2018), television actor; brother of Dick Van DykeW. S. Van Dyke (1889–1943), directorAlex Van Halen (born 1953), drummer and founding member of the hard rock bandVan Halen [ 18] Eddie Van Halen (1955–2020), guitarist and founding member of the hard rock band Van Halen[ 18] Dick Van Patten (1928–2015), actor of part Dutch descentTim Van Patten (born 1959), director, producer, actor and screenwriterGus Van Sant (born 1952), directorEdward Van Sloan (1882–1964), actorAndrew Van Wyngarden (born 1983), musician of Dutch descentBilly Van Zandt (born 1957), playwright, actor[ 19] Philip Van Zandt (1904–1958), Broadway and Hollywood actorTownes Van Zandt (1944–1997),country -folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poetDonnie Van Zant (born 1952), founder and singer of.38 Special Johnny Van Zant (born 1959), lead singer ofLynyrd Skynyrd since 1987Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1970 to 1977Paul Verhoeven (born 1938), film directorDonald Voorhees (1903–1989), composer and conductorDionne Warwick (born 1940), singer, actress and TV show host; became a United Nations Global Ambassador for theFood and Agriculture Organization and a United States Ambassador of Health; distant Dutch ancestryBrandon deWilde (1942-1972), American theater, film, and television actorRainn Wilson (born 1966), actor of Dutch descent through motherKristen Schaal (born 1978), actress and comedian of Dutch Lutheran descentSteven Seagal (born 1952), actor, of Dutch descent through his motherNoah Centineo (born 1996), actor,To All the Boys I've Loved Before &Sierra Burgess Is a Loser . He is of Dutch descent.Lauren German (born 1979), actress,Lucifer (TV series) . She has a paternal grandfather who was Dutch and born in Amsterdam circa 1909.Lesley-Ann Brandt (born 1981)), actress,Lucifer (TV series) . Of Dutch descent together with German, Spanish and Indian.Anderson Cooper Rachel Maddow (born 1973),MSNBC journalist, paternal grandmother is of Dutch descentAnderson Cooper (born 1967),CNN journalist, mother is Dutch-American socialiteGloria Vanderbilt [ 20] Walter Cronkite (1916–2009),CBS Evening News journalistWatson Spoelstra (1910–1999), sportswriter for theDetroit News Erik Spoelstra Greta Van Susteren (born 1954),Fox News journalistMichiel Vos (born 1970), journalist, made documentaryDiary of a Political Tourist Hoyt Vandenberg Cornplanter (John Abeel III) (died 1836),Seneca war chief who fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. Great-grandson ofJohannes Abeel .Eugene DeBruin (fl. 1933–1968), USAF sergeant; disappeared overLaos in 1968Franklin Van Valkenburgh (1888–1941), served as the last captain of theUSS Arizona (BB-39) . He was honored posthumously with aMedal of Honor following his death during theAttack on Pearl Harbor .John L. DeWitt (1880–1962), US four-star general during World War IIJohn Bell Hood (1831–1879), Confederate general during the American Civil WarJames Longstreet (1821–1904),Confederate Lieutenant-General in theAmerican Civil War Jack Robert Lousma (born 1936), retired United States Marine Corps colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut (member of the second crew on the Skylab space station in 1973, commander STS-3, the third Space Shuttle mission), and politician (R)Thomas S. Moorman (1910–1997),United States Air Force Academy Thomas S. Moorman Jr. (1940–2020),Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force David Petraeus (born 1952), US four-star general; commander in Iraq in 2007; his father is an immigrant from the NetherlandsTheodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887–1944), US brigadier general; Medal of Honor; fought in both world warsHenry Rutgers (1745–1830),American Revolutionary War heroRobert M. Shoemaker (1924–2017), US four-star general during the Vietnam WarEric Schoomaker (born 1948), US three-star general;Surgeon General of the United States Army Peter Schoomaker (born 1946), US four-star general;Chief of Staff of the United States Army Philip John Schuyler (1733–1804), general in the American Revolution and US Senator from New YorkEarl Van Dorn (1820–1863), Confederate general during the American Civil WarJames Van Fleet (1892–1992), US four-star general; Army general during World War II and the Korean WarCortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1900–1993), US Army four-star general; served as chief of staff of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from 1953 to 1959Daniel Van Voorhis (1878–1956), United States Army lieutenant generalIsaac Van Wart (1759–1828), militiaman from the state of New York during theAmerican Revolution ; in 1780, he participated in the capture of MajorJohn André Alexander Archer Vandegrift (1887–1973), US four-star general; Medal of Honor; 18th commandant of the US Marine CorpsHoyt Sanford Vandenberg (1899–1954), US four-star general during World War II; second chief of staff of US Air Force Director Central Intelligence AgencyJocko Willink (born 1971), US Navy SEAL retired officer, podcaster and authorMartin van Buren Hamilton Fish Theodore Roosevelt Arthur Vandenberg Franklin D. Roosevelt Johannes Abeel (1667–1711), second and thirteenth Mayor ofAlbany, New York Egbert Benson ,Founding Father of the United States Jacob Brinkerhoff (1810–1880), United States Representative from OhioGeorge H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st President of the United StatesGeorge P. Bush (born 1976), current Commissioner of theTexas General Land Office George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United StatesJeb Bush (born 1953),Governor of Florida Prescott Bush (1895–1972),Senator from Connecticut Hillary Clinton (née Rodham) (born 1947), wife ofBill Clinton ; 67thUnited States Secretary of State Charles Croswell (1825–1886),Governor of Michigan Ivo Daalder (born 1960), 20thUnited States Permanent Representative to NATO Harry DeBoer (1905–1991), Trotskyist trade union leaderDick DeVos (born 1955), Republican candidate forGovernor of Michigan Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865–1947), United States Representative from MichiganHamilton Fish , 26thUnited States Secretary of State Rodney Frelinghuysen (born 1946), United States Representative from New JerseyTodd Gloria (born 1978), member of theSan Diego City Council Warren G. Harding (1865–1923), 29th President of the United StatesJohn Hickenlooper (born 1952), 42ndGovernor of Colorado and US SenatorPete Hoekstra (born 1953), , United States Representative from Michigan,United States Ambassador to the Netherlands , andUnited States Ambassador to Canada John Hoeven (born 1957), United States Senator from North DakotaHarold G. Hoffman (1896–1954), 41stGovernor of New Jersey Bill Huizenga (born 1969), United States Representative from MichiganKenny Hulshof (born 1958), United States Representative from MissouriRobert H. Jackson (1892–1954), 74thAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court John Jay (1745–1829),Founding Father of the United States ,United States Secretary of State and 1stChief Justice of the United States Bartel J. Jonkman , United States Representative from MichiganMartin Kalbfleisch (1804–1873), United States Representative from New YorkThomas Kean (born 1935), 48thGovernor of New Jersey Herman Knickerbocker (1779–1855), United States Representative from New YorkJohn Lindsay (1920–2000),Mayor of New York City and United States Representative from New YorkBob Livingston (born 1943), United States Representative fromLouisiana Henry Demarest Lloyd (1847–1903), progressive political activistDavid Mathews (1739–1800), lastMayor of New York City ofBritish North America during theAmerican Revolution Peter Meijer (born 1988), United States Representative from MichiganElizabeth Monroe (1768–1830), wife of James Monroe; of paternal English and maternal Dutch ancestryJohn Moorlach (born 1955),California State Senator , Chair of theOrange County, California Board of Supervisors ,Orange County, California Treasurer-Tax CollectorDave Mulder (born 1939), State Senator from IowaA. J. Muste (1885–1967), socialist militant active in the pacifist movement, labor movement and U.S. civil rights movementWilliam Penn (1644–1718), founder ofPhiladelphia Dick Posthumus (born 1950), 61stLieutenant Governor of Michigan John V. L. Pruyn (1811–1877), United States Representative from New YorkEleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), wife of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), 32nd President of the United StatesTheodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th President of the United StatesMarge Roukema (1929–2014), United States Representative from New JerseyAlbert Janse Ryckman (c. 1642–1737), Mayor of Albany, New York; prominent Brewer; captain of the Albany MalitiaPhilip Schuyler (1733–1804), general in theAmerican Revolutionary War ; United States Senator from New York[ 21] Alan K. Simpson (born 1931),United States Senator from WyomingKyrsten Sinema (born 1976),United States Congresswoman andUS Senator fromArizona Peter Stuyvesant (1612–1672), Director-General of the colony of New Amsterdam (later New York)Fred Thompson (1942–2015), U.S. Senator and actorGeorge Bell Timmerman Jr. (1912–1994),Governor of South Carolina Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), 8th President of the United StatesJacobus Van Cortlandt (1658–1739), two-timeMayor of New York City Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721–1814), 1stLieutenant Governor of New York Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643–1700), first native-bornMayor of New York City , grandfather of Pierre van CortlandtJohn Van de Kamp (1936–2017),Attorney General of California (1983–1991)Chris Van Hollen (born 1959), United States Senator from MarylandEspy Van Horne (1795–1829), United States Representative from PennsylvaniaIsaac B. Van Houten (1776–1850), United States Representative from New YorkCornelius P. Van Ness (1782–1852), 10thGovernor of Vermont andEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to theKingdom of Spain Frederick Van Nuys (1874–1944), United States Senator from IndianaStephen Van Rensselaer (1764–1839), 2ndLieutenant Governor of New York and one of the richest Americans ever to have lived[ 22] Matt Van Swol (born 1980s), conservative activist and former nuclear scientistRobert B. Van Valkenburgh (1762–1834), United States Representative from New YorkMurray Van Wagoner (1821–1888), United States Representative from New YorkRobert Anderson Van Wyck (1849–1918), firstMayor of New York City after the consolidation of thefive boroughs into the City of New York in 1898Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (1791–1861), first popularly electedMayor of New York City Tim Van Zandt (1762–1834), United States Representative from MissouriArthur Vandenberg (1884–1951), United States Senator from MichiganGuy Vander Jagt (1931–2007), United States Representative from Michigan[ 23] Richard Vander Veen (1922–2006), United States Representative from MichiganWilliam Henry Vanderbilt III (1901–1981),Governor of Rhode Island Daniel C. Verplanck (1762–1834), United States Representative from New YorkDaniel W. Voorhees (1827–1897), United States Senator from IndianaPeter Dumont Vroom (1791–1873), Democratic Party politicianVictor Vroom (born 1932), business school professor at theYale School of Management Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931),Governor of Louisiana Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800–1879), shipbuilder andMayor of New York City (1853–1855)Nicolaas Bloembergen Cornelius Vanderbilt George David Birkhoff (1884–1944), mathematicianNicolaas Bloembergen (1906–1982), physicist[ 24] Hendrik Wade Bode (1920–2017), engineer, inventor, and a pioneer of moderncontrol theory Bart J. Bok (1906–1983), astronomer, director of Steward ObservatoryDirk Brouwer (1902–1966), astronomer[ 25] Theodore Gill (1837–1914),ichthyologist ,mammalogist ,malacologist , and librarianSamuel Abraham Goudsmit (1902–1978), physicist famous for jointly proposing the concept of electron spin withRichard Hamming (1915–1998), mathematicianAnthony Heinsbergen (1894–1981), muralist considered the foremost designer of North American movie theatre interiors[ 26] John Houbolt (1919–2014), aerospace engineer,Apollo 11 route planner[ 27] Arend Lijphart (born 1936), political scientistWillem Johan Kolff (1911–2009), inventor ofhemodialysis treatmentGerard Peter Kuiper (1905–1973), astronomerWillem Jacob Luyten (1899–1994), astronomer[ 28] Robert Moog (1934–2005), a pioneer of electronic music and inventor of theMoog synthesizer Henry Augustus Rowland (1848–1901), physicist, served as the first president of theAmerican Physical Society Jan Schilt (1894–1982), Dutch-born astronomer, inventor of the Schilt photometer, Rutherford Professor of Astronomy atColumbia University Maarten Schmidt (1929–2022), Dutch-born astronomer who measured the distances of astronomical objects called quasarsHubert Schoemaker (1950–2006), chemist and biotechnological pioneer[ 29] Benjamin Spock (1903–1998), paediatrician and author ofBaby and Child Care [ 30] James Van Allen (1914–2006), astronomer for whom theVan Allen belt is namedRobert J. Van de Graaff (1901–1967), physicist, developed theVan de Graaff generator Peter van de Kamp (1901–1995), astronomer[ 31] Lodewijk van den Berg (born 1932), chemical engineer and astronaut, payload specialist STS-51B Space ShuttleChallenger [ 32] Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000), logician and philosopher[ 33] George Eugene Uhlenbeck (1900–1988), theoretical physicist known for his contributions toquantum mechanics andstatistical mechanics John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899–1980), physicist[ 34] Albert Vander Veer (1841–1929), surgeonMary van Kleeck (1883–1972), social scientist, feminist, and economic researcherBert Blyleven Erik Spoelstra David Aardsma (born 1981), Major League Baseball player currently with the Seattle MarinersDon Ackerman (1930–2011), NBA playerRick Adelman (born 1946), NBA player and head coachLance Armstrong (born 1971), professional cyclistEarl W. Bascom (1906–1995), Hall of Fame rodeo champion and rodeo pioneer known as the "father of modern rodeo."Odell Beckham Jr. (born 1992), NFL player; mother is part DutchHank Beenders (1916–2003), NBA playerBert Blyleven (born 1951), Major League Baseball player, born in the NetherlandsCarmella (born 1987), professional wrestlerMatt den Dekker (born 1987), Major League Baseball center fielderVern Den Herder (born 1948), NFL defensive end with Miami Dolphins 1971–82, two-time Super Bowl champSergiño Dest (born 2000), soccer playerLenny Dykstra (born 1963), award-winning professional baseball playerRobert Eenhoorn (born 1968), Major League Baseball; played forNew York Yankees ,Anaheim Angels andNew York Mets Rikkert Faneyte (born 1969), Major League Baseball player from 1993 to 1996 for theSan Francisco Giants andTexas Rangers Matt Grevers (born 1985), Olympic swimmerCole Hamels (born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher currently with the Texas RangersHarald Hasselbach (born 1967), NFL playerShea Hillenbrand (born 1975), Major League Baseball playerJim Kaat (born 1938), Major League Baseball pitcher, three-time All Star, 16-time Gold Glove winner, and television broadcasterKyle Korver (born 1981), NBA basketball playerArie Luyendyk (born 1953), auto racing driver, twice winner of the Indianapolis 500Mark Mulder (born 1977), Major League Baseball pitcherSwen Nater (born 1950), ABA and NBA player, the only player ever to lead both the NBA and ABA in reboundingKirk Nieuwenhuis (born 1987), Major League Baseball player for the Milwaukee BrewersDiamond Dallas Page (born 1956), professional wrestlerJay Riemersma (born 1973), NFL player for the Buffalo BillsBas Rutten (born 1965), MMA fighter and color commentatorRyan Sheckler (born 1989), skateboarderJack Sikma (born 1955), Hall of Fame NBA player, averaged 15.6 points and 9.8 rebounds during 14 seasons; former assistant coach atMinnesota Timberwolves Luke Sikma (born 1989), basketball playerJulia Smit (born 1987), Olympic swimmerErik Spoelstra (born 1970), head coach for theMiami Heat , during their NBA championship win in 2012Earnie Stewart (born 1969), soccer player who was a regular midfielder for the US national team from 1990s until his retirement in 2005[ 35] Greg Stiemsma (born 1985), NBA playerJermaine Van Buren (born 1980), Major League Baseball playerTejay van Garderen (born 1988), cyclistJeff Van Gundy (born 1962), NBA color commentator, former NBA head coach for the New York Knicks and Houston RocketsStan Van Gundy (born 1959), current NBA head coach for the Detroit PistonsKeith Van Horn (born 1975), NBA playerJames van Riemsdyk (born 1989), NHL player for thePhiladelphia Flyers Trevor van Riemsdyk (born 1991), NHL player for theWashington Capitals Dale Van Sickel (1907–1977), football player, actor and stuntmanAndy Van Slyke (born 1960), Major League Baseball player, first base coach for the Detroit TigersScott Van Slyke (born 1986), Major League Baseball playerTiffany van Soest (born 1989), Muay Thai kickboxerKyle Vanden Bosch (born 1978), former NFL playerLeighton Vander Esch (born 1996), linebacker for theDallas Cowboys Johnny Vander Meer (1914–1997), baseball player, the only pitcher in major league history to pitch two consecutive no-hittersLogan Vander Velden (born 1971), NBA playerAndrew Van Ginkel (born 1995), NFL playerKyle Van Noy (born 1991), NFL playerJohn Vander Wal (born 1966), Major League Baseball playerPeter Vanderkaay (born 1984), Olympic swimmerFred VanVleet (born 1994), NBA playerJustin Verlander (born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit TigersTiger Woods (born 1975), professional golferLily Yohannes (born 2007), soccer playerLouis Berkhof (1873–1957), reformed systematic theologian atCalvin Theological Seminary [ 36] Harold Camping (1921–2013), radio broadcaster and evangelistHank Hanegraaff (born 1950), Christian apologist and president of theChristian Research Institute Anthony A. Hoekema (1913–1988), reformed systematic theologian atCalvin Theological Seminary [ 37] Herman Hoeksema (1886–1965), pastor in theChristian Reformed Church and later in theProtestant Reformed Churches , Reformed systematic theologian at theProtestant Reformed Theological School [ 38] Richard Mouw (born 1940), Christian philosopher and apologist and president of Fuller Theological SeminaryJames Olthuis , inter-disciplinary scholar in ethics, hermeneutics, philosophical theology, as well as a theorist and practitioner of psychotherapy at theInstitute for Christian Studies Alvin Plantinga (born 1932), philosopher known for his work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion[ 39] Cornelius Plantinga , president of Calvin Theological SeminaryRobert A. Schuller (born 1954),televangelist and pastor of theCrystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, son ofRobert H. Schuller Robert H. Schuller (1926–2015),televangelist and pastor known around the world through his weekly broadcastThe Hour of Power [ 40] Lewis B. Smedes (1921–2002), Christian author, ethicist, and theologian atFuller Theological Seminary Albertus van Raalte (1811–1876), Calvinist preacher and leader of Dutch immigrants toMichigan Cornelius Van Til (1895–1987), Christian philosopher, Reformed theologian, and presuppositional apologist[ 41] Geerhardus Vos (1888–1946), professor of Biblical Theology atCalvin Theological Seminary and atPrinceton Theological Seminary Fictional characters [ edit ] Nate Archibald , character fromGossip Girl Pete Campbell , character fromMad Men Goldmember ,Austin Powers in Goldmember Gregory House , the main character fromHouse Daniel Jackson , character fromStargate Rory Jansen, character fromThe Words Fox Mulder ,The X-Files Brittany Pierce , character fromGlee Mildred Pierce, character fromMildred Pierce Moe Szyslak ,The Simpsons Abigail Van Buren , pen name ofPauline Phillips , writer ofDear Abby advice column founded in 1956Buford van Stomm , character fromPhineas and Ferb Sinjin Van Cleef , character fromVictorious Rex Van de Kamp , husband ofBree Van de Kamp ofDesperate Housewives William Van Den Broeck, character fromRandom Hearts Eric van der Woodsen , character fromGossip Girl Serena van der Woodsen , one of the main cast members ofGossip Girl Summer van Horne , character fromMake It or Break It Traci van Horne , character fromHannah Montana Milhouse Van Houten ,The Simpsons Nicholas Van Ryn,Dragonwyck Rip Van Winkle , main protagonist in Washington Irving's short story of the same name (1819)Mona Vanderwaal , character fromPretty Little Liars Dieter Von Cunth, evil character fromMacGruber Jason Voorhees , character from theFriday the 13th seriesBridget "Bee" Vreeland , character fromThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Gertrude Baniszewski , American murderer; father was of Dutch ancestryJack Dangermond , founder of ESRI, a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software companySante Kimes , American murderer; mother was of Dutch ancestryLinda Kolkena , murder victimAlfred Peet (1920–2007), founder of Peet's Coffee and Tea, credited with starting the gourmet coffee revolution in the United StatesJan Pol (born 1942), Dutch-American veterinarian featured on the Incredible Dr. Pol television series, emigrated to the United States from the NetherlandsLeslie van Houten , former Manson family serving life sentence for murder^ Smylie, James H. (January 2004)."Pearl Buck's "Several Worlds" and the "Inasmuch" of Christ" Theology Today .60 (4):540– 554.doi :10.1177/004057360406000407 . RetrievedJanuary 23, 2024 .Carie, Pearl's mother, was born a Stulting in Hillsboro (where Pearl also was born), of Dutch stock leavened by French yeast stirred into the ancestral mix. ^ [1] Dutch born^ [2] Melville "came from Dutch and English stock"^ "Dutch Graves in Bucks County" (PDF) .wallacestevens.com . The Wallace Stevens Society. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2024 .Stevens' father was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was of Dutch descent ^ [3] Vanderbilt "is of Dutch, Chilean, Spanish, and Irish descent."^ [4] Whitman "came from Dutch and English stock"^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Dowling Family Genealogy" .ancestry.com .^ [5] "German is a Dutch name, born and raised in California."^ Referred to as "Indonesian-Dutch" at"Archived copy" . Archived fromthe original on September 26, 2007. RetrievedMay 17, 2006 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )"MixedFolks.com - Mixed Actors & Actresses from the Asian Continent Page 2" . Archived fromthe original on August 14, 2007. RetrievedAugust 15, 2007 . ^ [6] Grable has described herself as "Dutch, German, Irish and English"^ "Ancestry of Angelina Jolie" .wargs.com .^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Dowling Family Genealogy" .ancestry.com .^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Dowling Family Genealogy" .ancestry.com .^ "The Rebecca Romijn Fanpage - Content" . Archived fromthe original on June 21, 2006. RetrievedJuly 28, 2006 .[citation needed notes that her mother, Elizabeth Kuizenga, was a second-generation Dutch American who met her father, Jaap Romijn, who was Dutch, on a trip to the Netherlands^ "David Conover's Famous Cousins – Person Page 384" .conovergenealogy.com .^ [7] Dutch-born^ [8] born inAmsterdam to Dutch father and American mother, moved to the U.S in 1987; also Jewish by heritage^a b "Formed around 1975 in Pasadena, California by Dutch brothers Eddie and Alex..." ^ "Cigar Aficionado | People Profile | the Sopranos" . Archived fromthe original on February 2, 2010. RetrievedMarch 13, 2017 .^ "The anderson cooper Resource Page" . Archived fromthe original on September 29, 2007. RetrievedNovember 16, 2006 .^ "Web Hosting Control Panel Login" .fortklock.com .^ "The richest Americans | 10 | FORTUNE" . Archived fromthe original on April 22, 2009. RetrievedJune 28, 2009 .^ [9] "Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands awarded Congressman Vander Jagt a Knighthood in the House of Orange in 1986. The Netherlands Amity Trust Association in 1991 named him the Outstanding Dutch-American of the Year."^ "Dutch Nobel Prize Winners" .funtrivia.com .^ [10] Dutch-born^ [11] Dutch-born, naturalized US citizen^ Barnes, Bart (April 30, 2014)."NASA scientist John C. Houbolt, whose ideas helped put a man on the moon, dead at 95" .The Washington Post . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2024 .The son of Dutch-born farmers ^ "Famous Dutch Astronomers" . Archived fromthe original on May 19, 2006. RetrievedMay 17, 2006 .^ [12] Dutch born^ [13] Benjamin Spock – described as Dutch-American^ Mastroianni, Ernie (December 8, 2002)."Eyes on the sky: Researchers demystifying outer space" .jsonline.com . Archived fromthe original on January 15, 2006. ^ [14] "van den Berg, Lodewijk, born in 1932, Dutch-American astronaut."^ MacFarlane, Alistair (2013)."W.V.O. Quine (1908-2000)" .Philosophy Now . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2024 .Willard's mother Harriet (née Van Orman) was born in a village near Akron, and was of Dutch descent. ^ Anderson, P.W. (1989)."John Hasbrouck Van Vleck 1899–1980" (PDF) .Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2024 .The Van Vleck family is of the patrician Dutch stock that has given the nation three presidents, among other eminent citizens. ^ "D.C. United - Roster - Player Bio" . Archived fromthe original on July 22, 2006. RetrievedJuly 28, 2006 .^ [15] "Louis Berkhof was born in Emmen, Netherlands October 13, 1873."^ [16] "Anthony A. Hoekema was born in the Netherlands and immigrated to the United States in 1923."^ "Herman Hoeksema: Theologian and Reformer" . Archived fromthe original on August 4, 2009. RetrievedAugust 4, 2009 .^ John G. Stackhouse (June 11, 2001)."Mind Over Skepticism" .ChristianityToday.com . ^ [17] raised in Dutch-American community in Dutch Reformed Church^ [18] "the young Van Til studied the works of fellow Dutchman, Abraham Kuyper..."
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