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What they did / were
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Dutchman / Dutchwoman
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1
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Politician assassinated during the 2002 election campaign
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Pim Fortuyn
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2
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"the father of the fatherland", main lader against the Habsburgs
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William of Orange
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3
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Prime Minister after World War II who rebuilt the country (modern welfare state)
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Willem Drees
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4
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the Father of Microbiology
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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5
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Renaissance humanist and social critic
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Desiderius Erasmus
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6
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Total Football
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Johan Cruyff
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7
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Dutch admiral nicknamed Bestevaêr (grandfather), Raid on the Medway
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Michiel de Ruyter
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8
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WWII diarist
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Anne Frank
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9
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Painter of the Night Watch
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Rembrandt van Rijn
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10
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Painter who cut his ear off
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Vincent van Gogh
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11
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Women's suffrage activist and first female physician in the Netherlands
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Aletta Jacobs
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12
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Astronomer and major figure in the scientific revolution, discovered Titan
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Christiaan Huygens
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13
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Great Dutch writer, Jip and Janneke
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Annie M.G. Schmidt
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14
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Queen, 1948-1980
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Queen Juliana
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15
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Important figure in the creation of the Constitution
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Johan Rudolf Thorbecke
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16
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Well-known officer in The Salvation Army
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Alida Bosshardt
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17
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Co-founder and CEO of a large Dutch technology company
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Anton Philips
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18
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Businessman, famous Dutch brewing company
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Freddy Heineken
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19
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Resistance fighter, the girl with the red hair
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Hannie Schaft
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20
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Queen, 1890-1948
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Queen Wilhelmina
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21
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Enlightened critic of the Bible during the Dutch Golden Age
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Baruch de Spinoza
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22
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Comedian, one of the "Great Three" of Dutch cabaret
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Toon Hermans
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23
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Husband of former Queen Beatrix
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Prince Claus
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24
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Executed statesman who played an important role in the struggle for independence from Spain
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
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25
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Former striker, did manage the Netherlands national football team
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Marco van Basten
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26
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Admiral and privateer, "silver fleet"
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Piet Pieterszoon Hein
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27
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Prime Minister 1973-1977, polarizing
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Joop den Uyl
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28
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Mill builder and hydraulic engineer
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Jan Adriaenszoon Leeghwater
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29
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"the Flying Housewife" who won four gold medals at the Olympic Games 1948
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Fanny Blankers-Koen
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30
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Dutch comedy duo
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van Kooten en de Bie
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