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List of people from Amsterdam

This is a list of notable people from Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.

Born in Amsterdam

The following were born or adopted in Amsterdam. Some became famous after they moved away.

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  • Yes-R (born 1986), stage name of Yesser Roshdy, rapper and TV presenter

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Born somewhere else

These people were not born or adopted in Amsterdam but are or were well known for living there.

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  • Hella Haasse (1918–2011), writer, the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature
  • Femke Halsema (born 1966), politician, mayor of Amsterdam since 2018
  • Eddy Hamel (1902–1943), Jewish-American soccer player for Dutch club AFC Ajax who was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp
  • Johannes Heesters (1903–2011), actor of stage, TV and film and vocalist
  • A.F.Th. van der Heijden (born 1951), writer
  • Youp van 't Hek (born 1954), comedian, author, columnist and singer-songwriter
  • Meindert Hobbema (1638–1709), landscape painter
  • Wim Hogenkamp (1947–1989), actor, lyricist and singer
  • Jodocus Hondius (1563–1612), engraver and cartographer
  • Ellen Hoog (born 1986), hockey player
  • Nan Hoover (1931–2008), video art, installation art, photography and drawing
  • Carice van Houten (born 1976), actor

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  • Connie Palmen (born 1955), author
  • Satyendra Pakhale (born India 1967), designer, industrial designer and architect
  • David Pardo (ca.1591–1657), rabbi, born at Salonica
  • Schelto Patijn (1936–2007), politician, mayor of Amsterdam, 1994–2001
  • Benno Premsela (1920–1997), designer, visual artist and art collector

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