Amersfoort - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

See also: People from Amersfoort
  • Paulus Buys (1531–1594) – Grand Pensionary
  • Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547–1619) – statesman
  • Piet Mondriaan (1872–1944) – painter
  • Willem Sandberg (1897–1984) – graphic designer, Stedelijk Museum director
  • Ben Pon (1936) – sports car racing driver
  • Ben Pon (senior) – car importer and developer of the Volkswagen Type 2
  • Loet Geutjes (1943) – water polo player
  • Feike de Vries (1943) – water polo player
  • Anke Rijnders (1956) – swimmer
  • Frank Drost (1963) – swimmer
  • Jan Wagenaar (1965) – water polo player
  • Arie van de Bunt (1969) – water polo goalkeeper
  • Johannes Heesters (1903–2011) – actor and singer
  • Ton van Heugten (1945–2008) – former sidecarcross world champion
  • Victor Kaisiepo (1948–2010) – advocate for West Papuan self-determination.
  • Jeff de Neeling, Football player
  • Joop Kasteel, Professional Fighter and Bodybuilder
  • Valentijn Overeem, mixed martial artist
  • Alistair Overeem, mixed martial artist & kickboxer
  • Father Roderick Vonhögen, – television host, podcaster, founder of the Star Quest Production Network
  • Gino Vannelli (1952), Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and composer.

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