Figures in The Dutch Resistance
See also: Dutch Resistance members- Aart Alblas
- Willem Arondeus
- Frieda Belinfante
- Christiaan Boers
- Corrie ten Boom
- Jack van der Geest
- Titus Brandsma
- Sally Dormits
- Jan Gies, husband of Miep Gies and fellow helper who hid and cared for Anne Frank, her family, and the others in hiding with them
- Frans Goedhart, founder of Het Parool
- Daan Goulooze
- Paul de Groot
- Walraven van Hall
- Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema
- Jan van Hoof
- Bernardus IJzerdraat
- Gerrit Kastein
- Anton de Kom
- Helena Kuipers-Rietberg a.k.a 'tante Riek', 'mother of all onderduikers'
- George Maduro
- Geertruida Middendorp
- Hendrik Middendorp
- Allard Oosterhuis
- Mona Louise Parsons
- Jaap Penraat
- Henri Pieck
- Johannes Post and his brother Marinus Post
- Hannie Schaft, "the girl with the red hair"
- Pierre Schunck of the Valkenburg resistance
- Henk Sneevliet
- Han Stijkel
- Bram van der Stok
- Gerrit van der Veen
- Koos Vorrink
- Gerben Wagenaar
- Aart Gerardus Lekskes
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