Groningen (province) - People From Groningen Province

People From Groningen Province

  • Abel Tasman, Explorer
  • Cornelis Dopper, conductor and composer
  • Albert Eckhout, painter
  • Ede Staal, singer-songwriter
  • Wiebbe Hayes, a Dutch soldier and national hero in the 17th century
  • Lenie 't Hart, animal rights activist
  • Jozef Israëls, painter
  • Aletta Jacobs, first woman to study medicine in the Netherlands
  • Freek de Jonge, cabaret artist
  • Jurrie Koolhof, former football striker. Played 106 matches for PSV Eindhoven
  • Gerrit Krol, writer
  • Jan Mulder, former football player. Played for Ajax Amsterdam
  • Arjen Robben, footballer
  • Autumn, Band
  • Noisia, Band
  • Daniel Bernoulli, mathematician

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