Notable Rotterdammers
Main article: List of people from Rotterdam- Pierre Bayle, enlightenment philosopher.
- Leo Beenhakker, football coach.
- Giovanni van Bronckhorst, former football player of Feyenoord.
- Edsger Dijkstra, Computer Scientist.
- Francisco Elson, NBA player for the Utah Jazz.
- Desiderius Erasmus, philosopher and humanist.
- Pim Fortuyn, politician, assassinated in 2002.
- Piet Heyn, naval fleet officer.
- Leo Fuld, singer.
- Willem de Kooning, painter.
- Rem Koolhaas, internationally renowned architect.
- Suzanna Lubrano, artist.
- Fatima Moreira de Melo, field hockey player.
- Coen Moulijn, football player of Feyenoord.
- Johan van Oldebarnevelt, statesman of the Dutch Revolt.
- Robin van Persie, Manchester United F.C. forward and Dutch international footballer.
- Amin Abu Rashid, Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader
- Bernard Mandeville, philosopher, political economist and satirist.
- Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh, painter.
- Sacco van der Made, Dutch actor. best known as the Dutch voice of Scrooge McDuck.
- Iekeliene Stange, fashion model.
- Marten Toonder, comic writer.
- Abraham Icek Tuschinski, businessman and movie theatre owner.
- Ferry Corsten, Dj, producer, remixer electronic dance music.
- Wim Mager, director of the Apenheul Primate Park.
- Julian "Bean" Delphiki, from Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series.
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