Notable Natives
- J.C. Bloem (1887–1966), poet
- Petrus Wernink (1895–1971), sailor
- Matthijs van Heijningen (born 1944), film producer
- Wouter van Pelt (born 1968), hockey player
- Arjan van Heusden (born 1972), footballer
- Evert-Jan 't Hoen (born 1975), baseball player
- Wilbert Pennings (born 1975), high jumper
- Jeannette Pennings (born 1977), athlete
- Martin Verkerk (born 1978), tennis player
- Salah Edin (born 1981), rapper
- John Heitinga (born 1983), footballer
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Famous quotes containing the words notable and/or natives:
“In one notable instance, where the United States Army and a hundred years of persuasion failed, a highway has succeeded. The Seminole Indians surrendered to the Tamiami Trail. From the Everglades the remnants of this race emerged, soon after the trail was built, to set up their palm-thatched villages along the road and to hoist tribal flags as a lure to passing motorists.”
—For the State of Florida, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“From what I have said of the natives of New Holland they may appear to some to be the most wretched people upon earth; but in reality they are far happier than we Europeans, being wholly unacquainted not only with the superfluous, but with the necessary conveniences so much sought after in Europe; they are happy in not knowing the use of them.”
—James, Captain Cook (1728–1779)