Leiden
Leiden is a city in the Dutch province of South Holland. It's known for its centuries-old architecture and for Leiden University, the country's oldest, dating from 1575. The university houses the Hortus botanicus Leiden Botanical Garden, founded in 1590, where the tulip was introduced to Western Europe. The Museum de Lakenhal displays works by the Dutch Masters including Rembrandt, who was born in Leiden.
People born in Leiden (First 40 people) - Page 6
Irene de Jong
Pieter Alexander van Boetzelaer
Loulou Rhemrev
Actress
André Aleman
Dutch neuroscientist
Danny Guijt
Dutch footballer
Tim Dawn
Musical artist
Lia van Schie
Janette van Belen
Dutch footballer
Evelyn Wever-Croes
Prime Minister of Aruba
Boyan Ephraim
Journalist
Koen Bijen
Diewertje Dir
Film actor
Pieter Cornelisz Kunst
Dutch painter
Hieronymus van der Mij
Painter
Jan Frederik Gronovius
Dutch botanist
Edwin Bakker
Professor
Pieter Anton Tiele
Librarian
hans galjaard
Physician
Carolijn Brouwer
Sailor
Jan Mortel
Dutch painter
Nynke de Zoeten
Television presenter
Gerard Laman
Dutch mathematician
Rosa Ratsma
Dutch professional chess player
Nikolaus Gerhaert
Dutch sculptor
Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz
Dutch physicist
Isaac Vossius
Librarian
Carel Isaak de Moor
Painter ‧ Carel de Moor's son
Dick Coster
Sailor
Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley
Designer
Laurens Theodorus Gronovius
Dutch naturalist ‧ Jan Frederik Gronovius' son
Philip Delano
Jan van der Laan
Dutch architect
Nico van der Laan
Dutch architect
Abraham H. Oort
Climatologist ‧ Jan Oort's son
Willem Piso
Dutch physician and naturalist
Johanna Maria Boerhaave
Herman Boerhaave's daughter
Jan Bake
Johannes Sturm
German educator
Markus Herbrand
Bundestag MP
