The following is a referenced list of notable Dutch people of Moroccan descent. Some of the people listed below are immigrants; others are of the second generation. Large-scale immigration to the Netherlands started on 14 May 1969, when the Netherlands and Morocco signed a treaty allowing recruitment of mostly unschooled labourers to work in Dutch mining, industry, construction and agriculture. Most guest workers intended to earn lots of money in a relatively short period and then return home.[1] The fact that their number has risen to over 335,000 people, or over 2 percent of the Dutch population, proves many changed their minds.[2] When the 1973 oil crisis hit the Netherlands, demand for labour greatly diminished and many guest workers lost their jobs.
Before the 1990s, immigration policy was a taboo in the Netherlands, leaving many social problems of immigrants undealt with. Today the situation seems to be getting better, with many prominent Moroccans achieving success in sports (e.g. football player Khalid Boulahrouz), music (e.g. singer Hind Laroussi) and politics (e.g. Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb).[3]
| Name | Life | Notability | Link to Morocco | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949– | actor | immigrant from Morocco[4] | ||
| 1975– | footballer (retired) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[5] | ||
| 1977– | journalist, presenter, news anchor | immigrant from Meknes[6] | ||
| 1961– | politician; incumbent mayor of Rotterdam (Labour Party) | immigrant from Beni Sidel[7] | ||
| 1986– | footballer (FC Barcelona), Dutch international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[8] | ||
| 1983– | footballer (Go Ahead Eagles) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[9] | ||
| 1985– | footballer (Feyenoord), Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[10] | ||
| 1988– | footballer (AFC Ajax) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[11] | ||
| 1982– | footballer (Moghreb Tétouan) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[12] | ||
| 1981– | footballer (NEC Nijmegen) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[13] | ||
| 1983– | actor and presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[14] | ||
| 1979– | presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[15] | ||
| 1986– | presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[16] | ||
| 1984– | presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1971– | comedian and actor | immigrant from Nador[17] | ||
| 1981– | footballer (ADO Den Haag) | immigrant from Temsaman[18] | ||
| 1987– | footballer (PSV Eindhoven) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[19] | ||
| 1960– | politician; MP (Labour Party) | immigrant from Hedami[20] | ||
| 1988– | footballer (De Graafschap) | immigrant from Beni-Boughafer[21] | ||
| 1976– | actor | immigrant from Tétouan[22] | ||
| 1971– | politician | immigrant from Ighmiren[23] | ||
| 1976– | politician | Moroccan father[24] | ||
| 1972– | politician; MP (GreenLeft Party) | immigrant from Asdif[25] | ||
| 1979– | rapper and hip hop producer, Wu-Tang Clan affiliate | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[26] | ||
| 1986– | terrorist and Islamist | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[27] | ||
| 1978– | writer | immigrant from Teroua n'Aït Izou[28] | ||
| 1985– | footballer (PSV Eindhoven) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[29] | ||
| 1982– | footballer (Go Ahead Eagles) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[30] | ||
| 1990– | footballer (Arsenal F.C.) | Dutch-born to Moroccan father[31] | ||
| 1973–2006 | terrorism suspect (acquitted) | Dutch national of Moroccan descent[32] | ||
| 1975– | writer and journalist | immigrant from Ighazzazen[33] | ||
| 1980– | actor | One Moroccan grandparent on each side[34] | ||
| 1972– | columnist, essayist, poet, politician, writer | immigrant from Nador[35] | ||
| 1974– | writer, essayist, journalist | immigrant from Meknes[36] | ||
| 1981– | rapper, presenter and occasional comedian | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[37] | ||
| 1984– | footballer (Wigan Athletic) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[38] | ||
| 1970– | writer | immigrant from Oujda[39] | ||
| 1973– | journalist, columnist, writer, translator, TV programme-maker | immigrant from Oujda[40] | ||
| 1978– | footballer (Al-Wakra) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[41] | ||
| 1980– | footballer (NAC Breda), Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[42] | ||
| 1981– | footballer (VfB Stuttgart), Dutch international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[43] | ||
| 1981– | historian | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[44] | ||
| 1979– | footballer (FC Utrecht), Moroccan international | immigrant from Tangier[45] | ||
| 1972– | footballer (retired), Dutch+Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[46] | ||
| 1984– | footballer (RSC Anderlecht), Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[47] | ||
| 1982– | footballer (Willem II Tilburg) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[48] | ||
| 1978– | terrorist and Islamist, murderer of filmmaker Theo van Gogh | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[49] | ||
| 1980– | actor | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[50] | ||
| 1979– | martial artist and welterweight kickboxer | immigrant from Ijarmawas[51] | ||
| 1983– | footballer (De Graafschap) | immigrant from Saka[52] | ||
| 1959– | politician; MP (VVD), academic (PhD social sciences) | immigrant from Kenitra[53] | ||
| 1982– | presenter, journalist, writer | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[54] Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1978– | actor and presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[55] | ||
| 1983– | footballer (Al-Wakrah) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[56] | ||
| 1980– | politician; MP (Greenleft Party) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[57] | ||
| 1980– | rapper | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[58] | ||
| 1988– | actor | Dutch national of Moroccan descent[59] | ||
| 1988– | footballer (TOP Oss) | immigrant from Beni Said[60] | ||
| 1982– | terrorist and Islamist | immigrant from Midar | ||
| 1987– | footballer (SBV Excelsior) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[61] | ||
| 1985– | rapper, presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1982– | rapper, presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[62] | ||
| 1984– | footballer (VVV-Venlo) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[63] | ||
| 1983– | rapper | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[64] | ||
| 1988– | martial artist and welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[65] | ||
| 1980– | politician | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[66] | ||
| 1982– | footballer (Roda JC) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[67] | ||
| 1984– | footballer (AZ Alkmaar) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[68] | ||
| 1977– | actor, singer, model and Playmate | Dutch-born to Moroccan father[69] | ||
| 1973– | academic (PhD law), civil servant, manager | immigrant from Douar Khababa[70] | ||
| 1984– | martial artist and heavyweight kickboxer | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[71] | ||
| 1985– | actor, known for her Emmy Award-winning role in Offers | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[72] | ||
| 1984– | model, Miss Netherlands Earth 2004 | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[73] | ||
| 1988– | footballer (NAC Breda) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[74] | ||
| 1988– | footballer (NEC Nijmegen) | immigrant from Targuist[75] | ||
| 1977– | footballer (retired), Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[76] | ||
| 1958– | writer and academic (PhD in econometrics) | immigrant from Oujda[77] | ||
| 1984– | singer, Idols Netherlands contestant | Dutch-born to Moroccan father[78] | ||
| 1985– | footballer (Cambuur Leeuwarden) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[79] | ||
| 1993– | footballer, Dutch international | immigrant from Ait Izzou[80] | ||
| 1969– | politician | immigrant from Morocco[81] | ||
| 1974– | footballer (Haaglandia) | immigrant from Fes[82] | ||
| 1985– | politician | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[83] | ||
| 1979– | singer, recording artist, producer and poet | immigrant from Larache[84] | ||
| 1941– | imam | immigrant from Beni Mansour[85] | ||
| 1986– | footballer (ADO Den Haag) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[86] | ||
| 1975– | actor and screenwriter | Iimigrant from Beni Said[87] | ||
| 1977– | actor | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[88] | ||
| 1974– | footballer (retired) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[89] | ||
| 1941– | politician; alderman and MP (GreenLeft Party), activist | immigrant from Berrechid[90] | ||
| 1979– | rapper | Dutch-born to Moroccan father[91] | ||
| 1975– | footballer (HSV), Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[92] | ||
| 1980– | footballer (Sparta Rotterdam) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents[93] | ||