List of people from Leeuwarden explained
This is a chronological list of the most notable people from Leeuwarden, who were either born and raised there or were long-term residents. For a more extensive, alphabetical list see People from Leeuwarden.
See also List of mayors of Leeuwarden
Born in Leeuwarden
15th century
16th century
- Obbe Philips (1500–1568), anabaptist
- Dirk Philips (1504–1568), anabaptist and theologian
- Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527– 1607), architect, painter, and engineer
- Johannes Basius (1540–1596), lawyer
- Dominicus Arumaeus (1579–1637), jurist
- Pieter de Valck (1584–1624), painter
- Wybrand de Geest (1592–1661), painter
- Matthijs Harings (1593–1667), painter
- Jeronimus Cornelisz (1598–1629), apothecary
17th century
18th century
- Matthijs Accama (1702–1783), painter
- Jacques-Georges Chauffepié (1702–1786), biographer, preacher
- Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins (1710–1778), courtier and politician
- Willem van Haren (1710–1768), poet
- Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710–1777), princess
- William IV, Prince of Orange (1711–1751), stadtholder
- Lodewijk Caspar Valckenaer (1715–1785), classical scholar
- Rienk Jelgerhuis (1729–1806), painter
- Joachim van Plettenberg (1739–1793), colonial governor
- Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743–1787), regent
- Theodorus van Kooten (1749–1813), poet and politician
- Johannes Jelgerhuis (1770–1836), painter and actor
- Sybren Klazes Sybrandi (1772–1854), mennonite minister
- Eelke Jelles Eelkema (1788–1839), painter
- Wilhelmina van Idsinga (1788–1819), painter
- Jacobus Schroeder van der Kolk (1797–1862), anatomist and physiologist
19th century
- Charles William Meredith van de Velde (1818–1898), lieutenant-at-sea and painter
- Julius Vitringa Coulon (1824–1878), politician
- Christoffel Bisschop (1828-1904), painter
- Willem Frederik Reinier Suringar (1832–1898), botanist
- Piet Paaltjens (1835–1894), minister and romantic author
- Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912), knighted painter
- Sierk Coolsma (1840–1926), missionary and writer
- George Arnold Escher (1843–1939), civil engineer
- Klaas Plantinga (1846–1922), distiller
- Richard Bisschop (1849–1926), painter
- Cornelis Adriaan Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn (1857–1904), chemist
- Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860–1930), politician
- Dirk van Erp (1860–1933), artisan and metalsmith
- Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen (1868–1936), archbishop
- Max Dwinger (1870–1939), fencer
- Theo Molkenboer (1871–1920), painter
- Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873–1937), gynaecologist
- Folkert Posthuma (1874–1943), politician
- Mata Hari (1876–1917), exotic dancer and courtesan, possible double agent
- Gerhard Westermann (1880–1971), artist
- Richard Hageman (1881–1966), conductor, pianist, composer, and actor
- Max Blokzijl (1884-1946), singer and journalist
- Hendrik Wouda (1885–1946), architect
- Jacob Baart de la Faille (1886–1959), art critic
- Arie Bijvoet (1891–1976), footballer
- Bert Sas (1892–1948), military attaché
- Ate Faber (1894–1962), fencer
- Jeanne Bieruma Oosting (1898–1994), sculptor, engraver and painter
- Sijtse Jansma (1898–1977), tug of war competitor
- Jan Jacob Slauerhoff (1898–1936), poet and novelist
- M. C. Escher (1898–1972), graphic artist
20th century
1900s
- Christine Buisman (1900–1936), phytopathologist
- Koos Sinninghe Damsté (1902–1995), lawyer
- Pieter Oosterhoff (1904–1978), astronomer
- Havank (1904–1964), writer, journalist, and translator
- Piet Zanstra (1905–2003), architect
- Roeffie Vermeulen (1906–1963), sailor
- Jan Graafland (born 1909), footballer
- Petrus Wijtse Winkel (1909–2012), colonial administrator
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
- Johan Bleeker (born 1942), space technology scientist
- Sytse Douma (born 1942), organizational theorist
- Cisca Dresselhuys (born 1943), journalist and magazine editor
- Femme Gaastra (born 1945), historian
- Hans Monderman (1945–2008), traffic engineer
- L. Bouke van der Meer (born 1945), archaeologist
- Meindert Fennema (born 1946), political scientist
- Piet Hoekstra (born 1947), cyclist
- Theo de Jong (born 1947), footballer and football manager
- Rudy Koopmans (born 1948), boxer
- Tom Pitstra (born 1949), politician
- Oeki Hoekema (born 1949), footballer
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
