List of people from Utrecht explained
This is a list of notable people from the city of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Arts and entertainment
- Louis Andriessen - composer
- Dick Bruna - writer, illustrator (Miffy children's books)
- Gerald Clayton - jazz pianist
- Gerti Daub - beauty pageant winner
- Hubert de Blanck - pianist, composer, founder of the Cuban National Conservatory of Music
- Hendrick de Keyser - architect and sculptor
- Melchior d'Hondecoeter - painter
- Sharon Doorson - musician
- EliZe - singer
- Ronald Giphart - author
- Arthur Japin - novelist
- Fred Kaps - magician, illusionist
- Sylvia Kristel - actress and model
- Fedde le Grand - musician (Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit)
- Robert Long - singer
- Erhard Reuwich - fifteenth-century artist and illustrator
- Gerrit Rietveld - designer, architect (De Stijl movement)
- Wim Sonneveld - comedian, singer
- Dirk van der Burg - painter, watercolourist
- Theo van Doesburg - painter, artist (De Stijl movement)
- Herman van Veen - comedian, singer
- Henk Westbroek - singer, DJ, local politician, bar owner
- Antonius Wyngaerde - composer
Clergy
Industry
Military
Politics
Royalty
Science
Sports
Other
Fictional
- Dr. Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht - immortal uber eccentric scientist and inventor, created by J. B. Morton in his Beachcomber series. His inventions included a leather grape, a revolving wheelbarrow, and a hollow glass walking stick for keeping very small flannel shirts in.
