Dutch essayists

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus ( ; ; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch humanist, Christian theologian, and pioneering philologist and educationalist. He was, through his writings and translations, one of the most influential scholars of the Northern Renaissance and a major figure of Western culture.

Netherlands-born American astronomer (1905–1973)

Dutch politician and scientist (born 1957)

Dutch writer (1931–2008)

Dutch journalist, writer and politician

Dutch politician, professor and teacher (1911–2018)

Dutch former politician

Dutch composer, essayist and classicist (1862–1921)

Dutch historian (1921–2016)

Dutch politician and journalist

Dutch writer (1789-1869)

Dutch politician and economist (1921–2019)

Dutch writer

Dutch poet, Dutch language specialist, singer, songwriter, writer (1936–2003)

Dutch-Surinamese journalist

Dutch writer, translator, literary historian (1921–1999)

Dutch politician

Physician and tea drinking advocate

Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and academic

Dutch politician

Dutch author