WPieter van der Aa was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He also printed many maps that were often out of print, which he reissued. Some of his most popular maps were of the African continent, detailing locations such as Morocco and Madagascar. Many of his later works were printed for the general public in French and Dutch.
WMartin Florian van Amerongen was a Dutch journalist, publisher, columnist and author. From 1985 to his death, except for a hiatus in 1997–1999, he served as editor-in-chief of the news weekly De Groene Amsterdammer.
WLambertus Jozef (Bert) Bakker was a Dutch writer and publisher in the Netherlands. He wrote literary studies, two novels, poetry, and children's books. In World War II he was involved in the Dutch Resistance and assisted in the publication of Vrij Nederland. After the war he founded a publishing company under his own name; his nephew, also named Bert Bakker, ran the company until 1993. In 1953 he founded the literary magazine Maatstaf, which he edited until 1969. He was described as a "living legend" in the Dutch publishing industry, having supported and published authors such as Adriaan Roland Holst, Martinus Nijhoff, Gerrit Achterberg, and Neeltje Maria Min.
WThierry Henri Philippe Baudet is a Dutch politician and author. He is the He is the founder and former leader of Forum for Democracy, and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. He also served as the party's parliamentary leader until the 23 November 2020.
WJacob Bellaert was an early Dutch publisher who produced seventeen books in Haarlem from 1483 to 1486. The early Netherlandish painter Master of Bellaert or Master of Jacob Bellaert is so called for his many woodcuts in Bellaert's publications.
WHenk Bruna was a Dutch publisher and director of the stationery and bookstore chain Bruna. He was a brother of A.W. (Abs) Bruna (1902–1996) and an uncle of the artist Dick Bruna.
WJohannes Gerrit "Johan" Derksen is a Dutch sports journalist and former football player. He played professional football between 1966 and 1978 for five clubs: Go Ahead Eagles, Cambuur Leeuwarden, BV Veendam, HFC Haarlem and MVV Maastricht. During and after his active career, he became well known as a sports journalist, specialising in football. He was the editor-in-chief of Voetbal International, the Netherlands' most prominent football magazine, from 2000 until his retirement in 2013. He was also a television football pundit on RTL7's Voetbal International; Derksen is now active in the same role on the Veronica Inside show on Veronica TV.
WIsaac Elzevir, in Dutch Isaac Elsevier, was a Dutch publisher and printer who began printing with one of the earliest printing press in the city of Leyden in the year 1617. Although the House of Elzevir ceased publishing in 1712, the modern Dutch Elsevier company was founded in 1880 and took its name from the historic Dutch publishing house.
WWybo Fijnje was a Dutch Mennonite minister, publisher in Delft, Patriot, exile, coup perpetrator, politician and - during the Batavian Republic and Kingdom of Holland - manager of the predecessor of the Staatscourant.
WWilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, academic, author and businessman who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List in 2002.
WHessel Gerritsz was a Dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. He was one of the notable figures in the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. Despite strong competition, he is considered by some "unquestionably the chief Dutch cartographer of the 17th century".
WJan de Haan is a contemporary Dutch composer, conductor and musician.
WGustavo Bernardo José Hiltermann was a Dutch journalist, political commentator, publisher and historian.
WPieter 't Hoen was a Dutch journalist, poet, and politician who played an important role during the Patriottentijd as the editor of De Post van den Neder-Rhijn.
WFerdinand Alexander "Ferry" Hoogendijk was a Dutch journalist and politician.
WJohannes Janssonius was a Dutch cartographer and publisher who lived and worked in Amsterdam in the 17th century.
WErik Kessels (1966) is a Dutch artist, designer and curator with a particular interest in photography, and creative director of KesselsKramer, an advertising agency in Amsterdam. Kessels and Johan Kramer established the "legendary and unorthodox" KesselsKramer in 1996, and KesselsKramer Publishing, their Amsterdam-based publishing house.
WGeorge Wilhelm Kettmann or George Kettmann Jr. was a Dutch poet, writer, journalist and publisher who promoted Nazism in the Netherlands. With his wife, he founded the best known Dutch National Socialist publishing house, De Amsterdamsche Keurkamer. Until 1941 he was editor in chief of Volk en Vaderland, the weekly journal of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB), the movement of Anton Mussert.
WGualtherus Johannes Cornelis Kolff was the co-founder of G. Kolff & Co., a publishing company in Batavia, Dutch East Indies of the Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad newspaper. The company also operated book shops. In the years after Indonesia became independent, the company moved to the Netherlands, and is now based mostly in Amsterdam and Leeuwarden.
WHenricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol is a Dutch journalist, publisher, entrepreneur, activist and politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 10 September 2014. He used to be the leader of 50PLUS, but left the party in 2020 due to disagreements with the rest of the party's leadership. From 3 May to 18 October 2020, Krol was the leader of the Party for the Future.
WPieter Jacobus Oud was a Dutch politician of the defunct Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) party and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and historian. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 9 November 1963.
WEmanuel Querido was a successful Dutch publisher as the founder and owner of N.V. Em. Querido Uitgeversmaatschappij, which published Dutch titles, and of Querido Verlag, which published titles of German writers in exile from Nazi Germany. Although he and his wife were killed by the Nazis in 1943, his company has gone on to publish several important authors.
WAlbertus Willem Sijthoff was a prominent Dutch publisher from Leiden, Netherlands.
WJohanna Elisabeth Swaving, was a Dutch businesswoman and publisher of the Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant.
WJohannes (Jan) Josephus Marinus Velterop is a science publisher.
WAlex Vermeulen, also recognised as SOH Alex Vermeulen, is a Dutch artist known for his multimedia projects, films and film books.
WPieter Winsemius is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.
WVoskan Yerevantsi, was one of the first Armenian book publishers during the years 1640-1666. He published the Bible in Amsterdam on October 13, 1668, which is believed to be one of the best samples of old Armenian printing.