WAnne van der Bijl is a Christian missionary born on 11 May 1928 in Sint Pancras, the Netherlands, and noted for his exploits in smuggling bibles into communist countries at the height of the Cold War. For his activities, he earned the nickname "God's smuggler". He is known for having prayed "Lord, make seeing eyes blind" when he was stopped at the border of a communist country for his car to be inspected.
WGeorge Frederik Willem Borel was a major general in the Netherlands, notable for his involvement in the Banjarmasin and Aceh Wars.
WJohannes, Count van den Bosch was a Dutch officer and politician. He was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1830–1833), commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Minister of Colonies, and Minister of State. He was an officer in the Military William Order.
WJoannes Benedictus van Heutsz was a Dutch military officer who was appointed governor general of the Dutch East Indies in 1904. He had become famous years before by bringing to an end to the long Aceh War.
WGerard Pietersz. Hulft, was a Dutch general. In 1655 he was sent with a fleet to Ceylon and died in action.
WAlexander Willem Frederik Idenburg was a Dutch politician of the Anti Revolutionary Party who served as Governor-General of Suriname and later the Dutch East Indies.
WJan de Koning was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and social geographer.
WAbraham Pierre Tony Luteyn was a Dutch officer who successfully escaped from the German prisoner of war camp of Colditz. Sometimes he is referred to as Anthony Luteyn.
WAndreas Victor Michiels was a military and administrative officer in the Dutch East Indies.
WGillis Pieter de Neve was a Dutch Lieutenant General, commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and knight and officer in the Military William Order.
WFrederik Ferdinand "Fred" Ormskerk was a Surinamese military leader. He was awarded many honors for his military services in Indonesia and Korea. After a KNIL training at Camp Casino, Australia, he arrived in Batavia. Here he became a soldier in the newly formed Korps Speciale Troepen (KST), led by Captain Westerling. He was nicknamed Bikkel, which means "stud".
WMajor-general Ludolph Hendrik van Oyen was the Chief of Staff of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1942 to 1946, during World War II.
WJosias Cornelis Rappard was a Dutch soldier and artist. Some of his paintings were made into lithographs and illustrations.
WCornelis "Kees" Staf was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.
WHubert Joseph Jean Lambert ridder de Stuers was a Dutch soldier.
WLieutenant-General Lammert Swart was commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and Chief of the Department of War in the Dutch East Indies.
WJohannes (Jan) van Swieten was a Dutch General and politician.
WJulius Tahija was an Indonesian businessman, politician and soldier. He was a recipient of the Military Order of William for his actions in the Dutch East Indies campaign while serving in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and was the only Indonesian in the war to receive a highest military honor from an allied country during World War II. He briefly held various cabinet posts in the State of East Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution in 1947 and later worked for and established the Indrapura conglomerate which became one of the largest in the country.
WHenri Karel Frederik van Teijn was a Dutch general, knight and officer in the Military William Order, civil and military governor of Aceh and Dependencies.
WPiet Tekelenburg was a Dutch footballer. He was part of the Netherlands national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 9 June 1919.
WJacob Frederick Warouw, also known as Joop Warouw, was a military officer involved in the Indonesian National Revolution. After the revolution, his appointments include Commander of VII/East Indonesia Military Territory and Military Attaché in Beijing. He was subsequently involved in the Permesta movement that sought greater regional autonomy from the central government in Java. He was killed by a fractious unit toward the end of the movement.