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SOCIETY / PEOPLE
List: Top Ten Greatest Netherlanders (Dutch persons)
Date: November 2004
Source: Poll by Dutch television station KRO (Publieke Omroep)
Base: No data on numbers voting.
Notes: The name of the TV programme / series was 'De Grootste Nederlander', which was based on the BBC's 'Great Britons' series. Nominations were made by the public to assemble an initial list and the top ten was then voted on during a live broadcast. The timing of the ultimate vote clearly influenced the result. Assassinated politician Pim Fortuyn was announced as the winner in a live television broadcast on November 15, 2004, only two weeks after Theo van Gogh had been murdered in Amsterdam. In Dutch - http://www.degrootstenederlander.pi.net/
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Rank
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Name
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Notes
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1
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Pim Fortuyn
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Politician
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2
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Willem van Oranje
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'Vader des vaderlands' - 'Father of the fatherland'
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3
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Willem Drees
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Politician and Prime Minister
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4
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
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Tradesman and scientist
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5
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Desiderius Erasmus
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Humanist and theologian
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6
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Johan Cruijff
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Footballer
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7
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Michiel de Ruyter
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Admiral
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8
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Anne Frank
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Writer
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9
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Rembrandt van Rijn
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Painter
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10
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Vincent van Gogh
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Painter
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