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 Codien Zwaardemaker-Visscher - writer
Clergy Pope Adrian VI - head of the Catholic Church Alijt Bake (1415-1455), nun and writer Antoine van Zyll, Arminian theologian and pastor
Industry Jeroen van der Veer - former CEO of Shell Paul Fentener van Vlissingen - former CEO of SHV Holdings
Military Karel Doorman - Rear Admiral; Commander of ABDA fleet during Battle of the Java Sea Trijn van Leemput - local heroine of the Eighty Years' War Olivier van Noort - mariner and explorer
Politics Joba van den Berg - Christian Democratic Appeal MP Arjan El Fassed - GreenLeft MP Anton Reinhard Falck - politician and lawyer Tom van den Nieuwenhuijzen - GreenLeft MP
Royalty Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, the current King of the Netherlands
Science C.H.D. Buys Ballot - meteorologist, Buys Ballot law Gerard 't Hooft - Nobel prize in Physics 1999
Sports Johan Aantjes - water polo player and coach John Achterberg - former footballer and goalkeeping coach Ibrahim Afellay - football player Ismail Aissati - football player Tessa Appeldoorn - rower Jacques Brinkman - field hockey player Det de Beus - field hockey player Germaine de Randamie – kickboxer and mixed martial artist Fedor den Hertog - cyclist Rob Druppers - middle distance runner Anton Geesink - judo champion Zakaria Labyad - football player Martha Laurijsen - rower Priscilla Maaswinkel - ten-pin bowler Hans Parrel - water polo player Wesley Sneijder - football player Patricia Stokkers - swimmer Carole Thate - field hockey player Jurriën Timber (born 2001), football player Jochem Uytdehaage - ice speed skater Marco van Basten - coach and former football player Hans van Breukelen - former football player Diana van der Plaats - swimmer Marieke van Drogenbroek - rower Willem van Hanegem - football player John van Loen - football player Dafne Schippers - track and field Wim van Spingelen - water polo player Gerald Vanenburg - football player Sonny Waaldijk - basketball player Jason Wilnis - kickboxer and mixed martial artist Jahfarr Wilnis - kickboxer, brother of Jason Wilnis Gerrit Wormgoor - water polo player Jan Wouters - football player
Other Maria van Pallaes (1587–1664), philanthropist
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.