Historical Figures from Dutch Republic
The most influential historical figures born in or associated with Dutch Republic.
Baruch Spinoza
87Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of the early modern era whose rationalist masterpiece, the Ethics, advanced a radical monism identifying God with Nature and made him a foundational figure of modern thought.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
91Rembrandt was a Dutch painter and etcher of the Golden Age, regarded as one of the greatest artists in history, celebrated for The Night Watch, his searching self-portraits, and his mastery of light and shadow.