Nobel Prize Winners: 1 physics
(physics) Gerard 't Hooft (a.k.a. Gerardus)   1999  
Notable Athletes: 1 soccer
(soccer) Paul Verhaegh (middle name Gerardus)   1983-  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 1 geographer
Gerardus Mercator   1512-1594  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 4 politicians
Gerard van der Leeuw   1890-1950  
Frans Timmermans (middle name Gerardus)   1961-  
Emile Roemer (middle name Gerardus)   1962-  
Mark Harbers (middle name Gerardus)   1969-  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 1 physicist
Gerard 't Hooft (a.k.a. Gerardus)   1946-