Namesakes
Dutch Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (middle name Pieter) 1861 
Pieter Philip van Bosse 1868-1871
Pieter Cort van der Linden 1913-1918
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy 1940-1945
Jan Peter Balkenende (middle name Pieter) 2002-2010
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Pieter Zeeman 1902
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Cees Geel (middle name Pieter) 1965-
Notable Artists:
5 painters
Pieter Brueghel the Elder c. 1525-1569
Pieter Brueghel the Younger 1564-1638
Pieter de Hooch 1629-1684
Piet Mondrian 1872-1944
Pyke Koch (a.k.a. Pieter) 1901-1991
Notable Athletes:
1 rugby, 1 soccer, 1 tennis
(soccer) Piet Wildschut 1957-
(tennis) Piet Norval 1970-
(rugby) Pieter-Steph du Toit 1992-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
7 politicians
Kees van Dijk (middle name Pieter) 1931-2008
Peter Kooijmans (a.k.a. Pieter) 1933-2013
Piet Bukman 1934-2022
Jan Pronk (middle name Pieter) 1940-
Pieter Winsemius 1942-
Piet Hein Donner 1948-
Pieter Omtzigt 1974-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer, 1 physicist
Pieter Zeeman 1865-1943
Gerard Kuiper (middle name Pieter) 1905-1973
Notable Writers:
1 playwright/poet
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft 1581-1647
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 bronze/silver/gold, 1 silver
(bronze) Piet Salomons 1948 water polo
(bronze) Piet de Zwarte 1976 water polo
(silver) Piet Norval 1992 tennis
(bronze/silver/gold) Pieter van den Hoogenband 2000; 2004 swimming
Other Royalty:
2 princes
Maurits of Orange-Nassau (middle name Pieter) 1968- Netherlands
Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau 1972- Netherlands
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Pieter Canisius 1521-1597