Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Gerard 't Hooft (a.k.a. Gerardus) 1999 
Notable Athletes:
1 soccer
(soccer) Paul Verhaegh (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Gerardus) 1961-
Emile Roemer (a.k.a. Gerardus) 1962-
Mark Harbers (a.k.a. Gerardus) 1969-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Gerard 't Hooft (a.k.a. Gerardus) 1946-