Namesakes
Dutch Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (a.k.a. Pieter) 1861; 1866-1868 
Pieter Philip van Bosse 1868-1871
Pieter Cort van der Linden 1913-1918
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy 1940-1945
Jan Peter Balkenende (a.k.a. Pieter) 2002-2010
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Pieter Zeeman 1902
Notable Actors and Actresses:
1 actor
Sjoerd Pleijsier (a.k.a. Pieter) 1954-
Notable Artists:
2 painters
Pieter Brueghel the Elder c. 1525-1569
Piet Mondrian (a.k.a. Pieter) 1872-1944
Notable Athletes:
1 rugby, 1 tennis
(tennis) Piet Norval (a.k.a. Pieter) 1970-
(rugby) Pieter-Steph du Toit 1992-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer, 1 physicist
Pieter Zeeman 1865-1943
Gerard Kuiper (a.k.a. Pieter) 1905-1973
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 poet/playwright
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft 1581-1647
Cor Bruijn (a.k.a. Pieter) 1883-1978
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 silver
(bronze) Pieter Salomons 1948 water polo
(bronze) Pieter de Zwarte 1976 water polo
(silver) Piet Norval (a.k.a. Pieter) 1992 tennis
(gold/bronze/silver) Pieter van den Hoogenband 2000; 2004 swimming
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Pieter Canisius 1521-1597