Namesakes for Pieter

Dutch Prime Ministers: 3 prime ministers

      Pieter Philip van Bosse   1868-1871  
      Pieter Cort van der Linden   1913-1918  
      Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy   1940-1945  

Nobel Prize Winners: 1 physics

      (physics) Pieter Zeeman   1902  

Notable Artists: 2 painters

      Pieter Brueghel the Elder   c. 1525-1569  
      Piet Mondrian (a.k.a. Pieter)   1872-1944  

Notable Athletes: 1 tennis

      (tennis) Piet Norval (a.k.a. Pieter)   1970-  

Notable Scientists and Inventors: 1 astronomer, 1 physicist

      Pieter Zeeman   1865-1943  
      Gerard Kuiper (a.k.a. Pieter)   1905-1973  

Notable Writers: 1 playwright/poet

      Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft   1581-1647  

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