Montgomery Clift was an American stage and film actor known for intense, emotionally complex performances. He earned multiple Academy Award nominations for films including The Search, A Place in the Sun, and From Here to Eternity.
Lee Van Cleef was an American actor best known for portraying villains in Western films. After World War II service, he began acting on stage and gained fame in films such as High Noon and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Angelica Schuyler Church was the daughter of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton. Known for her intelligence and social influence, she moved in prominent political circles in America and Europe.
Chevy Chase is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his work on Saturday Night Live and in films such as Caddyshack, Fletch, and the National Lampoon’s Vacation series. His ancestry traces to early Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam.
Gilbert Van Camp, Sr. was an American food entrepreneur who pioneered canned vegetables and popularized canned pork and beans during the Civil War era. His innovations led to the Van Camp brand, later connected to Stokely-Van Camp and Chicken of the Sea.
Dan Bylsma transformed the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins midseason, leading them to an improbable 2009 Stanley Cup victory, becoming an NHL legend despite limited coaching experience that shocked fans.
Steve Van Buren was a Hall of Fame running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and one of the NFL’s early rushing stars. He led the league in rushing four times and helped the Eagles win two championships.
Hannah Hoes Van Buren was the wife of future U.S. president Martin Van Buren. Raised in the Dutch community of Kinderhook, New York, she died young from tuberculosis, years before her husband became president.
Martin Van Buren, eighth U.S. president, was a skilled political organizer who helped shape the modern Democratic Party. Born in Kinderhook, New York to Dutch-American parents, he rose through law and politics to become president.
Dirk Brouwer was a Dutch-American astronomer and celestial mechanician known for advancing the study of planetary and satellite motion. A Yale professor and longtime Astronomical Journal editor, he developed orbital calculation methods and helped introduce computers to astronomical computation.
