Curaçaoans in the Netherlands
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 121,000 (2011) | |
| Languages | |
| Dutch, Papiamento | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
Curaçaoans in the Netherlands (Dutch: Curaçaoënaars in Nederland} are migrants from Curaçao to the Netherlands and their descendants. Until 2010, Curaçao and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean were called the Netherlands Antilles. As of 2014, figures from Statistics Netherlands showed 142,953 people of Dutch Antillean origin in the Netherlands, which the vast majority are from Curaçao.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Patrick van Aanholt, football player
- Ozzie Albies, baseball player
- Vurnon Anita, football player
- Jandino Asporaat, comedian
- Liemarvin Bonevacia, sprinter
- Enith Brigitha, swimmer
- Izaline Calister, singer
- Daisy Dee, singer, actress and TV host
- Hubert Fermina, politician
- Didi Gregorius, baseball player
- Rangelo Janga, football player
- Kenley Jansen, baseball player
- Andruw Jones, baseball player
- Kempi, rapper
- D'Angelo Marshall, kickboxer
- Churandy Martina, sprinter
- Hensley Meulens, baseball player
- Cynthia Ortega, politician
- Jordann Pikeur, kickboxer
- Endy Semeleer, kickboxer
- Sherman Smith (musician)
- Jurriën Timber, football player
- Quinten Timber, football player
- Gregory van der Wiel, football player
- Jetro Willems, football player
- Errol Zimmerman, kickboxer
References
[edit]- ^ "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl.
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