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Jonna Koster was born on 18 May 1949 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Spetters (1980), Andy, bloed en blond haar (1979) and Regrets (1998).

Cornelis Vreeswijk was born on 8 August 1937 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Rännstensungar (1974), The Searchers (1993) and You're Lying! (1969). He was married to Anita Strandell, Bim Vreeswijk and Inga-Lill Rehnberg. He died on 12 November 1987 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

After his studies at the HBS he did an entrance exam for the school of acting but he failed. In spite of that he didn't give up and soon he was accepted in "het Nederlandsch toneel" and there he made his debut in Waremar. He had a few jobs on the side that time, as he couldn't earn a living as an actor.

Then in WWII he refused to report to the Kultuurkamer, a German organization for the registration of all people with a cultural or artistic occupation. Instead he went into hiding. This stopped his acting career for as long as the Netherlands were occupied by the Germans.

After the war he played a lot of comedy theater and participated in several radio programs. In 1953 he joined the cabaret group of Wim Sonneveld and got national fame for the first time.

In 1955 he started his role in the TV-series "Swiebertje" as the leading role. Swiebertje lasted until 1975. The series became legendary and even many years later people still called him Swiebertje, in fact he kept the "nickname" until he died. That was also the reason for him to leave for England in 1975. There he got the chance to do some serious acting. After about five years in which he traveled back and forth between the Netherlands and England he returned to the Netherlands. He then returned to comedy theater and movies. In spite of health problems and even heart surgery he refused to give up acting and even started a "new" career when he played in a series of serious plays directed by Ivo ten Hove. He enjoyed that so much that he never returned to comedy theater again.

In 2001 he played in a theater production called "Blijvend Applaus". In this play he celebrated both his 80th birthday and his 60 year theater anniversary.

In September 2005 he died in a nursing home.

Joop Doderer married three times. His first marriage with Conny Stuart only lasts for a few years. His second marriage lasts about ten years and his wife gives birth to a daughter. When he was 52 he married Esther who was only 21 at that time. In spite of the age difference the marriage lasted and they were very happy together and had a son and daughter.

Peter Jan Rens was born on 10 October 1950 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Maria (1986), Doet-ie 't of doet-ie 't niet (1988) and Geef nooit op (1991).

Nicole van Kilsdonk was born in 1965 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is a director and writer, known for Ventoux (2015), Okedoeibedankt (2022) and Patatje Oorlog (2011).

Harry Stals was born on 15 February 1962 in Velsen, Netherlands. He is an actor and music artist, known for De Favoriet, Three Days of Fish (2024) and Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990).

Wim Serlie was born on 28 October 1946 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and casting director, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Snuf de hond (2008) and Snuf de hond in oorlogstijd (2008).

Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, author, civil servant, businessman, sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF) in 2002.

Fortuyn worked as a professor at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam before branching into a business career and was an advisor to the Dutch government on social infrastructure. He then became prominent in the Netherlands as a press columnist, writer and media commentator.

Initially a Marxist who was sympathetic to the Communist Party of the Netherlands, and later a member of the Dutch Labour Party in the 1970s, Fortuyn's beliefs began to shift to the right in the 1990s, especially related to the immigration policies of the Netherlands. Fortuyn criticized multiculturalism, immigration and Islam in the Netherlands. He called Islam "a backward culture", and was quoted as saying that if it were legally possible, he would close the borders for Muslim immigrants. Fortuyn also supported tougher measures against crime and opposed state bureaucracy, wanting to reduce the Dutch financial contribution to the European Union. He was labeled a far-right populist by his opponents and in the media, but he fiercely rejected this label. Fortuyn was openly homosexual and a supporter of gay rights.

Fortuyn explicitly distanced himself from "far-right" politicians such as the Belgian Filip Dewinter, Austrian Jörg Haider, or Frenchman Jean-Marie Le Pen whenever compared to them. While he compared his own politics to center-right politicians such as Silvio Berlusconi of Italy and Edmund Stoiber of Germany, he also admired former Dutch Prime Minister Joop den Uyl, a social democrat, and Democratic U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Fortuyn also criticized the powder model and the policies of the outgoing government of Wim Kok and repeatedly described himself and LPF's ideology as pragmatic and not populist. In March 2002, his newly created LPF became the largest party in Fortuyn's hometown Rotterdam during the Dutch municipal elections held that year.

Fortuyn was assassinated during the 2002 Dutch national election campaign by Volkert van dear Graaf, a left-wing environmentalist and animal rights activist. In court at his trial, van dear Graaf said he murdered Fortuyn to stop him from exploiting Muslims as "scapegoats" and targeting "the weak members of society" in seeking political power. The LPF went on to poll in second place during the election but went into decline soon after.

Cristel Braak was born on 24 April 1960 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an assistant director and actress, known for Herenstraat 10 (1983), Black Rider (1983) and Fabian (1980). She died on 29 September 2013 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Menno Boerema was born on 3 April 1958 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an editor, known for The Miracle of the Little Prince (2018), Jungle Rudy (2006) and The Last Island (1990). He died on 16 June 2019 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Inger van Heijst was born on 25 June 1950 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), Medisch Centrum West (1988) and Dennis P. (2007).

Loona was born on 16 September 1974 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and composer, known for Dirty Grandpa (2016), A Fish Tale (2000) and Medicinen (2014). She has been married to DJ Sammy since 2005. They have one child.

Chris Bolczek was born on 2 August 1948 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and editor, known for Hartslag (2002), Rigor mortis (1981) and Vuurzee (2005).

Cees Slings was born on 6 July 1952 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a composer, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Stadtklinik (1993) and Die Wache (1994).

Désirée Bonis was born on 5 July 1959 in Velsen, Netherlands.

Johanna de Vries was born on 14 January 1987 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for De kroon der schande (1918). She was previously married to Jan van Dommelen.

Remi Poppe was born on 19 July 1938 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Cees Dam was born on 23 July 1932 in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.