NADD/Recent deaths
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Dutch designers and digital culture creators who have recently passed away
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The people listed on this page have passed away in the past five years.
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| image | name | occupation | date of birth | date of death | nlwiki | enwiki | wikicommons | RKDartists | Wikidata |
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| Micha Klein | photographer veejay computer artist graphic artist video artist |
1964-03-21 | 2026-01-23 | Micha Klein | Micha Klein | 101953 | Q2190887 | ||
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Václav Cigler | sculptor architect teacher glass artist jewelry designer installation artist jeweler artist writer poet university teacher draftsperson art educator visual artist |
1929-04-21 | 2026-01-08 | Václav Cigler | Václav Cigler | 259105 | Q21296306 | |
| Paul de Nooijer | photographer sculptor illustrator actor creator filmmaker video artist animator director |
1943-06-15 | 2025-12-12 | Paul de Nooijer | Paul de Nooijer | Paul de Nooijer | 59845 | Q29575307 | |
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Alison Knowles | draftsperson performance artist visual artist sound artist electronic literature writer installation artist painter |
1933-04-29 | 2025-10-29 | Alison Knowles | Alison Knowles | 299001 | Q243078 | |
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Harrie Geelen | screenwriter television director writer translator illustrator animator poet film director voice actor draftsperson composer children's writer comics artist |
1939-01-10 | 2025-08-30 | Harrie Geelen | Harrie Geelen | Harrie Geelen | 30591 | Q336607 |
| George Ramjiawansingh | painter gallerist illustrator drawing teacher visual artist |
1954-01-17 | 2025-08-13 | George Ramjiawansingh | Q109451892 | ||||
| Gerrit van der Ven | designer | 1934-06-15 | 2025-07-25 | 79926 | Q124355144 | ||||
| Christa van Santen | visual artist animator architectural lighting designer mosaicist muralist collagist glass painter teacher painter |
1932-10-09 | 2025-07-22 | Christa van Santen | Christa van Santen | 69690 | Q96944434 | ||
| Nicolaas van Os | sculptor | 1950 | 2025-07-10 | Nicolaas van Os | 61030 | Q106644406 | |||
| Reinier Lucassen | painter lithographer draftsperson postage stamp designer visual artist art collector graphic artist collagist |
1939-04-16 | 2025-06-14 | Reinier Lucassen | Reinier Lucassen | 51175 | Q2319670 | ||
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Harold Schellinx | musician composer artist writer theorist |
1956-12-09 | 2025-06-09 | Harold Schellinx | Q102234576 | |||
| Jos Reniers | visual artist medalist |
1948-05-03 | 2025-06-03 | Jos Reniers | 66294 | Q96943597 | |||
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Co Hoedeman | film director animator cinematographer director screenwriter |
1940-08-01 | 2025-05-26 | Co Hoedeman | Co Hoedeman | Co Hoedeman | Q1104084 | |
| Lam de Wolf | visual artist jewelry designer installation artist university teacher textile artist fashion designer teacher |
1949-02-12 | 2025-05-19 | Louise Antonia Maria de Wolf | 85353 | Q15877673 | |||
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Willem den Ouden | painter sculptor etcher postage stamp designer graphic artist watercolorist draftsperson lithographer |
1928-03-18 | 2025-04-21 | Willem den Ouden | Willem den Ouden | 61196 | Q12013250 | |
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Ewald Vanvugt | writer historian poster artist |
1943-04-16 | 2025-04-11 | Ewald Vanvugt | Ewald Vanvugt | Q2625439 | ||
| Paul Gallis | scenographer | 1943 | 2025-02-19 | 114728 | Q37797123 | ||||
| Marianna Franken | ceramicist radiologist university teacher |
1928-02-02 | 2025-02-15 | Marianna Franken | Marianna Franken | 29122 | Q106314269 | ||
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Kris Fierens | painter draftsperson sculptor installation artist visual artist |
1957 | 2025-02-10 | Kris Fierens | Kris Fierens | 27948 | Q21612071 | |
| Hartmut Kowalke | graphic designer | 1941-01-14 | 2025-01-23 | 126798 | Q123089292 | ||||
| Joost van Santen | sculptor stained-glass artist painter draftsperson |
1929-04-02 | 2025-01-07 | Joost van Santen | Joost van Santen | 69696 | Q42429243 | ||
| Willy King | illustrator | 1951-12-04 | 2024-12 | Q130319186 | |||||
| Guus Sundermeijer-Rincker | painter | 1923-04-04 | 2024-11-26 | Guus Sundermeijer-Rincker | 76064 | Q18649084 | |||
| Jack Staller | illustrator painter graphic designer visual artist graphic artist writer comics artist poster artist |
1942 | 2024-11-09 | 95065 | Q112536751 | ||||
| Ruchama Noorda | sculptor photographer installation artist draftsperson video artist visual artist |
1979 | 2024-10-11 | Ruchama Noorda | 273316 | Q96988828 | |||
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Peter Klashorst | painter sculptor photographer |
1957-02-11 | 2024-09-11 | Peter Klashorst | Peter Klashorst | Peter Klashorst | 44596 | Q561892 |
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Huub Kortekaas | sculptor furniture designer painter draftsperson pen drawer |
1935-07-17 | 2024-08-31 | Huub Kortekaas | Huub Kortekaas | Huub Kortekaas | 45972 | Q2551772 |
| Wies van Moorsel | museum professional art historian author |
1935 | 2024-07-27 | Wies van Moorsel | 419968 | Q117464421 | |||
| Roel Schneemann | designer scenographer |
1956-03-06 | 2024-07-26 | 99028 | Q124705285 | ||||
| André Joosten | scenographer costume designer videographer theatre designer designer |
1955 1954 |
2024-07-17 | 89931 | Q52892199 | ||||
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Tonke Dragt | children's writer illustrator writer draftsperson watercolorist comics artist painter pastellist drawing teacher pen drawer teacher |
1930-11-12 1930-11-13 |
2024-07-12 | Tonke Dragt | Tonke Dragt | Tonke Dragt | 24133 | Q442447 |
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Rob Schröder | graphic designer cinematographer photographer film director postage stamp designer |
1950 | 2024-07-06 | Rob Schröder | Rob Schröder | 71237 | Q29388151 | |
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Jacqueline de Jong | painter jewelry designer sculptor graphic artist lithographer visual artist draftsperson publisher |
1939-02-03 | 2024-06-29 | Jacqueline de Jong | Jacqueline de Jong | Jacqueline de Jong | 42639 | Q543582 |
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Jan Cremer | writer painter photographer lithographer printmaker draftsperson visual artist serigrapher etcher collagist illustrator novelist wood carver |
1940-04-20 | 2024-06-19 | Jan Cremer | Jan Cremer | Jan Cremer | 19044 | Q3806873 |
| Maggi Giles | sculptor pottery painter ceramicist |
1938-03-19 | 2024-06-03 | 31655 | Q106314264 | ||||
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Jan van Munster | sculptor painter photographer conceptual artist installation artist video artist visual artist cinematographer draftsperson filmmaker light artist environmental artist |
1939-07-03 | 2024-05-28 | Jan van Munster | Jan van Munster | Jan van Munster | 58498 | Q249985 |
| Jan Aarntzen | fashion designer costume designer scenographer |
1950 | 2024-05-15 | 62 | Q27055706 | ||||
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Petr Novotný | teacher glass artist glassmaker businessperson glassblower entrepreneur |
1952-02-09 | 2024-05-03 | Petr Novotný (glass artist) | 317141 | Q95466682 | ||
| Jaap Nieuwenhuis | painter draftsperson watercolorist designer children's writer theatre designer illustrator pen artist costume designer scenographer |
1927-02-16 | 2024-04-10 2000-08-05 |
59540 | Q108552582 | ||||
| Marlon Tjung Agnie | illustrator | 1964-06-16 | 2024-03-21 | Q130319534 | |||||
| Jan Wouter van Reijen | cinematographer film editor animator film director film screenwriter |
1943 | 2024-03-13 | Jan Wouter van Reijen | Q109179588 | ||||
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Hanna Mobach | sculptor ceramicist visual artist |
1934-01-29 | 2024-02-28 | Hanna Mobach | Hanna Mobach | 56444 | Q60583880 | |
| Ernie Damen | film director actor |
1939 | 2024-02-27 | Ernie Damen | Q124412460 | ||||
| Lizan Freijsen | installation artist painter conceptual artist visual artist muralist textile artist |
1960-03-19 | 2024-02-15 | Lizan Freijsen | Lizan Freijsen | 29351 | Q98073377 | ||
| Janke IJff | jewelry designer designer |
1943-03-26 | 2024-02 | 40936 | Q97728006 | ||||
| Julius Vermeulen | graphic designer postage stamp designer gallerist |
1953-05-28 | 2024-02-01 | Julius Vermeulen | 513121 | Q109940467 | |||
| Evert de Beijer | photographer animator |
1953-05-26 | 2024-01-28 | Evert de Beijer | 6006 | Q4991634 | |||
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Adri de Fluiter | artist installation artist painter sculptor draftsperson |
1940-08-16 | 2024-01-26 | Adri de Fluiter | Adri de Fluiter | 28410 | Q2792438 | |
| Jim van der Woude | actor author director graphic artist draftsperson theatre designer |
1948-03-06 | 2023-12-12 | Jim van der Woude | 110395 | Q24063234 | |||
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Marianne Grootenboer | sculptor photographer installation artist fashion designer jewelry designer textile artist visual artist writer performance artist |
1941-07-02 | 2023-12-12 | Marianne Grootenboer | Marianne Grootenboer | 73567 | Q97399505 | |
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Ted Scapa | publisher writer draftsperson illustrator designer television presenter cartoonist poster artist painter |
1931-01-17 | 2023-12-06 | Ted Scapa | 325448 70041 |
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Bob de Groot | screenwriter comics artist |
1941-10-26 | 2023-11-17 | Bob de Groot | Bob de Groot | Bob de Groot | Q706630 | |
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Dick Cassée | watercolorist sculptor graphic artist photographer printmaker visual artist |
1931-03-30 | 2023-11-05 | 15780 | Q29575239 | |||
| Helmi Schellinger | ceramicist | 1944-12-21 | 2023-11-04 | 97839 | Q127121118 | ||||
| Herman van Elteren | actor scenographer costume designer sculptor designer |
1928-05-01 | 2023-09-27 | Herman van Elteren | 26108 | Q2533223 | |||
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Erwin Olaf | photographer video artist LGBTQ rights activist filmmaker |
1959-07-02 | 2023-09-20 | Erwin Olaf | Erwin Olaf | Erwin Olaf | 60396 | Q1241051 |
| Nol Jaspers | industrial designer | 1931-11-20 | 2023-09-16 | Q135412843 | |||||
| Nicolaas van Beek | sculptor jewelry designer university teacher industrial designer goldsmith |
1938-04-16 1938-05-03 |
2023-09-16 | Nicolaas van Beek | 5676 | Q16070243 | |||
| Henri Plaat | painter lithographer graphic artist photographer filmmaker animator |
1936-02-25 | 2023-08-12 | 63753 | Q29574962 | ||||
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Margriet Heymans | writer illustrator draftsperson designer postage stamp designer |
1932-10-29 | 2023-07-27 | Margriet Heymans | Margriet Heymans | Margriet Heymans | 37054 | Q2409489 |
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Maurice Nio | architect video artist visual artist writer |
1959-11-03 | 2023-07-11 | Maurice Nio | Maurice Nio | 113133 | Q2785630 | |
| Rupert van der Linden | illustrator animator |
1930-06-23 | 2023-06-18 | 92225 | Q42429322 | ||||
| Jim Melchert | sculptor painter ceramicist |
1930-12-02 | 2023-06-01 | Jim Melchert | 312361 | Q1689162 | |||
| Peter van Poppel | painter illustrator draftsperson |
1945-06-19 | 2023-05-19 | 64310 | Q24189023 | ||||
| Vilma Henkelman | ceramicist sculptor photographer |
1944-10-15 | 2023-03-20 | Vilma Henkelman | Vilma Henkelman | 37522 | Q19976099 | ||
| Andries A. Kampfraath | researcher | 2023-03-15 | Q89254366 | ||||||
| Rob Parry | industrial designer | 1925 | 2023-02-27 | Rob Parry | Rob Parry | 107828 | Q29436288 | ||
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PINK de Thierry | artist photographer video artist performance artist actor collagist draftsperson |
1943-12-17 | 2023-02-25 | PINK de Thierry | PINK de Thierry | PINK de Thierry | 63614 | Q7119408 |
| Melis van der Sluis | designer ceramicist |
1931-05-01 | 2023-02-03 | 297555 | Q124332743 | ||||
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Corrie de Boer | textile artist | 1932-10-26 | 2023-01-22 | Corrie de Boer | Corrie de Boer | 9695 | Q87193780 | |
| Cornelius Rogge | sculptor painter artist installation artist draftsperson etcher collagist |
1932-12-21 | 2023-01-17 | Cornelius Rogge | Cornelius Rogge | Cornelius Rogge | 67721 | Q1821141 | |
| Delphine de Pury | poster artist animator |
1943 | 2023 | 481437 | Q130269155 | ||||
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Willem de Ridder | radio personality draftsperson visual artist conceptual artist writer editor performance artist gallerist |
1939-10-14 | 2022-12-29 | Willem de Ridder | Willem de Ridder | Willem de Ridder | 487295 | Q2460190 |
| Hans Nassenstein | animator | 1939-04-19 | 2022-11-19 | 271703 | Q131144354 | ||||
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Will van Sambeek | draftsperson designer graphic designer postage stamp designer |
1935-08-21 | 2022-11-03 | Will van Sambeek | 69488 | Q29575290 | ||
| Felix Hess | artist physicist installation artist |
1941 | 2022-10-10 | Felix Hess | 128851 | Q2069419 | |||
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Menno Meyer | sculptor goldsmith silversmith jewelry designer medalist sailor gallerist referee decorative artist |
1930-02-16 | 2022-09-30 | Menno Meyer | Menno Meijer | 54962 | Q2216130 | |
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Jentsje Popma | painter sculptor ceramicist stained-glass artist glass painter |
1921-09-30 | 2022-09-28 | Jentsje Popma | Jentsje Popma | 64293 | Q2297332 | |
| Jan Venema | illustrator draftsperson |
1934-05-11 | 2022-09-12 | 79966 | Q73411219 | ||||
| Rob Hordijk | musical instrument maker | 1958 | 2022-09-06 | 242888 | Q121380009 | ||||
| Bob Lens | sculptor installation artist painter watercolorist draftsperson pastellist graphic artist video artist |
1939-06-05 | 2022-09-01 | 49391 | Q73413874 | ||||
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Kees Kort | painter visual artist illustrator decorative artist draftsperson |
1934-12-02 | 2022-08-19 | Kees de Kort | Kees Kort | Kees de Kort | 45958 | Q1737761 |
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Jacques Antoon Charles Frenken | sculptor painter draftsperson |
1929-03-10 | 2022-08-03 | Jacques Frenken | Jacques Frenken | 29387 | Q21289145 | |
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Wim Quist | architect furniture designer industrial designer |
1930-10-27 | 2022-07-09 | Wim Quist | Wim Quist | Wim Quist | 65285 | Q2270835 |
| Marcus Fairs | journalist | 1967-11-27 | 2022-06-30 | Marcus Fairs | Q106944791 | ||||
| Joop Crompvoets | ceramicist | 1952-05-19 | 2022-06-03 | 19224 | Q110308537 | ||||
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Uli Bohnen | exhibition curator | 1948-02-09 | 2022-03-23 | Uli Bohnen | 343757 | Q75125895 | ||
| Andrea Éva Győri | sculptor | 1985 | 2022-03-19 | Q104958884 | |||||
| Gerrit Noordzij | graphic designer typographer graphic artist postage stamp designer visual artist opinion journalist calligrapher type designer |
1931-04-02 | 2022-03-17 | Gerrit Noordzij | Gerrit Noordzij | Gerrit Noordzij | 59887 | Q5552583 | |
| Carla Koch | gallerist | 1940 | 2022-03-05 | 434759 | Q124705534 | ||||
| Teun Hocks | photographer painter video artist draftsperson performance artist postage stamp designer serigrapher collagist |
1947-06-10 | 2022-02-27 | Teun Hocks | Teun Hocks | 38655 | Q2372246 | ||
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Berend Peter | sculptor jewelry designer furniture designer university teacher goldsmith |
1945-08-19 | 2022-01-29 | Berend Peter | Berend Peter | 6761 | Q15873037 | |
| Wim Gijzen | painter photographer conceptual artist video artist draftsperson |
1941-10-09 | 2022-01-10 | Wim Gijzen | 31600 | Q19938833 | |||
| Jan Scherjon | jewelry designer sculptor gallerist |
1942-06-30 | 2022-01-05 | 108965 | Q98828600 | ||||
| Natascha Zaludová | ceramicist sculptor jewelry designer university teacher |
1936-06-20 | 2022-01-02 | 86081 | Q29436192 | ||||
| Hans Kemmink | fashion designer | 1947 | 2022 | 116978 | Q124705319 | ||||
| Ko Sliggers | graphic designer poster artist postage stamp designer typographer |
1952 | 2022 | Ko Sliggers | 73053 | Q2759557 | |||
| Gottfried Michael Koenig | composer university teacher |
1926-10-05 | 2021-12-30 | Gottfried Michael Koenig | 506762 | Q873670 | |||
| Michel-Marie Quarez | visual artist graphic artist designer |
1938-05-28 | 2021-12-09 | Michel-Marie Quarez | 343689 | Q99457279 | |||
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Lawrence Weiner | painter illustrator conceptual artist video artist video installation artist installation artist visual artist author artist muralist sculptor photographer draftsperson |
1942-02-10 | 2021-12-02 | Lawrence Weiner | Lawrence Weiner | Lawrence Weiner | 83408 | Q680192 |
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Winston van der Bok | graphic artist artist |
1947 | 2021-09-25 | Winston van der Bok | Winston van der Bok | Q111468307 | ||
| Hans Bockting | illustrator graphic designer postage stamp designer |
1945-05-08 | 2021-09-18 | 9501 | Q27982864 | ||||
| Ruud van der Peijl | fashion designer photographer personal stylist university teacher |
1960-11-15 | 2021-09-17 | 62406 | Q97396990 | ||||
| Bertha Haak | graphic artist | 1944-06-26 | 2021-08-13 | 34843 | Q124412489 | ||||
| Phillip King | sculptor ceramicist |
1934-05-01 | 2021-07-27 | Phillip King | Phillip King | Phillip King | 44404 | Q479622 | |
| Luiz Carlos Carvalhosa | painter installation artist artist printmaker sculptor |
1961 | 2021-05-13 | Carlito Carvalhosa | Q30936795 | ||||
| Gertjan van der Stelt | ceramicist | 1959-03-23 | 2021-05 | Gertjan van der Stelt | 75028 | Q110308757 | |||
| Henk Mulders | ceramicist | 1933-12-08 | 2021-04-28 | 58272 | Q110308682 | ||||
| Wim Rottinghuis | creator writer illustrator poster artist |
1942-03-18 | 2021-04-26 | 68508 | Q48800380 | ||||
| Milou Hermus | painter graphic designer |
1947-04-17 | 2021-04-11 | Milou Hermus | Milou Hermus | 37849 | Q106528978 | ||
| Hester van Eeghen | designer | 1958-11-11 | 2021-04-08 | Hester van Eeghen | 126609 | Q15452749 | |||
| Gerard van Westerloo | painter sculptor ceramicist |
1942-08-05 | 2021-04-07 | Gerard van Westerloo | Gerard van Westerloo | 83872 | Q28109147 | ||
| Maria Bofill | ceramicist professor |
1937-05-06 | 2021-03-28 | Maria Bofill | 499813 | Q50058396 | |||
| Marte den Hollander | industrial designer | 1981-06-09 | 2021-03-27 | Q130094085 | |||||
| Anneke van Bergen | visual artist jewelry designer |
1946-04-21 | 2021-03-15 | Anneke van Bergen | 7083 | Q96946991 |
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