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Curaçaoans in the Netherlands

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Curaçaoans in the Netherlands consist of 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.

Notable people

  • Patrick van Aanholt, football player
  • Vurnon Anita, football player
  • Enith Brigitha, swimmer
  • Izaline Calister, singer
  • Daisy Dee, singer, actress and TV host
  • Didi Gregorius, baseball player
  • Andruw Jones, baseball player
  • Churandy Martina, sprinter
  • Hensley Meulens, baseball player
  • Cynthia Ortega, politician
  • Jetro Willems, football player
  • Errol Zimmerman, kickboxer

    • References

    Curaçaoans in the Netherlands Wikipedia
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