List of Surinamese people
Surinamese people or people of Surinamese descent who are famous or notable include:
Art
Visual arts
Film
Music
- Afrojack
- Kenny B
- Humphrey Campbell
- Ramdew Chaitoe
- Chuckie
- Damaru
- Sharon Doorson
- Anita Doth
- Benjamin Faya
- Lieve Hugo
- Ruth Jacott
- Denise Jannah
- Conchita Leeflang
- Jeangu Macrooy
- CB Milton
- Murth The Man-O-Script
- Max Nijman
- Papa Touwtjie
- Lodewijk Parisius
- Raffaëla Paton
- Rochelle Perts
- Def Rhymz
- Natalie La Rose
- Sidney Samson
- Birgit Schuurman
- Milly Scott
- Tony Scott
- Eva Simons
- Ray Slijngaard
- Eddy Snijders
- Ronald Snijders
- Sabrina Starke
- Remon Stotijn
- Max Woiski Jr.
- Max Woiski Sr.
Writing
- Clark Accord
- Karin Amatmoekrim
- Bhai
- Eugène Drenthe
- Hans Faverey
- Lou Lichtveld
- Cynthia McLeod
- Pim de la Parra
- Astrid Roemer
- Ronald Snijders
- Henri Frans de Ziel
- Rappa
- Jo-Ann Monsels
Inventors
Journalists
Military
Politics
- Ashwin Adhin
- Jules Ajodhia
- Alice Amafo
- Robert Ameerali
- Henck Arron
- Evert Azimullah
- Bram Behr
- Léon Bertrand
- Dési Bouterse
- Eddy Bruma
- Ronnie Brunswijk
- Henk Chin A Sen
- Archibald Currie
- Fred Derby
- Abraham George Ellis
- Ivan Fernald
- Johan Ferrier
- Kathleen Ferrier
- Laetitia Griffith
- Roy Ho Ten Soeng
- Eddy Hoost
- Otto Huiswoud
- Tanja Jadnanansing
- André Kamperveen
- Harry Kisoensingh
- Anton de Kom
- Johan Kraag
- Jagernath Lachmon
- Marie Levens
- Julius Caesar de Miranda
- Fred Ramdat Misier
- Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop
- Johan Adolf Pengel
- Pretaap Radhakishun
- Patricia Remak
- Chan Santokhi
- Ram Sardjoe
- Ramsewak Shankar
- Jules Sedney
- Jennifer Simons
- Sylvana Simons
- Willy Soemita
- Paul Somohardjo
- Joyce Sylvester
- Ronald Venetiaan
- Franc Weerwind
- Jules Wijdenbosch
- Armand Zunder
Science
Sports
- Carolyn Adel, swimmer
- Tommy Asinga, athlete
- Ryan Babel, football player
- Kiran Badloe, windsurfer
- Gilbert Ballantine, kickboxer
- Ashwin Balrak, kickboxer
- Sigourney Bandjar, football player
- Timothy Beck, athlete, bobsledder
- Diego Biseswar, football player
- Alex Blanchard, boxer
- Regi Blinker, football player
- Kevin Bobson, football player
- Winston Bogarde, football player
- Remy Bonjasky, kickboxer
- Edson Braafheid, football player
- Jeffrey Bruma, football player
- Lucien Carbin, kickboxer
- Romeo Castelen, football player
- Henk ten Cate, football player
- Nelli Cooman, athlete
- Lloyd van Dams, kickboxer
- Edgar Davids, football player
- Lorenzo Davids, football player
- Sergiño Dest, football player
- Virgil van Dijk, football player
- Mitchell Donald, football player
- Ryan Donk, football player
- Darl Douglas, football player
- Giovanni Drenthe, football player
- Royston Drenthe, football player
- Regian Eersel, kickboxer
- Eljero Elia, football player
- Dex Elmont, judoka
- Guillaume Elmont, judoka
- Ilonka Elmont, kickboxer
- Ricardo Elmont, judoka
- Kurt Elshot, football player
- Francisco Elson, basketball player
- Urby Emanuelson, football player
- Orlando Engelaar, football player
- Wim Esajas, athlete
- Iwan Fränkel, football player
- Henk Fraser, football player
- Cerezo Fung a Wing, football player
- Leroy George, football player
- Rodney Glunder, kickboxer
- Ulrich van Gobbel, football player
- Jacqueline Goormachtigh, athlete
- Dean Gorré, football player
- Murthel Groenhart, kickboxer
- Martha Grossenbacher, athlete
- Ruud Gullit, football player
- Warner Hahn, football player
- Harald Hasselbach, American football player
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, football player
- Nigel Hasselbaink, football player
- Ivan Hippolyte, kickboxer
- Ernesto Hoost, kickboxer
- Kew Jaliens, football player
- Jerry de Jong, football player
- Nigel de Jong, football player
- Calvin Jong-a-Pin, football player
- André Kamperveen, football player
- Ricardo Kishna, football player
- Patrick Kluivert, football player
- Ryan Koolwijk, football player
- Ludwig Kotzebue, karateka
- Ranomi Kromowidjojo, swimmer
- Kelvin Leerdam, football player
- Jeremain Lens, football player
- Frank Lobman, kickboxer
- Ismael Londt, kickboxer
- Melvin Manhoef, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- Henny Meijer, football player
- Mario Melchiot, football player
- Stanley Menzo, football player
- Humphrey Mijnals, football player
- Luciano Narsingh, football player
- Anthony Nesty, swimmer
- Remie Olmberg, football player
- Gerold Pawirodikromo, born c. 1958), athlete
- Marco Piqué, kickboxer
- Celeste Plak, volleyball player
- Don Diego Poeder, boxer
- Germaine de Randamie, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- John Reeberg, karateka
- Michael Reiziger, football player
- Frank Rijkaard, football player
- Herman Rijkaard, football player
- Lucia Rijker, boxer
- Andy Ristie, kickboxer
- Otti Roethof, karateka
- Bryan Roy, football player
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- Urta Rozenstruik, athlete, bobsledder
- Jamile Samuel, athlete
- Clifton Sandvliet, football player
- Ruben Schaken, football player
- Gregory Sedoc, athlete
- Clarence Seedorf, football player
- Regillio Simons, football player
- Xavi Simons, football player
- Rayen Simson, kickboxer
- Andwelé Slory, football player
- Evander Sno, football player
- Virgil Soeroredjo, badminton player
- Erwin Sparendam, football player
- Tyrone Spong, boxer and kickboxer
- Jurgen Themen, sprinter
- Dwight Tiendalli, football player
- Regilio Tuur, boxer
- Gerald Vanenburg, football player
- Roy Vanenburg, football player
- John Veldman, football player
- Kenneth Vermeer, football player
- Marciano Vink, football player
- Michel Vorm, football player
- Ginty Vrede, kickboxer
- Mitchell te Vrede, football player
- Mark de Vries, football player
- Letitia Vriesde, athlete
- Boy Waterman, football player
- Kevin Wattamaleo, football player
- Lorenzo Wiebers, football player
- Georginio Wijnaldum, football player
- Jason Wilnis, kickboxer
- Aron Winter, football player
- Donovan Wisse, kickboxer
- Mitchel Wongsodikromo, badminton player
- Gilbert Yvel, mixed martial artist
- Romeo Zondervan, footballer