Jaap Blokker (1942-2011), Dutch businessman and chief executive
The village is primarily known in The Netherlands because in 1964 The Beatles gave their two only concerts on Dutch soil there.
Blokker had minor roles in the television shows Zeg 'ns Aaa, SamSam, Pompy de Robodoll, Seth & Fiona, and Filmpje!, and in the 1990 television production of the Herman Heijermans play Eva Bonheur.
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Blokker was born in Den Helder and studied drums at the Amsterdamse Muziekschool, and worked in a number of orchestras in the Netherlands and Germany, including the Snip en Snap Revue.