In the 1975 novel Onder professoren about the academic scene in Groningen Willem Frederik Hermans referred to Jan Pen with the fictional character Tabe Pap.
Willem de Kooning | Willem Dafoe | Willem Blaeu | Willem Janszoon | Willem Mengelberg | Frederik Pohl | Frederik Magle | Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark | Willem Roggeman | Herman Willem Daendels | Willem Drees | Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands | Frederik van Eeden | Frederik de Groot | Willem van Otterloo | Willem Schouten | Willem Kloos | Willem Klein | Willem II (football club) | Willem II | Willem de Vlamingh | Willem Buiter | Toon Hermans | John Willem Gran | Frederik Ruysch | Willem Verstegen | Willem van Hoogstraten | Willem van Enckevoirt | Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen | Willem Sassen |
Terrin cites Willem Frederik Hermans as an important influence for his minimalist style, and critics have recognized the influence of J. Bernlef in his prose.