Izaline Calister

A highly talented singer, composer and lyricist with a distinctive personal musical style. A charismatic performer, she can be at times warm and intimate, then again expressive and extroverted, masterfully weaving together the traditional music of her native island, Curaçao (Dutch Caribbean), with Jazz. She possesses the exceptional gift that makes all the difference for a soloist, as she sings in her mother tongue, Papiamentu, with feeling and grace. She has this ability to remain true to her roots and successfully reach out and conquer audiences around the world singing in an unfamiliar language, while melding seamlessly the pulsating rhythms of Afro-Antilles music with Jazz.

Randal Corsen

Randal Corsen was born on Curaçao in 1972. He is the great-grandchild of well known Curaçaoan poet and musician Joseph Sickman Corsen and he is related to composer and conductor Chris Ulder and poets Oda Blinder and Charles Corsen. With the distinctive way he blends Jazz with influences from classical, Antillean and Latin American music, the Antillean pianist Randal Corsen has gained much recognition. In 2004, he was honoured with the Edison Jazz Award, the most prestigious music award in the Netherlands, for his album 'Evolushon'.
Dinah Veeris

Dinah Veeris, "world-famous" on Curacao, preserves traditional medicinal plants. In the early 1980s, she began Den Paradera-a magnificent botanical garden where she propagates over 300 species of wild medicinal plants. She started bringing the herbs to this garden not only to keep them from dying out, but also to conserve the medicinal knowlegde about these plants for future generations. Dinah still visits remote hilltops in hope of preserving medicinal treasures and is known throughout Curaçao as a healer. Her knowledge of local botany is impressive and the books she has published are often used by local botanists.
Andruw Jones

Andruw Jones is a well-known Major League Baseball player in the U.S.A. who has been playing for the Atlanta Braves with considerable success. Andruw has been a model of consistency, regularly putting up 30-home runs and 100-RBI seasons. Andruw was selected to his third All-Star team in 2003, and won his 7th consecutive Gold Glove Award in 2004. Andruw glides effortlessly to catch balls other fielders have to dive for to try to reach. He has also been named Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year twice. He made his Major League debut at 19 years of age in 1996 and ended up playing in the World Series, becoming the youngest player ever to hit a home run in the Fall Classic.
Tania Kross

Mezzo soprano Tania Kross was born in Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles in 1976. She studied voice at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht. In recent years Tania Kross has been awarded various important prizes: a first prize by the Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland, first prize in the Cristina Deutekom Concours 2000, an incentive prize in the Rosa Ponselle International Competition for Vocal Arts (New York), the NPS Cultuur Prijs 2000 and the Dutch Edison Award 2006. Tania Kross has performed in several opera productions.
Churandy Martina

Churandy Martina (born 3 July 1984 in Curaçao) is a sprinter from the Netherlands Antilles. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.04 seconds. Martina holds the Central American and Caribbean record on 100m, with 10.06 seconds. With this result he won the gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games 2006.

Bob Pinedo

Dr. H.M. (Bob) Pinedo is Professor of Medical Oncology and Founding Director and first Chairman of the VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam. He is also former Chief of the Medical Oncology Department at the Free University of Amsterdam. He has always been one of the top oncologists in the Netherlands and has numerous international publications to his name.
Randall Simon

Randall Simon, born in Willemstad, has played Major League Baseball since 1997. He has played with the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and is currently a first baseman for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Verna Vasquez

Verna Vasquez, Miss Curacao 1996, was one of the finalists for the Miss Universe Pageant 1997, and won "Best Swimsuit" during the competition.