Jacob Aaron Westervelt
Jacob Aaron Westervelt (January 20, 1800 – February 21, 1879) was a renowned and prolific shipbuilder who constructed 247 vessels of all descriptions during his career of over 50 years. From 1853 until 1855 he was Mayor of New York City.
Willem Zijderveld
Willem Zijderveld, a Dutch painter, was born at Amsterdam in 1796. In the Haarlem Museum there is a picture by him representing Jan van Oldenbarnevelt presenting to Arent Meyndertsz Fabricius the silver-gilt cup voted to the latter by the States of Holland for his services at the siege of Ostend. Zijderweld died at Amsterdam, 24 December 1840.