• Arsenio Hall (b. 1956), American actor, comedian, and talk show host
• Asaph Hall (1829-1907), American astronomer, who discovered and named Deimos and Phobos, the two satellites of Mars
• Edward T Hall (b. 1914), American anthropologist who explored differences between cultures in terms of time, context, and space
• Edwin Herbert Hall (1855-1938), American physicist
• Diane Hall (b. 1946), original name of American Diane Keaton
• Lyman Hall (1724-1790), American signer of declaration of Independence
• Gary Hall, American swimmer
• Dennis Hall, American wrestler
• Virginia Hall (1906-1982), OBE, American spy during World War II. She was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross - the only one awarded to a civilian woman in World War II
• Monty Hall (b. 1924), best known as the host of the popular game show "Let's Make a Deal"
• Louis Hall (1852-1915), English, professional cricketer from Yorkshire
• Professor William Hall, nuclear physicist
• Máximo Soto Hall, Guatemalan writer and diplomat
• Benjamin "Ben" Hall (1837-1865), Australian bushranger
• Johanna Hall, Scottish media personality
• Sir William Priestman of Slaley Hall,
• Staff Sergeant George J Hall, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
• Technician Fifth Grade Lewis Hall, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
• Lieutenant William E Hall, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942
• Sergeant Major Frederick William Hall (1885-1915), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War

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NETHERLANDS: EARLY ORIGINS

The early history of the Netherlands was fraught with conflict. In the 1st century, the original inhabitants of this area, who were primarily Celts and Frisians, came under the control of the Roman Empire. By the 5th century, the Franks had forced the Romans to withdraw, and they dominated this region until the end of the 8th century. In the 11th century, the area that is now the Netherlands, came under the power of the Holy Roman Empire. It was divided up into fiefs, and parcelled out to various dukes. In 1477, these fiefs came into the possession of the Hapsburgs.

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