• 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
• Brigadier General William Preble Hall (1848-1927), American Army Brigadier General awarded the Medal of Honor for valor in action on October 20, 1879
• Edwin Herbert Hall (1855-1938), American physicist who discovered the "Hall effect"
• Diane Hall (b. 1946), original name of American Diane Keaton
• Lyman Hall (1724-1790), American signer of Declaration of Independence
• Gary Wayne Hall (b. 1974), American swimmer who competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics and won ten Olympic medals (5 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
• Staff Sergeant George J Hall (1921-1946), American Army soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
• Technician Fifth Grade Lewis R. Hall (1895-1943), American Army soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
• Lieutenant Commander William E Hall (1913-1996), American Naval Reserve officer awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942
• Virginia Hall MBE, DSC (1906-1982), 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
• John Lewis Hall (b. 1934), American physicist awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics
• 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
• Máximo Soto Hall (1871-1944), Guatemalan writer and diplomat
• Benjamin "Ben" Hall (1837-1865), Australian bushranger
• 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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