Famous People with Name Adela

Adela Florence Nicolson            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Adela Florence Nicolson: was an English poet who wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope.She was born on 9 April 1865 at Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire, the second of three daughters to Colonel Arthur Cory and Fanny Elizabeth Griffin. Her father was employed in the British army at Lahore, and thus she was raised by her relatives back in England. She left for India in 1881 to join her father. Her father was editor of the Lahore arm of The Civil and Military Gazette,

Frans Adelaar            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frans Adelaar: a former Dutch football player and manager who currently manages FC Volendam. As a player, Adelaar played for FC Utrecht, DOVO and HVV Hollandia. After retiring as a player in 1993, Adelaar has managed GVVV, FC Utrecht, Akratitos, De Graafschap and ADO Den Haag.

Willem F. H. Adelaar            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Willem F. H. Adelaar: is a Dutch linguist on Amerindian languages, specially Andean languages. Adelaar was among the first academicians to study extinct languages in northern Peru.

Stanislas Marie Adélaïde            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Stanislas Marie Adélaïde: was a French politician. He was elected president of the National Constituent Assembly on August 17, 1789; but, on the rejection by the Assembly of the project elaborated by the first Constitutional Committee, he attached himself to the party of moderate

Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Aug            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Aug: was a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of King Frederick VIII of Denmark. As the wife of Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, she became Hereditary Princess of Denmark by marriage. Caroline-Mathilde married her first cousin Prince Knud of Denmark, second son and youngest child of Christian X of Denmark and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 8 September 1933 at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark. The couple were given Sorgenfri Palace in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen as their residence. Caroline-Mathilde and Knud had three children: Princess Elisabeth, Prince Ingolf and Prince Christian.

Juan Alonso Adelarpe            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Juan Alonso Adelarpe: a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957 and 1958. He earned 2 caps for the Spain national football team.