Famous People with Name Keizer

Gerard Pieter (Gerrit) Keizer            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Gerard Pieter (Gerrit) Keizer: was a Dutch football goalkeeper. As well as being highly successful in his native country, he was also one of the first players from outside Great Britain or Ireland to play in English football.Keizer joined Ajax Amsterdam at the age of 16, and two years later made his debut for the side, against Stormvogels on April 1, 1929. For the first few years of his career he deputised for Ajax's No. 1 Jan de Boer, and in 1930 he moved to England, in order to improve his English.Keizer first played as an amateur for Kent side Margate; at the time, Margate acted as a "nursery" club of sort for London giants Arsenal, and soon Keizer was spotted by Arsenal's manager, Herbert Chapman. Keizer was immediately pitched into the Arsenal first team, and played in Arsenal's first twelve First Division matches of the 1930-31 season, making his debut against Blackpool on August 30, 1930.

Peter ("Piet") Johannes Keizer            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Peter ("Piet") Johannes Keizer: was a Dutch professional football player. Having played 364 matches for Ajax, from 1961 to 1974, he is the fourth most capped player for Ajax (in terms of league appearances). He played on left-wing and with Ajax won the European Cup three consecutive times (1971, 1972, 1973), having lost the 1969 final to A.C. Milan.Piet Keizer and Johan Cruijff were known as the "royal pair", or "the starter and the finisher". Keizer had a gift for not being noticed, but then striking with uncanny precision. His hallmark moment came in the European Cup final against Internazionale in 1972, when Keizer crossed the ball with a deadly precision and Cruijff only had to tap it in.[citation needed]

Joris Gerhard Keizer            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Joris Gerhard Keizer: is a retired butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the semi finals of the 100m Butterfly, and finished in fourth place with the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay Team.

Jolanda Keizer            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jolanda Keizer: is a Dutch heptathlete.

Jan Keizer            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jan Keizer: is a Dutch singer and composer. He was the male lead vocal of the disbanded Dutch popband BZN.Keizer's musical career began with Empty Hearts (sometimes known as Empty) as a drum player. Two years later, Thomas Tol, the guitar player, left the band, bringing the band to an end. However, Keizer renamed the band the Q-Tips, a close harmony band,