Famous People with Name Douwe

Douwe Aukes            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Douwe Aukes: was a Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company or VOC. The Douwe Aukes class minelayer and its name-ship the HNLMS Douwe Aukes were named after him.He was the son of another VOC captain, also called Douwe Aukes. He made several trips to South Africa on the ships Maastricht and Vrede and in 1641 he was made captain of the 40-gun Vogelstruys of the VOC's Amsterdam Chamber, which was seconded to Michiel de Ruyter's fleet in 1652 during the First Anglo-Dutch War (with Aukes thus indirectly becoming a naval officer). At one point during the Battle of Plymouth he wandered from the Dutch fleet and was almost surrounded by British ships

Douwe Sirtema Van Grovestins            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Douwe Sirtema Van Grovestins: was a Frisian courtier at the court of stadtholder William IV, Prince of Orange, and later at the court of his widow Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. He was first Chamberlain, later Equerry to the stadtholder, and equerry to the Princess after her husband's death.

Eric Karel Van Douwen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Eric Karel Van Douwen: was a Dutch mathematician specializing in set-theoretic topology.He received his Ph.D. in 1975 from Vrije Universiteit under the supervision of Maarten Maurice and Johannes Aarts, both of whom were in turn students of Johannes De Groot.[1]

Brian Douwes            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Brian Douwes: a professional Dutch kickboxer and martial artist fighting out of Top Team Beverwijk in Beverwijk, Netherlands. He's currently competing in

Pia Douwes            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Pia Douwes: a Dutch musical theatre actress who is very successful in Europe.Douwes was born in Amsterdam, North Holland, to an arts dealer and a social worker and the grandniece of Doris Day. Initially Douwes wanted to become a nurse for mentally handicapped childre