Famous People with Name Frits

Frits Goodings            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frits Goodings: was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served FC Utrecht and FC Wageningen. He died at the age of 25, when on June 7, 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo.Goodings played in the youth of FC Utrecht alongside Edu Nandlal. His first professional contract was signed at FC Wageningen. He was invited by Sonny Hasnoe, the founder of the Colourful 11 to be part of the team and travel to Suriname to play in the "Boxel Kleurrijk Tournament" with three Surinamese teams. His friend Edu Nandlal was also invited and went as well. The Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, killing 176 of the 187 on-board, including Goodings, making it the worst ever aviation disaster in Suriname's history

Frits Smol            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frits Smol: was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Dutch water polo team which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches and scored ten goals.

Frits Pirard            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frits Pirard: was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer.

Frits Helmuth            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Frits Helmuth: was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004.

Frits Van Oostrom            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frits Van Oostrom: is University Professor for the Humanities at the Utrecht University. In 1999 he was a visiting Professor at Harvard for the Erasmus Chair. From September 2004 to June 2005, he was a fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS). He was awarded the Spinozapremie in 1995. In May, 2005 he became President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for a three year period.