Famous People with Name Jaap

Jaap Penraat            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jaap Penraat: was a Dutch resistance fighter during the Second World War.In 1958 Penraat moved to the United States. Yad Vashem, the official Israeli memorial to victims of the Holocaust, awarded him the designation of Righteous Among the Nations and put him on its honor roll on June 11, 1988.

Jaap Van Lagen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jaap Van Lagen: is a Dutch racing driver, who is a former competitor in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series and a former Eurocup Megane Trophy champion.In 2008 he raced in the World Touring Car Championship for Russian Bears Motorsport in a Lada 110. For the 2009 WTCC season he will return with full manufacturer backing from Lada.[1]

Jaap Blonk            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jaap Blonk: is a Dutch avant-garde composer and performance artist.Blonk is primarily self-taught both as a sound artist and as a visual/stage performer.[1] He studied physics, mathematics, and musicology for a time, but did not complete his studies.[2] One of his early influences was Kurt Schwitters, whose Ursonate he first heard in 1979; he memorized the entire work, and it became one of the cornerstones of his repertory; he has recited portions of the piece hundreds of times in various public places.[2] His compositions and performances are examples of sound poetry

Jaap Egbert Doek            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jaap Egbert Doek: is a Dutch jurist, specialising in family and juvenile law. He is currently a professor of law at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, where he was the Dean of the Law Faculty from 1988 to 1992. Currently he is a deputy justice in the Court of Appeal of Amsterdam and he was a juvenile court judge in the district court of Alkmaar and the Hague (1978-1985).

Jaap Ter Linden            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jaap Ter Linden: is a Dutch cellist, viol player and conductor. He specialises in performance of baroque and classical music on authentic instruments.He began his career as principal cellist of notable baroque orchestras including Musica Antiqua Köln, The English Concert and Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. He co-founded the ensemble Musica da Camera and in 2000, founded the Mozart Akademie in Amsterdam, an orchestra specialising in the classical repertoire, which he conducts, and with which he has recorded the complete Mozart symphonies. He has guest-conducted both modern and period instrument orchestras including the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Portland Baroque Orchestra, European Union Baroque Orchestra, and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. He has also conducted opera, including Henry Purcell’s King Arthur and Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide.

Johnny Jaap            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Johnny Jaap: was a Scottish-U.S. soccer inside right. He played seven seasons in the American Soccer League and one with Hearts. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He began his career in 1912 with a series of amateur and semi-professional teams in the Pittsburgh area. In 1921, he moved to Philadelphia Field Club of the first division American Soccer League.

Marie ("Mieke") Jaapies            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marie ("Mieke") Jaapies: is a Dutch [Canoe racing|sprint canoer]] who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.