Famous People with Name Roelof

Roelof Klein            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Roelof Klein: was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Roelof ("Roel") Johan Luynenburg            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Roelof ("Roel") Johan Luynenburg: is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico).

Roelof ("Olof") Antonius Van Der Meulen            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Roelof ("Olof") Antonius Van Der Meulen: is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain under the guidance of coach Arie Selinger.

Roelof Koops            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Roelof Koops: was a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he finished 13th in the 5000 metres event, 17th in the 10000 metres competition, and 30th in the 1500 metres event.

Roelof Wunderink            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Roelof Wunderink: is a former racing driver, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He participated in 6 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix for Ensign, debuting on April 27, 1975. He scored no championship points.

Arjen Roelofs            Origin/Culture/Country:

Arjen Roelofs: was born on the Hommema-sate (estate) near Hijum in Friesland, Netherlands as the youngest of four sons and two daughters. His father was Roelof Pytters, a tennant farmer and tax receiver. His mother was Neeltje Alberts from Finkum. The oldest son Klaas trained as a steersman, but did not work as one, and instead became a doctor in Sexbierum. The other sister Lisbeth married and left the household. It was not an easy life on the farm, but this is where the other three boys, Pieter, Albert and Arjen had to work. Their mother stimulated the interest of the three sons in mathematics and science, however their father was unhappy with this.

Sandra Elisabeth Roelofs            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Sandra Elisabeth Roelofs: is the Dutch-First Lady of Georgia, the wife of President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili. Roelofs acquired Georgian citizenship in January 2008 and is now a dual Dutch-Georgian citizen.[1]From 1999 to 2003, Sandra E. Roelofs was a visiting lecturer at Tbilisi State University, where she also worked on her doctoral thesis on linguistic aspects of French in Belgium. Aside from her native Dutch, Sandra E. Roelofs speaks French, English, German, Russian, and Georgian.[2][3][4]

Ingeborg Roelofs            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Ingeborg Roelofs: is a Dutch team handball player. She plays on the Dutch national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.

Marco Roelofsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marco Roelofsen: a retired football (soccer) midfielder from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1987/1988 season. He played for FC Twente, NEC Nijmegen, FC Zwolle, and SC Heerenveen. He retired in 2004. His nephew Richard Roelofsen also played football on the highest level in the Netherlands.

Richard Roelofsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Richard Roelofsen: a retired football (soccer) striker from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1988/1989 season. He played for FC Zwolle, Vitesse Arnhem, MVV Maastricht, Roda JC, NAC Breda, De Graafschap and Heracles Almelo. His nephew Marco Roelofsen also played football on the highest level in the Netherlands.