Famous People with Name Ryk

Ryk Neethling            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Ryk Neethling: He won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former joint owner of the 4x100 freestyle relay world record and holds several South African records. He also is the first South African to compete four successive Olympic Games.Immediately following the Games he was enrolled at The University of Arizona in the United States of America, where he further cemented his swimming reputation, earning a numerous awards and accolades, including being the 9 times NCAA National Champion

Ryk Or "Rijk Tulbagh            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Ryk Or "Rijk Tulbagh: was Governor of the Cape Colony from 27 February 1751 to 11 August 1771.Tulbagh was the son of Dirk Tulbagh and Catharina Cattepoel, who moved their family to Bergen op Zoom when Rijk was still an infant. As a 16-year old he enlisted with the Dutch East India Company and in 1716 embarked on the ship Terhorst to South Africa.

Ryke Geerd Hamer            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Ryke Geerd Hamer: is a barred German physician who is the originator of the highly controversial Germanic New Medicine, also formerly known as German New Medicine and New Medicine, that criticizes mainstream medicine, and promises a 98% chance of healing for cancer. The approach has been described as "dangerous, especially as it lulls the patients into a false sense of security so that they are deprived of other effective treatments, "[1]