Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a Dutch politician. She is a member of the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie) and since May 18, 2011 a

Is a Dutch politician. She is a member of the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie) and since May 18, 2011 also a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, replacing André Rouvoet.

Older brother of Allart van Everdingen, was a Dutchman mainly known as a portrait painter. Like Caes

Older brother of Allart van Everdingen, was a Dutchman mainly known as a portrait painter. Like Caesar, his brother Allart was also a painter.Educated in Utrecht, Caesar became a member of the St. Lucas gild in Alkmaar in 1632. His first know painting dates from 1636. In 1648 he moved to Haarlem, but in 1658 he moved back to Alkmaar where he died in 1678.

Is a Dutch sprinter.Douglas was born in Rosmalen, out of a Dutch mother and an Antillean father. At

Is a Dutch sprinter.Douglas was born in Rosmalen, out of a Dutch mother and an Antillean father. At the age of five the family returned to his father's roots in Curaçao.In 2001 he became Dutch national champion over 200 metres and he qualified himself for

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen. Jong-a-Pin was born in Amsterdam and made

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen. Jong-a-Pin was born in Amsterdam and made his debut in professional football in the 2005-06 season when playing for FC Volendam.In 2007 Jong-a-Pin was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Jong-a-Pin participated in both of their first round group matches against Israel (1-0 win) and Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later the final was reached with a 1-1, 13-12 win after a penalty shootout with 32 penalty kicks taken against England. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final.

Is a Dutch politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He is currently the min

Is a Dutch politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He is currently the minister at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management. He announced his leave from politics on March 12, 2010.

Was a Belgian race car driver. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being

Was a Belgian race car driver. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier. He was nicknamed Le Diable Rouge ("The Red Devil") after the colour of his beard .

Is a former Belgian footballer and coach. He was part of the Belgian team (Universtité de Bruxelles

Is a former Belgian footballer and coach. He was part of the Belgian team (Universtité de Bruxelles), which won the bronze medal at the exhibition tournament at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900.

Is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist

Is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist

Is a Dutch artist and curator.[1] His work is characterised by the innovative use of new media, wher

Is a Dutch artist and curator.[1] His work is characterised by the innovative use of new media, where a synthesis of light, motion and space occupies a central position and where new means of perception are investigated.[2] Balth uses a wide array of tools to get to the core of human perception and consistently utilises unconventional means and materials, from vinyl to Plexiglas to deliberately pixilated images. Important influences in his work are Mondriaan and Lucio Fontana.

Was a Dutch etcher and painter.

Was a Dutch etcher and painter.

Was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils.Fabritius was born in the ten-year old

Was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils.Fabritius was born in the ten-year old Beemster polder, as the son of schoolteacher. Initially he worked as a carpenter (= fabritius). In the early 1640s he studied at Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam, along with his brother Barent Fabritius.

Was a Dutch classical scholar.The ostensible purpose of his journey was to collate the texts of Simp

Was a Dutch classical scholar.The ostensible purpose of his journey was to collate the texts of Simplicius of Cilicia, which, however, engaged but little of his time. He contrived, however, to make a careful study of almost every Greek manuscript in the Italian libraries, and returned after five years with an intimate knowledge of palaeography.

Was a Dutch diplomat and politician.He held this position until he was asked, as a non-partisan, to

Was a Dutch diplomat and politician.He held this position until he was asked, as a non-partisan, to become Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first cabinet Beel (3 July 1946 to 7 August 1948). As minister he voted in August 1947 against expansion of military actions in the Dutch Indies, pushed through laws enabling the Benelux treaties, signed the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation and the subsequent Marshal plan contracts, and prepared the way for the NATO by signing the Treaty of Brussels in March 1948.

Is a physicist and a pioneer of computing.In 1947 he was asked by the Dutch Mathematisch Centrum (wh

Is a physicist and a pioneer of computing.In 1947 he was asked by the Dutch Mathematisch Centrum (which later became the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) to collaborate in building an automatic calculator with his friend and fellow student Bram Loopstra. Their first system, the ARRA I was not a success, but its successor, the ARRA II, on which Gerrit Blaauw also collaborated was.

Was a Dutch novelist and journalist who also published using the pseudonyms Gabriël and J. van den

Was a Dutch novelist and journalist who also published using the pseudonyms Gabriël and J. van den Oude. He wrote travel stories and fantastic literature.Van Nievelt had a short stint at being a civil servant in the Dutch East Indies before he returned to the Netherlands. There he became an editor for the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (a news paper) (1869) and a contributor to Los en vast. Later he wrote book reviews using the pseudonym J. van den Oude voor Het Nieuws van den Dag.

Is a Dutch primatologist who since 1995 is professor and director of the Anthropological Institute a

Is a Dutch primatologist who since 1995 is professor and director of the Anthropological Institute and Museum at the University of Zürich, Switzerland.

Was a Dutch poet and art-critic, born at The Hague. He wrote under the pseudonym Flanor.He was train

Was a Dutch poet and art-critic, born at The Hague. He wrote under the pseudonym Flanor.He was trained to the law, and held various judiciary posts, but in 1873 withdrew entirely from legal practice. His first volume of poems, 1860, did not contain much that was remarkable. His temperament was starved in the very thin air of the intellectual the Netherlands of those days, and it was not until after the sensational appearance of Multatuli (pen name of Edward Douwes-Dekker) that Vosmaer

Is a Dutch stage and film actress

Is a Dutch stage and film actress

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the long distances, over 3000 and mainly over 5000 met

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the long distances, over 3000 and mainly over 5000 metres.During the Dutch Single Distance Championships Kleibeuker won her first medal at a highly rated tournament as she finished in third position at the 500

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 158 international matches for The Netherlands, in

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 158 international matches for The Netherlands, in which she scored 25 goals.

Is a politician Belgium , member of Ecolo . On August 7, 1982, she married Gino Russo. On September

Is a politician Belgium , member of Ecolo . On August 7, 1982, she married Gino Russo. On September 11, 1988, his daughter was born Melissa . It will be removed June 24, 1995 by Marc Dutroux . His body will be found in August 1996. In March 2004 opened the trial of Marc Dutroux. Federal election of June 10, 2007, it appears on the list Ecolo for the Senate , where it harvested 57,747 votes. It will not directly elected but co-opted senator. On September 11, 2009, withdrawn from the agreement for reasons of health and adjustment difficulties in parliamentary life.

Is a world-renowned Belgian contemporary photographer. He was nominated by the Magnum Photos agency

Is a world-renowned Belgian contemporary photographer. He was nominated by the Magnum Photos agency in 1990, became an associated member in 1992 and a full member in 1994.

Is a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is t

Is a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter (Manouk, August 2005). Carl's brother F

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Heijbroek was a member of t

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Heijbroek was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match as forward.

Is a Belgian footballer who is playing in Club Brugge and for the Belgian national team.In the summe

Is a Belgian footballer who is playing in Club Brugge and for the Belgian national team.In the summer of 2005 Stoke City manager, Johan Boskamp snapped him up for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club in a 0-0 draw against Sheffield Wednesday on 6 August 2005. Hoefkens became an ever-present in the Stoke line-up and wore the number 2 shirt.