Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter D

A Dutch footballer. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Feyenoord and the Dutch national team

A Dutch footballer. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Feyenoord and the Dutch national team. He is of Dutch-Indonesian extraction; Dutch parentage from father. He is usually a central midfielder or defensive midfielder.Landzaat was educated in Ajax's youth academy, but only played one league game for the club before moving on to have lengthy spells with MVV, Willem II and AZ. He was AZ's captain in the 2005–06 season, as they finished 2nd in the Eredivisie.[1]Landzaat competed in the 2006 World Cup and, entering the final year of his contract, provoked interest from Spanish club Espanyol. However, he joined English Premiership club Wigan Athletic on July 18, 2006 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £2.5 million. He signed a three year contract with the club.[

Is a Dutch judoka.

Is a Dutch judoka.

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Schneider made his professional debut at Go

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Schneider made his professional debut at Go Ahead and also played for Feyenoord, FC Zutphen and FC Wageningen.

Is a Dutch journalist, politician in Belgium, and former cabinet secretary for European Commissioner

Is a Dutch journalist, politician in Belgium, and former cabinet secretary for European Commissioners Bolkestein (1999–2004) and Kallas (2004–2007). In 2009, he was elected to the European Parliament for List Dedecker and sits on the European Conservatives and Reformists Group Executive.

Was a Dutch humanist and theologian.

Was a Dutch humanist and theologian.

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at th

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.From 1978 to 1985 Hendriks played a total number of 74 international matches for Holland, in which she sc

In Utrecht in the Netherlands. She was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a mask.

In Utrecht in the Netherlands. She was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a mask.

Is a Dutch judoka.His father Ricardo is a former judoka himself, who represented Suriname at the 197

Is a Dutch judoka.His father Ricardo is a former judoka himself, who represented Suriname at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. His older brother Guillaume is also competing on the highest level in judo.

A Dutch pop female singer. She was a member of the girl group Luv' from 1989 to 1992. She scored wit

A Dutch pop female singer. She was a member of the girl group Luv' from 1989 to 1992. She scored with the female formation a Dutch and Flemish Top 30 hit with the single Welcome to my party. After Luv' had disbanded in 1992, she formed with Carina Lemoine

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in middle distances and was born in Bergschenhoek.

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in middle distances and was born in Bergschenhoek.

Is a Dutch figure skater. Following her retirement from skating, she became a coach. She has coached

Is a Dutch figure skater. Following her retirement from skating, she became a coach. She has coached at the Westminster Ice Palace in Westminster, California. She married her former coach Doug Chapman and they coach skating together.

Is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force. She won a bronze medal in

Is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force. She won a bronze medal in the class Women's 57 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal four years later at the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a Dutch rock singer-songwriter who sings mostly in French, although on occasion Dutch and English

Is a Dutch rock singer-songwriter who sings mostly in French, although on occasion Dutch and English

Is an author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer.

Is an author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer.

Was born in Scheveningen, a beach suburb of The Hague in the Netherlands. After the usual schooling

Was born in Scheveningen, a beach suburb of The Hague in the Netherlands. After the usual schooling that prepared him for the business world he decided to follow his old dream of being a painter. He studied five years at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and took post-graduate classes in sculpture.

Is a Dutch logician and mathematician. He received his PhD degree in 1968 from the University of Wis

Is a Dutch logician and mathematician. He received his PhD degree in 1968 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under supervision of Stephen Kleene with a dissertation entitled Investigations on the Intuitionistic Propositional Calculus. De Jongh is mo

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Memorial Cup winner, Decloe spent most of his playing

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Memorial Cup winner, Decloe spent most of his playing career as a top scorer in the first German Bundesliga. A Canadian, he played international for the Netherlands at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Was the bassist with The Easybeats. Widely regarded as Australia's greatest pop group of the mid-196

Was the bassist with The Easybeats. Widely regarded as Australia's greatest pop group of the mid-1960s, the Easybeats had their beginnings in Sydney's Villawood Migrant Hostel. Guitarist George Young had migrated from Scotland, singer Stevie Wright and drummer Snowy Fleet were Englishmen and the remaining two band members were Dutch -- guitarist Johannas Vandenberg, who became Harry Vanda, and bass guitarist Dingeman Van Der Sluys, who called himself Dick Diamonde. Born in 1947, Van Der Sluys had been in Australia since he was four years old.[1]

A football (soccer) referee from the Netherlands, best known for supervising three matches during th

A football (soccer) referee from the Netherlands, best known for supervising three matches during the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and the Netherlands. He officiated his first international A-match in 1993, and played professional football himself for NEC Nijmegen. Jol was assigned for the final of the 2001 UEFA Champions League between Bayern Munich and Valencia CF.

A Dutch footballer currently playing for AGOVV Apeldoorn in the Eerste Divisie.His football (soccer)

A Dutch footballer currently playing for AGOVV Apeldoorn in the Eerste Divisie.His football (soccer) career began with Heracles Almelo in the 1993-94 season. The next season Kooijman played with FC Groningen and later with AZ from 1995 until 1997. FC Emmen was his next club where he played until 1999. Following that club, he moved to Go Ahead Eagles until 2003. He was transferred to De Graafschap where he played until 2005 and moved to SDC Putten in the 2005-06 season at the amateur level. He switched to AGOVV Apeldoorn and returned to professional football in 2006. Recently, he returned to the amateur level and plays with Sparta Nijkerk in 2007.

Is Dutch film director, screenwriter, film producer and movie music composer.

Is Dutch film director, screenwriter, film producer and movie music composer.

A former Dutch footballer, who played for the Dutch clubs BV Veendam, Roda JC and MVV Maastricht. He

A former Dutch footballer, who played for the Dutch clubs BV Veendam, Roda JC and MVV Maastricht. He also had a short spell with Hong Kong club Seiko.Nanninga earned 15 caps and scored 6 goals for the Netherlands national football team. In the 1978 FIFA World Cup final, he scored the equalizing goal against Argentina in normal time; however, Argentina went on to win 3-1 in extra time.In the same World Cup, Nanninga became the first substitute player to be sent off. On the game against Peru, that ended 0 - 0, Nanninga was in at 68' and elbowed a Peruvian player inside Peru's half of the field, was caught by the assistant and dismissed by the referee.

Is a professional tennis player. He has achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due t

Is a professional tennis player. He has achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height (6 feet 8 inches), his left-handed power game and, in the last few years, his age. Turning professional in 1991, Norman notched up only his 14

A retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 F

A retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number three jersey. His football-career started at Wageningen and De Graafschap Doetinchem. He was bought by Ajax Amsterdam by leaving Ajax-coach Rinus Michels at the end of the 1975/1976 season. He went to Ajax summer 1976, simultaneously with Hans Erkens and Johan Zuidema and has been by far the most successful of the 3 midfielders, their first Ajax-coach being Tomislav Ivic. Schoenaker displayed unbridled energy at the midfield, a rumbled ability to run, the vigour as attacking midfielder to disturb players of the opponent (defensive work) sometimes reconquering balls,