Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter D

A Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. His preferred position is centre back, but

A Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. His preferred position is centre back, but if needed, he can play on every defensive position.On April 11, 2007, he was sent-off on his UEFA Champions League debut in a match against Liverpool, for a tackle on winger Boudewijn Zenden. He received an ovation from the Liverpool audience upon leaving the pitch.A Dutch football commentator called him the "Ice Rabbit" during the penalty shoot-out in a UEFA Cup match with PSV against Tottenham hotspur.[1]

Is a retired Belgian football defender. His former clubs include K.A.A. Gent, Club Brugge and Standa

Is a retired Belgian football defender. His former clubs include K.A.A. Gent, Club Brugge and Standard Liège. Medved was in the Belgium squad for the 1994 World Cup, and played two matches.

Is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team FC Zenit.During his career he has been coach of his

Is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team FC Zenit.During his career he has been coach of his native Dutch national football team, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. His nickname is "The Little General", a reference to his mentor Rinus Michels' sobriquet "The General".

Was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of

Was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.

He was a member of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, serving in the Monne

He was a member of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, serving in the Monnet Authority from 1952 and was in charge of external relations. He later wrote the Spierenburg report on reform in 1979 of the European Commission which was only partly heeded.

Was a Dutch physicist who, together with Hendrik Casimir, first predicted the existence of what toda

Was a Dutch physicist who, together with Hendrik Casimir, first predicted the existence of what today is known as the Casimir-Polder force,[1] sometimes also referred to as the Casimir effect or Casimir force. He also worked on the similar topic of radiative heat transfer at nanoscale.

Is a Dutch rower, born in Geldrop, North Brabant.In 2004, Lippits took part in the men's single scul

Is a Dutch rower, born in Geldrop, North Brabant.In 2004, Lippits took part in the men's single sculls, finishing fourth in the C Final.

Was a Dutch American physicist and astronomer. He was the cousin of astronomer Peter van de Kamp.In

Was a Dutch American physicist and astronomer. He was the cousin of astronomer Peter van de Kamp.In 1943 he claimed to have discovered (with Erik Holberg) a planetary companion of the star system 70 Ophiuchi and other stars. He caimed that this planetary object had 10 times the mass of the planet Jupiter and a 17 year orbital period.[3] This caused quite a sensation at the time. A critical analysis by Wulff Heintz later discredited these claims.[4]

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympic

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Was an Anglo-Dutch physicist.Dirk ter Haar (Dr, B.Sc., M.Sc., MA, D.Sc., FRSE) studied physics at Le

Was an Anglo-Dutch physicist.Dirk ter Haar (Dr, B.Sc., M.Sc., MA, D.Sc., FRSE) studied physics at Leiden University, was research fellow of Niels Bohr in Copenhagen, and received his Ph.D. in Leiden from Hendrik Kramers for a dissertation on the origin of the solar system. In 1949 he became professor of physics at the University of St. Andrews and in 1950 he emigrated to England, where he later became a British citizen. He became a Fellow of Magdalen College and reader in theoretical physics at the University of Oxford.

Was a Dutch banker, industrialist, politician, and diplomat.In 1945, he was among the organizers of

Was a Dutch banker, industrialist, politician, and diplomat.In 1945, he was among the organizers of the Stichting van de Arbeid (Dutch Labour Foundation), thus helping to lay the foundation of post-war collective bargaining in the Netherlands.In 1964, Stikker was awarded a honorary doctorate by Brown University. He died in Wassenaar in 1979, aged 81.

Is a Dutch mathematician and historian of science.Van Dalen studied mathematics and physics and astr

Is a Dutch mathematician and historian of science.Van Dalen studied mathematics and physics and astronomy at the University of Amsterdam. Inspired by the work of LEJ Brouwer and Arend Heyting, he received his Ph.D. in 1963 from the University of Amsterdam for the thesis Extension problems in intuitionistic plane Projective geometry. From 1964 to 1966 Van Dalen taught logic and mathematics at MIT, and later Oxford. From 1967 he was professor at the University of Utrecht. In 2003 Dirk van Dalen was awarded the Academy Medal 2003 of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences for bringing the works of Brouwer to international attention.

Was a Dutch chess master.Elder brother of Arnold van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship in 18

Was a Dutch chess master.Elder brother of Arnold van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship in 1885, 1886, and 1887.[2] He also took 5th at Gouda 1884 (NED-ch, Messemaker won), and took 2nd, behind Rudolf Loman, at Rotterdam 1888 (NED-ch).

Is a Belgian judoka.His biggest achievement was his European title in Lisbon. In the same year at th

Is a Belgian judoka.His biggest achievement was his European title in Lisbon. In the same year at the Beijing Olympics he became fifht after losing in the first round to gold-medallist Elnur Mammadli. And later losing in the bronze medal match to Rasul Bo

A Dutch football player who currently plays for FC Zwolle. He formerly played for FC Eindhoven and E

A Dutch football player who currently plays for FC Zwolle. He formerly played for FC Eindhoven and Excelsior Rotterdam.

Is a Dutch racing driver.Since 2008, he has raced in the Superleague Formula, in the 2008 season he

Is a Dutch racing driver.Since 2008, he has raced in the Superleague Formula, in the 2008 season he raced for Al Ain in the Italian round and in the 2009 season he was driver for PSV Eindhoven in the first half of the season before being replaced by Carlo van Dam.[1]

Was a Dutch jurist.In his five-volume Discursus academici de iure publico (1615-23), Arumaeus pionee

Was a Dutch jurist.In his five-volume Discursus academici de iure publico (1615-23), Arumaeus pioneered public law as a distinct field of study. Influenced by Dutch humanism, his methodical analysis of the constitutional law of the Holy Roman Empire focused no longer on Roman law but on Imperial sources of public law, such as Imperial basic laws and electoral capitulations.

A Belgian road and track cyclist from Flanders. He specializes in the time trial discipline. At the

A Belgian road and track cyclist from Flanders. He specializes in the time trial discipline. At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned U23 Time Trial World Champion.[1] He had previously won the Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship in 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 he became the Belgian U23 time trial Champion. Cornu is also an accomplished track cyclist, winning the Individual Pursuit at the 2006 Belgian Track Cycling Championships.[2] In addition to Cornu's time trialing skills he is also a promising cobblestone rider, having won the U23 edition of the prestigious Omloop "Het Volk" cycling classic in 2006.

Is an Italo-Belgian football coach, later chairman.He took charge for the first team for three match

Is an Italo-Belgian football coach, later chairman.He took charge for the first team for three matches in December 2000. In January 2001, he took over from Michel Preud'homme until July 2002.Adored by some supporters who appreciated the results gained under his leadership, reviled by others who disliked his gameplay and recourse to a long-ball system, he left his post in May 2005, before being named a few weeks later after the club failed to find a replacement.

Was a Belgian airforce officer during World War II who participated in a combat rescue program known

Was a Belgian airforce officer during World War II who participated in a combat rescue program known as Mission Martin in Belgium & the Possum Line in France. Captured and tortured by the Germans, Potier committed suicide on 11th January 1944.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. Kivuvu is a midfielder who was born in Amst

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. Kivuvu is a midfielder who was born in Amsterdam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Stormvogels Telstar squad in the 2005-06 season. He is of Angolan descent. Kivuvu is very well known for his intense strength and his high work rate, and these attributes have allowed him to establish a starting position for NEC Nijmegen, in the heart of their midfield. He's also known for having a very powerful, accurate shot, which he showed by scoring a screamer against giants Feyenoord.

Is a former international Belgian footballer.

Is a former international Belgian footballer.

In 1995 she married her coach Bart Van Roost and played under the name Van Roost or Van Roost-Monami

In 1995 she married her coach Bart Van Roost and played under the name Van Roost or Van Roost-Monami, until their divorce.Her biggest achievement came during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Els Callens. Monami won four singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 in October 1998.

Was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy and southern France. He was highly

Was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy and southern France. He was highly regarded at the time for his motets, which anticipate the style of Palestrina, and in addition he was an early pioneer of polychoral writing.He may have been French in origin, since Girolamo Cardano, writing about him in his Theonoston (1560) called him "Gallus", and French was evidently his native language. Few details of his life are known with certainty, but some inferences can be made. Much of his career he spent in Italy, and he worked at both the court and cathedral in Urbino in 1544 and 1545. Some of his life he also probably spent in Lyon, as evidenced by several publications there, the music of which contains items of local interest; in addition the dedications are to citizens of Lyon. While stylistically some of his music seems to likely to have been connected with Venice, there is no evidence of his activity there; however he published two books of psalm settings in Venice in 1554.