Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Belgian Dominican monk whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the N

Belgian Dominican monk whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958.

Is a singer known by her stage name Do (pronounced "dough"). She is best known for singing the vocal

Is a singer known by her stage name Do (pronounced "dough"). She is best known for singing the vocals of DJ Sammy's world-wide top 10 hit in 2002 - 2003, "Heaven", a cover of the '80s hit by Bryan Adams. She has released two albums, Do and Follow Me.

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

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. Scholten is a midfielder who was born in Nijmegen and made his debut in professional football, being part of the NEC Nijmegen squad in the 2006-07 season.

Is a Belgian diplomat, currently the Ambassador of Belgium to the Democratic Republic of Congo.From

Is a Belgian diplomat, currently the Ambassador of Belgium to the Democratic Republic of Congo.From 1984 to 1987 he was a counselor in the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leo Tindemans. From 1987 to 1990 he was the consul general and deputy permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva. In 1990 he was the director of the European section at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then moved up to become the chief of staff (1991–92) in the cabinet of the new minister of Foreign Affairs, Mark Eyskens. From 1992 to 1994 he was the diplomatic counselor and deputy chief of staff of the Belgian prime minister, Jean-Luc Dehaene. From 1994 to 1995 he was the director general for administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is playing for FC Volendam in the Dutch highest leag

A football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is playing for FC Volendam in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie, on loan from Go Ahead Eagles. He previously played for FC Groningen (1998-2000), Cambuur Leeuwarden (2001-2005), RKC Waalwijk (2005-2006) and Sparta Rotterdam (2006-2007). He is the son of former footballer and current coach Jan van Dijk. His brother Gregoor is also playing professional football in the Netherlands.

Was a Dutch-born British administrator and Liberal politician.Lord Reay succeeded his father in 1876

Was a Dutch-born British administrator and Liberal politician.Lord Reay succeeded his father in 1876 and was naturalised as a British citizen in 1877.[citation needed] He was created Baron Reay, of Durness in the County of Sutherland, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, in 1881.[2] In 1885 he was appointed Governor of Bombay,

A Dutch football player.De Groot started his football career with amateur side UNIO of his native to

A Dutch football player.De Groot started his football career with amateur side UNIO of his native town Gouda. As a youth player, he moved to FC Utrecht, where he made his debut for the main squad on February 27, 2000, in the home game against AZ. During the next two and a half years in Utrecht, De Groot played only five matches for the main squad. During the 2001-02 season, De Groot moved to FC Volendam, where he scored 9 goals in 15 matches. De Groot moved to FC Emmen for the next season. His 30 goals in 31 matches made him top scorer of the Eerste Divisie 2002-03. He returned to FC Utrecht for the Eredivisie 2003-04 season; he played 23 matches, scoring 5 goals. At the end of the season, De Groot moved to RBC Roosendaal, and during the Eredivisie 2005-06 season,

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam, on loan from AFC Ajax.[1] Slijngard was

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam, on loan from AFC Ajax.[1] Slijngard was born in Amsterdam and made his debut in professional football in the 2006-07 season where he played on loan for FC Groningen, while being contracted by Ajax. He made his debut for the senior squad of Ajax in the play-off game against FC Twente which finished 0-0.[2] He currently wears number 32 for the first team. For the 2008-09 season, he will be added to the first squad by manager Marco van Basten.[3] In 2006 he was named AFC Ajax "Talent of the Year"

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

A singer and actress whose projects include: KMFDM, Hobson, Fairocious, Old Shoes, Pick up the Piece

A singer and actress whose projects include: KMFDM, Hobson, Fairocious, Old Shoes, Pick up the Pieces, and Briskey. She first began singing for KMFDM in 1992. Currently Alberti is with the Dutch/Belgian Lounge group Gare du Nord.In 1999, she had a role in

Is a Dutch baseball player.Draijer represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

Is a Dutch baseball player.Draijer represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he and his team became sixth. Originally he was not selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics, but due to an injury for Loek van Mil he was eventually c

A Dutch football goalkeeper who currently plays for Swansea City.de Vries started his career at Stor

A Dutch football goalkeeper who currently plays for Swansea City.de Vries started his career at Stormvogels Telstar. In 2003 he transferred to ADO Den Haag. After some mistakes by the first choice keeper Roland Jansen, he took over the position of number one goalkeeper. In 2006 ADO Den Haag told de Vries that he would not be awarded a new contract and was free to find a new club.In the summer of 2006, following a successful trial, he signed a contract with Dunfermline Athletic in Scotland.On May 11, 2007, he palmed a tame free kick into his own net against Inverness to end Dunfermline's 7-year stint in the Scottish Premier League.

S a model from the Netherlands

S a model from the Netherlands

Was a Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company or VOC. The Douwe Aukes class minelayer an

Was a Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company or VOC. The Douwe Aukes class minelayer and its name-ship the HNLMS Douwe Aukes were named after him.He was the son of another VOC captain, also called Douwe Aukes. He made several trips to South Africa on the ships Maastricht and Vrede and in 1641 he was made captain of the 40-gun Vogelstruys of the VOC's Amsterdam Chamber, which was seconded to Michiel de Ruyter's fleet in 1652 during the First Anglo-Dutch War (with Aukes thus indirectly becoming a naval officer). At one point during the Battle of Plymouth he wandered from the Dutch fleet and was almost surrounded by British ships

Is a Dutch historian, journalist and conservative writer. From 1994 to 2002 Spruyt worked as a journ

Is a Dutch historian, journalist and conservative writer. From 1994 to 2002 Spruyt worked as a journalist for the Reformatorisch Dagblad, the sixth largest Dutch daily newspaper, with a mainly Protestant readership. He covered Dutch politics and the foreign desk. His last position was from 2000 to 2002 as chief political editor and commentator of the newspaper, working from The Hague. In the second half of 2006, he picked up his journalistic work again. As one of the leading voices of intellectual conservatism, Spruyt was instrumental in founding the Edmund Burke Foundation, the Dutch conservative group, in the second half of 2000. Together with conservative activist Joshua Livestro, Spruyt became the Foundation's director when the Foundation opened up its own offices in The Hague.

Had a political career as a mayor of various cities, minister and governor. He was a member of the K

Had a political career as a mayor of various cities, minister and governor. He was a member of the Katholieke Volkspartij (Catholic People's Party; KVP). He started his career as the mayor of Hontenisse on 15 November 1939, on 22 January 1944 he was fired by the Germans and went in to hiding. After Hontenisse was freed, he became mayor again in November 1944 till 16 December 1945. Subsequently he became mayor of Etten-Leur (16 December 1945 – 1 May 1952), Venlo (1 May 1952 – 1 May 1957), and Eindhoven (1 May 1957 – 19 May 1959). His continued his political career as mayor of Heerlen (16 January 1962 – 1 January 1964) and ended it as governor of Limburg (1 January 1964 – 1 February 1978).

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.

Is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht. Well known for his f

Is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht. Well known for his fantastic dribling ability, Mertens is great on the ball, and is good at using his great technique to equal his short length. On 23 September 2009, Mertens was called up for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers by new Belgian national team coach, Dick Advocaat.

Is a Dutch politician, who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 to 1982. During the

Is a Dutch politician, who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 to 1982. During these years he was also leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal party.

He was born into a family of tailors; his father owned a menswear shop and his grandfather was a tai

He was born into a family of tailors; his father owned a menswear shop and his grandfather was a tailor. He studied at the Antwerp Fashion Academy where he graduated in 1980. His career as a designer took off in 1986 when he presented his first menswear c

Is a Dutch auto racing driver. He won the Guia Race four times. As well as touring cars he has compe

Is a Dutch auto racing driver. He won the Guia Race four times. As well as touring cars he has competed in the FIA GT Championship and the Porsche Supercup. His older brother Patrick is also a successful racing driver.

Was born in Brussels in 1942[1][2], Taeko Kuwata in Tokyo in 1945. Patrick studied with Stefan Asken

Was born in Brussels in 1942[1][2], Taeko Kuwata in Tokyo in 1945. Patrick studied with Stefan Askenase at the Brussels Conservatory, with Victor Maerjanov at the Moscow Conservatory, and with Dieter Weber in Vienna, where he met Taeko Kuwata, who was another of Weber's students.[1] They married and formed their duo in 1974. They came to attention with their two-piano version of Brahms's 4th Symphony.[1] They achieved considerable praise and recognition and were considered one of the world's leading piano duos.[3] They toured widely and a number of composers wrote works for them.[3] These included Andre Tchaikovsky's Invention 5b, dedicated to Patrick.[1]

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Mulder is a defender who was born in Baarn

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Mulder is a defender who was born in Baarn and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Excelsior Rotterdam squad in the 2004-05 season.

Was a Dutch footballer and coach.where he would grow up. He started his footballing career with the

Was a Dutch footballer and coach.where he would grow up. He started his footballing career with the Go Ahead Eagles, and was so good that he played for the Dutch U-21 team, however he never played for the senior squad. After 4 years with the Eagles he moved back to Canada to play with the Edmonton Drillers of the NASL.While playing in Edmonton the Canadian Soccer Association had inquired about him suiting up for the Canadian national team. But since he had already played for the Dutch he was ineligible. After the NASL folded, Lodeweges played for the Minnesota Strikers, an indoor soccer team. He would return to the Eagles in 1988, and played his last game in September 1991. Lodeweges went onto coach several teams in the Netherlands.

A Dutch-Surinamese footballer, currently playing for Feyenoord of the Eredivisie. His position is de

A Dutch-Surinamese footballer, currently playing for Feyenoord of the Eredivisie. His position is defender.He began his career at Ajax before transferring to F. C. Utrecht in the summer of 2004. He made his debut for the club in December, 2004 and preceded to break into the first team. In the summer of 2006, he moved to Feyenoord.In the 2006-07 season, Tiendalli became injured for the whole season. To give him a chance to get to his top form again, Feyenoord loaned Tiendalli to city rivals Sparta on January 25, 2008 where he is re-united with his former F.C. Utrecht coach Foeke Booy.