Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a Belgian chess master.He won a match against W. Gilby (2 - 1) and lost a match to Charles Edwar

Was a Belgian chess master.He won a match against W. Gilby (2 - 1) and lost a match to Charles Edward Ranken (0 - 2) at London 1851 (Provincial, Samuel Boden won).[1] Deacon won matches against Edward Löwe (7.5 - 2.5) in 1851, and Carl Mayet (5 - 2) in 1852

A Dutch-Ghanaian footballer, currently playing for RKC Waalwijk of the Eerste Divisie. His position

A Dutch-Ghanaian footballer, currently playing for RKC Waalwijk of the Eerste Divisie. His position is striker. His former clubs are Ajax Amsterdam and Vitesse Arnhem. Height: 1.75 meters, Weight: 70 kilogram[citation needed]

Was a Dutch explorer who sailed along the Western coast of Australia (see History of Western Austral

Was a Dutch explorer who sailed along the Western coast of Australia (see History of Western Australia) en route to Batavia (modern city of Jakarta).

Was Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland from 1625 to 1647.

Was Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland from 1625 to 1647.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who died in Doha in his sleep between stages 4 and 5

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who died in Doha in his sleep between stages 4 and 5 of the 2009 Tour of Qatar. Nolf was born in Kortrijk.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch politician and former European Commissioner.He was the leader of the market liberal Peopl

Is a Dutch politician and former European Commissioner.He was the leader of the market liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. In the European Commission, Bolkestein was responsible for Internal Market, Taxation and Customs Union issues. Some of the more politically sensitive items in his portfolio were the draft Community Patent regulation and the draft Directives on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions and services in the internal market, the so-called "Bolkestein Directive", which has become the focus of heated debate.

Is a Belgian socialist politician, member of the Flemish Different Socialist Party.Freddy Willockx w

Is a Belgian socialist politician, member of the Flemish Different Socialist Party.Freddy Willockx was first elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1979 and served until 1994. He served as state secretary for finances in 1980 and as minister of post, telephony and telegraph services from 1980 to 1981 and from 1988 to 1989. He served as minister of pensions 1992-1994. He was elected a Member of the European Parliament (1994–1999). In June 1999 he was elected again to the Chamber of Representatives but resigned in July when he was appointed special government commissioner for the handling of the Dioxine crisis and for the implementation of European Directives (1999–2001). He was named as minister of state in 2002.

Was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served AZ Alkmaar and PEC Zwolle. He died at t

Was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served AZ Alkmaar and PEC Zwolle. He died at the age of 23, when on June 7, 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo. He was nicknamed "Stevie" for his well-known imitations of Stevie Wonder.Patrick made his professional debut at AZ Alkmaar where he was part of the magic Surinamese trio existing of Patrick, Paul Nortan and Sigi Lens. In 1987 he decided to make a switch and signed for PEC Zwolle. This turned out to be no successful move as they were battling against relegation the whole season long. Eventually,

Is a Belgian professional football player. Boi has played for no other team than Cercle Brugge throu

Is a Belgian professional football player. Boi has played for no other team than Cercle Brugge throughout his career. His position on the field used to be side midfielder or winger. However, since the 2007-08 season, Cercle coach Glen De Boeck is fielding Boi as right back. Ever since, De Boeck has been calling Boi the best right wing back in the Belgian competition. Boi used to be a team mate of Belgian international Thomas Buffel during his youth schooling at Cercle.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch writer, essayist, historian, and politician. He was awarded the Constantijn Huygens Priz

Was a Dutch writer, essayist, historian, and politician. He was awarded the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1950.[1]

Is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right back for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. His prior club was SC Lok

Is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right back for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. His prior club was SC Lokeren in the Jupiler League.

Is a Dutch high voltage scientist and inventor, lives in Delft, Holland, and is professor emeritus o

Is a Dutch high voltage scientist and inventor, lives in Delft, Holland, and is professor emeritus of the Delft University of Technology. He is also a professional author of technical literature, nonfiction books, thrillers and a decisive biography of the master forger Han van Meegeren.

Was a Dutch astronomer. He was director of the Leiden Observatory from 1838 until his death.He is cr

Was a Dutch astronomer. He was director of the Leiden Observatory from 1838 until his death.He is credited with the advancement of Dutch astronomy through his scientific contributions of positional measurements, his popularization of astronomy in the Netherlands, and by helping to build a state-of-the-art observatory in 1861 (Today it is known as the "Old Observatory").

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch actor. In the Netherlands he appeared in the detective series Bureau Kruislaan and its sp

Is a Dutch actor. In the Netherlands he appeared in the detective series Bureau Kruislaan and its spin-off Unit 13.He is best known, however, in Canada where he has been the television spokesman for ING Direct since 1997. The marketing campaign was developed by GWP Brand Engineering. They picked an actor with a foreign accent so that customers would not be surprised to learn the bank was also foreign.

Is a Belgian footballer. He is a striker, and plays for Oud-Heverlee Leuven on loan from FCV Dender

Is a Belgian footballer. He is a striker, and plays for Oud-Heverlee Leuven on loan from FCV Dender EH in the Belgian Jupiler League.

Is a Dutch model, best known for her appearances in Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, and Victoria's

Is a Dutch model, best known for her appearances in Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, and Victoria's Secret

Is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He is has been a Member of th

Is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He is has been a Member of the House of Representatives since November 30, 2006.In 2002, Teeven succeeded Pim Fortuyn as lijsttrekker of Leefbaar Nederland. From May 16, 2002 to January 30, 2003 Teeven was the parliamentary leader of Leefbaar Nederland in the Dutch House of Representatives. After he learned that he would not be lijsttrekker in the 2003 elections, he quit the party and returned to his old position as public prosecutor.

Was a Dutch cellist, conductor and a member of the Dutch Resistance during World War II.Frieda Belin

Was a Dutch cellist, conductor and a member of the Dutch Resistance during World War II.Frieda Belinfante was a lesbian and a good friend of Willem Arondeus, one of the leaders of Raad van Verzet and an openly gay man. She actively contributed to the Dutch resistance, mainly by forging personal documents for Jews. Together with Arondeus, she was part of the group that organised the bombing of the population registry in Amsterdam on March 27, 1943. Thousands of files were destroyed, and the attempt to compare forged documents with documents in the registry were hindered. However, her contributions to the Resistance have been largely forgotten over time.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1928 Summer Oly

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is the second son of HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and HRH Prince Claus of the Netherlands. Un

Is the second son of HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and HRH Prince Claus of the Netherlands. Until his marriage in 2004, he had been third in line for the throne.

Is a Dutch chess player.Some of his chess accomplishments include winning the Vlissingen Chess Tourn

Is a Dutch chess player.Some of his chess accomplishments include winning the Vlissingen Chess Tournament in 2002 and 2005 and winning the 3rd Nancy Chess Festival in 2005.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Eyken was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. He

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Eyken was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. He rowed for Delft University, Laga, Netherlands. Eyken competed for Netherlands at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the single scull where he met Jack Beresford in the heats and lost by a margin.[1] In 1921, Eyken won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta beating Jack Beresford in the final.[2] Following Eyken's victory, Janus Ooms passed on to him the "Golden Belt" he was awarded in 1892. Eyken, in turn, passed it on to the next Dutch Diamonds winner Bertus Gunther in 1929[3]