Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner. He founded the towage and salvage company L

Was a Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner. He founded the towage and salvage company L. Smit & Co that is now part of Smit International. His shipyard had a number of "firsts" in shipbuilding and produced a number of famous vessels.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda and the Netherlands U21.I

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda and the Netherlands U21.Idabdelhay made his debute in 2007/2008. It was against Young Stormvogels Telstar in the KNVB Cup. He replaced Matthew Amoah in the attack in the 78th minute. Three minutes later, he scored the winning goal for NAC Breda.A few days later, he made his Eredivisie debute against PSV Eindhoven. Short before the final whistle he replaced Viktor Sikora.Tuesday the 22 January 2008, Idabdelhay made his first Eredivisie-goal. Against AZ Alkmaar he was substituted 18 minutes before the final whistle. A few minutes later he scored the 1-1 for NAC Breda. In the last minute he scored his second goal, and gave NAC the victory. A week later, against Roda JC,

Was a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Was a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She accomplished this as a 30 year old mother of two, during a time when many disregarded women's athletics. Her background and performances earned her the

Is a leading Dutch architect. She is a founding partner and the creative director of Mecanoo Archite

Is a leading Dutch architect. She is a founding partner and the creative director of Mecanoo Architecten, Delft, The Netherlands.The oeuvre of Francine Houben is extremely wide-ranging and includes projects such as universities, libraries, theatres, residential areas, museums and hotels. Houben combines the disciplines of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture to form a unique solution to each situation. She has gained international acclaim for her works and has been praised for her playful and human style.

Is a Belgian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Silence-Lotto.

Is a Belgian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Silence-Lotto.

Was a Belgian football striker. He played a.o. for R. Antwerp F.C., Pisa Calcio, KV Mechelen, FC Tir

Was a Belgian football striker. He played a.o. for R. Antwerp F.C., Pisa Calcio, KV Mechelen, FC Tirol Innsbruck and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. Severeyns was the Jupiler League top scorer in 1988 with 24 goals. He played 7 matches for the Belgium national football team. Whilst at Antwerp he helped them to the 1993 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, in which he scored to tie the game at 1-1, although they went on to lose 3-1 to Parma.He also played R. Cappellen F.C. in the Third division A.

Is a professional darts player from the Netherlands, nicknamed The Dutch Crown.A leading player in t

Is a professional darts player from the Netherlands, nicknamed The Dutch Crown.A leading player in the women's game, Hoenselaar was the 2009 British Darts Organisation Women's World Darts Champion, having defeated Trina Gulliver in the final. Prior to this, she had been runner-up no fewer than 5 times - each time losing to Gulliver.

Is a former Dutch field hockey forward, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at t

Is a former Dutch field hockey forward, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.From 1978 to 1986 she played a total number of 81 international matches for Holland, in which she score ten goals.

Was a Dutch merchant who worked for the Dutch East India Company, who became most famous as the comm

Was a Dutch merchant who worked for the Dutch East India Company, who became most famous as the commander of the ship Batavia, which ran aground in the Houtman Abrolhos off the coast of Western Australia in June 1629.During the voyage from the Netherlands to Java, a company official named Jeronimus Cornelisz and the ship's skipper Ariaen Jacobsz had plotted and attempted an unsuccessful mutiny against Pelsaert.

Is a Belgian football player currently playing for FCV Dender EH.He began his career 1992 by CD Fur

Is a Belgian football player currently playing for FCV Dender EH.He began his career 1992 by CD Furia Espagnola Baudour, before 1994 scouted from R.S.C. Anderlecht, than joined to R. Francs Borains. 1995 signed a contract Standard Liège and moved 1999 to R.E. Mouscron, played there 8 years and moved on 31 January 2008 on loan to FCV Dender EH [1], in summer 2008 was sold from Dender.

Is an Aruban politician and former schoolteacher who holds the office of Minister Plenipotentiary of

Is an Aruban politician and former schoolteacher who holds the office of Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba. Croes was born in Aruba, one of the Caribbean islands of the Lesser Antilles and a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Having achieved his Havo diploma (secondary school leavers’ certificate), Croes began studying to become a teacher at the Aruban Pedagogical Academy. After graduating, he worked as a teacher for a decade at the Colegio San Jose of Santa Cruz. During the last four years of this time, he also held the position of head teacher. Between 1994 and 2001 he was employed as the Public Liaison Official of Education by the Department of Education.

Is a directeur sportif and former Dutch professional road racing cyclist between 1987 and 1995. He c

Is a directeur sportif and former Dutch professional road racing cyclist between 1987 and 1995. He completed seven Tour de France stage races, twice won the Tour of Belgium and captured the 1994 Tour de Luxembourg.

Was a Dutch ophthalmologist and medical scientist who did pioneering work on animal and vegetable he

Was a Dutch ophthalmologist and medical scientist who did pioneering work on animal and vegetable heat, among many other things. He was a professor in Physiology in Utrecht from 1847 and was internationally regarded as an authority on eye diseases, directing the Netherlands Hospital for Eye Patients.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

Was a pioneer of Germanic philology. As a collector of ancient manuscripts, he published the first m

Was a pioneer of Germanic philology. As a collector of ancient manuscripts, he published the first modern editions of a number of important texts.In 1617, he became a pastor at Hillegersberg, near Rotterdam. He resigned this position the following year, after he refused to take sides in a theological conflict in the Dutch Reformed Church, centring on faith out of free will as advocated by Jacobus Arminius or faith out of predestination, as defended by Junius' uncle Franciscus Gomarus. After his resignation, Junius elected to travel instead: he visited first France, and then moved to England, where in 1620 he was employed by Thomas Howard, earl of Arundel, as a tutor to his son, and later as librarian.

Was a Dutch physician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist) who was an early champion

Was a Dutch physician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist) who was an early champion of Descartes', Van Helmont's and William Harvey's work and theories. He was one of the earliest defenders of the circulation of the blood in the Netherlands.

Was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descarte

Was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descartes.

Is a former Belgian football goalkeeper.Vandendriessche played one game with Belgium against Croatia

Is a former Belgian football goalkeeper.Vandendriessche played one game with Belgium against Croatia due to the injuries of both Geert De Vlieger and Frédéric Herpoel and Belgium lost 4-0. He was in the team for the 2002 World Cup.

Is a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer O

Is a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Belgian footballer of Congolese desecent currently playing as a midfielder for English side Sou

Is a Belgian footballer of Congolese desecent currently playing as a midfielder for English side Southend United. Moussa is a Belgian under-18 international. He is currently on loan at Barnet Football Club for a period of 1 month. He made his Southend debut as a 16 year old in the final minutes of the 3–0 win over Colchester United on 4 March 2006, coming on for midfielder Luke Guttridge. He was also part of the squad that saw Southend gain promotion to the Championship in the 2–2 draw away at Swansea City.

Was a Dutch logician.He was a student of Jacchaeus (Gilbert Jack).[1] Burgersdijk finished his studi

Was a Dutch logician.He was a student of Jacchaeus (Gilbert Jack).[1] Burgersdijk finished his studies at the University of Leiden in 1610. He left to further study theology at the University of Saumur, where he became professor of philosophy in 1614. Aft

Is a Belgian football goalkeeper who currently plays for K.A.A. Gent and the Belgium U-21 team. He b

Is a Belgian football goalkeeper who currently plays for K.A.A. Gent and the Belgium U-21 team. He became Sint Truiden's first-choice goalkeeper in February 2007, replacing Bart Deelkens between the posts. He was also named in a preliminary squad for the UEFA U-21 Championship in the summer of 2007.

Is a Dutch keyboardist. He entered the rock/then-metal group The Gathering in 1990, and together the

Is a Dutch keyboardist. He entered the rock/then-metal group The Gathering in 1990, and together they released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three EPs. His latest work is The Gathering's The West Pole, that will be released in 2009.

Is a Dutch former football defender. He is the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer.

Is a Dutch former football defender. He is the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.