Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a mathematician, soldier, and professor of engineering. He was born near Paris to a French fathe

Was a mathematician, soldier, and professor of engineering. He was born near Paris to a French father and Belgian mother, studying first at Ghent then returning to Paris to study at the École Polytechnique. He was wounded fighting under Napoleon. He worked for the Ministry of the Interior under Lazare Carnot. Later he became a citizen of the Netherlands, a professor of mining engineering in Belgium, and then a member of the Belgian army.

Was a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Ajax Amsterdam, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarl

Was a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Ajax Amsterdam, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge. He was a member of the Haarlem-team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982-1983 season, for the first time in the club's history.

Was a Dutch road bicycle racer who won the 1978 World Championship.Knetemann maintained an Amsterdam

Was a Dutch road bicycle racer who won the 1978 World Championship.Knetemann maintained an Amsterdam accent and a sharp sense of humour that made him a favourite with reporters and earned him television and radio appearances. His best year in the Tour de

Was a Dutch poet. His early poetry concerned a desire to be united with a beloved in death. In 1937,

Was a Dutch poet. His early poetry concerned a desire to be united with a beloved in death. In 1937, he shot and killed his landlady and he subsequently spent six years in a psychiatric hospital.

Was a Dutch artist of the 17th century, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague and best known f

Was a Dutch artist of the 17th century, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague and best known for his cityscapes.Christened as an infant in June 1638, he was the younger brother and student of Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde, as well as studying under Frans Hals. During the 1650s the two brothers made an extended trip along the Rhine to Germany, stopping off at Cologne, Bonn, Mannheim and finally Heidelberg.

Was a superior Dutch landscape painter.Battem was mostly active in Rotterdam and for three years in

Was a superior Dutch landscape painter.Battem was mostly active in Rotterdam and for three years in Utrecht, but a trip along the Rhine may have been a large inspiration for his topics. He painted perspective views, mountainous scenery, with shepherds, robbers, etc. therein, as well as winter scenes. He painted at the same time as Snellings, but his style of painting is broader and bolder.

Is a Dutch Esperanto author.He studied Classical Languages (Latin & Greek) at Leiden University, and

Is a Dutch Esperanto author.He studied Classical Languages (Latin & Greek) at Leiden University, and Theology at Utrecht and Leiden Universities. After 14 years of teaching general history and classical languages, he worked 14 years as a Remonstrant minister in different liberal Christian communities, and now is teaching classical languages again.

Is an internationally notable Dutch amateur snooker player. Bij de Leij reached the round of 32 at t

Is an internationally notable Dutch amateur snooker player. Bij de Leij reached the round of 32 at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Daniel Ward 5-2.

Was a Dutch politician and member of the Free-minded Democratic League.Bolkestein was the Minister f

Was a Dutch politician and member of the Free-minded Democratic League.Bolkestein was the Minister for Education, Art and Science from 1939 until 1945, and was part of the Dutch government-in-exile from 1940. In early 1944 he gave a radio address from London in which he said that after the war he would collect written evidence from Dutch people relating to the oppression they had endured during the Nazi occupation.

Was a Dutch minister of religion and politician. In 1907, Kersten founded the Netherlands Reformed C

Was a Dutch minister of religion and politician. In 1907, Kersten founded the Netherlands Reformed Congregations. Eleven years later, in 1918, Kersten established the Reformed Political Party. He was the party's first member of the House of Representatives, after being elected in 1922. He would remain in parliament until 1945.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in eighth position with the Dutch M

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Is a Dutch politician. He is a member of the SGP, the Dutch Senate and the States-Provincial of Geld

Is a Dutch politician. He is a member of the SGP, the Dutch Senate and the States-Provincial of Gelderland.

Is a Dutch middle distance runner, who came 8th in the 1,500m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was als

Is a Dutch middle distance runner, who came 8th in the 1,500m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was also a finalist in the same event in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships.

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all four matches as forward and scored two goals.

Was a Dutch businessperson, who was a top manager of Ahold until his death in 1987. His grandfather

Was a Dutch businessperson, who was a top manager of Ahold until his death in 1987. His grandfather was Albert Heijn. His son Ronald Jan Heijn played for the Dutch national field hockey team.On September 9, 1987, he was kidnapped near his villa in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands by Ferdi Elsas. Although Elsas murdered him only a few hours after the kidnapping, he pretended that Heijn was still alive for a long time and asked for ransom. He sent the Heijn family Gerrit Jan's glasses and severed little finger. Elsas was caught when he started spending banknotes of the ransom he received, of which the numbers had been recorded. He served a prison sentence and was freed in 2001.

Is a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. From 2000 to 2004

Is a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. From 2000 to 2004 he was the Dutch Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet Laureate).Gerrit Komrij translated all of Shakespeare's plays, besides writing several hermetic dramas himself which met with a lot of success. He emigrated in 1984 to Portugal, but often travels to the Netherlands, where his readers are living. His throaty voice and distinctive appearance are well-known to the Dutch television public.

Is a Dutch author, essayist and writer

Is a Dutch author, essayist and writer

Was a Dutch philosopher and mathematician, professor at the University of Amsterdam and communist, k

Was a Dutch philosopher and mathematician, professor at the University of Amsterdam and communist, known as the central figure in the signific circle, a Dutch counterpart of the Vienna circle.[1]Mannoury started working in primary education in Amsterdam, Bloemendaal and Helmond. In 1910 he started teaching at the Hoogere Burger School (HBS) at Vlissingen. In 1902 he had been appointed Privatdozent at the University of Amsterdam and in 1917 he was made professor there. He retired in 1937). He lectured on the philosophy of mathematics, and on mechanics, analytics and descriptive and projective geometry.[4]

Was a Dutch plateelschilder (painter of earthenware and stoneware), poet, journalist, novelist, judg

Was a Dutch plateelschilder (painter of earthenware and stoneware), poet, journalist, novelist, judge, columnist and (at the end of his career) ministerial civil servant.In 1785, he became a journalist of the local paper the Hollandsche Historische Courant, since 1775 in the hands of Wybo Fijnje. The paper was regarded as one of the most radical in the country. Fijnje frequently had to defend his articles,, especially those written by his friend and co-editor. Paape wrote pamphlets and poems and became a theoretician of the Patriots and a historian of the local societies. On 21 August 1787 a revolution took place in the vroedschap (the local government) in Delft, and various regents were deposed.

Was a Dutch astronomer, a life long member of the scientific staff of the Leiden observatory.After f

Was a Dutch astronomer, a life long member of the scientific staff of the Leiden observatory.After following secondary school in Utrecht, he was appointed "computer" at the Leiden observatory in 1919[1]. Starting circa 1924, he studied Jupiter's Galilean satellites, minor planets, comets, and the proper motions of faint stars, in particular members of the Hyades cluster. He computed orbital characteristics for many of the minor planets discovered by Hendrik van Gent[2]. Much of his work he did in collaboration with his wife, Heleen Kluyver (1909-2001)[3]. She, together with Jan Oort, published their work on the Hyades cluster in 1975, 9 years after his death, in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics [1].

Was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Schulte was successful in track pursuit, becoming natio

Was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Schulte was successful in track pursuit, becoming national champion ten times, European champion twice and World champion once (in 1948). He was also successful as a road race cyclists, becoming national champi

Was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who won two stages in the Tour de France

Was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who won two stages in the Tour de France

Was a Dutch furniture designer and architect.

Was a Dutch furniture designer and architect.

Was born in 1938 in a pious Catholic family in the village Uden. He studied as a fifteen-year-old bo

Was born in 1938 in a pious Catholic family in the village Uden. He studied as a fifteen-year-old boy at the academy in Tilburg. He was not very satisfied about the school. "You only learn technique. The creativity you learn is no creativity at all. You know exactly what colour socks you should wear and what your hair should look like, but not how to put something on paper". After having finished his study, he limited himself to teaching only. When he took up the brush after many years to start for himself, his work met enthusiasm at home and abroad. He worked intensively with other artists from other disciplines on projects that often raised controversy.

Was a Dutch football (soccer) center forward who played in the Netherlands and the United States. He

Was a Dutch football (soccer) center forward who played in the Netherlands and the United States. He was a member of the Netherlands football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics and earned seven caps, scoring one goal, with the Netherlands national football team.Visser appears to have begun his professional career in the Netherlands, playing for Stormvogels in 1924. However, at some point, he moved to the United States. In 1925, he signed with Bethlehem Steel F.C. of the American Soccer League. He saw no playing time until February 1926 when he replaced the departed Archie Stark at center forward.[1] He then scored four goals in three games. [2] It appears he moved to Windsor, Canada in 1926.[3] He then moved to Detroit, Michigan where he played for Holley Carburetor from 1927 until 1931.[4