Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of t

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Belgium team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

Was a Belgian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Belgian football player who played with R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium national footb

Is a former Belgian football player who played with R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium national football team. He played in the match Belgium-Netherlands in 1964 with 10 fellows from the Anderlecht team after the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by Jean Trappeniers.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian writer who wrote in French. He is best known for the creation of the fictional detecti

Was a Belgian writer who wrote in French. He is best known for the creation of the fictional detective Maigret.Georges Simenon was born at 26 rue Léopold (now number 24) in Liège to Désiré Simenon and his wife Henriette. Désiré Simenon worked in an accounting office at an insurance company and had married Henriette in April 1902. Although Georges Simenon was born on February 13, 1903 superstition resulted in his birth being registered as having been on the 12th. This story of his birth is recounted at the beginning of his novel Pedigree.

Is the football manager for Belgian club KV Kortrijk, and a former football player.Leekens was selec

Is the football manager for Belgian club KV Kortrijk, and a former football player.Leekens was selected as national coach after an impressive work at R.E. Mouscron that was playing the title in their first year in Jupiler League at the half of the season. He was sacked from his role as federal coach after a disappointing 3rd place in the World Cup group stage.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who became Belgian road race champion in 1932. In 193

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who became Belgian road race champion in 1932. In 1933, he finished the Tour de France in 4th place, having worn the yellow jersey for two days. In September 1933, Lemaire made a fatal fall during the Belgian

Was the founder of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the company known for the Orient Ex

Was the founder of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the company known for the Orient Express trains.A useful article to mark the centenary of the death of Nagelmackers appeared in the November 2005 issue of hidden europe magazine

Better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best-known and most

Better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best-known and most substantial work is The Adventures of Tintin, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, which left the twenty-fourth Tintin adventure, Tintin and Alph-art, unfinished. His work remains a strong influence on comics, particularly in Europe. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003.

Was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who

Was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938. In addition to his several national and world championships, Ronsse won several of the classic races in road cycling includin

Is a former Belgian football defender and is now a TV presenter for the UEFA Champions League matche

Is a former Belgian football defender and is now a TV presenter for the UEFA Champions League matches at RTL TVI.Grün made his international debut against Yugoslavia on June 13, 1984, scoring on his debut. He is most famous in his home country for scoring the away goal that qualified Belgium at the expense of their neighbours Netherlands in the 1986 World Cup qualifying rounds.

Was a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the secon

Was a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing to Daniel Daney.

A professional Dutch footballer, who plays for Feyenoord where he has a contract until 2010.[1] Geor

A professional Dutch footballer, who plays for Feyenoord where he has a contract until 2010.[1] Georginio's meteoric rise to first-team football started in January 2007 when he was invited to a soccer camp with Feyenoord's first-team squad. The camp was held in Turkey and Feyenoord were participating in the Efes Pilsen Cup. Erwin Koeman, the former manager of Feyenoord, knew of Wijnaldum's talents and presumably acted to include him in the camp.

Is a Dutch artist who works with sculptures, painted photographs, installations and film. His work i

Is a Dutch artist who works with sculptures, painted photographs, installations and film. His work is generally seen as conceptual art and arte povera. Together with Marinus Boezem, Wim T. Schippers and Jan Dibbets, heis seen as one of the main representatives of these movements in the Netherlands. Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven and the Tate Gallery in London have work of Van Elk in their collection. Reflections on the arthistory are an important part of his work.

A former football right winger from The Netherlands, who earned 42 caps for the Netherlands national

A former football right winger from The Netherlands, who earned 42 caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the PSV team that won the European Cup in 1988 and a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany.Nicknamed Vaantje and Geraldinho, he played for Ajax Amsterdam (1980-86), PSV Eindhoven (1986-93), Jubilo Iwata (1993-96), FC Utrecht (1997), AS Cannes (1997-98), and 1860 München (1998-2000). After his professional career he was caretaker-manager with 1860 München in 2004 for a couple of months, and started as a head coach for Helmond Sport in Holland's second division (Eerste Divisie) in the summer of 2006.

A Dutch football player who plays for SC Heerenveen. He is a centre-forward.He featured for FC Twent

A Dutch football player who plays for SC Heerenveen. He is a centre-forward.He featured for FC Twente in the 1993/1994 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season. After two successful seasons playing for VVV where he scored 34 goals, he joined Roda JC in 1996 and impressed with 13 goals back in the top-flight.Sibon moved to Ajax Amsterdam in 1997 but was frustrated and hampered by a lack of first team action, having been relegated to the bench by the likes of Wamberto, Shota Arveladze, Georgi Kinkladze and crowd favourite Brian Laudrup. An offer by English Premiership club Sheffield Wednesday prompted Sibon to transfer to the Yorkshire club in 1999 for the price of £2million.

A Dutch football defender who currently plays for Falkirk.The Dutchman signed a 2 year deal with the

A Dutch football defender who currently plays for Falkirk.The Dutchman signed a 2 year deal with the Bairns after impressing on trial during Falkirk's pre-season tour in his homeland, Holland. He can play at right-back, centre-back, sweeper or defensive midfielder.Gerard was handed the number 14 jersey after his local hero, Johan Cruyff.

Was the founder of Heineken. In 1864 he decided to purchase the brewery 'Den Hoyberg.' Here he start

Was the founder of Heineken. In 1864 he decided to purchase the brewery 'Den Hoyberg.' Here he started to brew a new beer.Gerard Adriaan's emphasis on quality was soon rewarded with Heineken beer winning important international prizes. Gerard Adriaan Heineken was the world's first brewer to found his own laboratory for quality control. He attracted a pupil of Louis Pasteur to head this laboratory. This scientist, Doctor Elion, isolated a yeast strain of superior quality, the Heineken A-yeast.

Was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was one of the Dutch signatories to the treaty ending the Fo

Was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was one of the Dutch signatories to the treaty ending the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in 1783

Was a Dutch chess master.He won at Groningen 1900, took 2nd at Leeuwarden 1904, tied for 2nd-3rd at

Was a Dutch chess master.He won at Groningen 1900, took 2nd at Leeuwarden 1904, tied for 2nd-3rd at Amsterdam 1905, took 12th at Scheveningen 1905, took 4th at Amsterdam 1907, took 2nd at The Hague 1907, took 3rd at Utrecht 1907, and took 4th at Haarlem 1

Is a saxophonist, singer and poet. Cornielje is also known for his studies and publications regardin

Is a saxophonist, singer and poet. Cornielje is also known for his studies and publications regarding transformational-generative grammar.

Is a Dutch singer, cabaret artist and actor.

Is a Dutch singer, cabaret artist and actor.

Also Gérard de Lairesse, was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist. His treatises on painting

Also Gérard de Lairesse, was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist. His treatises on painting and drawing, Grondlegginge der teekenkonst (1701) and Het groot schilderboeck (1707), were highly influential on 18th Century painters like Jacob de Wit. Students of de Lairesse included the painter Jan van Mieris.

Was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly-polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fij

Was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly-polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe l'oeil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.

Is a retired Dutch savateur, karateka, and mixed martial artist, foremost known internationally for

Is a retired Dutch savateur, karateka, and mixed martial artist, foremost known internationally for his fight against Teila Tuli in the first televised Ultimate Fighting Championship bout on 12 November 1993. Earlier, he had also participated in two event