Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Dutch darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Joey won the 2001 WDF Europe

Is a Dutch darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Joey won the 2001 WDF Europe Youth Cup beating Sweden's Markus Korhonen in the final. Six years later, he captured his first professional title by capturing the 2007 Austrian Open, defeating Hungary's Nándor Bezzeg in the final. He followed up by winning the Open Oost Nederland a month later. He fell two games short of qualifying for the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, losing to American Steve Brown and also fell two rounds short of making the televised stages of the 2007 Winmau World Masters, losing to Paul Gibbs.

Is a former racing driver from the Netherlands. He participated in seven Formula One Grands Prix, de

Is a former racing driver from the Netherlands. He participated in seven Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 29 August 1976. He scored no championship points.After time spent racing saloon cars and winning the Dutch Formula Ford championship, Hayje raced in Formula 5000 and Formula 3. He drove a privately-entered Penske in his home grand prix in 1976, before a difficult period in Formula One the following year driving a March for RAM Racing.

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olym

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches as back.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his nati

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. In 1960 he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team. Four years later in Tokyo he once again became eighth with the Holland squad.

Is a former Dutch football striker who played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and AFC Ajax. He also played fiv

Is a former Dutch football striker who played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and AFC Ajax. He also played five matches for the Netherlands, scoring once.[1] Mulder was topscorer of the 1966-67 season in the Belgian Jupiler League. His son Youri also grew up to become a football player, spending most of his career in the German Bundesliga at FC Schalke 04 until he retired in 2002.

Was the Queen's Commissioner of the Dutch province of Limburg from 1977 to 1990.From 1951 to 1957 he

Was the Queen's Commissioner of the Dutch province of Limburg from 1977 to 1990.From 1951 to 1957 he studied psychology at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (presently known als the Radboud University Nijmegen). In 1960 he obtained his doctorate in social sciences at the Nijmegen University. He was a scientific research worker at the psychological laboratory of the University of California at Berkeley in the United States from 1960 up to 1961. From 1961 until 1972 he worked at the Catholic University of Nijmegen.

Is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in sixth position with the Dutch Na

Is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in sixth position with the Dutch National Men's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Later on, from 1999 until 2003, Aantjes was the head coach of the Dutch Men's Squad. He resigned in the spring of 2003 after Holland finished in a disappointing eleventh position at the European Championships 2003 in Slovenia, but returned to the job in 2006.

Was a Dutch painter and printmaker regarded as a forerunner of Impressionism who influenced Claude M

Was a Dutch painter and printmaker regarded as a forerunner of Impressionism who influenced Claude Monet.Jongkind was born in the town of Lattrop in the Overijssel province of the Netherlands near the border with Germany. Trained at the art academy in The Hague, in 1846 he moved to the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France where he studied under Eugène Isabey and Francois-Edouard Picot.

Was a Dutch trade unionist and politician.

Was a Dutch trade unionist and politician.

Is a former road bicycle racer in professional cycling and a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Astan

Is a former road bicycle racer in professional cycling and a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Astana. Retiring from racing in 1998, he became director of US Postal (later known as Discovery Channel), a US-based UCI ProTour cycling team. He produced eight

Is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was a professional rider from 1986 to 2000.

Is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was a professional rider from 1986 to 2000.

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Topsport Vlaander

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Topsport Vlaanderen.

Was a Dutch anti-Nazi fighter and colonial soldier. In 1948, he deserted, joined the pro-independenc

Was a Dutch anti-Nazi fighter and colonial soldier. In 1948, he deserted, joined the pro-independence guerrillas in the then Dutch Indies, lived out the rest of his life in Indonesia, became a prominent human rights activist and political dissident under various dictatorial regimes in his adopted country and consequently spent considerable time in detention.

Is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career

Is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. He was an outstanding climber.

Is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist between 1958 and 1968. During 11 seasons as a pro

Is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist between 1958 and 1968. During 11 seasons as a professional he had six victories in single-day classics, three stages of the Tour de France and one stage of the Vuelta a España. He had 46 wins as a profess

Was a key figure in Dutch politics at a time when the Republic of the United Provinces was one of th

Was a key figure in Dutch politics at a time when the Republic of the United Provinces was one of the Great Powers in Europe, dominating world trade and thus one of the wealthiest and mightiest nations in the world.

Was a Belgian football player. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium. He played in the mat

Was a Belgian football player. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium. 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 Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer.Fabricius was born in Bandung, Java. He wrote approxim

Was a Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer.Fabricius was born in Bandung, Java. He wrote approximately 60 books, among them many books for children. He is well known for writing the historical children's book "De scheepsjongens van Bontekoe" (1923), which was reprinted 28 times as of 2003[1]. For the "Delftsche Slaolie Fabrieken" he wrote an illustrated publicity serial, "De wondere avonturen van Arretje Nof" (1928). He died in Glimmen.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch boat, which

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in

Was a Dutch backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a highly decorated hero of World War II.Johan Weidner, born to Dutch parents, grew up in Collong

Was a highly decorated hero of World War II.Johan Weidner, born to Dutch parents, grew up in Collonges, France in the Ain département near the Swiss border where his father served as the minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Following his education at French public schools, he studied at the Seventh-day Adventist Seminary in Collonges, and then pursued a degree in law and in business at the University of Geneva and at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was the goalkeeper of the

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was the goalkeeper of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament.

Was a Dutch author, publisher and a new age philosopher and mystic who spent most of his adult life

Was a Dutch author, publisher and a new age philosopher and mystic who spent most of his adult life in London.He coined the term "Pneumatocracy" in 1973 for the principle of the rule of the spirit in government and sought to combines politics with personal spirituality. He was born in Surabaya on the island of Java, where he reported he experienced a mystical vision as a child of two. His family moved to Epe in the Netherlands in 1937. He then suffered near starvation during the German occupation of World War II. As a young man he travelled in Canada and America,

A Dutch historian, was one of the founders of modern cultural history. Born in Groningen, he started

A Dutch historian, was one of the founders of modern cultural history. Born in Groningen, he started out as a student of Comparative linguistics, gaining a good command of Sanskrit