Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Dutch explorer who was sent to find Terra Australis, but he instead came across Easter Island

Was a Dutch explorer who was sent to find Terra Australis, but he instead came across Easter Island by chance.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Flemish statesman and political leader.Artevelde was born in Ghent of a wealthy commercial fam

Was a Flemish statesman and political leader.Artevelde was born in Ghent of a wealthy commercial family. He married twice and amassed a fortune in the weaving industry. He rose to prominence during the early stages of the Hundred Years' War. Fearful that

Was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age.He was born into a wealthy family at Haarlem, and

Was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age.He was born into a wealthy family at Haarlem, and spent his youth in his home town. Being of noble birth and with time on his hands, he took up painting mainly as a pastime

Was a Dutch nobleman and musician. He was one of the best-known musicians in The Netherlands in the

Was a Dutch nobleman and musician. He was one of the best-known musicians in The Netherlands in the seventeenth century as a carillon player, expert in bell casting and tuning, organist, recorder virtuoso, and composer.Van Eyck was born blind into a noble family in the small town of Heusden. In 1625 he left home and became carillon player of the Dom Tower of Utrecht, in 1628 he became the Director of the Carillons of Utrecht. René Descartes, Isaac Beeckman and other scientists praised his knowledge of acoustics, bell casting and tuning and bell players came to Utrecht to study with him.

Was a Dutch economist. Alongside Samuel de Wolff, he proposed the existence of 50- to 60-year long e

Was a Dutch economist. Alongside Samuel de Wolff, he proposed the existence of 50- to 60-year long economic super cycles, now known as Kondratiev waves.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch Orientalist and mathematician.Golius came to the University of Leiden in 1612 to study m

Was a Dutch Orientalist and mathematician.Golius came to the University of Leiden in 1612 to study mathematics. In 1618 he registered again to study Arabic and other Eastern languages, where he was the most distinguished pupil of Erpenius. In 1622 he accompanied the Dutch embassy to Morocco, and on his return he was chosen to succeed Erpenius (May 12, 1625). In the following year he set out on a Syrian and Arabian tour from which he did not return until 1629. The remainder of his life was spent at Leiden where he held the chair of mathematics as well as that of Arabic.

Was a Dutch explorer and later admiral commanding the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Gibraltar.

Was a Dutch explorer and later admiral commanding the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Gibraltar.

Studied under Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem. He went to Italy in 1662 and stayed in Rome until 1667.

Studied under Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem. He went to Italy in 1662 and stayed in Rome until 1667. On his way back to Holland he stayed in Paris between 1667 and 1669, where he probably met up with his brother Jan. He joined the Haarlem artists' guild in 1669.

Is a Dutch architect, lecturer and urbanist. In 1991 together with Winy Maas and Nathalie de Vries h

Is a Dutch architect, lecturer and urbanist. In 1991 together with Winy Maas and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV. Early work such as the television centre Villa VPRO and the housing estate for elderly WoZoCo, both in the Netherlands, have brought him international acclaim and established MVRDV’s leading role in international architecture.

Was a Dutch painter, whose work owes a debt to the paintings of Rembrandent.Willemszoon taught a num

Was a Dutch painter, whose work owes a debt to the paintings of Rembrandent.Willemszoon taught a number of fainters, most famously Paulas Potter. Other pupils were:

Is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.Esmeijer has played fo

Is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.Esmeijer has played for Somerset's second XI and was Holland's top spin-bowler at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Although he bowled with good control and an excellent (for an Assoc

Is a Dutch professional darts player.For years Stompé was considered the second best Dutch darts pl

Is a Dutch professional darts player.For years Stompé was considered the second best Dutch darts player behind Raymond van Barneveld. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2000 BDO World Darts Championship, he dropped back behind a younger emerging Dutch group of players. Stompé's recent record has him making it to the first or second round of major championships, whereupon he acts as a commentator for the coverage of the championship by Dutch commercial television station SBS6 after his usual early elimination.

Is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer

Is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was finished in 21st place in the men's decathlon competition, earning a total number of 8.035 points. The other com

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

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, Issard was a member of the squad that was tenth in the final rankings in Atlanta, Georgia.

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.

Was a Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer from Antwerp. He was considered to be a superlative compos

Was a Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer from Antwerp. He was considered to be a superlative composer both by his contemporaries and by modern scholars, however his surviving output is small, and he died young.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first ro

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Frank Cassidy.

Was a Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first disco

Was a Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation.

Was a Dutch physical and organic chemist and the winner of the inaugural Nobel Prize in chemistry

Was a Dutch physical and organic chemist and the winner of the inaugural Nobel Prize in chemistry

Was a Dutch engraver, who was born in Dordrecht.All that his father, Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719), b

Was a Dutch engraver, who was born in Dordrecht.All that his father, Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719), bequeathed to him was a fine constitution and a pure love for work. In 1707 he came to reside at Amsterdam, where for years he had to struggle incessantly against difficulties.

Was a charismatic socialist leader in The Netherlands.He started his career as a schoolteacher. On N

Was a charismatic socialist leader in The Netherlands.He started his career as a schoolteacher. On November 1, 1920 he became secretary of the Arbeiders Jeugd Organisatie (AJC), the Dutch socialist youth movement. On May 11, 1924 he became chairman of the socialist youth movement.On July 13, 1916 he married Irene Hendrika Bergmeijer. Together they had two daughters. Only one daughter survived, Irene Vorrink (January 7, 1918 - August 21, 1996), who would become minister of Health in the cabinet Den Uyl (1973-1977).

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.