Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for S.V. Zulte-Waregem. He started his football career i

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for S.V. Zulte-Waregem. He started his football career in his home town of Poperinge with K.F.C. Poperinge but from his tenth year on he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. After spending 10 years at the Anderlecht youth team, Zulte-Waregem signed him to let him play in the first team.

Is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across France,

Is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across France, Belgium, Spain, and Western Europe.

Is a Belgian football midfielder who currently plays for Club Brugge. He is a skillful defensive mid

Is a Belgian football midfielder who currently plays for Club Brugge. He is a skillful defensive midfielder. Blondel started his career at Royal Excelsior Mouscron, before signing to the English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on August 7, 2002. Unfortunately for Blondel, his time at White Hart Lane was not as active as expected, and after only two substitute appearances he left for Bruges on January 28, 2004.

Is a Belgian professional footballer who is currently plays for SV Roeselare.

Is a Belgian professional footballer who is currently plays for SV Roeselare.

A Canadian-born Dutch midfielder playing for Feyenoord of the Eredivisie. He is of Jamaican and Fili

A Canadian-born Dutch midfielder playing for Feyenoord of the Eredivisie. He is of Jamaican and Filipino descent and is the younger brother of Canadian international Julián de Guzmán.After much speculation on which country De Guzmán would choose to represent internationally, Jonathan made himself available for selection by the Dutch national team, immediately after receiving his Dutch citizenship in February 2008, having applied for it the previous year. His decision was met with disappointment in Canada, which witnessed a similar situation when Owen Hargreaves chose to play for the English national team. Controversially, De Guzmán appeared on a nationally televised Canadian sports show a week before this announcement and claimed that he had not made up his mind on his international status, and was focusing on his club career in the Netherlands.[1]

Is a Belgian midfielder who, as of 2006, is playing for Anderlecht. He was transferred from rivals S

Is a Belgian midfielder who, as of 2006, is playing for Anderlecht. He was transferred from rivals Standard Liège in 2003. He scored his first goal in Jupiler League against Standard Liège in the season 2004-05.

Is a Belgian football player who has been in the national team. He currently plays for Gyori ETO FC

Is a Belgian football player who has been in the national team. He currently plays for Gyori ETO FC and is a right midfielder.

Is a Belgian football midfielder, who plays for K. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgian First Division. Wi

Is a Belgian football midfielder, who plays for K. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgian First Division. Wilmet is a forward and was born in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve. He made his debut in professional football as a part of the Willem II Tilburg squad in the 2005-2006 season.

Was a Dutch nobleman, lawyer, politician and statesman. He was a member of a prominent Dutch noble f

Was a Dutch nobleman, lawyer, politician and statesman. He was a member of a prominent Dutch noble family which produced many public administrators and politicians. From 1894 to 1897 Röell headed the Dutch government as Prime Minister (formally: chairman of the Council of Ministers) and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1894 Röell was asked to form a cabinet, in which he NEVER became Prime Minister but he WAS Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1897, after finishing his term he stood for election to the House of Representatives again, and was not elected. From 1898 to 1901 he was a member of the Senate, returned to the House of Representatives in 1901 and was President of the House of Representatives from 1905 to 1909.

Was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the s

Was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the social-democratic PvdA party.

Was a Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Stoffelen made his debut at AFC Ajax and also

Was a Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Stoffelen made his debut at AFC Ajax and also played for RC Paris, Toulouse, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and Neerlandia.Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7

Is a Dutch Paralympian and one of the leading equestrians with a physical challenge, in the world. S

Is a Dutch Paralympian and one of the leading equestrians with a physical challenge, in the world. Stokkel suffered an accident at the age of seven causing him to lose his entire right arm and left leg. Despite the injury, he went on to start riding at th

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender.Van Daele started his career in his town of

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender.Van Daele started his career in his town of birth, Rotterdam where he played for RVAV Overmaas, before he joined Eredivisie side Feijenoord. After playing a while in Feijenoord's youth squads Van Daele was promoted into the first team selection and he made his official debut on 5 May 1968 when Feijenoord beat Sittardia 5-1. Van Daele was part of the most successful period in Feijenoord's history, starting with an Eredivisie Championship in the 1968-69 season. The following season Feijenoord and Van Daele won the European Cup 1969-70 and were crowned the best team in Europe, to eventually become the best team of the world after Estudiantes La Plata was beaten in the final of the Intercontinental Cup.

Is a Dutch billionaire and chess enthusiast. For many years he has staged the annual Melody Amber to

Is a Dutch billionaire and chess enthusiast. For many years he has staged the annual Melody Amber tournaments in Monaco, where world-class Grandmasters play rapid and blindfold games.

Is a retired cyclist from The Netherlands. He is listed as the 8th greatest road cyclist of all time

Is a retired cyclist from The Netherlands. He is listed as the 8th greatest road cyclist of all time in a widely published and yearly updated weighted ranking, edging out Fausto Coppi and Roger De Vlaeminck.

Also referred to as Joost, Jost, Josse or Jodocus (de) Damhouder, was a jurist from the Seventeen Pr

Also referred to as Joost, Jost, Josse or Jodocus (de) Damhouder, was a jurist from the Seventeen Provinces, whose works had a lasting influence on European criminal law.His principal work was the Praxis rerum criminalium (1554), a manual on the practice of criminal law, which he almost entirely plagiarised from an unpublished text by Filips Wielant and from other works. The book was a great success and saw numerous translations in other European languages, partly due to de Damhouder's novel approach of illustrating the various crimes and procedural stages with woodcuts.

Is a former Belgian international footballer who lastly played as a defender for FC Emmen in the Dut

Is a former Belgian international footballer who lastly played as a defender for FC Emmen in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. His former clubs include Club Brugge in Belgium, Roda JC in the Netherlands and Celtic in Scotland and he was in the Belgian squad for Euro 2000.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for APOEL F.C.. Broerse is a defender who was born in De Bilt

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for APOEL F.C.. Broerse is a defender who was born in De Bilt and made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Groningen squad in the 1997-98 season. He has also played for FC Utrecht. He has transferred to APOEL F.C. in the January 2008 transfer period[1].

Is a Dutch professional golfer.Luiten was born in Bleiswijk. He is currently a member of the Europea

Is a Dutch professional golfer.Luiten was born in Bleiswijk. He is currently a member of the European Tour. After a failed bid for a tour card on the Qualifying School he started his professional career on the EPD Tour where he claimed the second place tw

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He rides on the UCI ProTour for the Rabobank professiona

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He rides on the UCI ProTour for the Rabobank professional cycling team. He is known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France after the prologue but

Is a Dutch comic artist and graphic designer. He is best known for his ligne claire or clear line st

Is a Dutch comic artist and graphic designer. He is best known for his ligne claire or clear line style of drawing, and in fact coined the term.Comic series and characters by Swarte include Katoen en Pinbal, Jopo de Pojo, Anton Makassar, Dr Ben Cine and N

A Dutch footballer who recently signed for Cypriot side AEP Paphos FC.Terol is a goalkeeper who was

A Dutch footballer who recently signed for Cypriot side AEP Paphos FC.Terol is a goalkeeper who was born in Leiden and made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Utrecht squad for three seasons before joining Sparta Rotterdam. In summer 2007 he signed for ambitious Greek side Veria F.C.[1]. After Veria relegated, Terol moved on to Cyprus and will play the 2008/2009 season for AEP.

Was a Dutch writer and playwright.

Was a Dutch writer and playwright.

Is a Dutch politician and former educator. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrij

Is a Dutch politician and former educator. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of desegregation, employment-to-population ratio, egalitarianism and emancipation. Since March 24, 2011 he has also been a member of the States-Provincial of Flevoland.From March 2006 to June 2009 he was a member of the municipal council of Almere on behalf of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie).

Is a Dutch film and television director.Lürsen graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television A

Is a Dutch film and television director.Lürsen graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam in 1990 with his film De Finales (English translation: The Finals).[2] He directed the family film In Orange (2004), which received a Golden Film for 100,000 visitors and international awards at film festivals in Hamburg, Esfahan, Kristiansand, Los Angeles, Poznan, and Rimouski.[3] He directed the romantic comedy film Alles is Liefde (2007), which received a Diamond Film for 1,000,000 visitors.[4]