Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.He made his PDC World Dar

Is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.He made his PDC World Darts Championship debut in 2005 where he defeated American Darin Young in the first round and Alan Caves in the second round before defeating Peter Manley in the round three stage. His run was ended though in the Last 16 stage by Andy Hamilton. In the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, Schenk was beaten in the first round by Dennis Priestley. This was followed by an appearance in the 2007 UK Open but was beaten early in the competition by Geoff Harkup.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam.John came through the youth ranks at Aja

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam.John came through the youth ranks at Ajax Amsterdam, RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the Sparta Rotterdam squad in the 2007-08 season.

Is a Croatian-Belgian retired professional football forward. He is best known for playing with Belgi

Is a Croatian-Belgian retired professional football forward. He is best known for playing with Belgian club Cercle Brugge while also representing Croatia and Belgium at international level.

Is a professor at Leiden University in Leiden.De Vries grew up in the village of Balk in Friesland a

Is a professor at Leiden University in Leiden.De Vries grew up in the village of Balk in Friesland and in 1979 started his studies in political science at the University of Amsterdam[1]. He has been working at the group Leaderships Art [2] at the University of Leiden since 1984. De Vries obtained his PhD in 1989 from H. Daudt and H. Daalder on the article he wrote on "Ground Politics" (later made into a novel by the same name) and the educational essay "Cabinet Crisis in the Netherlands".

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for Royal Antwerp F.C., K. Beringen F.C.

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for Royal Antwerp F.C., K. Beringen F.C., and K.V.C. Westerlo. He earned 2 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

Is a Belgian former football player and manager.He formerly played with K.S.K. Tongeren, Standard de

Is a Belgian former football player and manager.He formerly played with K.S.K. Tongeren, Standard de Liège[1], Roda JC, K. Beerschot V.A.C. and Germinal Ekeren.

Was a Dutch composer and conductor. He worked in the Netherlands, South-Africa and the Dutch East In

Was a Dutch composer and conductor. He worked in the Netherlands, South-Africa and the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia. He wrote numerous arrangements (amongst others to Heel de wereld, the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest entry in 1958) and conducted De Zaaiers, one of the orchestras of Dutch radio, until he left for South Africa in 1962. However, he is best known for orchestrating the Indonesian national anthem Indonesia Raya.

Was a Dutch painter, and "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half of the nineteenth centu

Was a Dutch painter, and "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half of the nineteenth century".He was born at Groningen, of Jewish parents. His father intended for him to be a man of business, and it was only after a determined struggle that he was allowed to enter on an artistic career.

Was a Dutch politician. He served as minister of education and was Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Was a Dutch politician. He served as minister of education and was Prime Minister of the Netherlands for little over a year, from 1965 until 1966, as a member of the Catholic KVP party.

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished eighth in the K-2 10000 m ev

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished eighth in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Nicknamed Jef, was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Jupiler League with 25 g

Nicknamed Jef, was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Jupiler League with 25 goals (together with Jef Van Gool) in 1958 while playing for Beerschot. He formerly played with Patria Tongeren and then with Racing de Bruxelles. In the summer of 1955 he moved to Beerschot and he eventually played with Standard Liège. Vliers played 6 times with the Belgian national team between 1955 and 1963.

Is a professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey Lea

Is a professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. Auld has also played for the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes and Boston Bruins of the NHL. He has appeared internationally for Team Canada on three occasions

Is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays in the Cincinnati Reds organization and the Dutch nat

Is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays in the Cincinnati Reds organization and the Dutch national team. He throws a changeup, curveball and fastball (which peaks at around 90 mph).

Is a retired Belgian football player.Vandelannoite began his playing career with K.S.V. Waregem and

Is a retired Belgian football player.Vandelannoite began his playing career with K.S.V. Waregem and joined K.V. Kortrijk in 1998. He moved to Greece where he would play for Athinaikos F.C. in Alpha Ethniki before joining Kerkyra F.C. in 2001.

Was a Dutch artist who worked in a various fields, including genre subjects, portraits and still lif

Was a Dutch artist who worked in a various fields, including genre subjects, portraits and still lifes.Leyster was born in Haarlem[1] as the eighth child of Jan Willemsz Leyster, a local brewer and clothmaker. While the details of her training are uncertain, in her teens she was well enough known to be mentioned in a Dutch book by Samuel Ampzing titled Beschrijvinge ende lof der stadt Haerlem, originally written in 1621, revised in 1626-27, and published in 1628.

A Dutch soprano, author and poet, who lives in Ireland and has released novels and many articles in

A Dutch soprano, author and poet, who lives in Ireland and has released novels and many articles in English.After graduating from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague at a very young age, Mok won French and Dutch State Grants to study in Vienna under Chris

A female singer/DJ who is currently a make-up artist.Pronk began displaying her talents at the age o

A female singer/DJ who is currently a make-up artist.Pronk began displaying her talents at the age of six when she took up ballet but, by age 18, she became involved with the Dutch club scene, where she added vocalist and DJ duties to her resume.She hooke

Was a Belgian statesman and liberal politician.Bara became once more Minister of Justice under Frèr

Was a Belgian statesman and liberal politician.Bara became once more Minister of Justice under Frère-Orban, resigning in 1884 after the overwhelming defeat of the Liberals at the polls. From 1884 to 1894 he was leader of the Opposition in the Lower Chamber, but in the latter year failed of reëlection, entering the Senate soon afterward.

A Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. The bacterial genus Bordetella is named for him.

A Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. The bacterial genus Bordetella is named for him.

Was a Belgian racing cyclist.Buysse was the youngest of three brother who competed in the Tour de Fr

Was a Belgian racing cyclist.Buysse was the youngest of three brother who competed in the Tour de France. He won the first stage of 1926 Tour de France by 13 minutes and 6 seconds, allowing him to wear the yellow jersey for two days until losing it to fe

Was a Flemish-Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.He was a municipal council member in Bruges, a m

Was a Flemish-Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.He was a municipal council member in Bruges, a member of the Belgian parliament, and president of the Liberaal Vlaams Verbond (1928–1934).

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He finished 13th and last in the folding

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He finished 13th and last in the folding K-1 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Was a Belgian racing cyclist. His major win was Paris-Nice in 1938.A native of the East Flanders tow

Was a Belgian racing cyclist. His major win was Paris-Nice in 1938.A native of the East Flanders town of Nokere, Jules Lowie died in Deinze two months short of his 47th birthday.

Is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en De

Is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre competition at the 1924 Summer Oly

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[