Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won two stages in the Tour de France and was lead

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won two stages in the Tour de France and was leading the general classification for two nonconsecutive days.

Was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Belgian football player, who played almost his complete career for Cercle Brugge. Verri

Is a retired Belgian football player, who played almost his complete career for Cercle Brugge. Verriest started his football activities as a youth player for Cercle Brugge. Verriest made his debut at the age of 19, in a 0-0 draw against Lierse. His last match for Cercle was on May 17 1981, a 3-2 win against Beerschot.

Was a Belgian politician, best known for his renovations surrounding the covering of the Senne river

Was a Belgian politician, best known for his renovations surrounding the covering of the Senne river. He is buried in the Brussels Cemetery.Anspach rose rapidly, replacing Fontainas as Mayor of Brussels in 1863, aged only 34, holding the office until his death. He effected massive changes to the urban landscape of Brussels, centred on his oeuvre, the covering of the Senne. His renovations in Brussels paralleled those by Baron Haussmann in Paris. The modern city remains largely Anspach's creation in its basic form.

Was an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano in the years 1901-1919.Soon after completing her stu

Was an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano in the years 1901-1919.Soon after completing her studies in 1900, Culp's singing career took flight. She was discovered by German-American conductor Wilhelm Berger, who took her to Berlin to perform at the concert hall Saal Bechstein in 1901. Before long, she was performing all over Europe and America, sharing the stage with such notable composers, conductors and singers as Edward Grieg, Richard Strauss, Camille Saint-Saëns, Enrico Caruso, Otto Klemperer, Willem Mengelberg, Pablo Casals, Percy Grainger, Enrique Granados and Thomas Beecham.

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He was eliminated in the heats in the K-1

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He was eliminated in the heats in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Vitesse Arnhem in the Eredivisie. Jenner is nicknamed "Th

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Vitesse Arnhem in the Eredivisie. Jenner is nicknamed "The Scissor Kid" after his skills and stepovers, and is well known for his pace. His former teams are AZ Alkmaar and NAC Breda.In 2007 Jenner was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Jenner participated in both of their first round group matches against Israel (1-0 win) and Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later the final was reached with a 1-1, 13-12 win after a penalty shootout with 32 penalty kicks taken against England. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final.

Was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from her mother's abdication in 1948

Was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from her mother's abdication in 1948

Became a Communist deputy and chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, and was assassinated on Au

Became a Communist deputy and chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, and was assassinated on August 18, 1950 at Seraing. Following his murder, strikes were organised all over the country, while 300,000 people attended his funeral.When King Baudouin o

Was an early twentieth century Belgian cyclist who participated in the 1903 Tour de France and finis

Was an early twentieth century Belgian cyclist who participated in the 1903 Tour de France and finished seventh. He was a professional cyclist between 1901 and 1921.

Was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the

Was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Adrie Voorting, Daan de

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all three matches as halfback.

Was a German-Dutch composer of classical music.Julius Röntgen was born in Leipzig, Germany, to a fa

Was a German-Dutch composer of classical music.Julius Röntgen was born in Leipzig, Germany, to a family of musicians. His father, Engelbert Röntgen, was first violinist in the Gewandhaus orchestra in Leipzig; his mother, Pauline Klengel, was a pianist.Julius was a gifted child. Neither he nor his sisters attended school; he was taught music by his parents and grandparents, and other subjects by private tutors. His first piano teacher was Carl Reinecke, the director of the Gewandhaus orchestra, while his early compositions were influenced by Reinecke, but also by Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms.

Was a German-Dutch composer of classical music

Was a German-Dutch composer of classical music

A football player from Netherlands with great success in Portugal. Currently plays for Enosis Neon P

A football player from Netherlands with great success in Portugal. Currently plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, a team from Cyprus.

Is a Dutch racing driver from Wassenaar.After a successful childhood in karting, he began driving in

Is a Dutch racing driver from Wassenaar.After a successful childhood in karting, he began driving in Formula Ford Benelux in 2000. In 2002 he moved up to Formula BMW ADAC. In 2003 he competed in several Formula Renault series and finished second in the Dutch version of the championship. He was that series' champion in 2004.

Is a former Belgian international. He currently plays for Lierse S.K..

Is a former Belgian international. He currently plays for Lierse S.K..

A Dutch footballer who currently represents Sporting de Gijón in the Spanish first division.Colin s

A Dutch footballer who currently represents Sporting de Gijón in the Spanish first division.Colin started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven after coming from amateur side HMS. His debut came on August 22, 2001 in a 3-2 home win over FC Den Bosch. He went on to play three more matches before he was sent on loan to KRC Genk with whom he won the 2001-02 Belgian League.The following season, Colin was sent on loan again, to NAC Breda, for which he played every game during 2002-03. He returned to PSV and became a full squad member, gaining a total of 20 appearances that season. NAC Breda showed interest in purchasing him, which was immediately agreed by both player and employer. Colin's solid performances in 2004-05 earned him a transfer to Football League Championship side Norwich City.

Is a Belgian footballer. He has played as a goalkeeper for K.S.V. Roeselare since 2002. Before 2002

Is a Belgian footballer. He has played as a goalkeeper for K.S.V. Roeselare since 2002. Before 2002 Sierens was a goalkeeper for Lokeren.

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Verandas Willems-

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Verandas Willems-Accent. He has raced and completed the Vuelta a España three times serving mostly as a domestique. He originally signed with the Australian team known as P

Is a footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made fifty two appearances for

Is a footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made fifty two appearances for Stoke before returning to Belgium .

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Wevers is a goalkeeper who was born in Wint

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Wevers is a goalkeeper who was born in Winterswijk and made his debut in professional football, being part of the De Graafschap squad in the 2001-02 season.

Was a Dutch mathematician who specialized in analytic number theory.[1]Koksma received his Ph.D. deg

Was a Dutch mathematician who specialized in analytic number theory.[1]Koksma received his Ph.D. degree (cum laude) in 1930 at the University of Groningen under supervision of Johannes van der Corput, with a thesis on Systems of Diophantine Inequalities.[2]. Around the same time, aged 26, he was invited to become full professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He accepted and in 1930 became the first professor in mathematics at this university. Koksma is also one of the founders of the Dutch Mathematisch Centrum (today Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica).

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

A Dutch football player who currently, as of August 2007, plays for Cambuur.

A Dutch football player who currently, as of August 2007, plays for Cambuur.