Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Dutch, Rotterdam-born mathematician (January 15, 1937), Professor in Probability Theory and spe

Is a Dutch, Rotterdam-born mathematician (January 15, 1937), Professor in Probability Theory and specializing in extreme value theory. He was guest a professor at Stanford University, Cornell University, Peking University, among others, and is Doctor honoris causa at the University of Lisbon.

Is a Dutch D66 politician.Brinkhorst was an undersecretary of state of foreign affairs and a ministe

Is a Dutch D66 politician.Brinkhorst was an undersecretary of state of foreign affairs and a minister of agriculture. Furthermore he was the leader of the D66-group in the Second Chamber of the Dutch parliament. He was also a minister of economic affairs in the second Balkenende cabinet. Journalists gave him the nickname Brilly the kid.

Was one of the early European printers. He was an important citizen of Haarlem and held the position

Was one of the early European printers. He was an important citizen of Haarlem and held the position of sexton (Koster) of Sint-Bavokerk

Is a Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Rabobank.A native of the village of Zuidwolde in Gro

Is a Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Rabobank.A native of the village of Zuidwolde in Groningen, Laurens ten Dam has been racing since 2002 and, by the end of 2005, has risen to world-class ranking among professional racing cyclists.

A Dutch footballer who plays for Stormvogels Telstar. He formerly played for FC Den Bosch, Barnsley,

A Dutch footballer who plays for Stormvogels Telstar. He formerly played for FC Den Bosch, Barnsley, Northampton Town, First Vienna FC, Stormvogels Telstar, Sheffield United, Bradford City, Grimsby Town, De Graafschap, HFC Haarlem and RBC Roosendaal.

Is a professional football (soccer player) who play as defender for Club Brugge. He was transferred

Is a professional football (soccer player) who play as defender for Club Brugge. He was transferred from R. Charleroi S.C. in June 2008 and signed a 3 year contract for the Belgian team. Ciman also plays for the National U21.

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. He also served AA Gent, Coventry City, Lier

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. He also served AA Gent, Coventry City, Lierse SK, RSC Anderlecht, ADO Den Haag and Ajax.

Was a prolific Belgian sculptor.In Brussels he was a student of Denis Plumier from Anvers, he follow

Was a prolific Belgian sculptor.In Brussels he was a student of Denis Plumier from Anvers, he followed Plumier to London in 1719 and collaborated with him on the funerary monument of John Sheffield, duke of Buckingham (1721-22, London, Westminster Abbey).

Is a Belgian football defender currently playing for Enosis Neon Paralimni in the Cypriot First Divi

Is a Belgian football defender currently playing for Enosis Neon Paralimni in the Cypriot First Division.

Was a Belgian football player. He died in a car crash in the middle of his career. Verbiest played f

Was a Belgian football player. He died in a car crash in the middle of his career. Verbiest 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.

A Belgian politician from the Francophone Socialist Party. She is the current Minister of Social Aff

A Belgian politician from the Francophone Socialist Party. She is the current Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health in the Belgian federal government, i.e. the Van Rompuy I Government, which took office on December 30, 2008. [1]She graduated in law

Is a Dutch athlete mainly active at the heptathlon and as a hurdler.When Hoos reached the level of D

Is a Dutch athlete mainly active at the heptathlon and as a hurdler.When Hoos reached the level of D-junior she added two speciality training opportunities to her schedule as she started to practice as a hurdler and to practice for the throwing discipline

Is a long track speed skater who competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics at the 500

Is a long track speed skater who competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics at the 500, 1000, and 1500 metre races[1] where she won bronze in the 1000m.

Was a Dutch football player.Adam started his football career for HVV Den Haag in the Netherlands. At

Was a Dutch football player.Adam started his football career for HVV Den Haag in the Netherlands. At the age of 19, he started his study in Zürich, where he played for Grasshopper-Club Zürich. He made his debut for Switzerland in a match against Austria in 1929.[1] The Dutch national team visited Switzerland a year later, and Adam was invited to play for his native Netherlands. Switzerland won the match 6-3.[1][2] Law Adam would play eleven matches for the Netherlands, scoring six goals.[1] He scored both goals in the 2-0 victory of the Netherlands over Germany in Düsseldorf in 1932.[1][3]

Is a Dutch singer.[1] He was discovered in 1975 as "the singing crane driver". He has released music

Is a Dutch singer.[1] He was discovered in 1975 as "the singing crane driver". He has released music that has charted in the Netherlands' music charts from the 1970s to the present.[2] He is well-known for the songs You'll Never Walk Alone and a cover of I Can See Clearly Now.

A Dutch football player who currently plays for SBV Excelsior. His former clubs include FC Utrecht a

A Dutch football player who currently plays for SBV Excelsior. His former clubs include FC Utrecht and FC Carl Zeiss Jena.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutchman, an employee of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) who was set ashore as a castaway o

Was a Dutchman, an employee of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) who was set ashore as a castaway on uninhabited Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, as a punishment for sodomy. He wrote a diary until his death.During his time as a castaway, Hasenbosch kept a diary. He began with a tent, a month's-worth of water, some seeds, instruments, prayer books, clothing and writing materials. He searched the barren island for water. Unable to find any, he began drinking the blood of green turtles and seabirds, as well as his own urine. He likely died of thirst after about six months.

A retired Dutch footballer who played for Noordwijk, SBV Excelsior, SC Cambuur, Padova and ADO Den H

A retired Dutch footballer who played for Noordwijk, SBV Excelsior, SC Cambuur, Padova and ADO Den Haag.

Is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist since 1998. He rides on the UCI ProTour for Silence-Lo

Is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist since 1998. He rides on the UCI ProTour for Silence-Lotto. His career highlights include winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001 and 2006 Belgian national time tri

Is a Dutch Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch swimmer who is specialized in breaststroke. He is the current national recordholder in th

Is a Dutch swimmer who is specialized in breaststroke. He is the current national recordholder in the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke at the long course.After winning a silver medal in the 50 m breast and a bronze medal in the 100 m breast at the European Junior Swimming Championships 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal. Stekelenburg made his international senior debut at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada where he was eliminated in both 50 m and 100 m breaststroke.

Was a Belgian professional footballer, known for being a tough defender. He was mainly affiliated wi

Was a Belgian professional footballer, known for being a tough defender. He was mainly affiliated with Y.R. K.V. Mechelen, with whom he won the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup, throughout his career.