Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a retired Dutch politician of the dissolved Pim Fortuyn List party.Dutch journalist and politicia

Is a retired Dutch politician of the dissolved Pim Fortuyn List party.Dutch journalist and politician and a member of the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF). In May 2002, the party of the slain populist Pim Fortuyn elected him as its new leader, after the party turned out in force in the parliamentary elections. [1] As of 23 May 2002 he has been a member of LPF's parliamentary party in the House of Representatives of the Staten-Generaal. In 2004 Herben served as the fraction leader as well as the chairman of the party. In the elections held on January 22, 2003 he was the so-called lijsttrekker.

A Dutch football player.

A Dutch football player.

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of t

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Belgium team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer who is currently a free agent.

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer who is currently a free agent.

Is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Mathieu Hermans was the Lanterne_rouge of the Tou

Is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Mathieu Hermans was the Lanterne_rouge of the Tour de France twice, in 1987 and 1989. He won a stage in the 1989 Tour de France. Hermans was more successful in the Vuelta a España, where he won 9 stages i

A Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the German-speaking Community of Belg

A Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the German-speaking Community of Belgium with the CSP-EVP, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.He is a

Was the Dutch chairman of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) from 2002 until 2008. Sp

Was the Dutch chairman of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) from 2002 until 2008. Sprengers served as chairman until his death on April 5, 2008, at the age of 69.

Is the stage name of Dutch singer Mathilde Eleveld. [1][2]She started receiving national attention i

Is the stage name of Dutch singer Mathilde Eleveld. [1][2]She started receiving national attention in 1981 after she appeared with Sonja Barend in a Dutch television programme called Sonja Op Maandag.Over the last 25 years she has released a steady stream

Is a Belgian professional footballer, who currently plays for Germinal Beerschot. Rits made his debu

Is a Belgian professional footballer, who currently plays for Germinal Beerschot. Rits made his debut at the highest level of Belgian football in a 3-1 win over VC Westerlo. He came on the pitch in the 30th minute as a replacement for the injured Daniel Cruz. Mats Rits scored the equalizer, and the last goal of the match.

Was a Flemish composer, choir director, and possibly wind instrument player of the Renaissance.He wa

Was a Flemish composer, choir director, and possibly wind instrument player of the Renaissance.He was from Louvain, and spent part of his early life in Antwerp. Unlike many of his contemporaries, many of whom traveled to Italy, Spain or elsewhere, he seems never to have left the Low Countries. In spring 1498 he became the choir director at the Illustrious Confraternity of Our Lady at 's-Hertogenbosch, a position he held until 1500. From his name it is presumed that either he or perhaps his father was a wind player, for example a town piper.

Is an Belgian-Australian retired track cyclist, who mostly competed and was most successful on track

Is an Belgian-Australian retired track cyclist, who mostly competed and was most successful on track for Belgium. Although Gilmore was born in and represented Belgium, he is the son of Australian racing cyclist Graeme Gilmore and competed with an Australi

Was a Dutch physician and writer of Huguenot background, and after migration to England secretary of

Was a Dutch physician and writer of Huguenot background, and after migration to England secretary of the Royal Society and the second principal librarian of the British Museum.Matthew was entered at Leiden University on 31 March 1732, and graduated PhD in 1740, the subject for his inaugural dissertation (which shows Montesquieu's influence) being ‘Custom.’ A French version of the Latin original, greatly modified, appeared at Utrecht in 1741 under the title ‘Essai sur l'Usage,’ and attracted some attention. He also graduated M.D. at Leyden, 11 February 1740, with a parallel dissertation, ‘De Consuetudinis Efficacia in Corpus Humanum.’

Is a Belgian footballer. He usually plays as defensive midfielder. Feys is a technically strong play

Is a Belgian footballer. He usually plays as defensive midfielder. Feys is a technically strong player, but lacks physical strength.Like Frederik Boi, Bram Vandenbussche and Jan Masureel, Feys is a typical youth product of Cercle Brugge: he never played for any other team before achieving a place in the senior squad. Though on June 30, 2007, his contract expired and wasn't renewed.

Was a Dutch golden age painter, often considered a master. He was born in the Utrecht area, but spen

Was a Dutch golden age painter, often considered a master. He was born in the Utrecht area, but spent most of his artistic life in Italy. Besides Stom and Stomer he has been referred to as Matthias Stohom / Stomma, Matheo Schem and Matteo Tomar.

Also known as Calzetta Bianca and Calzetti, was a Dutch painter of still lifes and city scenes, best

Also known as Calzetta Bianca and Calzetti, was a Dutch painter of still lifes and city scenes, best-known for the details of insects, reptiles and undergrowth in the foreground of his pictures.

Is a Dutch politician and former (sports) manager. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and

Is a Dutch politician and former (sports) manager. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he has been a MP since October 26, 2010. He focuses on matters of supervisors, accountancy, social security, aviation, ship transport, inland navigation and harbors.From 1980 to 1984 he was a member and also VVD fraction leader of the municipal council of the ward Kralingen-Crooswijk and from 2002 to 2008 and also till 2007 VVD fraction leader of the municipal council of Oegstgeest.

Was a Dutch explorer in the seventeenth century. He had made several voyages for the VOC to Japan, C

Was a Dutch explorer in the seventeenth century. He had made several voyages for the VOC to Japan, China and Siam.

Was a Dutch academic. From 1797 to 1847 he was the first professor of the Dutch language at the Univ

Was a Dutch academic. From 1797 to 1847 he was the first professor of the Dutch language at the University of Leiden. From 1803 he was the member, then secretary, of the head-office of that university's literary faculty. Initially he was a Mennonite voorganger in Dokkum.

Is a Dutch film producer. He is mostly known for producing Voor een verloren soldaat.His son Matthij

Is a Dutch film producer. He is mostly known for producing Voor een verloren soldaat.His son Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. is filmmaker and gived his us debut with the prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing[2], who will begin to shoot in March 2010.[3]

Is a Dutch journalist and television presenter.In 1980 Matthijs van Nieuwkerk started his study Dutc

Is a Dutch journalist and television presenter.In 1980 Matthijs van Nieuwkerk started his study Dutch, at the former Gemeentelijke Universiteit in Amsterdam, but he never finished his study.With his friend Mark van den Heuvel he started interviewing sportsmen for the Dutch newspaper Het Parool. Some of the famous people were the chess grandmasters Kasparov and Karpov and footballer Johnny Rep. After that brief period he begun interviewing writers, and he totally changed the page for literature. In 1988 he became editor for the artredaction.

Was a Dutch composer and music journalist.

Was a Dutch composer and music journalist.

Prince of Orange son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Di

Prince of Orange son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg.

Was a Dutch rally driver and inventor. Gatsonides was born in Central Java in the former Dutch East

Was a Dutch rally driver and inventor. Gatsonides was born in Central Java in the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He founded the company "Gatsometer BV" in 1958.Today, Gatsonides' fame largely results from inventing the Gatso speed camera, a speed measuring device used today by many police forces to catch speeding drivers. He originally invented the Gatso speed camera to measure his cornering speed in an attempt to improve his driving.

Was a Belgian Olympic water polo player during 1920s.He became an international referee (he conducte

Was a Belgian Olympic water polo player during 1920s.He became an international referee (he conducted the Olympic final in 1932), and was a member of the Belgian Olympic committee and swimming federation.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1950, Blomme was the winner of the 12th stage of t

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1950, Blomme was the winner of the 12th stage of the 1950 Tour de France.