Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a burgermeester of Amsterdam and a director of the Dutch West India Company (WIC)[2] The WIC was

Was a burgermeester of Amsterdam and a director of the Dutch West India Company (WIC)[2] The WIC was founded in 1621 to exploit trade in the Western Hemisphere,[4] and by 1625 had established a colony at Fort Amsterdam (Lower Manhattan) and Fort Orange. In the hope of encouraging settlement the company, in 1629, started to offer vast land grants and the feudal title of patroon.[5] under the auspices of the Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions

Is a former Dutch politician and leader of Nieuw Rechts, a conservative political party.Michiel Smit

Is a former Dutch politician and leader of Nieuw Rechts, a conservative political party.Michiel Smit was elected to the Rotterdam city council in 2002 as a member of Leefbaar Rotterdam. In February 2003, he came into conflict with Leefbaar-Rotterdam leader Ronald Sörensen and decided to leave the party. After leaving, he founded a new party: Nieuw Rechts.

Was ad interim Grand Pensionary of Holland in 1688 and 1689.He was a lawyer for the Dutch West Indie

Was ad interim Grand Pensionary of Holland in 1688 and 1689.He was a lawyer for the Dutch West Indies Company since 1664 and from 1672 pensionary of Haarlem. He was son of Nicolaas ten Hove and Cornelia Fagel, and nephew of Gaspar Fagel, who preceded him as Grand Pensionary and died in 1688. He was well appreciated by William III of Orange and probably would have succeeded his uncle formally, had he not died in office the next year.

Is a Dutch mountain biker and Cyclo Cross Rider. In 2009 he became 7th time Dutch National Champion

Is a Dutch mountain biker and Cyclo Cross Rider. In 2009 he became 7th time Dutch National Champion. At the World Championships Cyclo-Cross in Hoogerheide (2009) he finished in 10th position in the junior category.

Is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He has been

Is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He has been a star relief pitcher in the Hoofdklasse who once set the appearances record and was MVP of the 2007 Holland Series. His sister Judith van Kampen is a star

Is a Dutch journalist, lawyer, and United States correspondent. He is married to filmmaker Alexandra

Is a Dutch journalist, lawyer, and United States correspondent. He is married to filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The couple has two children, Paul Michael Vos (b. 2006) and Thomas Vincent Vos (b. 2007).Vos regularly appears on Dutch television and radio commenting on American political affairs and news as well as on his experiences in the USA. He has a weekly spot on the Q Music show Ruuddewild.nl. He works for EenVandaag,

Was a Dutch football player who played for ADO Den Haag and the Dutch national side.

Was a Dutch football player who played for ADO Den Haag and the Dutch national side.

Is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international co

Is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Cabout was part of the team that finished 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. At the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World L

Is a female darts player from the Netherlands, who is nicknamed Bambie.In 2002 she won the Women's W

Is a female darts player from the Netherlands, who is nicknamed Bambie.In 2002 she won the Women's World Darts Trophy, beating Karin Krappen in the quarter finals and then Francis Hoenselaar in the semi finals before beating Crissy Manley in the final. She also won the British Open Ladies Singles the same year. A year later, de Boer was the youngest competitor at the BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green and reached the semi finals, beating Linda Rogers-Pickett in the quarter finals before her run was ended by Ladies World Champion Trina Gulliver

A Belgian politician for CD&V.She was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives in

A Belgian politician for CD&V.She was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives in 1978. In 1985 she became State Secretary of Environmental Affairs, and negotiated an Equal Opportunities portfolio. While Smet's competences covered all as

Was a Dutch swimmer and diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.In t

Was a Dutch swimmer and diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1924 Olympics she was sixth in the 4x100 m freestyle relay event and was disqualified in the first round of the 200 m breaststroke event.

Is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as a defender for Dutch club HC Rotterdam. She also plays

Is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as a defender for Dutch club HC Rotterdam. She also plays for the Netherlands national team and she was part of the Dutch squad that became 2007 Champions Trophy winner.

Is a Belgian professional football defender. He currently plays for SV Zulte Waregem.

Is a Belgian professional football defender. He currently plays for SV Zulte Waregem.

Was an Argentine-Brazilian physiologist, medical educator and writer.He studied at the Faculty of Me

Was an Argentine-Brazilian physiologist, medical educator and writer.He studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires, where, while a student, he worked also as a teaching assistant in the Chair of Physiology. He graduated in 1942 and soon thereafter started a full time career in research on Physiology, initially in collaboration with Bernardo Houssay, the great Argentine physiologist, who later was awarded with the 1947 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology for his investigations on the interaction between the hypophysis and the pancreas in the control of glucose metabolism. From 1945 to 1948, Covian worked at the Institute of Experimental Biology and Medicine of Buenos Aires, a private research institution which Houssay and co-workers had founded in 1944, due to his dismissal from the University due to political persecution by the dictatorial regime of Juan Perón. There, he worked also with another eminent physiologist, Eduardo Braun-Menéndez, and presented his doctoral dissertation, in 1948.

Is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender, currently under contract with Croatian side NK Rije

Is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender, currently under contract with Croatian side NK Rijeka.

Is a professional racecar driver from the Netherlands. He was born in Eindhoven in 25 July 1969 and

Is a professional racecar driver from the Netherlands. He was born in Eindhoven in 25 July 1969 and is son of Toine Hezemans.Hezemans has been a regular driver in the FIA GT Championship since its inception in 1997, having also driven for its predecessor series, the BPR Global GT Series. His best result was Second overall in 2000,and 2001, 2008, 2009 and third in 2007 driving a Chrysler Viper GTS-R for Carsport Holland. He has 11 overall wins in the series.

A former football (soccer) defender, who played for all of the three professional clubs in his home

A former football (soccer) defender, who played for all of the three professional clubs in his home town: Feyenoord Rotterdam, Sparta Rotterdam and Excelsior Rotterdam. After his active career he became a football coach, who worked for Sparta, Vitesse Arnhem, Sparta and Go Ahead Eagles.He is currently working with his fellow manager Henk ten Cate for Panathinaikos FC.

A Dutch professional footballer currently the head coach of American soccer team Buffalo City FC. Th

A Dutch professional footballer currently the head coach of American soccer team Buffalo City FC. The club are based in New York.Share, a midfielder, began his career as a trainee with AS Monaco FC from France. After learning his trade in France Share moved to England to play for several clubs including Sheffield United F.C., Gillingham F.C., Coventry City F.C. and Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. before moving to play professional in Spain. During the 2006-07 season, Share spent time on trial at Exeter City F.C.. but was soon released as Share was not in the manager Paul Tisdale's Plans.

Is a Dutch film director.In 1990 his short film Alaska won a Golden Calf for best short film and the

Is a Dutch film director.In 1990 his short film Alaska won a Golden Calf for best short film and the Student Academy Award for best foreign student film in the drama category. In 1998 he received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the film Character based on the 1938 novel Karakter by Ferdinand Bordewijk.

Is a Belgian footballer currently under contract for French side Le Havre AC.He began his career at

Is a Belgian footballer currently under contract for French side Le Havre AC.He began his career at R.S.C. Anderlecht, later in 2005 joined to R. Charleroi S.C., in the summer 2006 left Charleroi and signed a contract by Oud-Heverlee Leuven, in the EXQI-League and played his first game for Leuven on 17 September 2006 against K.F.C. V.W. Hamme.

A Dutch footballer who plays for PSV Eindhoven after signing from NAC Breda at the end of the 06-07

A Dutch footballer who plays for PSV Eindhoven after signing from NAC Breda at the end of the 06-07 season.[1] Zonneveld is a versatile left-footed player who can play as a left-back, left-winger or holding midfielder. He started his career at Ajax in their academy before moving on to Go Ahead Eagles and NEC Nijmegen before joing NAC Breda and then PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 2007.In his first season with PSV he had to fill up the gap left by former-number 5 jersey wearer Michael Ball. In the 2008-2009 season, with the signings of Bréchet and Pieters he is more likely to play for the left midfielder-spot, which is heavily concurred by Hungarian Balázs Dzsudzsák.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for AZ Alkmaar. Koenders is a defender who was born in Amster

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for AZ Alkmaar. Koenders is a defender who was born in Amsterdam and made his debut in the professional football squad of RKC Waalwijk in the 2006-07 season, playing 30 matches immediately.

Is a Dutch footballer who currently plays Sparta Rotterdam. Koenders is a defender who was born in A

Is a Dutch footballer who currently plays Sparta Rotterdam. Koenders is a defender who was born in Amsterdam, who began his career by SDZ before 1996 joined to Jong Ajax. He left after 10 years Ajax in 2006, Koenders joined to RKC Waalwijk and made his de

Is a Dutch politician for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Is a Dutch politician for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Is a Dutch author and researcher best known for her non-fictional studies on women's literature.Than

Is a Dutch author and researcher best known for her non-fictional studies on women's literature.Thanks to her critical global perspective, Mineke Schipper has given an important impulse to the field of literary studies. She is far from being an “ivory tower” scholar, but has succeeded in making her views accessible to both academic and non-academic audiences. She lectures not only at universities and scientific institutes (Berkeley, Beijing, Pretoria. Stockholm), but also to audiences outside the academy, such as policy makers in The Hague or Brussels.