Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a Dutch-Canadian-American journalist, writer, and Unitarian minister. He was born in Gorinchem,

Was a Dutch-Canadian-American journalist, writer, and Unitarian minister. He was born in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, then emigrated with his parents to Canada in 1914. After entering a seminary, he served as a missionary to Ruthenian immigrants in the Alberta hinterland, where he helped with medical work. In 1917 he left theological school to serve with the Canadian army in France in World War I as an infantryman and sapper.

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Vermeulen made his professional debut at Rod

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Vermeulen made his professional debut at Roda JC and also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, MVV Maastricht, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Tours FC and Angers SCO.

Was a Belgian writer and right-wing politician. Well known for his varied output of fiction Nothomb

Was a Belgian writer and right-wing politician. Well known for his varied output of fiction Nothomb also came to prominence with a number of reactionary and near-fascist movements before the Second World War. In the post-war era Nothomb continued to be active in politics, albeit as an advocate of an ever closer Europe. He set up the Great Belgium Movement during the war and this re-emerged after 1918 as the Comité de politique nationale. This movement made no secret of its desire to see Belgium annex both Luxembourg and Dutch Limburg. Initially associated with the Catholic Party his journal Renaissance nationale became critical of the direction of this party and in 1924 he formed the rightist Action Nationale as a more Maurrasian alternative. In June 1936 the Provincial Council of Luxembourg province nominated Nothomb to the Belgian Senate. Barring a brief absence in 1939 Nothomb served in this body until 1966. He transferred to the Arlon seat in 1949, by which time he had joined the Christian Social Party. As a post-war Senator he continued to advocate the expansion of Belgium's borders but became convinced that the most realistic method of achieving this would be through a wider programme of European integration which he publicly endorsed.

Was a Dutch architect best known for his 'Kubuswoningen' (Cube houses) built in Helmond in the mid-1

Was a Dutch architect best known for his 'Kubuswoningen' (Cube houses) built in Helmond in the mid-1970s and in Rotterdam in the early 1980s. He studied at the Amsterdam Academy of Building-Arts as a student of Aldo van Eyck.

Is a Dutch architect and interior designer.Originally a building contractor, Boon founded a design s

Is a Dutch architect and interior designer.Originally a building contractor, Boon founded a design studio in 1982 that he now runs with his wife, Karin. Based in Oostzaan, near Amsterdam, the studio comprises architects and designers. He launched the "Piet Boon Zone" line of furniture and lighting in 2003 which now successfully operates in 34 countries. In addition to designs for private clients and various commercial housing developments

Is a Dutch linguist who lives in Bilthoven, Netherlands. He is the former vice-secretary of the Unio

Is a Dutch linguist who lives in Bilthoven, Netherlands. He is the former vice-secretary of the Union Mundial pro Interlingua and the chief lexicographer in the Interlingua community.

Is a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971, as a member of the ca

Is a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971, as a member of the catholic KVP party.

Was a Dutch businessman who founded Center Parcs. A devout Catholic, he was also a philanthropist do

Was a Dutch businessman who founded Center Parcs. A devout Catholic, he was also a philanthropist donating all his fortune to various causes.His father thought he was reading too much, so he said to his son that he should go play tennis. Pieter listened to the advice of his father, but he generally saw the economical aspect of tennis. He borrowed money from his family and built a tennis court near Kralingen with it.

A Dutch former footballer and manager. Currently he works at Liverpool as a technical manager for th

A Dutch former footballer and manager. Currently he works at Liverpool as a technical manager for their Academy.[1]In his playing career Hamberg served NEC Nijmegen, FC Wageningen, FC Utrecht, Servette FC and AFC Ajax. Hamberg considers himself to have failed at Ajax as his goal was to become a part of the Netherlands national football team, but he never managed to make that wish come true.[2] During a European Cup clash in Madrid his knee was injured and it took him quite a while to get fit. Once he was declared fit the same knee was injured in a match against PSV Eindhoven and he was sidelined for quite a period yet again, eventually resulting in the end of his career.[3]

Is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He was bor

Is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He was born in Utrecht in The Netherlands.He is an accomplished astrophysicist, and well known for the Barnes–Hut simulation algorithm, which he developed together with Josh Barnes, which can significantly speed up the calculation of the gravitational motion of huge numbers of stars, allowing scientists to see what happens when for example two galaxies collide.

Was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Reformed Political League (GPV) and of the House of R

Was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Reformed Political League (GPV) and of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands.

A former Dutch footballer who was active as a striker. Kruiver made his professional debut at PSV Ei

A former Dutch footballer who was active as a striker. Kruiver made his professional debut at PSV Eindhoven and also played for Lanerossi Vicenza, Feijenoord and DWS.

Was a Dutch journalist and author. He was joint editor for many years of the weekly magazine Elsevie

Was a Dutch journalist and author. He was joint editor for many years of the weekly magazine Elseviers Weekblad.His most famous work was the trilogy written between 1941 and 1946 dealing with the experiences of the street urchin Ciske Vrijmoeth, alias Ciske the Rat. These novels sold in their hundreds of thousands, and later appeared in translation in more than ten other countries. The story has been filmed twice, in 1955 and 1984, and a musical version is planned for October 2007.

Was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces an

Was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces and Spain.

Is a professor in transport economics at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, and a fellow at the Tinb

Is a professor in transport economics at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, and a fellow at the Tinbergen Institute. He studied econometrics at Erasmus University, Rotterdam and received his PhD in economics at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Previously, he worked at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria, and was research co-ordinator at Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana in Salatiga, Indonesia. He is among the top researchers in economic geography according to IDEAS/RePEc.

A former Dutch footballer who played for Feyenoord and was part of their European Cup victory in 197

A former Dutch footballer who played for Feyenoord and was part of their European Cup victory in 1970. He earned 4 caps for the Netherlands national football team.

Is a road bicycle racer from the Netherlands. He rides for Skil-Shimano.After Rooijakkers finished h

Is a road bicycle racer from the Netherlands. He rides for Skil-Shimano.After Rooijakkers finished his Bachelor-degree in Business in 2002, he decided to find a part-time job, so he would have enough time for cycling. In 2003, he joint the cycling institu

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Steenbergen made his debut at Feijenoord

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Steenbergen made his debut at Feijenoord and also played for Le Havre AC. At Feijenoord he played a total of 229 matches in which he scored 25 times, devided over eleven seasons.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Vitesse. Velthuizen is a goalkeeper who was born in Nijme

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Vitesse. Velthuizen is a goalkeeper who was born in Nijmegen and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 2006-07 season. According to Sky Sports, he is, as of 2008, among the most promising goalkeepers in Europe.[1] He broke into the Vitesse first team in the 2007-08 season, when he signed a contract extension until 2011.[2] His displays brought him to the attention of an Arsenal F.C. scout, who watched him in a league game.[1] Velthuizen received his first call-up to the Dutch squad on March 21, 2008 for the friendly match against Austria.[3]

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches as forward.

Was a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-2 1

Was a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event with his younger brother Cees at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.The Wijdekop brothers were born in Amsterdam, where they were members of the canoe club De Plassers. In their honor, an international marathon canoe race up and down between Amsterdam and Purmerend, organized yearly until 2008, was named the Gebroeders Wijdekop Race.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Te

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Also he

Was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Also he was part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament.

Was a Dutch accountant who started a practice that after several mergers would grow into the interna

Was a Dutch accountant who started a practice that after several mergers would grow into the international accounting firm KPMG.Klijnveld was the son of Pieter Klijnveld Sr. and Maria Christina Klijnveld and married Cristina Johanna Royaards on August 2, 1906 in Amsterdam[1]. After working at the Amsterdam office of the Twentsche Bank (a precursor of ABN Amro), he opened a small accountancy practice in 1917 in his home on the Viottastraat. It would take a few years before a second office was in use on the Tesselschadestraat. Amsterdam was a bustling trade and investment hub for European and Asian industrialists. Many foreign enterprises, including royalty, governments, and even the Bank of England, traded extensively in Holland at the time, making it an active market for financiers as well as importers and exporters of virtually everything.