Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Dutch international football striker. His mother is from Curaçao and his father is from Surina

Is a Dutch international football striker. His mother is from Curaçao and his father is from Suriname. He signed a contract with Lille OSC, a French Ligue 1 outfit, on August 30, 2007.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Van Diemen made his debut in professional f

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Van Diemen made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Utrecht squad in the 1990-91 season. He also played for AZ Alkmaar, NEC Nijmegen, and RSC Anderlecht before joining RKC Waalwijk for the second time in his career.

Is a Dutch judoka.

Is a Dutch judoka.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Is a Dutch judoka from Tilburg

Is a Dutch judoka from Tilburg

Is a Dutch sprinter.Sports have always been the most important hobby of Van Luijk and he started wit

Is a Dutch sprinter.Sports have always been the most important hobby of Van Luijk and he started with football at an early age for local team FC Bakestijn. He continued his career at Xerxes and later, when his friends joined Sparta Rotterdam he was scoute

Is a former professional footballer who made 401 appearances in the Football League playing for Birm

Is a former professional footballer who made 401 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall. Despite being born in Dendermonde, Belgium, he represented Wales at international level, making 13 appearances for his adopted country.

A famous Dutch-Indonesian entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a member of t

A famous Dutch-Indonesian entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a member of the girl group Luv'. For three decades, she has often hit the headlines of the tabloid press.In the late 1970s, Luv' scored a string of international chart

Is a Dutch professional badminton player. She mainly plays in single matches.

Is a Dutch professional badminton player. She mainly plays in single matches.

Dutch singer and composer who also performs under the name 'La Pat'.Her musical career started when

Dutch singer and composer who also performs under the name 'La Pat'.Her musical career started when she was 18 years old with the new-wave band To Lips, in which she sang and played keyboards. A few years later she left the band and entered the school of

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to František Havelka.

Was a Belgian épée and foil fencer. Anspach competed in four Olympiads for the Belgian fencing tea

Was a Belgian épée and foil fencer. Anspach competed in four Olympiads for the Belgian fencing team (1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924). Anspach's first Olympic appearance was at the 1908 London Games, where he competed in both the team and individual épée events

Was a celebrated Dutch physician.After finishing his medicine studies at Leiden University in 1645,

Was a celebrated Dutch physician.After finishing his medicine studies at Leiden University in 1645, he practised both medicine and surgery in Amsterdam. He was a determined enemy of bleeding in all cases, relying chiefly on sudorifics. He proposed the operation of gastrostomy in cases of intussusception of the bowels, and introduced some improvements in surgical instruments.

Was a successful and prolific Dutch writer of children's literature.Paul Biegel was born in Bussum i

Was a successful and prolific Dutch writer of children's literature.Paul Biegel was born in Bussum in 1925. His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and owned a building materials shop. With his wife Madeleine Povel-Guillot he had nine children, six girls and three boys, of which Paul was the youngest. He wasn't a prolific reader as a child, preferring to play outside. His favourite books where the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm and the works of Jules Verne. He studied in Bussum (primary school) and Amsterdam, graduating in 1945.

Is Professor of Phonetic Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. His research and teaching focus on

Is Professor of Phonetic Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. His research and teaching focus on the relationship between phonology and phonetics. Prof. dr. Boersma is mainly known for designing the worldwide used speech signal processing program Praat (together with David Weenink).

A former Dutch footballer.Bosvelt worked his way through the Dutch leagues with Go Ahead Eagles and

A former Dutch footballer.Bosvelt worked his way through the Dutch leagues with Go Ahead Eagles and FC Twente before making his big move to Feyenoord in 1997.Bosvelt went on to develop a reputation as a fearsome midfield general at de Kuip, making 167 top-flight appearances and leading the side to the Eredivisie title in 1999 and in the 2002, guided his team to UEFA Cup victory as a captain. In 2003, Bosvelt joined English Premiership side Manchester City where he became an important player, but after 2 seasons he returned home to play for SC Heerenveen.

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Ol

Was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Belgian field hockey team which finished fourth in the 1928 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches as forward and sco

Belgian sculptor, was born at Ghent. He was trained by his father, a statuary, and began by exhibiti

Belgian sculptor, was born at Ghent. He was trained by his father, a statuary, and began by exhibiting his Fra Angeico da Fiesole at the Ghent Salon in 1868. In 1872 he exhibited at the Brussels Salon a marble statue, Heliotrope (Ghent Gallery), and in 18

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for 15 years from 1909-1924, and a carpet maker by tra

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for 15 years from 1909-1924, and a carpet maker by trade.He won the first Ronde van Vlaanderen race in 1913 at the age of 25, defeating a field of 37 riders over a 330 km course that ended with 4 laps of the w

Was a Belgian chess master.Devos was seven times Belgian Champion (1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 194

Was a Belgian chess master.Devos was seven times Belgian Champion (1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, and 1948). He took 2nd, behind Boruch Israel Dyner, at Brussels 1933 but won the title as a player of the Belgian nationality. In 1936 he won international BEL-ch, and took 3rd in national BEL-ch, both in Brussels.In 1937 he shared 1st with Alberic O'Kelly de Galway and drew a play-off match for the title (1.5 : 1.5).

Is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former world number one doubles player.

Is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former world number one doubles player.

Is a Dutch comedian and voice actor.Paul Haenen is a well-known comedian in the Netherlands and also

Is a Dutch comedian and voice actor.Paul Haenen is a well-known comedian in the Netherlands and also provides the voices of Bert, Grover and other minor characters on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street, since Sesamstraat's first season

Is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties

Is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA. Though satire was only a part of these shows and much of its humour was essentially

Was a professional Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist from 1992 until 1999.Herijgers was born in Herentals,

Was a professional Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist from 1992 until 1999.Herijgers was born in Herentals, Belgium. In his second year as a professional he was Belgian cyclo-cross champion, beating Danny De Bie in a sprint. The following year he became world ch