Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter P

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Rot-Weiss Essen. Jans is a forward who was born in Veghel

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Rot-Weiss Essen. Jans is a forward who was born in Veghel and made his debut in professional football, being part of the VVV-Venlo squad in the 2000-01 season. In the 2006-2007 season he played on loan from NEC Nijmegen.

Is a Dutch Nobel prize winning atmospheric chemist.

Is a Dutch Nobel prize winning atmospheric chemist.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games.[1]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games.[1]

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for Lanklaar V.V., Patro-Eisden, F.C. Wi

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for Lanklaar V.V., Patro-Eisden, F.C. Winterslag, K.S.K. Beveren, R. Standard de Liège and K.V.V. Overpelt. He earned 5 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1984.

Is a Dutch GreenLeft politician. Jungbluth was a member of the House of Representatives from 2005 to

Is a Dutch GreenLeft politician. Jungbluth was a member of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2006.. Jungbluth entered the House of Representatives in 2005, replacing Evelien Tonkens. He had a background as research in the Institute for Applied Social Sciences of the Radboud University Nijmegen where he published on education. He did not stand for re-election in 2006 election.

Was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He had his best year in 1968 when he wo

Was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He had his best year in 1968 when he won the Dutch TT, and finished the season in second place behind Hans-Georg Anscheidt[1]. He was the first Dutchman to win his home Grand Prix.

Was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the second President of the Leagu

Was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the second President of the League of Nations, and served again as its president in 1932-33.As a politician he became Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1918 to 1920 (and again from 1927 to 1935), minister of justice from 1926 to 1927, and member of the council of ministers from 1935 to 1936. In 1919, together with Charles de Broqueville and Emile Vandervelde he introduced universal suffrage for all men (one man, one vote) and compulsory education.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen. He plays in central midfield. Matthijs star

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen. He plays in central midfield. Matthijs started his football career by VV Actief. On 20 August 1997, Matthijs made his debute against FC Volendam. He was substituted in, in the 80th minute. Then, he was only 20 years old. After three seasons playing regularly for FC Groningen, AZ Alkmaar signed him. His time at AZ wasn't successful, and after a disappointing season, he signed with FC Groningen, the club where it all began. In the 2005/2006 Eredivisie season, he reached European football with FC Groningen

Is a Belgian singer and songwriter who became popular for his work with the Belgian music group Soul

Is a Belgian singer and songwriter who became popular for his work with the Belgian music group Soulsister. He has earned the nickname Polle Pap, a name he inherited from a childhood job as a milkman in his hometown of Heist-op-den-Berg.

A Dutch Nobel prize winning atmospheric chemist.

A Dutch Nobel prize winning atmospheric chemist.

Is a Dutch author, professor at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and member of the Partij van de Arbei

Is a Dutch author, professor at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and member of the Partij van de Arbeid.In 2000, he wrote an essay Het multiculturele drama (approximate translation: "The multicultural disaster") which was very influential in shaping the debate on multiculturalism and immigration in the Netherlands.

Is a Dutch businessman and IT entrepreneur who is best known for business accomplishments and long-t

Is a Dutch businessman and IT entrepreneur who is best known for business accomplishments and long-term career in Logica, the second largest IT provider in Europe where he spent over 23 years.[1] Today he serves as a Chief Executive Officer at Levi9 Global Sourcing, European nearshore IT service group.[2]

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two medals i

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1974 and a bronze in 1973.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands and a European civil servant on unpaid le

Is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands and a European civil servant on unpaid leave during his stint as MEP.He was a Dutch assistant-auditor in the European Commission’s Financial Control Directorate becoming the whistleblower who first drew the attention of a Member of the European Parliament to the irregularities, fraud and mismanagement within the Commission in 1998. In May 2005, he also asked the European Commission to create an investigation,

Is a former international Belgian footballer.

Is a former international Belgian footballer.

Is a Dutch chess Grandmaster. He won the Dutch Chess Championship twice, in 1985 and 1993. In 1993 h

Is a Dutch chess Grandmaster. He won the Dutch Chess Championship twice, in 1985 and 1993. In 1993 he qualified for the Candidates Tournament for the FIDE World Chess Championship 1996, but was knocked out in the first round by Gata Kamsky.

Was a talented Belgian football midfielder and a football manager. Now retired, he still supports R.

Was a talented Belgian football midfielder and a football manager. Now retired, he still supports R.S.C. Anderlecht, his former team. He was nicknamed Polle Gazon (Polle is Paul in Brussels dialect, and Gazon means lawn in French) due to the large number of fouls committed on him.

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He is a former rider at the Danish professional

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He is a former rider at the Danish professional cycling team, CSC-Tiscali in 2002, and left the team, which by that time had changed its name to the current name, Team CSC, the following year and joined

Was a Dutch conductor.In 1932, van Kempen became a German citizen. He was music director in Oberhaus

Was a Dutch conductor.In 1932, van Kempen became a German citizen. He was music director in Oberhausen for 2 years. From 1934 to 1942, he was principal conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic.[1][2] In 1942, he succeeded Herbert von Karajan as Kapellmeister in Aachen, serving through 1944. Several years after World War II, in 1953, van Kempen became general music director of the city of Bremen.

A Dutch footballer who plays right back for Vitesse Arnhem and the Netherlands U-21 team. He began h

A Dutch footballer who plays right back for Vitesse Arnhem and the Netherlands U-21 team. He began his career at PSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on loan at AGOVV Apeldoorn. He then moved to F.C. Den Bosch in 2004, making 32 league appearances, before finally moving to Vitesse after the 2004-05 season. He was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006.

Film director, screenwriter, and film producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the U

Film director, screenwriter, and film producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the United States

Is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player.In June 1995

Is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player.In June 1995, he reached his highest singles ranking of World No. 18. He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Jacco Eltingh, winning fi

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.I

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.In November 2005 Van Deutekom surprised when she skated among the best at the Speed Skating World Cup qualification tournament at several distances and as a

Is a Dutch professional badminton player. She currently resides in Arnhem and is a doubles specialis

Is a Dutch professional badminton player. She currently resides in Arnhem and is a doubles specialist.