Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Dutch-born American conductor, pianist, composer, and actor.He was a conductor for the Metropo

Was a Dutch-born American conductor, pianist, composer, and actor.He was a conductor for the Metropolitan Opera between 1914 and 1932, head of the opera department at the Curtis Institute from 1932 to 1936, and music director of the Chicago Civic Opera and the Ravinia Park Opera for seven years. He was a guest director of orchestras like the Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles symphony orchestras. He conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra summer concerts for four years and from 1938 on he conducted at the Hollywood Bowl summer concerts for six seasons.[2]

Was a Dutch composer and conductor[1], based for most of his career at Utrecht. His conservative mus

Was a Dutch composer and conductor[1], based for most of his career at Utrecht. His conservative music showed the influence of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann and the Leipzig school, though as a conductor he offered Dutch audiences the modern music of Hector Berlioz and Richard Wagner.

Is a Dutch writer convicted of manslaughter.His mother managed to survive the war by working for the

Is a Dutch writer convicted of manslaughter.His mother managed to survive the war by working for the Germans, because of this she spent some time in prison after the Dutch liberation. Until the release of his mother, Klinkhamer lived with various foster families (He briefly lived with the widow of his biological father of which he witnessed her death). When his mother was released they wandered through The Netherlands, visiting Zeist among other Municipalities. Eventually his mother met a wealthy man from Switzerland and introduced her son as her cousin. Obviously

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for ADO Den Haag. Knopper began his footballing career with F

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for ADO Den Haag. Knopper began his footballing career with Feyenoord youth team, however, he signed his professional contract with arch-rivals Ajax, and made his Ajax debut in November 1997, in the away match against Sparta Rotterdam. In 1999 he was voted by the Ajax supporters as most talented player, receiving the Marco van Basten Trophy. His best season at Ajax was unfortunately Ajax's poorest season of the recent years, in 1999/2000. Knopper was one of the most valuable players that season, scoring fifteen goals as a midfielder. He was a regular under Jan Wouters, but when Co Adriaanse took over as head coach in 2000,

Is a Dutch former professional tennis player

Is a Dutch former professional tennis player

Is a professional cyclo-cross cyclist who rides for the AA Drink team.Groenendaal's father Reinier w

Is a professional cyclo-cross cyclist who rides for the AA Drink team.Groenendaal's father Reinier was an Elite cyclo-cross cyclist and was Dutch Elite champion in 1985. Groenendaal began to ride as a junior in 1987. He was Dutch Junior champion in 1987-1

Is a Dutch born Illustrator/Creative Digital Retoucher and is President of Rich Imaging, Inc, locate

Is a Dutch born Illustrator/Creative Digital Retoucher and is President of Rich Imaging, Inc, located in New York City. His digital retouching company caters almost exclusively to worldwide advertising campaigns.His professional career has carried him from traditional fashion illustration to high-end photo retouching. His numerous illustrations have graced the pages of publications such as French Vogue, Dutch Magazine, Jeune et Jolie and Entertainment Weekly.

A retired football (soccer) striker from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the

A retired football (soccer) striker from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1988/1989 season. He played for FC Zwolle, Vitesse Arnhem, MVV Maastricht, Roda JC, NAC Breda, De Graafschap and Heracles Almelo. His nephew Marco Roelofsen also played football on the highest level in the Netherlands.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] He died in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.[1]

A Dutch former footballer, who played as a midfielder.Sneekes started as a Youth player at Ajax Amst

A Dutch former footballer, who played as a midfielder.Sneekes started as a Youth player at Ajax Amsterdam, and made 22 appearances for Netherlands National Schoolboys. He made his debut for Ajax at the age of 16, and broke through into the Netherlands U21 team, but never quite fulfilled his potential for the club and was transferred out at the age of 21.After a short spell at Volendam Sneekes signed for Fortuna Sittard and spent four years at the club before moving to England.

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Canadian of Dutch descent, he played his entire pro ca

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Canadian of Dutch descent, he played his entire pro career in the Netherlands for GIJS Groningen. He was also a member of the Netherlands national ice hockey team.A defenceman, Van Gog played a season in the OHA with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He joined Groningen in 1977 and remained with the club to 1987. His best offensive season was 1979-80 when he scored 50 points in 34 games.

Is a professional Dutch tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 368, which she reached on

Is a professional Dutch tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 368, which she reached on December 14, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 608, which she reached on December 14, 2009.

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.

Is a Dutch darts player.Hofstra reached the quarter finals of the 2001 Belgium Open and the 2002 Swi

Is a Dutch darts player.Hofstra reached the quarter finals of the 2001 Belgium Open and the 2002 Swiss Open before making his major debut in the 2003 International Darts League, where he beat Scotland's Bob Taylor in his opening group game before losing to Raymond van Barneveld. Hofstra then beat Co Stompé to qualify for the second group stage where he lost all three group games to Andy Fordham, Tony David and Jarkko Komula.

A football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for ADO Den Haag since January 2007 in the D

A football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for ADO Den Haag since January 2007 in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. He previously played for MVV Maastricht (1995-1997), FC Dordrecht (1997-1999), RKC Waalwijk (1999-2005), and VfL Wolfsburg (2005-2006). He also had a short spell at Celta de Vigo in Spain.

A Dutch football player who currently plays for SBV Excelsior.

A Dutch football player who currently plays for SBV Excelsior.

A footballer from the Netherlands, who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Swedish football tea

A footballer from the Netherlands, who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Swedish football team Malmö FF.He has already represented the Netherlands at the Under-21 level and his father, Gert Kruys, was a professional football player as well, currently working as a manager in Dutch football. Dutch media reported that Kruys would sign a 4½-year contract with Malmö FF, and he eventually joined the team in July 2008.

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Canadian of Dutch descent, he played his entire pro ca

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Canadian of Dutch descent, he played his entire pro career in the Netherlands for GIJS Groningen. He was also a member of the Netherlands national ice hockey team.

An Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse and the Netherlands nation

An Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse and the Netherlands national U19 team.Van Wolfswinkel started his football career at the D-pupils of Vitesse. In the A-juniors he became topscorer of the national first divisions. Because of that, he got a price by the KNVB. This price was handed over by Wesley Sneijder in 2007. The 5 April 2008, Van Wolfswinkel made his debute for Vitesse's first team. It was in the match against Sparta Rotterdam. Van Wolfswinkel was substituted in the 85th minute for Santi Kolk

Is a darts player, currently residing in Posterholt. He qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Champ

Is a darts player, currently residing in Posterholt. He qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship having finished second in the DDF (Dutch Darts Federation) rankings. Michael van Gerwen had finished top of the list, but he opted to play in the BDO version instead.

Was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.

Was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.

Is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle and medley. She is currently training under t

Is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle and medley. She is currently training under the guidance of Fedor Hes alongside Robin van Aggele. Since December 21, 2008 she is the national record holder in the 400 m short course individual medley.Rieneke made her international debut at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary where she started in the 4×200 m freestyle relay which was eliminated in the heats. She also took part in the time-trials of the 2008 European Aquatics Championships. She failed to qualify for the Olympics in the 200 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay.

Was a Dutch painter, engraver and draftsman. He mainly made his fame as a travelling portrait-painte

Was a Dutch painter, engraver and draftsman. He mainly made his fame as a travelling portrait-painter and has no fewer than 7,763 portraits standing to his credit.[1] He taught his son, Johannes Jelgerhuis, who became an accomplished painter, illustrator and actor.

A Dutch footballer who is currently on loan with FC Dordrecht from Vitesse. Meulens is a midfielder

A Dutch footballer who is currently on loan with FC Dordrecht from Vitesse. Meulens is a midfielder who was born in Apeldoorn and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 2006-07 season. He spent the 2007-08 season on loan with AGOVV.

Was a Dutch historical painter. The majority of his work was done while he lived at Antwerp. He lear

Was a Dutch historical painter. The majority of his work was done while he lived at Antwerp. He learned with Jan Mostaert in Haarlem. Frans Floris became his pupil and friend.