Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Dutch art dealer.For fun Noortman studied for and graduated as a commercial pilot and later fl

Was a Dutch art dealer.For fun Noortman studied for and graduated as a commercial pilot and later flew through twelve European countries in one single day by daylight. This record was named in the Guinness Book of Records.Noortman suffered from osteoarthritis and cancer, but died because of a myocardial infarction on 14 January 2007 in Kuttekoven, two days after he received an award from the city of Maastricht for his positive influence on Maastricht and its area. Earlier in his life he already won the title of "Honorary Liveryman of the City of London" and the " Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" in France.

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of t

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Belgium team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1920 Summer

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian football player and manager. He was born in Bruges.He played for Club Brugge and Belgi

Was a Belgian football player and manager. He was born in Bruges.He played for Club Brugge and Belgium, scoring 26 goals for 23 caps, including 13 goals against France.

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event and the repechages of the K-1 4 x 500 m event.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre competitions at the 1920

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre competitions at the 1920 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Fuchs is a midfielder who was born in Eindh

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Fuchs is a midfielder who was born in Eindhoven and made his debut in professional football, being part of the PSV Eindhoven squad in the 1993-94 season. He also played for De Graafschap before joining RKC Waalwijk.

A Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. With his natural climbing capabili

A Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. With his natural climbing capabilities Gesink is being touted as one of the biggest prospects of the sport.At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race. He joined the Rabobank Continental team in 2006. He finished third overall in Volta ao Algarve and won the overall classification and the third stage of Settimana Ciclista Lombarda. He later won a stage and the overall classification of the Circuito Montañés and finished second in the prestigious Tour de l'Avenir. Gesink initially signed a two year deal with Rabobank Continental but team manager Theo de Rooij decided to move him to the Rabobank UCI ProTeam for the 2007 season.[1]

Was a road cyclist from Belgium, who won the silver medal in the men's individual road race at the 1

Was a road cyclist from Belgium, who won the silver medal in the men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the same tournament he claimed the title in the men's team road race, alongside André Noyelle and Lucien Victo

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summe

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch t

Is a retired water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Currently as of 2008 a board member of UNIBA Partners an independent network of insurance brokers

Is a Dutch musician. He initially found fame as a keyboard player, arranger and producer with the gr

Is a Dutch musician. He initially found fame as a keyboard player, arranger and producer with the group Supersister. This led to an invitation to join Golden Earring, one of the most successful Dutch groups of the time. Stips took part in the group's successful American tour in 1976, but left afterwards to form Stars & Stips which released Nevergreens in 1976 and the group Sweet d'Buster with saxophonist Bertus Borgers.

Was a prominent Dutch journalist who reported on conflicts and other stories as a foreign correspond

Was a prominent Dutch journalist who reported on conflicts and other stories as a foreign correspondent from Africa, Asia and Europe for nearly 60 years.[1]Kroon began his work for the Associated Press in the years followingWorld War II. His first reports for the AP came in 1949 during the Indonesian war of independence against the Netherlands. [1] Kroon was expelled from Indonesia in 1952 by the country's military for, in his own words, "'inimical reporting' about a rebellion in the Indonesian Spice Islands."[1] (which are now known as Maluku or the Moluccas)

Is a Dutch athlete who mainly focuses on the 400 and 800 metres.Lathouwers was born and raised in Ro

Is a Dutch athlete who mainly focuses on the 400 and 800 metres.Lathouwers was born and raised in Rotterdam and has a sister who is two years older than him named Maura. He started in athletics at the age of six, doing all different kinds of disciplines i

Is a Dutch Swimmer[1], who is specialized in the 50 and 100 m Freestyle. He is currently trained by

Is a Dutch Swimmer[1], who is specialized in the 50 and 100 m Freestyle. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda at the same club as multiple olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband.

Is a Dutch racing driver. He was the third driver for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team until the

Is a Dutch racing driver. He was the third driver for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team until the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix

A former professional footballer from the Netherlands. He previously played as a defender for FC Vol

A former professional footballer from the Netherlands. He previously played as a defender for FC Volendam, Leeds United and Bradford City and RBC Roosendaal.He was signed for Leeds United by the then manager George Graham from FC Volendam for £1m in January 1997 to try to shore up the defence. He became a regular in the side until the end of the 1996–97 season. In the 1997–98 season however his performances were not up to scratch and he fell down the pecking order playing around half the matches. In 1998–99 he was once again a first choice centre-back, above David Wetherall but a challenge by Nicolas Anelka,

A former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is the current head coach of Nac Breda. He pl

A former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is the current head coach of Nac Breda. He played for Go Ahead Eagles (1989-1990), FC Emmen (1990-1991), Motherwell F.C. (1991-1992), FC Zwolle (1992-1995) and Excelsior Rotterdam (1995-1996).A former assistant at Go Ahead Eagles and FC Zwolle, Maaskant was named head coach of RBC Roosendaal for the 1999-2000 season. He worked there for three years, before joining Go Ahead Eagles. After having worked in Deventer for seven months Maaskant came back to Roosendaal, and then moved on to Willem II Tilburg in the summer of 2004. There he was fired on November 21, 2005 and replaced by Kees Zwamborn. On January 4, 2006 Maaskant was re-instated as the manager of RBC Roosendaal

Was a Belgian international footballer who played as defender. Paverick played club football with Ro

Was a Belgian international footballer who played as defender. Paverick played club football with Royal Antwerp and Beerschot VAC. Paverick also earned 41 caps for the Belgian national side netween 1935 and 1946. Paverick participated at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Dutch film producer.

Is a Dutch film producer.

Is a Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bea

Is a Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch mathematician. Specializing in number theory, he is best known for his Tijdeman's theorem

Is a Dutch mathematician. Specializing in number theory, he is best known for his Tijdeman's theorem. He is a professor of mathematics at the Leiden University since 1975, and was chairman of the department of mathematics and computer science at Leiden from 1991 to 1993. He was also president of the Dutch Mathematical Society from 1984 to 1986.[1]

Was a Belgian economist best known for his critique of the Bretton Woods system, later known as Trif

Was a Belgian economist best known for his critique of the Bretton Woods system, later known as Triffin's dilemma.He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1938 and taught there from 1939 until 1942. He held positions in the U.S. Federal Reserve System (1942-1946), the International Monetary Fund (1946-1948), and the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (1948-1951), now the OECD. In 1951 he became a professor of economics at Yale University.