Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A Dutch football player. Fränkel usually plays the role of defender or left midfielder. Fränkel st

A Dutch football player. Fränkel usually plays the role of defender or left midfielder. Fränkel started his playing career at the local SV Transvaal, before being snapped by the Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam. After failing to break into the Fyenoord's first team, Fränkel moved to the Estonian Meistriliiga side Flora Tallinn. He made a total of 14 appearances for Flora, before returning to the Netherlands for the 2003-2004 season, when he signed with FC Groningen. After failing to make any real impact and finding his first-team opportunities limited at the Eredivisie club, Fränkel moved again. This time to the Eerste Divisie side Fortuna Sittard, but after one season and not much first-team action at the new club, Ray moved to Fortuna's Eerste Divisie rivals HFC Haarlem.

Was a member of the original line-up of the Dutch techno-dance band, 2 Unlimited, along with vocalis

Was a member of the original line-up of the Dutch techno-dance band, 2 Unlimited, along with vocalist Anita Doth, and producers, Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde. He is sometimes known as Kid Ray.

Is a Dutch baseball player.Legito, a righthanded infielder, represented the Netherlands at the 2000

Is a Dutch baseball player.Legito, a righthanded infielder, represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.

Is a Dutch BMX racer.Van der Biezen reached the semi final of the 2008 World Championship in Taiyuan

Is a Dutch BMX racer.Van der Biezen reached the semi final of the 2008 World Championship in Taiyuan, China.He qualified himself for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

A Dutch football goalkeeper, who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. Van Emmerik made his debut in pro

A Dutch football goalkeeper, who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. Van Emmerik made his debut in professional football, being part of the Go Ahead Eagles squad in the 2001-02 season. He also played for 1. FC Kleve before joining NEC Nijmegen.

A Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with

A Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the Centre Démocrate Humaniste, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.He is

Was a Dutch footballer who could play as a full back or in midfield. He is was formerly coach of Rod

Was a Dutch footballer who could play as a full back or in midfield. He is was formerly coach of Roda JC in the Dutch Eredivisie.Atteveld played for HFC Haarlem before moving to England to join Everton.He made his debut for Everton on December 2, 1989 against Coventry City in a 2-0 home win for Everton. During his career at Everton he made 41 league appearances from the outset and a further 10 as a substitute, scoring only one goal. Atteveld is one of three Dutchmen to have played for Everton, the other two being Sander Westerveld and Andy van der Meyde.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Is a Dutch politician. De Roon was elected to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in the

Is a Dutch politician. De Roon was elected to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in the 2006 Dutch general elections for the Party for Freedom, third on the party list. Within the party he specializes within the judiciary and European affairs.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1927 Tour de France, he won two stages and fin

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1927 Tour de France, he won two stages and finished 11th in the general classification.

Was one of the most talented and respected Belgian football strikers. He was also the first Belgian

Was one of the most talented and respected Belgian football strikers. He was also the first Belgian professional player when he obtained a transfer to Sparta Prague in 1930. Braine played in 54 matches for the Belgium national football team and scored 26 times, making him Belgium's 5th top all-time scorer.

Was a Belgian football coach who notably led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final

Was a Belgian football coach who notably led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club.Goethals took charge of the Belgian national side in 1968. Belgium would succeed in qualifying for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, although they were eliminated in the first round of the tournament. Belgium hosted the 1972 European Championship, having knocked out holders Italy in the qualifying stages, and defeated Hungary in the match for third place after losing in the semi-final to eventual tournament winners Germany.

Was a Belgian former professional cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris-Roubaix, the Ronde van Vla

Was a Belgian former professional cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris-Roubaix, the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Gent-Wevelgem and three stages in Tour de France. He has been made an honorary citizen of the town of Kampenhout

Is a former Belgian international footballer (position forward). He made his debut for the Belgium n

Is a former Belgian international footballer (position forward). He made his debut for the Belgium national football team during the qualifying rounds of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He was included in the squads for the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, and the European Championships in 1980 and 1984. He is currently managing the Talents Detection Department at the R. Charleroi S.C.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and current UK Open Champion

Is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and current UK Open Champion & the Las Vegas Desert Classic Champion. In January 2008, he became the PDC world number one ranked player.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for VVV Venlo. Van Driel is a goalkeeper who was born in Rott

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for VVV Venlo. Van Driel is a goalkeeper who was born in Rotterdam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the AGOVV Apeldoorn squad in the 2005-06 season where he played before joining Vitesse.

Is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Werkendam.

Is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Werkendam.

A Dutch curler from the Curling Club Utrecht. He is currently skip of the Dutch national team. Wiebe

A Dutch curler from the Curling Club Utrecht. He is currently skip of the Dutch national team. Wiebe has played in six European Curling Championships, including a 10th place finish in the 1999 Championships as a third for Wim Neeleman. Wiebe has skipped t

A former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelci

A former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

A Dutch football player currently playing in Belgium for Beveren. He formerly played for Sparta Rott

A Dutch football player currently playing in Belgium for Beveren. He formerly played for Sparta Rotterdam.He is the nephew of Clarence Seedorf and Chedric Seedorf, and a cousin of Stefano Seedorf.

A Dutch professional football player. He is currently a free agent having been released by Irish clu

A Dutch professional football player. He is currently a free agent having been released by Irish club Galway United of the FAI Premier Division due to Financial difficulties. Regillio joined Galway United in 2007 on a two year deal and in 2008 he was scheduled to move to [[Drogheda United] they agreed a 2 year deal but he decided to ga back to holland. He was a fan favourite during his playing time in ireland.Nooitmeer can play centre-back, right-back and right winger. He has also played left-back for Galway United. He is 6’1” (1.85m) and weights 12st 11lbs.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She rides for Cervélo TestTeam.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She rides for Cervélo TestTeam.

Was a British zoologist.Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock

Was a British zoologist.Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward's School, Oxford. He received tutoring in zoology from Sir Edward Poulton, and was allowed to explore comparative anatomy at the Oxford Museum. He studied biology and geology at University College, Bristol under Conwy Lloyd Morgan and William Johnson Sollas. In 1885 he became an assistant at the Natural History Museum, and worked in the section of Entomology for a year. He was put in charge of the collections of Arachnida and Myriapoda. He was also tasked with arranging the British birds collections,

Was a Dutch physician and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology. His first name

Was a Dutch physician and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology. His first name is often spelled Reinier or Reynier.De Graaf was born in Schoonhoven. He studied medicine in Utrecht and Leiden. There his co-students were Jan Swammerdam, Niels Stensen and Frederik Ruysch, one of their professors was Franciscus Sylvius. (All of them were interested in the organs of procreation). He submitted his doctoral thesis on the pancreas, and went to France where he obtained his medical degree from the University of Angers.