Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. He won a silver in the K-2 10000 m

Is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. He won a silver in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.Stevens also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-2 1000 m event at Moscow in 1980.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Willem II Tilburg. Reniers is a forward who was born in O

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Willem II Tilburg. Reniers is a forward who was born in Oisterwijk and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Willem II Tilburg squad in the 2006-07 season.

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht, K.S.K. Beveren, K

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht, K.S.K. Beveren, K.A.A. Gent, K.V. Mechelen, and R.W.D. Molenbeek.He participated in UEFA Euro 1980, but did not earn any senior international caps in his career.

Is a former Belgian football player who was last active as the coach of K.R.C. Genk. He replaced Hug

Is a former Belgian football player who was last active as the coach of K.R.C. Genk. He replaced Hugo Broos in February 2008 as caretaker.He played for Thor Waterschei, RKC Waalwijk, Antwerp, SK Lommel, Germinal Ekeren, Lokeren and Verbroedering Geel.

Is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she has been an MP sin

Is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. She focuses on matters of employment and social security.

Is a Belgian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 17th in the K-1 event at th

Is a Belgian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 17th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

She is a New Zealand and Netherlands cricketer who played in the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup in N

She is a New Zealand and Netherlands cricketer who played in the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. She plays for Canterbury Magicians and has played for the Otago Sparks in the State League. She is the daughter of Barry Milburn.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She is the daughter of former cyclist Gerrie Knetemann.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She is the daughter of former cyclist Gerrie Knetemann.

A professional footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie team sc Heerenveen.In 2007 Beeren

A professional footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie team sc Heerenveen.In 2007 Beerens was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Beerens participated in their second first round group match against Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi finals against England (1-1, 13-12 after 32 penalty kicks) Beerens came on as a substitute and scored both penalties he had to take in the series. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. Bejas is a forward who was born in Kerkrade and

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. Bejas is a forward who was born in Kerkrade and is part of the professional Roda JC squad, but has yet to make his official debut.

Is a Belgian professional football player who currently plays for Club Brugge.

Is a Belgian professional football player who currently plays for Club Brugge.

Is a Dutch judoka.

Is a Dutch judoka.

Was a Dutch-born track and road racing cyclist. After his retirement from active competition he beca

Was a Dutch-born track and road racing cyclist. After his retirement from active competition he became a team manager before starting his own restaurant. Schuiten's main achievements were on the track. In 1974 and 1975 he became World Champion at the 5km individual pursuit. He also won two silver medals in 1976 and 1978. At this discipline he became Dutch national Champion five times. He was also specialised in time trials; in 1975 he tried to break Eddy Merckx's world Hour record in Mexico twice, but failed on both occasions.

Is a former professional snooker player from the The Netherlands. In 2006/2007 he was on the Main To

Is a former professional snooker player from the The Netherlands. In 2006/2007 he was on the Main Tour, by winning the Polish Open. At the end of the season he slipped off.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. Drenthe started his professional career main

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. Drenthe started his professional career mainly playing as a left back. Drenthe's younger brother, Giovanni, plays international football for Suriname.At Feyenoord, Drenthe came into the D2 team. He played mainly as a left winger during his junior years. As a C player he was invited to join the B squad on a trip to Switzerland. Drenthe misbehaved during the trip and the trainer, Marcel Bout, wanted him to leave the club as a result. Due to technical director Rob Baan, Drenthe was able to stay and he was only temporarily suspended by the club.

Is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 r

Is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245. Bemelmans competes mainly in the ITF Futures and Challenger tour circuit. He won his first Fu

Is a Dutch judoka.

Is a Dutch judoka.

Was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served VVV-Venlo and Willem II Tilburg. He die

Was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served VVV-Venlo and Willem II Tilburg. He died at the age of 22, when on June 7, 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo. His father was also a footballer and was played for the Suriname national football team. One of his passions off the pitch were the drums.With his father as his idol Kogeldans was determined to succeed as a professional footballer. He was talented and was able to sign his first professional contract with VVV-Venlo. Media and fans were not convinced of his qualities and he received a lot of criticism from the media, but every time he was able to response with his feet. He was a strong defender with a lot of professional discipline in both the matches as on the training pitch

Is a Dutch figure skater. He placed 25th at the 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He

Is a Dutch figure skater. He placed 25th at the 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He has since turned professional. In 2006, he participated in Dancing on Ice.

Is a Belgian professional football player. His position on the field is goalkeeper.After the departu

Is a Belgian professional football player. His position on the field is goalkeeper.After the departure of Francky Vandendriessche, Dantschotter was supposed to become first choice goalie. But due to personal problems, newly signed Bram Verbist got his chance at the beginning of the season. Dantschotter got to play the last 7 matches, after an injury of Verbist.

Was a Dutch entertainer.He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his own show. The Rudi Carr

Was a Dutch entertainer.He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his own show. The Rudi Carrell Show ran first in the Netherlands, then in Germany for many years.

Is a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. Since 1965 he is co-artistic leader of Het Natio

Is a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. Since 1965 he is co-artistic leader of Het Nationale Ballet (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). After Sonia Gaskell (left in 1969) and his other colleague left in 1971, he was the only artistic leader, till 1991.In 1986 he wrote an autobiographical novel, Voor een verloren soldaat, about his love affair while a young boy with a Canadian soldier, which became a great success. It was awarded several times and a film was made of it. An English translation, For a Lost Soldier, was published in 1996. Van Dantzig published a biography of the Dutch artist and resistance fighter Willem Arondeus in 2003.

Is a Dutch road cyclist and mountain biker.Van Houts reached the 10th position at the Giro del Capo

Is a Dutch road cyclist and mountain biker.Van Houts reached the 10th position at the Giro del Capo in Cape Town in 2007, finishing 3:54 behind the winner.He became 12th of the World in mountain biking during the 2008 World Championships held in Val di So

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament. He played four matches.