Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Dutch jazz musician who has been dubbed "Lady Miles Davis".[1]Laroo was born in the Jordaan to

Is a Dutch jazz musician who has been dubbed "Lady Miles Davis".[1]Laroo was born in the Jordaan to Amsterdam.[2] the eldest of four daughters. When she was six the family moved to Den Ilp. Laroo went in Zaandam to secondary school. For Den Ilp she played cornet in fanfare orchestra De Eendracht. On her 18th she moved back to Amsterdam to Mathematics to study, but they soon came into the music scene right, and switched to trumpet. A year later she left the study for the math Conservatory of Alkmaar. Besides, she studied trumpet piano, And bass. On her 25th she studied at the Conservatory Hilversum off in trumpet light music ".[3]

Is a Dutch crime-writer and freelance journalist.She has written articles for the Dutch editions of

Is a Dutch crime-writer and freelance journalist.She has written articles for the Dutch editions of Marie Claire and Playboy as well as publishing three novels, The Dinner Club being published in English in 2007 by Bitter Lemon Press, translated by Paul Vincent.

Is a Dutch video artist born in Breda, Netherlands[1]; based in London, England. She films small int

Is a Dutch video artist born in Breda, Netherlands[1]; based in London, England. She films small intricate sets made out of a variety of materials, which are often shot under water.[2] Fictional stories told in the form of reportage are used as voice-overs for the images.[3]Her 2002 DVD projection Placebo was exhibited at Tate Britain.[4] Placebo and Interloper (2003) are loosely based on the case of Jean-Claude Romand, who pretended to be a successful doctor before going on a killing spree in 1993.[2] In 2005 her work Trailers was shown at the South London Gallery[5] and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[3]

Was a Dutch politician of the Dutch Labour Party. He served as Queen's Commissioner of South Holland

Was a Dutch politician of the Dutch Labour Party. He served as Queen's Commissioner of South Holland from June 16, 1984 until June 1, 1994 when he stepped down to become Mayor of Amsterdam, he served from June 1, 1994 until January 1, 2001. [1]

Was a Dutch captain and vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company (known in Dutch as Vereenigde O

Was a Dutch captain and vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company (known in Dutch as Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC). He is most widely remembered for accurately plotting the Falkland Islands in 1600.

Was a Dutch botanist, physician and professor of natural sciences.Brugmans studied at the University

Was a Dutch botanist, physician and professor of natural sciences.Brugmans studied at the University of Groningen, where he earned doctorates in medicine and philosophy, and also a masters degree in liberal arts. In 1785 he became a professor of physics and mathematics at the University of Franeker, and in 1786 succeeded David van Royen (1727-1799) as professor of botany at the University of Leiden, where he also became director of Hortus Botanicus Leiden.

Is a Dutch philosopher and writer of popular science and children's literature. He holds the Chair f

Is a Dutch philosopher and writer of popular science and children's literature. He holds the Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Leiden. He also acts as a television presenter for the public broadcasting association RVU.

Is a Dutch artist who lives and works in New York City.Bremer turns photographs, found or snapped, o

Is a Dutch artist who lives and works in New York City.Bremer turns photographs, found or snapped, of himself and his family into trippy, dusty memories that reveal the subconscious and the real world in one blink of an eye. He invents a poetic braille made up of text, personal symbols and ghostly shapes that, when integrated with their complex grounds, disappear again, buried in a sea of suspended dots.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Heracles Almelo. His former clubs are Excelsior Rotterdam

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Heracles Almelo. His former clubs are Excelsior Rotterdam, FC Volendam and SC Heerenveen.

Is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. He is the current holder of the Dutch nat

Is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. He is the current holder of the Dutch national records in the 800m and 1500m freestyle events (long course).

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

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

Is a Moroccan-Dutch legal academic. He and his family came to the Netherlands in 1980 and settled in

Is a Moroccan-Dutch legal academic. He and his family came to the Netherlands in 1980 and settled in the city of Apeldoorn. After he received a vwo diploma he went to Utrecht University to study law in 1992. He specialised in criminal law and private law and graduated in 1997 with LLM degree. He thereafter worked as a legal civil servant and became a prosecutor in Zwolle-Lelystad in 2000. Aside from these activities, he worked as a researcher at the Willem Pompe Institute (section Criminology) of UU. He received a PhD degree for his research concerning traditional conflict solving of the Berber people.

Is a Dutch runner.

Is a Dutch runner.

A professional Dutch kickboxer, mixed martial artist, Daido Juku karate practitioner and current thr

A professional Dutch kickboxer, mixed martial artist, Daido Juku karate practitioner and current three time consecutive K-1 World GP champion. He is the first fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row.[1]

Is a Belgian footballer (Right-Back) who currently plays for FC Groningen. De Roover is a defender w

Is a Belgian footballer (Right-Back) who currently plays for FC Groningen. De Roover is a defender who was born in Geel and made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Eindhoven squad in the 2005-06 season before joining Sparta Rotterdam. In 2008, he signed to play for FC Groningen.

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer.He is the son of the ex-cyclist Roger Baguet. He

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer.He is the son of the ex-cyclist Roger Baguet. He is married to Sandra Rasschaert and he has a son (Sam). Baguet started his professional cycling career in 1991. He worked for Lotto for five years and one

Was an Belgian football striker.Cadorin began his professional career with R.F.C. de Liège in 1981,

Was an Belgian football striker.Cadorin began his professional career with R.F.C. de Liège in 1981, and he played for the club until 1983. Next, he moved to Portugal where he would play for several years before returning to Belgium. He played for Portimonense S.C. in the Portuguese Liga from 1983 to 1989, with one season at Associação Académica de Coimbra in between.

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Cervélo TestTeam

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Cervélo TestTeam.Serge Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTour Team Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 20

Was a Belgian weightlifter.

Was a Belgian weightlifter.

Is a Dutch-American basketball player. He came to the United States and played high school basketbal

Is a Dutch-American basketball player. He came to the United States and played high school basketball for legendary coach Stu Vetter, at Flint Hill Prep and then Harker Prep. Zwikker played four years of college basketball for the University of North Caro

Is a naturalised Dutch chess Grandmaster. In the October 2006 FIDE rating list, he was rated 2680, g

Is a naturalised Dutch chess Grandmaster. In the October 2006 FIDE rating list, he was rated 2680, giving him a world ranking of 27.

A Dutch soccer player who currently plays as a defender for Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Eredivisie.At

A Dutch soccer player who currently plays as a defender for Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Eredivisie.At Haarlem he spent one season in de Eerste Divisie, playing 34 matches and scoring one goal.[2] He still had a three year remaining contract at Ajax which he gave up, because he did not want to play in the Eerste Divisie any longer.[3] Ajax decided to release him and fellow Eredivisie contenders RKC Waalwijk showed interest in him. Working with Martin Jol, Željko Petrovic (who still was a player at RKC in those days) and Erwin Koeman he learned a lot about professional football and he developed quickly.

A Dutch footballer currently at KVC Westerlo. His regular position is in central midfield.Hellings w

A Dutch footballer currently at KVC Westerlo. His regular position is in central midfield.Hellings was snapped up by Ajax at an early age, and was nurtured through the Dutch side's world-famous youth system. He has represented his country at all youth levels up to Under-21. Hellings never had a chance to play in the first team, so he joined Belgian side Anderlecht for €2 million on October 11, 2002, signing a five-year contract.[1] He was never given first team football at Anderlecht either. Middlesbrough originally wanted to sign Hellings, but decided against a deal after finding out they would have to pay around £500,000 for his services.[2] Leeds United were also interested in signing Hellings, but the club took too long in deciding to pursue a deal.[3]

A Dutch football (soccer) player who currently plays as a striker for Queensland Roar in the A-Leagu

A Dutch football (soccer) player who currently plays as a striker for Queensland Roar in the A-League. He is the older brother of Danny van Dijk.On June 16, 2008, he was signed to a two year contract by Queensland Roar after impressing in trial matches at the end of May against Redlands United and a Gold Coast Select XI.[1]

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Willem II. Zijler is a striker who was born in Rotterdam

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Willem II. Zijler is a striker who was born in Rotterdam and made his debut in professional football squad of FC Twente in the 2006-07 season playing twelve matches and scoring two goals. Both goals were scored in his debut match (7-1 win) against FC Groningen. In January he made the switch to Willem II Tilburg for an undisclosed fee.