Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Belgian footballer playing for Club Brugge K.V. He joined his local team K.A.A. Gent at the age

Is a Belgian footballer playing for Club Brugge K.V. He joined his local team K.A.A. Gent at the age of five. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. Odjidja-Ofoe was part of the 2006–07 Anderlecht reserves team that won the reserves championship. In the 2007–08 season, he was promoted to the first team of Anderlecht. On 22 December 2007, Vadis scored his first goal on his full debut for RSCA against RAEC Mons.

A Dutch mixed martial artist. He has competed for PRIDE Fighting Championship and RINGS. He holds no

A Dutch mixed martial artist. He has competed for PRIDE Fighting Championship and RINGS. He holds notable wins over Renato Sobral and Randy Couture, both by submission.

Holds the extraordinary professorship in ‘ICT and Social Change’ at the Faculty of Philosophy at

Holds the extraordinary professorship in ‘ICT and Social Change’ at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Erasmus University Rotterdam were she belongs to the group of Professor Dr. Jos de Mul.

Is a Belgian racing cyclist. She participates both in road cycling as in in cyclo-cross. In 2005 she

Is a Belgian racing cyclist. She participates both in road cycling as in in cyclo-cross. In 2005 she became Belgian national champion in cyclo-cross.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.

Was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. Between 1906 and 1923 he played 86 matches for HBS Cra

Was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. Between 1906 and 1923 he played 86 matches for HBS Craeyenhout. He was nicknamed "de Prins" (the Prince) and known as a midfielder with a decent pass.He made his debut for the Netherlands in 1909 away to Belgium, which the Dutch won 1-4.[2] A month later he received his second cap in a 4-0 home loss against England.[3] His third and final cap was a 3-2 defeat against Belgium in 1910.[4][5] Gonsalves was a part of the Dutch Olympic team which won the bronze medal in the 1912 tournament; however, since he was a reserve player and did not play in a match, he was not given a medal.[6]

A Belgian economist of Austrian origin.Ginsburgh studied at the Solvay Business School at the Free U

A Belgian economist of Austrian origin.Ginsburgh studied at the Solvay Business School at the Free University of Brussels (now split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and mastered in econometrics. He holds a Ph.D. in economics, 1972. He is professor at Université Libre de Bruxelles since 1975. He has been visiting professor in several US universities (Yale, University of Virginia, Chicago University), as well as in France (Paris and Marseille), and in Belgium (Louvain and Liège).

Was a Belgian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, and épée fencer who competed in the 1908 Summe

Was a Belgian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, and épée fencer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he has played just

Is a Dutch cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he has played just one ODI game to date, taking the wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya.

Was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Henny ran in the first heat

Was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Henny ran in the first heat of the 100 metres, placing third to Edward Duffy and Georgios Skoutarides and not advancing to the semifinals. In the 200 metres he again lost in the first

Was a Belgian chess master.Soultanbéieff learned to play chess rather late, but he improved fast. I

Was a Belgian chess master.Soultanbéieff learned to play chess rather late, but he improved fast. In 1914 he won the city championship. In World War I, he fought in the Russian army.In 1918 he won the city championship again. After the Bolshevik Revolutio

Was a Belgian international footballer who played as striker.Lemberechts played professionally for K

Was a Belgian international footballer who played as striker.Lemberechts played professionally for KV Mechelen between 1942 and 1956, making nearly 350 appearances and scoring over 100 goals.

Was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1963 until 1965, as a member of the C

Was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1963 until 1965, as a member of the Catholic People's Party.

Nicknamed Vic or Vicky, was a Belgian footballer who played much of his career at Royal Antwerp. He

Nicknamed Vic or Vicky, was a Belgian footballer who played much of his career at Royal Antwerp. He made his first team debut at the age of 17, right after the World War II. Mees who had become a leader of the team, won its first Championship title in 1957, while he had lifted the Belgian Cup two years before. Known as a gentleman footballer, "Vicky" was at the time a pillar of the national team. In total, Mees earned 68 appearances and he played in the 1954 World Cup.

Is a Dutch businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Dutch car company Spyker Cars NV.Muller studied

Is a Dutch businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Dutch car company Spyker Cars NV.Muller studied Law at Leiden University. After graduating in 1984, he became a lawyer for the Amsterdam office of law firm Baker & McKenzie. In 1989, he joined the management team of offshore company Heerema in Leiden. A management buyout made him part owner of salvage and towing company Wijsmuller in IJmuiden. From 1992 onwards, Muller led several companies, such as Emergo Mode Groep (Emergo Fashion Group), which would be launched on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange as McGregor Fashion Group.

Is a footballer currently playing as a defender for Standard Liège in Belgium.31 August 2009 the Br

Is a footballer currently playing as a defender for Standard Liège in Belgium.31 August 2009 the Brazilian Central Defender has left his club Esporte Clube Vitória to sign for Standard Liège, his contract runs between 30 June 2014.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. He joined FC Dallas in

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. He joined FC Dallas in August, 2008. His contract runs until the end of the season, where they have the option to extend his deal.

Was a Belgian football striker.Wégria finished four times top scorer of the Jupiler League (in 1959

Was a Belgian football striker.Wégria finished four times top scorer of the Jupiler League (in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963). Only Erwin Vandenbergh managed to beat this record (he was 6 times top scorer of this competition). He was capped five times by the Belgium national football team. On June 6, 2008 aged 71, he died by natural causes.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1908 Summer Olym

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was the name taken by Wigle Aytta van Zwichem, a Dutch statesman and jurist, a Frisian by birth.He s

Was the name taken by Wigle Aytta van Zwichem, a Dutch statesman and jurist, a Frisian by birth.He studied at various universities—Louvain, Dole and Bourges among others—devoting himself mainly to the study of jurisprudence, and afterwards visited many of the principal seats of learning in Europe. His great abilities attracted the notice of Erasmus and other celebrated men, and his renown was soon wide and general.

A French-Belgian singer of Grenadian and Martiniquan descent. She studied in Belgium, where she is p

A French-Belgian singer of Grenadian and Martiniquan descent. She studied in Belgium, where she is primarily known. Her biggest hit was "Breathless" in 1987. That year she also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 held in Brussels.Most of her albums were released in an English/international and a French version. The discography lists both albums (naming the international version first). Also, numerous compilation albums have been released. The discography only lists the albums, which were released by the record companies she was signed to at that moment.

Is a Belgian artist who works in both comics and animation. Deporter got his start in comics working

Is a Belgian artist who works in both comics and animation. Deporter got his start in comics working as an assistant to Jean Graton, before selling his own strips, as Mike Deporter, to Spirou.

Is a Belgian footballer, currently playing for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is

Is a Belgian footballer, currently playing for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. His main traits are his versatility, pace, strength, range of passing, aerial prowess and technique.

A Belgian football defender, who plays as a defensive midfielder for the English club Manchester Cit

A Belgian football defender, who plays as a defensive midfielder for the English club Manchester City and the Belgian national team. He is considered "one of Europe's best talents"[1].Kompany won several awards in Belgium when he played for RSC Anderlecht, including the Belgian Golden Shoe and the Belgian Ebony Shoe[1]. Another player, Aruna Dindane, decided to wear the number 27 on his shirt at his arrival at RC Lens in the summer of 2005, in dedication to Kompany (who had the same number at Anderlecht). In the second half of the 2005-2006 season

Is a Dutch bobsledder. Kortbeek started with international bobsleigh competitions in 2003 and theref

Is a Dutch bobsledder. Kortbeek started with international bobsleigh competitions in 2003 and therefore was not yet part of Arend Glas's team that participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.