Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a former Dutch politician.Albeda was an ARP and CDA politician who had once described himself as

Is a former Dutch politician.Albeda was an ARP and CDA politician who had once described himself as a trade unionist. He had long worked at the Christian Federal Building and the CNV. Then he was professor of socio-economic policy in Rotterdam. Albeda was interested in international issues. From 1966 he was member and chairman from 1973 of the ARP group in the Senate. He was Minister of Social Affairs in the first cabinet Van Agt. After his ministry he returned to the Senate and later became chairman of the Scientific Council for Government Policy.

Is a Dutch professional golfer.After turning professional at the end of 2006, Besseling played on th

Is a Dutch professional golfer.After turning professional at the end of 2006, Besseling played on the EPD Tour, one of the developmental golf tours based in Europe, during 2007. He finished 5th on the 2007 Order of Merit,[2] having been in the top 20 in a

S a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

S a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Was a Dutch book author. He is best known for the picture books on gnomes, illustrated by Rien Poort

Was a Dutch book author. He is best known for the picture books on gnomes, illustrated by Rien Poortvliet.Huygen, a painter in his own right, was born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. The seventh of ten children, his primary occupation was that of a physician. This helps to explain the method he used to give realism and a sense of authenticity to his children's books about Gnomes. He was married and had five children.

Is a former Dutch politician who served for some time in the House of Representatives on behalf of t

Is a former Dutch politician who served for some time in the House of Representatives on behalf of the Centre Democrats.In her youth, she was active in the youth organisation of the Communist Party of the Netherlands. She joined the Dutch Labour Party in the 1970s, and later theCentre Party. At that time, she was working at a boutique in The Hague and later as manager at the De Bijenkorf department store.

Is a Dutch high jumper. He is a thirteen-time Dutch champion and holds the national indoor and outdo

Is a Dutch high jumper. He is a thirteen-time Dutch champion and holds the national indoor and outdoor records.

A former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who earned nine caps for the Netherlands national

A former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who earned nine caps for the Netherlands national football team. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany under manager Rinus Michels.Suvrijn made his debut for Holland on April 29, 1986, in a friendly match against Scotland (0-0) as a replacement for Michel Valke. During his professional career Suvrijn played for Fortuna Sittard (1981-86), Roda JC (1986-89) and in France, for Montpellier HSC (1989-93). After his career he stayed closely related to France and became an antiquarian.

Is a Dutch director who directed various arthouse video productions for Witchhunt Productions, of wh

Is a Dutch director who directed various arthouse video productions for Witchhunt Productions, of which he himself is the chairman. His productions were shown on the Dutch TV station RotterdamTV.

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Holland. He began racing motorcycles in motocross

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Holland. He began racing motorcycles in motocross competitions before switching to road racing. He made his Grand Prix debut in the 80cc class in 1986. He won his first and only world championship race at the 1990 250cc German Grand Prix. His best season was in 1991, when he finished the season ranked fourth in the 250cc world championship riding a Honda.[1]

A Dutch football player who currently plays for English club Aston Villa. Bouma is a technically ref

A Dutch football player who currently plays for English club Aston Villa. Bouma is a technically refined left back/centre back who is known for his hard working nature, defensive positioning and tackling ability. He is currently out injured with a dislocated ankle, which he received during a match for Aston Villa in the Intertoto Cup.Bouma started his career at amateur club SV Rood-Wit '62 before joining PSV Eindhoven on a youth contract in 1994. The PSV head coach at the time, Aad de Mos handed him his professional debut against Willem II on October 26, 1994 which his team lost 2–1. After not featuring for a long time, he was loaned out to MVV Maastricht in 1996 and played in the Eerste Divisie where he scored seven goals in 18 games

Is a Dutch cricketer. A right-handed batsman, Diepeveen began his international career in 2000 with

Is a Dutch cricketer. A right-handed batsman, Diepeveen began his international career in 2000 with the Netherlands U-15 team, progressing through the U-17s, U-19s and A teams and appearing in several European championships before joining the full squad.

A retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played professional football for NEC Nijmege

A retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played professional football for NEC Nijmegen for eleven years (1985-1996). Later on he became an assistant at the club.

Is a Belgian road bicycle racer who rides for Silence-Lotto in the UCI ProTour.

Is a Belgian road bicycle racer who rides for Silence-Lotto in the UCI ProTour.

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer.

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer.

Is a former Belgium road racing cyclist, known best as a sprinter. Nelissen had to stop his promisin

Is a former Belgium road racing cyclist, known best as a sprinter. Nelissen had to stop his promising career in 1998 because of a knee injury that he got in 1996 after falling down during Ghent-Wevelgem.

Was a Belgian football player. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium. Puis was in the matc

Was a Belgian football player. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium. Puis was in the match Belgium-Netherlands in 1964 with 10 fellows from the Anderlecht team after the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by Jean Trappeniers.

Was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe three times, first in 1966 while at An

Was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe three times, first in 1966 while at Antwerp then in 1969 and in 1970 while at Standard Liège.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch-born Protestant religious figure and writer.After studying at the University of Cologne,

Was a Dutch-born Protestant religious figure and writer.After studying at the University of Cologne, in 1520 Gnapheus became dean of a Latin school in The Hague, where he encountered Reformation ideas. When in 1523 he and Cornelis Hoen were arrested, he met Jan de Bakker (Johannes Pistorius), the first Protestant martyr (1525) in the Netherlands. Gnapheus had been incarcerated together with de Bakker, but was released, then had to flee the inquisition.

Was a wealthy Amsterdam merchant, and one of the investors in the Holland Land Company, and the Loui

Was a wealthy Amsterdam merchant, and one of the investors in the Holland Land Company, and the Louisiana Purchase. Wilhelm Willink had a summer estate on the Spaarne River, neighboring the estate villa Welgelegen of his associate Henry Hope.

Was queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for

Was queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch

Was a Dutch swimmer. Born in The Hague, she won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay

Was a Dutch swimmer. Born in The Hague, she won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her team mates in that race, clocked in 4:12,0, were Toos Beumer, Erica Terpstra and Pauline van der Wildt. At her only individual start in Japan, on the 100m Freestyle, she didn't advance in the heats.

Is a Dutch politician. She has been a member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft (GroenLin

Is a Dutch politician. She has been a member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft (GroenLinks) since May 19, 1998. She focuses on matters of employment, social work, day care, emancipation, public transport and Kingdom relations.

Is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) she has been a

Is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of services for the disabled, youth, adoption and casualties of war. From March till June 2010 she was a member of the municipal council of The Hague.

Was a Dutch singer.Neyman was born in Limburg. In the beginning of the 1970s, he took a course at Kl

Was a Dutch singer.Neyman was born in Limburg. In the beginning of the 1970s, he took a course at Kleinkunst Academy in Amsterdam. Neyman's first success came in 1980 with the song Ik weet niet hoe. In 1985 Neyman scored his biggest hit with Waarom fluister ik je naam nog (number 1 position in some Dutch charts). From the second half of the 1980s Neyman had no major hits.