Famous People with Name Theunis

Theunis Jacobus Van Schalkwyk            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Theunis Jacobus Van Schalkwyk: was a boxer from South Africa, silver medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Theunis Uilke (Theun) De Vries            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Theunis Uilke (Theun) De Vries: was a Dutch writer and poet. He died at the age of 97 after having suffered from several pneumonias.De Vries was born in the Frisian town of Veenwouden. His parents moved to Apeldoorn in 1920. In 1936 he joined the Communist Party of the Netherlands and a year later he moved to Amsterdam to pursue a career in journalism. He became editor of the communist newspaper De Tribune and De Vrije Katheder. After the occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi forces he was arrested and imprisoned in Kamp Amersfoort. In 1971 he left the party without renouncing marxism, which he continued to uphold until the end of his life.

Georges Emile Léonard Theunis            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Georges Emile Léonard Theunis: was the 24th Prime Minister of Belgium from 16 December 1921 to 13 May 1925 and again from 20 November 1934 to 25 March 1935. He was governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) from 1941 until 1944. In 1926 he joined the newly formed council of regency of the National Bank, together with Emile Francqui, and remained a member until the war, except for two breaks during his ministerial duties. As regents of the NBB, both Theunis and Francqui represented the power which the large private banks had gained since 1926. During World War II he served as a special ambassador to the United States of America. In 1941, he was appointed governor of the National Bank of Belgium by the Pierlot government in exile at London instead of Albert Goffin who had been appointed by Secretary General Plisnier. On his return to Belgium after the war, he resigned as governor of the NBB.

Gert-Jan Theunisse            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Gert-Jan Theunisse: is a Dutch former road bicycle racer. In the 1989 Tour de France, he won the King of the Mountains competition.Theunisse turned professional in 1984 with the Panasonic cycling team. That year he came third in the Ronde van Nederland and had places of hono

Nicolaas Hendrik Christiaan De Jong Theunissen            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Nicolaas Hendrik Christiaan De Jong Theunissen: was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1889.

James Theunissen            Origin/Culture/Country: English

James Theunissen: was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Berkshire. Theunissen represented Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship for three seasons, and made a single List A appearance for the team, i