Famous People with Name Bastin

Clifford Sydney Bastin            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Clifford Sydney Bastin: was an English football player.Bastin started his career at Exeter City, making his debut for the club in 1928, at the age of 16. Despite only playing 17 games and scoring 6 goals in his time at Exeter, he was spotted by Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman in a match against Watford; Chapman was attending to keep tabs on a Watford player, but the 17-year-old Bastin's ability was so evident that Chapman decided to sign him at the end of the 1928-29 season.

Désiré Bastin            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Désiré Bastin: was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Belgium team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

Marjolein Bastin            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marjolein Bastin: is a noted nature artist, writer, children's author and illustrator. She is the creator of the character "Vera the mouse".She studied at the Academy of Arts in Arnhem, where she met her husband and manager Gaston Bastin. Marjolein and Gaston Bastin have a daughter, Sanna (born in 1973), and a son, Mischa (born in 1974). Sanna, married and mother of Merel and Roos, runs the "Marjolein Bastin Kadowinkel" (The Marjolein Bastin Giftshop). Mischa is a lawyer in Kansas City, USA.