Famous People with Name Marinus

Marinus Augustinus Josephus Pijnen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marinus Augustinus Josephus Pijnen: was a Dutch racing cyclist. He became Olympic champion in the 100k team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Krekels.A professional from 1969 to 1987, Pijnen was a capable track cyclist winning the European

Marinus ("Rinus") Van Den Berge            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marinus ("Rinus") Van Den Berge: was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jan de Vries, Jacob Boot and Harry Bro

Marinus Bester            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Marinus Bester: is a retired German football striker.

Marinus Ludwig Sørensen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Marinus Ludwig Sørensen: was a Danish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was a member of the Danish relay team which finished fifth in the 4x100 metre relay competition.

Marinus Vertregt            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Marinus Vertregt: was a Dutch astronomer.In 1917 he departed for the Dutch East Indies (now called Indonesia) and was employed at several sugar factories of the Handels Vereeniging Amsterdam (H.V.A.) as a chemist, becoming a head chemist after three years.Afterwards he was employed in the plantations of the same company’s factories and became a director of the sugar estate of Minggiran in Java in 1935. In 1923 he married Hillegonda Hendrika van Donkelaar and in 1928 their daughter Angenita was born.