Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is a Belgian football right fullback currently playing for Lierse SK.Deflandre first signed to Wandr

Is a Belgian football right fullback currently playing for Lierse SK.Deflandre first signed to Wandre Union but after one year he joined Liège side R.F.C. de Liège. He then left for Germinal Ekeren in 1995. In 1996, he signed for Club Brugge.

Was is a motocross racer from Belgium. Nicknamed The Kid, he was the first person to win world champ

Was is a motocross racer from Belgium. Nicknamed The Kid, he was the first person to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc divisions. He retired from the international competition after his victory in Namen, on August 5, 1990. His older br

Is a Flemish politician.From 1976 till 1981, he worked at the Kredietbank as economist. In the meant

Is a Flemish politician.From 1976 till 1981, he worked at the Kredietbank as economist. In the meantime, he was elected in 1977 as national president of the Christian People's Party (CVP) youth wing (now CD&V). He remained president until 1983. In 1981, he had already become Member of Parliament of the European Parliament.

Was a Dutch cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals for The Netherlands.

Was a Dutch cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals for The Netherlands.

Is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. He won the prestigious Ronde van Vlaander

Is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. He won the prestigious Ronde van Vlaanderen three times.

Is a Belgian former football defender who is currently the coach of Saudi Arabian football club Al-H

Is a Belgian former football defender who is currently the coach of Saudi Arabian football club Al-Hilal. He is best known in football for his advocacy of systems thinking.

Is a prominent physicist and educator at Harvard University. Mazur is known for his work in experime

Is a prominent physicist and educator at Harvard University. Mazur is known for his work in experimental ultrafast optics and condensed matter physics and a national leader in science education. Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Leiden University in the Netherlands.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. On both

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. On both occasions, at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he finished in sixth position with the Dutch Nat

Is a Dutch male badminton player, who became Eureopean Youth Champion in 2001.As a part of the BC Am

Is a Dutch male badminton player, who became Eureopean Youth Champion in 2001.As a part of the BC Amersfoort team Pang reached the final of the European Cup 2007 held in Amersfoort. Together with Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, Yao Jie, Larisa Griga, Dicky Palyama

Is a Dutch cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman. He made his debut for the Dutch national te

Is a Dutch cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman. He made his debut for the Dutch national team in an ICC Intercontinental Cup game against Scotland on 29 July 2005, and played his, to date, first One Day International against Sri Lanka on 6 July 2

Is a Belgian former road bicycle racer.

Is a Belgian former road bicycle racer.

Is a former Belgian football defender. His former clubs include Lierse, Charleroi and Standard Lièg

Is a former Belgian football defender. His former clubs include Lierse, Charleroi and Standard Liège. Van Meir also played for Belgium and was in the squad for the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups and also for the Euro 2000 but played only a few matches.

Is a retired road cyclist from the town of Lummen, Belgium. He was a considerable talent, winning th

Is a retired road cyclist from the town of Lummen, Belgium. He was a considerable talent, winning the prologue time trial of the Vuelta and the Tour de France in his professional debut year 1983. As for classics, he won the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1985 an

A former football player from the Netherlands, who played much of his career in Belgium (Beveren, KA

A former football player from the Netherlands, who played much of his career in Belgium (Beveren, KAA Gent, KV Mechelen). He earned five caps for the Dutch National Team. Viscaal won the Young Professional Footballer of the Year award for the 1988-89 season.

Is a Dutch architect. He is based in Rotterdam but particularly active in Germany and Russia.

Is a Dutch architect. He is based in Rotterdam but particularly active in Germany and Russia.

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 308 international matches for The Netherlands. The

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 308 international matches for The Netherlands. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on November 17, 1990 in a match against England.

Is a retired discus thrower and shot putter from the Netherlands, who represented his native country

Is a retired discus thrower and shot putter from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. There he ended up in 8th place in the men's shot put competition.

Using experimental, lo-fi music, Spinvis became an instant success in his home country, earning two

Using experimental, lo-fi music, Spinvis became an instant success in his home country, earning two gold records in the process and performing sold-out tours in both the Netherlands and Belgium.In 2001, Erik de Jong, or Spinvis, felt ready to share his music with the world. The 40 year-old had been piecing together his songs in the years before and decided to send a three song demo to the esteemed Dutch indie label, Excelsior Recordings. Within two weeks, a record deal was signed.

Is a former Belgian cyclist. He is the brother of Roger De Vlaeminck.He became world-champion cyclo-

Is a former Belgian cyclist. He is the brother of Roger De Vlaeminck.He became world-champion cyclo-cross seven times (in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973), a record. He missed 1967 only because his bike was damaged during the race. He also became

A Dutch goalkeeper who was born in Wieringen, Holland. He currently plays for De Graafschap.Heijblok

A Dutch goalkeeper who was born in Wieringen, Holland. He currently plays for De Graafschap.Heijblok started his career at amateur side Hollandia before signing his first professional contract at HFC Haarlem in 2003 where he became their first goalkeeper straight away. In four seasons he had 126 appearances for the club, all at Eerste Divisie level. He then signed for Eredivisie side Ajax where he became their third goalkeeper behind Maarten Stekelenburg and Dennis Gentenaar for the 2007-08 season.

Is a Dutch marathon speed skater, inline speed skater and part-time singer and blogger at his own we

Is a Dutch marathon speed skater, inline speed skater and part-time singer and blogger at his own website.Born in Ane, Gramsbergen Hulzebosch started as a cyclo-cross cyclist. In marathon speed skating he won several races on both artificial and nature tr

A retired Dutch soccer player. Standing at 189 cm, he was known as a header specialist.Meijer starte

A retired Dutch soccer player. Standing at 189 cm, he was known as a header specialist.Meijer started his career at Fortuna Sittard (1987-89), and broke through in the early 1990s at Dutch Eredivisie club MVV Maastricht and was transferred to PSV Eindhoven in 1994, where he failed to play much because Ronaldo, Luc Nilis and Wim Kieft blocked the striker positions.After successful years, Meijer moved to Liverpool FC in 1999, where he failed to make an impression next to Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler. He was therefore loaned out to Preston North End for one season. He returned to the Bundesliga and joined Hamburger SV in December 2000. Meijer became a cult hero at Anfield despite rarely making the first team, and he was christened 'Mad Erik' for his never say die attitude and love for the club.

Is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the identical twin brother of physicist

Is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the identical twin brother of physicist Herman Verlinde. The Verlinde formula, which is important in conformal field theory and topological field theory, is named after him. His research deals with string theory, gravity, black holes and cosmology. Currently he works at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Amsterdam.

Is a Belgian painter who has held exhibitions in Paris, New York, Berlin, D

Is a Belgian painter who has held exhibitions in Paris, New York, Berlin, D

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven. Pieters is a defender who made his debut i

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven. Pieters is a defender who made his debut in the professional football squad of FC Utrecht in the 2006-07 season.In 2007 Pieters was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Pieters did not play in their first round group match against Israel (1-0 win), but did come on as a substitute in the second match against Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi finals against England (1-1, 13-12 after 32 penalty kicks) Pieters played in the starting eleven, but was later substituted by Tim Janssen to improve the attack as well as due to a small injury.