Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a professional road racing cyclist from Belgium between 1958 and 1963.De Mulder is most famous f

Was a professional road racing cyclist from Belgium between 1958 and 1963.De Mulder is most famous for winning the overall title and four stages the 1960 Vuelta a España. He bested Frenchman Armand Desmet and Spainard Miguel Pacheco across 3566 km in 17 s

Was a Dutch Golden Age painter especially famous for portraiture. He is notable for his loose painte

Was a Dutch Golden Age painter especially famous for portraiture. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for K. Lierse S.K. He earned 2 caps for

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for K. Lierse S.K. He earned 2 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972.

Was a Dutch Socinian writer and printer.First a Remonstrant minister at Vlaardingen, he left the chu

Was a Dutch Socinian writer and printer.First a Remonstrant minister at Vlaardingen, he left the church on his objection to infant baptism.[1] From 1663–1673 he opened a publishing house in Amsterdam and Rotterdam producing Socinian works, including 1665–1668 (with supplement 1692) the Biblioteca fratrum Polonorum. In 1676 he published against Spinoza's 1670 treatise on historical criticism of the Scriptures.[2]

Was born in Rotterdam and is a Dutch nature photographer specializing in wildlife photography.Lantin

Was born in Rotterdam and is a Dutch nature photographer specializing in wildlife photography.Lanting emigrated to the United States after being educated in the Netherlands. He now lives in Santa Cruz, California and operates a studio and gallery, as well as a stock photography services. Lanting's wife Chris Eckstrom is a writer, editor, producer, and works on joint books of nature photography.

Is a retired Dutch long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championsh

Is a retired Dutch long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships. After Yugoslavia's Borut Bilac was disqualified due to a doping offence, Maas was awarded the bronze medal at the 1990 European Championships in Split

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Melckenbeeck won a stage in the Tour de Fran

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Melckenbeeck won a stage in the Tour de France, and in 1963 he won Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Was a Dutch physicist. The Penning trap, used for storing charged particles, as well as the Penning

Was a Dutch physicist. The Penning trap, used for storing charged particles, as well as the Penning mixture and Penning effect of gas discharge tubes are named after him. He also invented a type of cold cathode vacuum gauge known as Penning gauge.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch professional cyclist who broke the world hour record.Slaats was a prominent velodrome ri

Was a Dutch professional cyclist who broke the world hour record.Slaats was a prominent velodrome rider in the 1930s, especially in Six-day racing. In September 1937 he set the world hour record at 45.558km on the Vigorelli track in Milan, Italy. It was b

A former Dutch international footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmege

A former Dutch international footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmegen. In 1973 he moved to FC Twente, where the midfielder played for nearly six seasons.Thijssen won fourteen caps for Holland and played in England for Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town, with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 1981. He also had a stint in the NASL with the Vancouver Whitecaps. In 1984 he returned to his native country, to play for Fortuna Sittard (1984-1987), FC Groningen (1987-1988) and Vitesse Arnhem (1988-1991).After his active career he became a football manager. In 1995 he became manager for the Swedish club Malmö FF. A third place in the Swedish Allsvenska 1996 season was the best position he could manage during the four years he spent at Malmö FF

Is a Dutch painter, who was born at The Hague, Netherlands.His landscapes and Amsterdam cityscapes a

Is a Dutch painter, who was born at The Hague, Netherlands.His landscapes and Amsterdam cityscapes are painted in a style that recalls the classical tradition of the Hague School and the Amsterdam Impressionists

Was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician and lawyer.He was a member of the Flemish movement, Professo

Was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician and lawyer.He was a member of the Flemish movement, Professor of psychology at the Universite Catholique de Louvain (Leuven), mayor of Antwerp, and co-founder of the journal De Standaard.He fought for using Dutch at

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event at both 1948 and 1952.

Is a Dutch missionary who, in collaboration with Nico Roozen and ecumenical development agency Solid

Is a Dutch missionary who, in collaboration with Nico Roozen and ecumenical development agency Solidaridad, launched Max Havelaar, the first Fairtrade label in 1988

Was a Dutch genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons

Was a Dutch genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan (1660-1690) and Willem (1662–1747) and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger (1689–1763) were also accomplished genre painters.

Is a Dutch film director. He has directed 22 films since 1964. His film Havinck was screened in the

Is a Dutch film director. He has directed 22 films since 1964. His film Havinck was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is the rector magnificus (academic president) of the University of Groningen and a linguist and prof

Is the rector magnificus (academic president) of the University of Groningen and a linguist and professor in the Department of Dutch, Frisian, and Lower Saxon with a specialty in semantics. His first degree was in general linguistics at the University of Amsterdam, and his PhD was completed at the University of Groningen in 1986 with the dissertation Categoriale grammatica en algebraïsche semantiek; een onderzoek naar negatie en polariteit in het Nederlands (Categorial grammar and algebraic semantics: An investigation of negation and polarity in Dutch). He was appointed professor of Dutch linguistics in Groningen in 1987,

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Blankemeijer made his professional debut at

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Blankemeijer made his professional debut at Feijenoord, and played a total of 28 matches for the club. After his career he would serve the club for many years in many occupations. He was a youth coach, a scout, a board member as well as a technical director. In June 2007 he served Feyenoord for a total of 67 years already.

Is a former Dutch professional ice hockey player. He spent his entire pro career with his hometown N

Is a former Dutch professional ice hockey player. He spent his entire pro career with his hometown Nijmegen Tigers. Homburg was a member of the Netherlands national ice hockey team for four IIHF World Championships.

Is a Dutch cyclist who has set several world cycling records. He is mainly known for his eleven worl

Is a Dutch cyclist who has set several world cycling records. He is mainly known for his eleven world records cycling behind heavy engines, and for taking several attempts to break the Absolute World Speed Record Cycling. On 3 October 1995 he cycled behin

Was a Belgian professional racing cyclist and twice World Road Race Champion.In Italy in 1976, he wo

Was a Belgian professional racing cyclist and twice World Road Race Champion.In Italy in 1976, he won in front of Italians Francesco Moser and Tino Conti. In Prague in 1981, he beat Italian Giuseppe Saronni and France's Bernard Hinault. He was also second

A Belgian socialist politician and, since 2001, the current mayor of Brussels. He had previously ser

A Belgian socialist politician and, since 2001, the current mayor of Brussels. He had previously served as the mayor of Brussels for a period in 1994.Freddy Thielemans graduated in Commercial Sciences before working as a teacher in some high schools in Br

Was a Belgian politician and a member of the Meeting party. He was governor of the province of Antwe

Was a Belgian politician and a member of the Meeting party. He was governor of the province of Antwerp from 16 December 1900 until 28 May 1907 and for a short while after World War I in 1918.

Was a Dutch merchant active in Copenhagen, to which he moved in 1763 to set up a foreign trade and s

Was a Dutch merchant active in Copenhagen, to which he moved in 1763 to set up a foreign trade and shipping company. He became one of Denmark's largest shipping owners, with a fleet of 64 vessels at the company's height. He took advantage of Denmark's neutrality in the Napoleonic Wars to boost his and its trade, but his company got into difficulties during and after the English Wars, having to shut down in 1822.