Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Dutch biologist and microscopist.

Was a Dutch biologist and microscopist.

Was a Dutch writer.

Was a Dutch writer.

Was a Dutch politician. He was a long member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (Twe

Was a Dutch politician. He was a long member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (Tweede Kamer).

Is a retired water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch t

Is a retired water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a Belgian painter and poet. Although born in Zonnebeke, Belgium, and a native speaker of Dutch, h

Is a Belgian painter and poet. Although born in Zonnebeke, Belgium, and a native speaker of Dutch, he writes in French and occasionally English. His painting is abstract, falling somewhere between minimalism and monochrome expressionism.

Is a Dutch chess Grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the e

Is a Dutch chess Grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

Was a writer from the Low Countries best known for his translations into the Dutch language of the P

Was a writer from the Low Countries best known for his translations into the Dutch language of the Psalms and the New Testament.Utenhove was born into a Flemish patrician family that counted Erasmus among its friends. Utenhove was forced to leave Ghent in 1544, probably due to the backlash caused by an ill-received morality play written by him in 1532 and performed in 1543. From here on, he would have no fixed residence but travel the width and breadth of Europe, visiting among others the Swiss church reformer Heinrich Bullinger and living in Strasbourg, London, Emden and Poland, where he met and married his wife, Anna van Hoorne. From 1559, Utenhoven once more took up residence in London, where he remained until his death in 1566.

A retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played for the Dutch National Team during th

A retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played for the Dutch National Team during the late 1960s and 1970s, although he did not play in either the 1974 or 1978 FIFA World Cup. Van Beveren obtained 32 caps. He played club football for FC Emmen, Sparta Rotterdam, PSV Eindhoven, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL), and the Dallas Sidekicks (MISL).Some journalists say that Johan Cruijff, the superstar for Holland in the 70s, did not like van Beveren, who was Holland's top keeper at the time, causing the management to select Jan Jongbloed instead.[1]

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch School painter and engraver of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was apprent

Was a Dutch School painter and engraver of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was apprenticed to to engraver Jacob Matham in 1613,[1] entered the Haarlem guild in 1614, and then probably visited Italy. He is better known for his etching and engraving than for his painting. He was the cousin of painter Esaias van de Velde,[2] although no relation to the family of Willem van de Velde.

A retired football midfielder and forward from the Netherlands, who played for NEC Nijmegen, Go Ahea

A retired football midfielder and forward from the Netherlands, who played for NEC Nijmegen, Go Ahead Eagles and Feyenoord Rotterdam during his professional career. He obtained one cap for the Dutch national team, when the Netherlands lost to the Republic of Ireland on September 10, 1980 in Dublin.

Is a Belgian baritone singer.He has performed in Belgium and internationally and has worked with the

Is a Belgian baritone singer.He has performed in Belgium and internationally and has worked with the likes of Pierre Bartholomée, Andrew Lawrence-King, and Alexander Rahbari. He has recorded multiple CDs of the baroque and classical music[1] of Johann Sebastian Bach, Willem de Fesch, George Frideric Händel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, and others.

Was a Dutch Baroque-era painter, draughtsman, printmaker, a mennonite and inventor who significantly

Was a Dutch Baroque-era painter, draughtsman, printmaker, a mennonite and inventor who significantly contributed to contemporary firefighting. He improved the fire hose in 1672, with his brother Nicolaes, who was a hydraulic engineer.[1] He modified the manual fire engines, reorganised the volunteer fire brigade (1685) and wrote and illustrated the first firefighting manual (Brandspuiten-boek).

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer.

Was a Dutch footballer who played for Ajax, HEDW and Wilhelmina Forwards. He represented the Netherl

Was a Dutch footballer who played for Ajax, HEDW and Wilhelmina Forwards. He represented the Netherlands at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Was a Dutch film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 44 films between 1911 and 1939.

Was a Dutch film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 44 films between 1911 and 1939.

Was a Dutch composer and conductor. Among his works are five symphonies and the Dutch-language opera

Was a Dutch composer and conductor. Among his works are five symphonies and the Dutch-language opera Thijl.

Was a Dutch landscape painter.

Was a Dutch landscape painter.

A former football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played for FC Den Bosch (1981-1992 and 1995-1

A former football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played for FC Den Bosch (1981-1992 and 1995-1999) and MVV Maastricht (1992-1995) and twice scored in his career. He retired in 1999, having played 482 games in Dutch professional football, and soon afterwards became an assistant coach who worked for FC Den Bosch.

Is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1979 to 1987

Is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1979 to 1987. His older brother Adri (born 1953) was also a professional cyclist in the 1980s.

Was first taught by Thomas Wijck. On his way to visit his brother in Rome, he may not have got furth

Was first taught by Thomas Wijck. On his way to visit his brother in Rome, he may not have got further than Paris, where he served under Antony Francis van der Meulen, then employed in illustrating for Louis XIV.

Was a Dutch painter.He was the brother of Jacob van Huysum, and the son of Justus van Huysum, who is

Was a Dutch painter.He was the brother of Jacob van Huysum, and the son of Justus van Huysum, who is said to have been expeditious in decorating doorways, screens and vases.

Was a Dutch painter.He was the eldest son of Frans van Mieris the Elder, and learned the art of pain

Was a Dutch painter.He was the eldest son of Frans van Mieris the Elder, and learned the art of painting from his father and from Gerard de Lairesse. In his youth, various sicknesses impeded him in the progress of his studies. Around 1686-7, he travelled to Germany and Florence, where the fame of his father's merit procured him a most honourable reception from Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Was an influential Dutch painter credited with the introduction of High Italian Renaissance art to t

Was an influential Dutch painter credited with the introduction of High Italian Renaissance art to the Netherlands. It is not known whether he began his studies under Jan Gossaert in Utrecht or with Jacob Cornelisz in Amsterdam, but it certain that it was the master painters he would meet later in his life who would have the greatest effect on his technique.

Is a former Belgian football goalkeeper. He played most recently for F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H.,

Is a former Belgian football goalkeeper. He played most recently for F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H., after being released from R.S.C. Anderlecht. His former clubs include Eendracht Aalst, R.A.A. Louviéroise and R.S.C. Anderlecht.