Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a former Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She was the second female world re

Is a former Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She was the second female world record-holder over 1500 metres in October 1967 at Sittard (The Netherlands), breaking the record of Anne Rosemary Smith, who set the record in June of that y

Is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Is a Dutch politician and was a member of the European Parliament for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA)

Is a Dutch politician and was a member of the European Parliament for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) between 1989 to 1999, in which she was committed to the protection of nature and environment in developing countries. Later served as a member of the World Bank's Inspection Panel and wrote her PhD thesis on accountability mechanisms. Currently serves as a member of the Independent Review Mechanism of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Besides, serves as CEO of Global Accountability.

Is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democr

Is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group in the European Parliament, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.

Is a Dutch marathon speed skater.In 2005 she finished in third position of the Essent Cup and on 11

Is a Dutch marathon speed skater.In 2005 she finished in third position of the Essent Cup and on 11 February of that year she announced to attack the women's world hour speed skating record, which was held by Lian van Tol at that time.

Was a Dutch Baroque painter, specializing in richly detailed still lifes. She was a student of Jan D

Was a Dutch Baroque painter, specializing in richly detailed still lifes. She was a student of Jan Davidsz de Heem. Van Oosterwijck worked in Delft and later in Amsterdam (1675-1689), where she lived opposite the workshop of Willem van Aelst.

Is a female cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She is on

Is a female cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She is one of the leading cyclists in the world, having held the UCI number one ranking as well as winning highly-rated races. She is a one day specialist but has m

Is a Dutch field hockey player who played as an attacker for Dutch clubs Oranje Zwart, HC Den Bosch

Is a Dutch field hockey player who played as an attacker for Dutch clubs Oranje Zwart, HC Den Bosch and Laren. Currently she is playing for Amsterdam.Van Geenhuizen also plays for the Netherlands national team. She was a member of the Dutch squad that won

Is a Dutch politician, animal activist and publicist. She is the chairwoman and political leader of

Is a Dutch politician, animal activist and publicist. She is the chairwoman and political leader of the Party for Animals and a writer on animal rights.In October 2002 she and other animal protectionists founded the Party for Animals (Partij voor de Dieren). During the Dutch general election of 2003 the party gained 50.000 votes (0.5%), but not a seat in the House of Representatives.

Is a former butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the 100 m butterfly

Is a former butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Heemskerk broke the world record in the women's 200m butterfly on 12 June 1960 in Leipzig, East Germany.

A Belgian musician and songwriter.The 32 year old Belgian singer was discovered for her musical tale

A Belgian musician and songwriter.The 32 year old Belgian singer was discovered for her musical talents by her current manager Patrick Renier at a local talent show. In 1999 she participated in the Belgian preselections of the Eurovision Song Contest and from then on Belle's career in music took off. She started off in pop music but in 2002 she changed her style to Latino/pop and went live on stage with her own "Baila Perez"-band. The album that came with it was an instant success and remained on the top spot in the Belgian charts for several weeks.

A French-speaking Belgian politician, member of the Francophone Socialist Party (PS). She was the Mi

A French-speaking Belgian politician, member of the Francophone Socialist Party (PS). She was the Minister-President of the French Community of Belgium from July 2004 until March 2008. She then became Minister for Social Integration, Pensions and Large Ci

A Belgian who was killed that same year by Simba rebels, and to a local Bantu woman. The local Pygmi

A Belgian who was killed that same year by Simba rebels, and to a local Bantu woman. The local Pygmies saved Daulne from also being murdered.Daulne and her mother and sisters were airlifted out to Kinshasa in an emergency evacuation by Belgian paratroopers[5] and flown to Belgium because their father had been a Belgian citizen.[1] Daulne was raised in Belgium and as of 2007 calls Brussels home, but lived in New York City for three years starting in 2000.

Is a Belgian judoka.

Is a Belgian judoka.

Is a Belgian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Ol

Is a Belgian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Flemish-Belgian politician. She became a member of the Flemish Parliament for the Vlaams Belan

Was a Flemish-Belgian politician. She became a member of the Flemish Parliament for the Vlaams Belang in 2004, after leaving the New-Flemish Alliance.

Is a former Dutch field hockey midfielder, who was a member of the National Women's Team that won th

Is a former Dutch field hockey midfielder, who was a member of the National Women's Team that won the golden medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.Four years later in Seoul she captured the bronze medal with the Dutch national side. From 1982 to 1988 she play

Is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international co

Is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Van den Ham was part of the team that became 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. At the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo Worl

Is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, she

Is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is a Dutch politician on behalf of the CDA.

Is a Dutch politician on behalf of the CDA.

A Dutch singer. She started her career in the mid eighties as the singer for punk band The Grabbits,

A Dutch singer. She started her career in the mid eighties as the singer for punk band The Grabbits, with whom she recorded the EP Aliens. From 1989 to 1992 she was the vocalist of Little Mary Big, which transformed into Visions of Johanna and later Johan

Is a singer, guitarist and composer. She learned to play the guitar while backpacking through Austra

Is a singer, guitarist and composer. She learned to play the guitar while backpacking through Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South Africa. There she wrote her first song 'Lizzy'. When she got back in the Netherlands she went to the stages, quickly winning the 'Studenten Songfestival in Maastricht (songfestival for students in Maastricht). Soon after she also won the Sky Radio Talentenjacht (Sky Radio Talenthunt), the demopoll by the Brussels Studio and the prestigious 'Grote Prijs van Nederland' 2003 (Grand Prix of the Netherlands) in the category singer/songwriter.

Is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and lawyer. She has been an MP since November 30, 200

Is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and lawyer. She has been an MP since November 30, 2006 (with two interruptions because of maternity leave). She focuses on matters of foreign affairs, judiciary, public administration, mass media and culture.In 2002 she began to work for the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs as policy advisor. In 2004 she became adjudant chef de poste at the Dutch embassy in Afghanistan. Since 2006 she worked as an advisor for the Afghan minister of Foreign Affairs, as representative of the Dutch government.

Is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He was the nephew of Wout Wagtmans, a former prof

Is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He was the nephew of Wout Wagtmans, a former professional who had won the Tour de Romandie stage race in 1952. His father was a masseur while Tour de France stage winner Wim van Est was his neighbour. In

Was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for the Netherlands in the 192

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