Famous People with Name Aart

Aart Kemink            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Aart Kemink: was a Dutch-Canadian painter, born in 1914 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.In the late 1940s, Kemink shared a studio with the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher and, in the early 1950s, became a member of the Federation of Professional Artists. Before emigrating to Canada in 1958, he worked with compatriot artist Karel Appel, best known for his involvement in the Danish-Belgian-Dutch CoBrA movement. In 1957, Kemink participated in an exhibition of artists working for the theatre and circus at Amsterdam's nonextant Fodor Museum. While Kemink held his own among Amsterdam and Rotterdam's artistic elite (a disparate group that included Piet Mondrian, Anton Rooskens, Corneille, Eugène Brands,

Aart Koopmans            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Aart Koopmans: was a Dutch business man, president of the Dutch winter speed skating marathon organisation and founder of the Alternative Elfstedentocht. His father, Bram Koopmans was the organiser for the Amstel Gold Race in road cycling for many years.

Aart J. De Geus            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Aart J. De Geus: is the founder, chairman and CEO of Synopsys Inc. He is a fellow of IEEE. Electronic Business magazine has chosen Dr. de Geus as one of "The 10 Most Influential Executives". He was also honored for pioneering the commercial logic synthesis market by being named the third recipient ever to receive the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Industrial Pioneer Award. In 2002, shortly after transacting the largest merger in electronic design automation (EDA) history, Dr. de Geus was named CEO of the Year by Electronic Business magazine; and in 2004, Entrepreneur of the Year in IT for Northern California by Ernst & Young.

Aart Jan De Geus            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Aart Jan De Geus: is deputy secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. He is a CDA Dutch politician and was the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands in the first, second and third cabinet Balkenende.

Stefan Remco Aartsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Stefan Remco Aartsen: is a former butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000.

Jozias Johannes Van Aartsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jozias Johannes Van Aartsen: is a Dutch politician and member of the liberal VVD. He is currently the Mayor of the Hague.Former agriculture minister (1994-1998) and former foreign minister (1998-2002). He was the parliamentary leader of the VVD in the Dutch House of Representatives from May 27, 2003 until March 8, 2006 when he stepped down because of poor results in the 2006 Dutch municipal election. His successor was Willibrord van Beek, a member of parliament since 1998.