Famous People with Name Nette

Nette Sagen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Nette Sagen: a Norwegian ski jumper from Mosjøen, and one of the best female jumpers of all time. She received a lot of media attention in 2004, when she was denied the opportunity to jump K185 in Vikersund, in spite of her good results. The struggle was over whether the quality of female ski jumpers was high enough to allow women to jump in these venues. Torbjørn Yggeseth, the chairman of the ski jump committee of the International Ski Federation, was Sagen’s main opponent. The debate soon developed into a struggle over women’s rights in the world of sports.

Daniel Nettelbladt            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Daniel Nettelbladt: was a German jurist and philosopher. Nettelbladt studied theology and law at the universities of Rostock, Marburg and Halle, where be became a doctor of law in 1744. In 1746 he became a full professor of jurisprudence in Halle, and a royal Prussian privy

Jacob Nettey            Origin/Culture/Country: Ghana

Jacob Nettey: is a Ghanaian football defender. Nettey played for Hearts of Oak from 1994 to 2002 and Heart of Lions from 2003 to 2005. He was part of the Ghanaian 2000 African Nations Cup team, who exited in the quarter-finals after losing to South Africa.