Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Dutch artist who specialized in still-life paintings of flowers.She was born in The Hague, but

Was a Dutch artist who specialized in still-life paintings of flowers.She was born in The Hague, but moved to Amsterdam when she was three. Her father Frederik Ruysch, a famous anatomist, and botanist, was appointed a professor there. He gathered a huge collection of rarities in his house.

A Dutch-Moroccan football player who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen, on loan from Wigan Athletic.B

A Dutch-Moroccan football player who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen, on loan from Wigan Athletic.Bouaouzan is a speedy winger who was born in Rotterdam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Sparta Rotterdam squad in the 2003-04 season.Rachid signed a three year contract with Wigan Athletic in August 2007. The transfer fee was rumoured to be in the region of £300,000.

Is a Belgian football player currently playing for KVC Westerlo.

Is a Belgian football player currently playing for KVC Westerlo.

Is half Indonesian and Half Belgain. His father is an Indonesian Batak, lives in Bali, while his mot

Is half Indonesian and Half Belgain. His father is an Indonesian Batak, lives in Bali, while his mother is a Belgain. currently playing for Cagliari Calcio on loan from Piacenza. He has a twinsister, named Riana Nainggolan, born 3 May 1988. In January 2010 Cagliari Calcio signed the Belgian midfielder on loan from Serie B club Piacenza Calcio.

A retired Dutch-Suriname footballer and currently is a football manager. During his career he served

A retired Dutch-Suriname footballer and currently is a football manager. During his career he served Telstar, FC Eindhoven and FC Den Bosch. He was one of the footballers that survived the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo on June 7, 1989. He was the only player to return on the pitch after the disaster.De Haan was known as a talented player and started his career at Telstar where he made his debut. He was the youngest footballer (18) to be invited by Sonny Hasnoe, the founder of the Colourful 11 to be part of the team and travel to Suriname to play in the "Boxel Kleurrijk Tournament" with three Surinamese teams. The Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport

Is a Belgian football midfielder who currently plays for R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgium.

Is a Belgian football midfielder who currently plays for R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgium.

A Dutch footballer who plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He is comfortable in various

A Dutch footballer who plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He is comfortable in various offensive positions.Riga started his professional career in the Netherlands, playing for Vitesse Arnhem (1998-2003), RBC Roosendaal (2000-2001, a loan) and Sparta Rotterdam (2003-2005), for whom he scored 26 goals in two seasons.In 2005, he joined Spain's Levante UD, and was instrumental in the Valencia side's return to the top flight, after a one-year absence (38 matches, 11 goals). In La Liga, Riga was also the club's top scorer in two seasons, at 9 and 8 goals respectively. During his time in Spain, he developed the name "The Bullet", due to his electric pace.

A retired Dutch soccer player. He played college soccer with Wake Forest before moving onto professi

A retired Dutch soccer player. He played college soccer with Wake Forest before moving onto professional soccer with the Raleigh Flyers. He played one season in Major League Soccer with Colorado.

A Dutch footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag. He is a defender who plays as a fullback on the right

A Dutch footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag. He is a defender who plays as a fullback on the right side of the pitch.Riedewald's career began when he signed a professional contract with ADO Den Haag, making his first first-team appearance in 2006, at the age of 19.

Is an Indian-born Belgian cricketer. He represented Belgium at the 2005 ECC Notts Sport Affiliates C

Is an Indian-born Belgian cricketer. He represented Belgium at the 2005 ECC Notts Sport Affiliates Championship. Belgium finished top of their group and made it through to the Super Six stage, where they lost on the final day of the tournament to Norway. Sadasivan is an upper-middle order batsman and an occasional bowler for the team.

A Dutch footballer who plays for Faroe Islands Premier League Football side B68 Toftir. He plays as

A Dutch footballer who plays for Faroe Islands Premier League Football side B68 Toftir. He plays as a Central Midfielder and Right Midfielder. He is a former U-19 player of the Dutch National Football Team. After his surprise move to B68 Toftir in March 2006, he became the first Dutch footballer to play in the football league of Faroe Islands. Van Dooren has not extended his one year contract at Faroe Islands. He followed his girlfriend to Denmark where he signed for second division club FC Hjørring for the rest of the season 2006-2007.[1] However, he returned to B68 Toftir at the beginning of 2008.

A Dutch former professional kickboxer famous for being an eight time Muay Thai and kickboxing world

A Dutch former professional kickboxer famous for being an eight time Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion. He was the most famous foreign kickboxer in Thailand in the 1990s. He was also the first foreigner to be bestowed the "Muay Thai Fighter of the Year" award.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Utrecht. Leeuwin is a forward who was born in Amsterda

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Utrecht. Leeuwin is a forward who was born in Amsterdam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Utrecht squad in the 2006-07 season.

Is a world traveler and a Dutch author.In the beginning of 2001 he started the website www.letmestay

Is a world traveler and a Dutch author.In the beginning of 2001 he started the website www.letmestayforaday.com. By using the internet for requesting a place to stay and help with food and drinks, he received 3,577 invitations from 77 countries. In exchange for the given hospitality he wrote an extensive daily report on his website before hitchhiking to his following location. The travels took Stoppelenburg through the Netherlands, Belgium, France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland,

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Van Haaren is a defender who was born in Wa

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. Van Haaren is a defender who was born in Waalwijk and made his debut in professional football, being part of the RKC Waalwijk squad in the 1993-94 season. He also played for Roda JC, Feyenoord Rotterdam and Sparta Rotterdam, before joining RKC Waalwijk for the second time in his career.

A Dutch footballer who plays central defender for NEC Nijmegen. He is a product of Twente's youth sy

A Dutch footballer who plays central defender for NEC Nijmegen. He is a product of Twente's youth system, making his league debut during the 2002-03 season. He was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006.

Is a Dutch singer, chansonnier, and actor

Is a Dutch singer, chansonnier, and actor

Is a Dutch baseball player, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for the Netherlands, s

Is a Dutch baseball player, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for the Netherlands, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). Twice he finished in sixth place (1996 and 2004), once in fifth place (2000).is a Dutch baseball player, who competed i

A Dutch singer.Rania Zeriri grew up in the Netherlands as daughter of a Dutch mother and an Algerian

A Dutch singer.Rania Zeriri grew up in the Netherlands as daughter of a Dutch mother and an Algerian father who left the family when she was still very young. After finishing school with a General Certificate of Secondary Education (Mittlere Reife) she mo

A Dutch swimmer[2] who mainly specializes in Freestyle but also has potential in Backstroke and Butt

A Dutch swimmer[2] who mainly specializes in Freestyle but also has potential in Backstroke and Butterfly events. As part of the Dutch team, she holds the world records on the 4x50 m[3] and 4x200 m[4] freestyle relay on short course and 4x100 m freestyle relay on long course.After winning medals at the European Junior Swimming Championships in 2005 and 2006 she made her international senior debut at the European LC Championships 2006 in Budapest, Hungary. She immediately won her first international senior medal in the 4x100 m freestyle relay, alongside Inge Dekker, Chantal Groot and Marleen Veldhuis, at the age of 15.

Was a Belgian sportsman.But football wasn't the only sport Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie was prac

Was a Belgian sportsman.But football wasn't the only sport Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie was practising. He was also an equestrian and he played hockey and tennis. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Daufresne de la Chevalerie was coach of the Belg

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarte

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Gavino Matta.

Is a Dutch comedian of Jewish descent. The notable international appearances he made were in the tv-

Is a Dutch comedian of Jewish descent. The notable international appearances he made were in the tv-shows of Ruby Wax, Clive James, Jeremy Clarkson and in the British satirical programme Have I Got News For You (on series 9) in 1995[1]. A year later he be

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1932 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1932 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 17 goals in

Was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 17 goals in 1972 while playing for Club Brugge. He scored 18 goals in 33 matches with the Belgian national team between 1966 and 1977.