Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Dutch politician. Son of former prime minister Willem Drees, he was member of the Dutch Labour

Was a Dutch politician. Son of former prime minister Willem Drees, he was member of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) from 1946. In 1970, he entered politics as leader of the new party Democratic Socialists '70, a relatively right-wing split from the PvdA. He served as Minister of Transport in the cabinet Biesheuvel-1.

Is a Dutch politician and a prominent member of the CDA party.[1]Aantjes was born in Bleskensgraaf.

Is a Dutch politician and a prominent member of the CDA party.[1]Aantjes was born in Bleskensgraaf. His father, Klaas Aantjes, was alderman in Bleskensgraaf and from 1 October 1950 to 14 January 1951 mayor of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. His brother Jan was also mayor of several municipalities. Aantjes attended the Marnix Gymnasium in Rotterdam.

Was a Dutch mathematician and number theorist. Wythoff is well-known for his study of a combinatoria

Was a Dutch mathematician and number theorist. Wythoff is well-known for his study of a combinatorial game referred to as Wythoff's game and for the Wythoff construction and the Wythoff symbol utilised in this tiling construction. Wythoff was also widely known for the spherical triangle. The spherical triangle joins three planes at one point.

Was a homosexual Dutch artist and author, who joined the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World

Was a homosexual Dutch artist and author, who joined the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II.About 1935, he gave up visual arts and became an author. The poems and stories he had written in the 1920s went unpublished, but in the year 1938 he published two novels, Het Uilenhuis ('The Owls House') and In de bloeiende Ramenas ('In the Blossoming Winter Radish'), both illustrated with designs by Arondeus himself. 1939 saw the publication of his best work, Matth?s Maris: de tragiek van den droom ('The Tragedy of the Dream'), a biography of the painter Matthijs Maris

Was a Dutch-Burgher[1] navigator and explorer, a leader of early expeditions to the far north.

Was a Dutch-Burgher[1] navigator and explorer, a leader of early expeditions to the far north.

Dutch poet, the son of an Amsterdam physician. When he was six years old an accident to his foot inc

Dutch poet, the son of an Amsterdam physician. When he was six years old an accident to his foot incapacitated him for ten years, and he developed habits of continuous and concentrated study. His parents were ardent partisans of the House of Orange-Nassau, and Bilderdijk grew up with strong monarchical and Calvinistic convictions.

Was a Dutch writer. His made his literary debut with the novel Een winterreis in 1961. Brakman recei

Was a Dutch writer. His made his literary debut with the novel Een winterreis in 1961. Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.[1][2]

Is a Dutch jazz bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and bass clarinetist.

Is a Dutch jazz bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and bass clarinetist.

Was one of the earliest Dutch artists devoted exclusively to the painting of still life.

Was one of the earliest Dutch artists devoted exclusively to the painting of still life.

Was a Dutch cabaret artist. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld, he is considered to be one

Was a Dutch cabaret artist. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld, he is considered to be one of the Great Three of Dutch cabaret.In 1933 Wim Kan married cabaret star Corry Vonk and in 1936 together they established the ABC Cabaret, which soon became one of the most successful Dutch cabaret groups, in which several artists debuted who later became famous.

Was a Dutch navigator.

Was a Dutch navigator.

Was secretary (1824- , at its foundation) and later director (1831- ) of the Nederlandsche Handel-Ma

Was secretary (1824- , at its foundation) and later director (1831- ) of the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij (NHM). He is also known as a poet and as a leader of the Réveil, the Protestant Revival in the Netherlands. He left behind a gigantic diary, with extensive reports of the events he witnessed. Parts of that have been published.

Was an abstract expressionist painter, born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Was an abstract expressionist painter, born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Is the pseudonym of Dutch poet Willem Eduard Keuning.He started writing at the age of fifteen. The w

Is the pseudonym of Dutch poet Willem Eduard Keuning.He started writing at the age of fifteen. The work of Merode is considered to be the most important Christian work between both World Wars. Merode was a subtle man, deeply religious. He was a teacher at the primary school in Uithuizermeeden (1907/1924). He explored many different genres of writing, using a different pseudonym for every style.

Was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer.

Was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer.

Was a Dutch sea-captain who explored the southwest coast of Australia (then "New Holland") in the la

Was a Dutch sea-captain who explored the southwest coast of Australia (then "New Holland") in the late 17th century.

Was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1958, as a member of the s

Was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1958, as a member of the social-democratic Dutch Labour Party (PvdA).

Was a Dutch politician. Son of former prime minister Willem Drees, he was member of the Dutch Labour

Was a Dutch politician. Son of former prime minister Willem Drees, he was member of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) from 1946. In 1970, he entered politics as leader of the new party Democratic Socialists '70, a relatively right-wing split from the PvdA. He served as Minister of Transport in the cabinet Biesheuvel-1.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1928 and 193

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker.

Was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker.

A Dutch doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) in 1

A Dutch doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) in 1903 and received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1924 for it.

Was a Dutch banker and politician

Was a Dutch banker and politician

Was a Dutch banker and politician. The first president of the European Central Bank (1998 – 2003),

Was a Dutch banker and politician. The first president of the European Central Bank (1998 – 2003), he was instrumental in the introduction of the euro in twelve European countries in 2002.Duisenberg subsequently worked for the International Monetary Fund in Washington for years followed by a year as an advisor to the director of the Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch central bank in Amsterdam. He was then appointed a professor at the University of Amsterdam where he taught macroeconomics.

Was a Dutch author. He is considered one of the three most important authors in the Netherlands in t

Was a Dutch author. He is considered one of the three most important authors in the Netherlands in the postwar period, along with Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve.

Was a Dutch football (soccer) player. Born in Arnhem, he played for Bayern Munich and the Netherland

Was a Dutch football (soccer) player. Born in Arnhem, he played for Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national football team. His nickname was The Cannon, but he also had the nickname "the doctor" because he was a doctor in chemistry.