Famous People with Name Bergh

Dave Van Den Bergh            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Dave Van Den Bergh: a Dutch soccer player who currently plays for Red Bull New York in Major League Soccer.A product of the famed AFC Ajax youth program, Van den Bergh played for AFC Ajax from 1995 to 1997, winning one league title during that time. Between 1997 and 2000, he played for Rayo Vallecano in Spain, helping the team get promoted to the Primera División, and earning their first UEFA Cup qualification. Between 2000 and 2006, he played for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands, contributing 29 league goals over that span.

Ricky Van Den Bergh            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Ricky Van Den Bergh: a football (soccer) striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for RKC Waalwijk since the summer of 2006 in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. He previously played for Sparta Rotterdam (2002-2006), for which he scored 54 goals in four seasons.

Sidney Van Den Bergh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sidney Van Den Bergh: a Canadian astronomer. He discovered Andromeda II.The first part of his career was spent at the David Dunlap Observatory of the University of Toronto. The second part was in Victoria, British Columbia, where he became Director of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. He has served as President of the Canadian Astronomical Society and as Vice-President of the International Astronomical Union.

Willem Ferdinand Van Rheede Van Oudtschoorn Bergh            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Willem Ferdinand Van Rheede Van Oudtschoorn Bergh: was a South African rugby union player.[1][2]It has suggested that Willem Ferdinand van Rheede van Oudtschoorn Bergh holds the record for the longest name in international rugby.[1] It is 43 letters long, contains seven words, and five names ("Van Rheede" and "Van Oudtschoorn" counting as single names).

Samuel Van Den Bergh            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Samuel Van Den Bergh: was one of the main European margarine and soap manufacturers in the early 20th century.In 1888 Van den Bergh joined his father Simon van den Bergh's margarine company, of which he became general director in 1909. Although initially in fierce competition with another manufacturer from Oss in the Netherlands, Antonius Johannes Jurgens, both competitors joined up in 1927 to form the Margarine Unie, which would merge in 1930 with Lever Brothers to form Unilever.