Netherlands Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1996

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in sixth position (8:08.48) with the 4x200m Freestyle Relay, alongside Carla Geurts, Minouche Smit, and Kirsten Vlieghuis. A year earlier the four of them won the silver medal in the same event at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria.

Is a rower from the Netherlands.Drewes rows in the lightweight fours and lightweight double sculls a

Is a rower from the Netherlands.Drewes rows in the lightweight fours and lightweight double sculls and debuted in the Rowing World Cup circuit May 2005 in Eton in the lightweight fours where he finished in fourth position together with his team mates Wim

Is a retired boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olym

Is a retired boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the middleweight division (– 75 kg) by eventual bronze medalist Aristides Gon

Is a former rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in two consecutive Summe

Is a former rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.

Is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four cons

Is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 200m Freestyle, and as a startswimmer in the 4x100m and the 4x200m Freestyle Relay.

S a retired judoka from the Netherlands. Together with his twin brother Jan Snijders, Anton Geesink,

S a retired judoka from the Netherlands. Together with his twin brother Jan Snijders, Anton Geesink, Hein Essink, Tonni Wagenaar, Coos Bontje, Jan van Ierland, Martin Poglajen, Joop Gouweleeuw, Wim Ruska, Ernst Eugster, Henk Numan, Peter Adelaar, Willy Wi

Is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. He has been ranked as high as 72 in the w

Is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. He has been ranked as high as 72 in the world (February 7, 2005). As of July 28, 2008, his ranking has fallen to 307.

Is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.Wiersum took part in the World Championships of 2007 in Munich

Is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.Wiersum took part in the World Championships of 2007 in Munich and led the lightweight eights to the World title. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Dutch eights forming a team with Olaf van

Is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two conse

Is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. His best individual result came in Los Angeles, California, when he finished in seventh place (7:26.72) in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay, alongside his younger brother Frank, Hans Kroes and Edsard Schlingemann.

Is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won one WTA-title in doubles during

Is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won one WTA-title in doubles during her career. She reached her individual career-high singles ranking on 2 October 1995, when Kamstra became the number 70 of the world.

Was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1948 Summ

Was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

Is a former swimmer from The Netherlands, who won the golden medal in the 100 metres breaststroke at

Is a former swimmer from The Netherlands, who won the golden medal in the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain i

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Four years earlier, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Penninx finished sixth in the w

Was an archer from the Netherlands.

Was an archer from the Netherlands.

A former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics

A former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5kg) division by Terence Milligan of Ireland. He's the younger brother of Bep van Klaveren, Olympic boxing champion in 1928

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a total number of two Olympic medals during her car

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a total number of two Olympic medals during her career. She claimed the silver medal in the women's double sculls (alongside Eeke van Nes) and in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics

Is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olymp

Is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5kg) division by Terence Milligan of Ireland. He's

Was a Netherlandish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (

Was a Netherlandish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (Genre Painting). He is nicknamed 'Peasant Bruegel' to distinguish him from other members of the Brueghel dynasty, but is also the one generally meant when the context does not make clear which "Bruegel" is being referred to. From 1559 he dropped the 'h' from his name and started signing his paintings as Bruegel.

Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld, born HSH Count Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Got

Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld, born HSH Count Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Gottfried Peter of Lippe-Biesterfeld (later elevated thus to Prince), was Prince Consort to the late Queen Juliana, and father of 6 children; one of them is the current monarch, Queen Beatrix.Although his private life was rather controversial, Bernhard was generally regarded as a charming and popular figure by the majority of the Dutch for his performance as a pilot and activities as a liaison officer during World War II, his work during post-war reconstruction, and for assisting specific individuals. The German-born prince helped found the World Wildlife Fund (later renamed World Wide Fund for Nature), becoming its first president in 1961. He also established the 1001 Club: A Nature Trust in 1970 to fund the organization. He helped found the Rotary International and was one of two founders of the international Bilderberg Group, which meets yearly in order to discuss the future of the world and issues concerning Europe.

Was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia. He assumed the Mongolian chairma

Was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia. He assumed the Mongolian chairman of Mengjiang, a Japanese puppet state in World War II.

The first child of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange,[1] the heir apparent to the throne of the Net

The first child of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange,[1] the heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands, and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, his spouse.Princess Catharina-Amalia was born in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague.[1] She lives with her parents and her younger sisters Alexia and Ariane at Villa Eikenhorst on the royal estate, De Horsten, in Wassenaar. On June 12, 2004[2] she was baptised by Reverend Carel ter Linden in the Grote, or St. Jacob's, Church in The Hague. Her godparents are her uncle Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Marc ter Haar (her father's friend), Herman-Diederik Tjeenk Willink (Vice-president of the Council of State), Samantha van Welderen Baroness Rengers-Deane (her mother's friend) and her uncle Martín Zorreguieta.