- Gerard Philips
Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips (Zaltbommel October 9, 1858 - Den Haag january 25, 1942) was a Dutch industrialist and cofounder (with his brother, Anton Philips) and first CEO of the NV Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken. His father, B.F.D. Philips was a banker at Zaltbommel in Holland. He was a cousin of Karl Marx. - Herman Willem Daendels
Herman Willem Daendels (Hattem, October 21 1762 - Ghana, May 2 1818) was a Dutch politician who served as the 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies between 1808 - 1811. - Frans Thijssen
Frans Thijssen (born 23 January, 1952 in Malden, Gelderland) is a former Dutch international footballer, who started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmegen. In 1973 he moved to FC Twente, where the midfielder played for nearly six seasons. He won fourteen caps for Holland and played in England for both Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town, with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 1981. He also had a stint in the NASL with the Vancouver Whitecaps. - Christiaan Eijkman
Christiaan Eijkman (Nijkerk, August 11, 1858 - Utrecht, November 5, 1930) was a Dutch physician and pathologist whose demonstration that beriberi is caused by poor diet led to the discovery of vitamins. Together with Sir Frederick Hopkins, he was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Although Eijkman had been sent to Indonesia to study beriberi, the discovery of the cause was accidental. - Bernard Schuiteman
Bernard Schuiteman (born October 3, 1973 in Garderen, Gelderland) is a retired football (soccer) defender from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1993-1994 season playing for Bayer Leverkusen. He later served Feyenoord Rotterdam, FC Utrecht, Grazer AK, FSV Mainz 05, SpVgg Unterhaching, Apollon Limassol and Cambuur Leeuwarden. - Daphne Deckers
Daphne Muriël Deckers is a writer from the Netherlands. Deckers began her career as a model. Later, she also did a few acting jobs, perhaps most notably in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. In 1999 she co-presented the first series of Big Brother. Currently, she writes children's books and books about family life and related subjects. Deckers married former tennis player Richard Krajicek on July 7, 1999. They have two children: daughter Emma (born March 26, … - Henk Schiffmacher
Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Everhardus Schiffmacher (born March 22, 1952 in Harderwijk, Gelderland) is a Dutch tattoo artist who is also considered an expert within the field of body decoration, having curated exhibitions, written books and presented television shows on the subject. He is also known as 'Hanky Panky'. Schiffmacher has claimed members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam, as well as Kurt Cobain, to be amongst his clients. - Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
Bernardus Johannes Cardinal Alfrink (July 5, 1900-December 16 1987) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1955 to 1975, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1960. - Jan Peters
Johannes ("Jan") Wilhelmus Peters (born August 18, 1954 in Groesbeek, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who obtained 31 caps for the Dutch national team, scoring four goals, in the 1970s and early 1980s. Nicknamed "Jantje Breed" Peters started his professional career in the 1971-1972 season for NEC Nijmegen. In 1977 he moved to AZ'67, with whom he won the Dutch title in 1981. - Hans Dorrestijn
Hans Dorrestijn (born June 16, 1940 in Ede, Gelderland) is a Dutch comedian. - Henk Bosveld
Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Bosveld (born July 10, 1941 - died August 6, 1998) was a football (soccer) midfielder from the Netherlands, who was nicknamed "Charley" after Charles Chaplin. Born in Velp, he was named best player of Vitesse Arnhem in the twentieth century. Bosveld obtained two caps for the Netherlands national football team in the 1960s. He played for Sportclub Enschede, Sparta Rotterdam and Vitesse Arnhem, … - Derk Jan Eppink
Derk Jan Eppink (born November 7, 1958 in Steenderen, Gelderland) is a Dutch journalist and former cabinet secretary for European Commissioners Bolkestein and Kallas. Eppink worked for the Dutch newspaper "NRC Handelsblad" before moving to Belgium in 1995, where he obtained work with "De Standaard" newspaper. In 1999, he received position in the cabinet of European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein. - Paul Driessen
Paul Driessen (born 1940) is a Dutch film director, animator and writer. His short films have won more than fifty prizes all over the world, including the Life Achievement Awards at both Ottawa and Zagreb animation festivals, and an Academy Award nomination for "3 misses". After studying graphic design and illustration at the Art Academy in Utrecht, Driessen began animating TV-commercials in Holland in the 1960, although he had no training in that art at all. - Léon van Bon
Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon is a road cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics. In 2001 he claimed the overall-victory in the Ronde van Nederland. - Adri van Houwelingen
Adrianus ("Adri") van Houwelingen (born October 27, 1953 in Heesselt, Gelderland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1978 to 1987. He won the 18th stage at the 1982 Tour de France and the 1983 edition of the Ronde van Nederland. His younger brother Jan was also a professional cyclist. - Willem van Otterloo
Willem van Otterloo was a Dutch conductor and composer. Van Otterloo was born in Winterswijk, in The Netherlands, the son of William Frederik van Otterloo, a railway inspector, and his wife Anna Catharina Enderlé. He qualified to study medicine at the University of Utrecht but switched to studying cello and composition at the Amsterdam Conservatoire. While playing as a cellist in the Utrecht Stedelijk Orkest, … - Peter Hofstede
Peter Hofstede (born January 28, 1967 in Oosterbeek, Gelderland) is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1990-1991 season for De Graafschap. Later on he played for Roda JC, FC Utrecht, Helmond Sport, FC Emmen, and ADO Den Haag. <br - Frank Versteegh
Frank Versteegh is a renowned Dutch aerobatics pilot. He is also known as an airshow organiser, a flight safety committee member, a FAI judge and a freestyle aerobatics competitor. Versteegh was born in Oosterbeek, the Netherlands and started his flying career in 1972 at the age of 18. Between 1982 and 1994, he competed in European and World Championships. During his career, he flew in over 1,250 aerobatic displays at major aviation events all over the world, … - Pierre Kartner
Pierre Kartner is a Dutch musician who sings under the alias Father Abraham. He was born on April 11, 1935 in Elst. - Antonie Kamerling
Antonie Kamerling (born August 25, 1966 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a Dutch television and film actor. His movie credits feature the movie "De Kleine Blonde Dood" and "All Stars". Antonie Kamerling started his career in 1990 in the Dutch soap opera "Good Times, Bad Times". Antonie Kamerling is married to actress Isa Hoes, they have two children. - Robert Horstink
Robert Horstink (born December 26, 1981 in Twello, Gelderland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. - Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen (Arnhem, November 13, 1957 - Amsterdam, September 27, 2005) was a Dutch film director. He made his acting debut in the 1986 Academy Award-winning movie "The Assault". His directing debut came in 1990, with the television series "12 steden, 13 ongelukken". He directed 16 movies in his career, many of which received international praise. His movies won 21 awards and were nominated for an additional 11 awards. - Eline Flipse
Eline Flipse is a film director of documentaries. Flipse studied at the Film Academy in Amsterdam, where she got her degree in 1978. In 1982, she made her first documentary, <i>Het Verschijnsel B</i>, about bibliophily. She directed her first documentary for Scarabee Films in 1995; <i>Broken Silence</i> was about five young Chinese composers. The film won many international awards, including the Grand Prix of Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland, … - Kay van Dijk
Kay van Dijk (born June 25, 1984 in Oosterbeek, Gelderland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. - Leo Klein Gebbink
Leo Klein Gebbink (born January 9, 1968 in Zelhem, Gelderland) is a former field hockey midfield player from The Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996). At his last appearance in Atlanta, Georgia the midfielder won the golden medal with the Dutch national team. A former player of Kampong, he is married to former Dutch field hockey international Jeannette Lewin. He earned a total number of 143 caps, … - Mary Dresselhuys
Mary Dresselhuys (January 22, 1907 - May 19, 2004) was a Dutch stage actress, although she appeared in a few movies as well. She was born in Tiel, the Netherlands and died in Amsterdam. Mary Dresselhuys played more than 150 roles during her long career. She played a wide range of roles, but got most known as the "Queen of Comedy". She performed till high age. - Harry van der Meer
Henricus ("Harry") Antonius Wilhelmus van der Meer (born October 30, 1973 in Veenendaal, Utrecht) is a former water polo forward from The Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics for Holland. From 1992 on he finished in ninth (Barcelona), tenth (Atlanta, Georgia) and eleventh (Sydney) position with the National Men's Team. After gaining the Italian nationality in 2002 to please his professional club Savona, … - Eduard van Beinum
Eduard van Beinum (September 3, 1900, Arnhem - April 13, 1959, Amsterdam) was a Dutch conductor. His grandfather was conductor of a military band. His father played the double bass in the local symphony orchestra, the Arnhemse Orkest (later Het Gelders Orkest). Beinum received his first violin and piano lessons at an early age, and joined the Arnhem Orchestra as violinist in 1918. His brother Co van Beinum was a violinist, … - Astrid Bussink
Astrid Bussink (b. 1975, Eibergen, Netherlands) is a Dutch filmmaker. Her debut film is the documentary "Angelmakers". - Anne van Schuppen
Antje ("Anne") Elisabeth van Schuppen (born October 11, 1960 in Doornspijk, Gelderland) is a former long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 41st place, clocking 2:40:46. She won the Rotterdam Marathon on April 18, 1993 in a time of 2:34:15. - Jan van Houwelingen
Jan van Houwelingen (born January 12, 1955 in Heesselt, Gelderland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1979 to 1987. His older brother Adri (born 1953) was also a professional cyclist in the 1980s. - Jan Goossens
Jan Goossens (born December 18, 1958 in Velp) is a former star American indoor soccer player. He was the original MISL's sixth all-time leading scorer with 682 points during his 7 years in the league. The 6'0, 180lbs. Dutchman played in the MISL for Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers (1984-85), Kansas City Comets, and Dallas Sidekicks (1991-92). He was the league's tenth leading scorer in 1984-85. - Frits Kuipers
Frederik ("Frits") Carel Kuipers (born July 11, 1899 in Elst - died October 10, 1943 in Heemstede) was a football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at the 1920 Summer Olympics. There he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team. - Herman Suselbeek
Herman Johan ("Suus") Suselbeek (born November 27, 1943 in Silvolde, Gelderland) is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Hadriaan van Nes and coxswain Roderick Rijnders. - Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Paul Trommel (born August 1, 1980 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. - Bart Voskamp
Bertus ("Bart") Voskamp (born June 6, 1968 in Wageningen, Gelderland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2005. He competed in five Tour de Frances. - Theodorich Canisius
Theodorich Canisius (1532, Nijmegen - September 27, 1606, Ingolstadt), was a Jesuit academic. - Jack Rosendaal
Jacobus ("Jack") Cornelius Rosendaal (born September 12, 1973 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was finished in 21st place in the men's decathlon competition, earning a total number of 8.035 points. The other competitor from Holland, Marcel Dost, ended up in 18th position, collecting 8.111 points. - Tamara
Hi, I'm Tamara, I'm 29 year old, married and have a 7 year old daughter. I'm into punk/ska, metal, psychobilly... actually.. everything that makes noize. I visit as much gigs and festivals as possible. I've been to the Toy Dolls gig in Utrecht, Jaya the Cat in Tilburg, Dauwpop, Virusfestival, Openflair,Pukkelpop and Groezrock. Can't wait till the next opportunity comes along. - Thomas Herbers
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