Famous people born in Hilversum
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Nicolette Kluijver
Nicolette Rianne StaudtKluijver is a Dutch television presenter and former model. As of 2014 she works for RTL 5 , after spending many years at BNN.....
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Nel van Vliet
Petronella Nel van Vliet was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. She won gold medals in the 200160m breaststroke at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships and 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1973, she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.....
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Harry van Hoof
Harry van Hoof is a Dutch conductor, composer and music arranger.....
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Erwin Olaf
Erwin Olaf Springveld , professionally known as Erwin Olaf, is a Dutch photographer.....
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Biem Dudok van Heel
Abraham Everardus Biem Dudok van Heel was a sailor from the Netherlands. He competed in the Dragon class at the 1948, 1952 and 1960 Olympics and finished in 8th, 6th and 13th place, respectively. He missed the 1956 Games due to their boycott by the Netherlands. In 1952 he sailed alongside his younger brother Michiel Dudok van Heel.....
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H A Sinclair de Rochemont
Hugues Alexandre Sinclair de Rochemont was a Dutch fascist and later a collaborator with the Nazis.....
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Jan van Ravenswaay
Jan van Ravenswaay was a 19thcentury landscape painter from the Northern Netherlands. He was born in the town of Hilversum....
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Hans Huisinga
Johannes Wilhelmus Hans Huisinga is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the coxed eights event and finished in ninth place.....
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Lenie de Nijs
Lenie de Nijs is a retired Dutch swimmer. In JulyAugust 1955 she broke three freestyle world records over 1500 m, 880 yd and 1760 yd distances. She then changed to backstroke, winning three national titles over 100 m and setting world records in the 200 m backstroke and 4100 m medley relay events she set her last record while winning the European title in Budapest, together with Ada den Haan, Cocky Gastelaars and Atie Voorbij. She qualified for the 1956 Summer Olympics, but could not partici....
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Christiaan van Lennep
Jonkheer Christiaan van Lennep was a Dutch tennis player and multiple champion of The Netherlands.....
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Alex Boegschoten
Alexander Alex Boegschoten is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Mens Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.....
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Dick Nieuwenhuizen
Theodorus Anton Dick Nieuwenhuizen is a retired Dutch water polo player. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and finished in sixth place at both Games. At the end of the 1990s he briefly coached the Dutch team.....
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Koen van Velsen
Koen Jozef van Velsen is an awardwinning architect from Hilversum, Netherlands known for his design work on the Discothque Slinger, rehabilitation center Groot Klimmendaal and the library in Zeewolde. His work employs a contextual design approach, free of a personal esthetic.....
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Geertje Wielema
Geertje Wielema was a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke. In 1954 she won three medals at European championships and was named Hollands first female Sportspersonality of the Year. She missed the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne due to their boycott by the Netherlands, but continued swimming until late 1950s and later served as a swimming judge. Between 1950 and 1954 she set five world records in medley re....
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Erland Van Lidth De Jeude
Erland Van Lidth De Jeude was a Dutchborn American actor who appeared in several Hollywood films, as well as being a wrestler, singing as an operatic bassbaritone, and studying computer science at MIT.....
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