Leeuw
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Leeuw, Dutch for lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...

, (also de Leeuw, van der Leeuw) is often used as a surname, and may refer to:
  • Caroline van der Leeuw
    Caro Emerald
    Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw , better known by her stagename Caro Emerald, is a Dutch jazz singer. She debuted on 6 July 2009 with her single "Back It Up"...

     (b. 1981), Dutch jazz singer
  • Charles van der Leeuw
    Charles van der Leeuw
    Charles van der Leeuw is a Dutch journalist currently based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.After studying composition at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, he became a journalist...

     (b. 1952), Dutch journalist
  • Dianne de Leeuw
    Dianne de Leeuw
    Dianne Margaret de Leeuw is a Dutch figure skater. She is the 1975 World champion, the 1976 European champion, and the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.-Career:...

     (b. 1982), Dutch figure skater
  • Gerardus van der Leeuw
    Gerardus van der Leeuw
    Gerardus van der Leeuw was a Dutch historian and philosopher of religion.He is best known for his work Religion in Essence and Manifestation: A Study in Phenomenology, an application of philosophical phenomenology to religion...

     (1890-1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion
  • Karel de Leeuw
    Karel de Leeuw
    Karel deLeeuw, or de Leeuw , was a mathematician at Stanford University, specializing in harmonic analysis and functional analysis. He received his doctorate at Princeton in 1954 under Emil Artin...

     (1930-1978), American mathematician
  • Lisa De Leeuw
    Lisa De Leeuw
    Lisa De Leeuw is an American pornographic actress, and one of the few falsely reported to have died of HIV.-Career:She appeared in almost 200 films and was inducted into both the X-Rated Critics' Organization Hall of Fame and the AVN Hall of Fame.-Alleged death:Headpress 25 noted that DeLeeuw...

     (b. 1958), American porno actress
  • Melvin de Leeuw
    Melvin de Leeuw
    Melvin de Leeuw is a Dutch footballer currently playing for SC Cambuur in the Dutch second division.-Career:De Leeuw played four seasons for RBC Roosendaal, before joining Cambuur in summer 2011. On November 4, 2007, he made his debut in professional football, in the league match against RKC...

     (b. 1988), Dutch footballer
  • Michael de Leeuw
    Michael de Leeuw
    Michael de Leeuw is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for De Graafschap.-Career:Born in Goirle, De Leeuw began his career at amateur clubs DWC and RKTVV before joining the youth department of Willem II...

     (b. 1986), Dutch footballer
  • Paul de Leeuw
    Paul de Leeuw
    Paul Henri de Leeuw is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA...

     (b. 1962), Dutch television comedian, singer and actor
  • Sarah de Leeuw
    Sarah de Leeuw
    Sarah de Leeuw is a Canadian writer who wrote Unmarked: Landscapes Along Highway 16.A native of British Columbia, she grew up in Duncan, Queen Charlotte Islands and Terrace. She has worked as a tug boat driver, logging camp cook and journalist...

     (b.1973), Canadian writer
  • Ton de Leeuw
    Ton De Leeuw
    Antonius Wilhelmus Adrianus de Leeuw was a Dutch composer. He was known for his experiments with microtonality....

    (1926-1996), Dutch composer
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