Wim
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Wim is a masculine given name, and may refer to:
- Wim AnderiesenWim AnderiesenWillem Gerardus "Wim" Anderiesen was a Dutch footballer. He was born in Amsterdam.He played for Ajax Amsterdam from 1925 to 1940, and earned 46 caps for the Netherlands national football team, and participated in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. He died in 1944 from pneumonia...
(1903-1944), Dutch footballer - Wim ArrasWim ArrasWim Arras is a former Belgian cyclist who specialized in sprinting. He won the Paris–Brussels race and seemed to gain international fame on his 24th birthday. His cycling career ended abruptly when he had to retire due to a motorcycle accident in 1990.-References:...
(born 1964), Belgian cyclist - Wim BlockmansWim BlockmansWim Pieter Blockmans is Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University.He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Ghent. He has been Rector of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study since September 2002...
(born 1945), Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University - Wim BoostWim BoostWillem Louis Joseph Boost , was a Dutch cartoonist, using the alias WiBo.Boost started his career as a drawing teacher, and then started to work for the Toonder studios...
(1918-2005), Dutch cartoonist - Wim CohenWim CohenJacob Willem "Wim" Cohen was a Dutch mathematician, well known for over hundred scientific publications and several books in queueing theory....
(1923-2000), Dutch mathematician - Wim CoolWim CoolWillem Cool is a Dutch business consultant, mediator and politician. As a member of Democrats 66 he has been a member of the States-Provincial of North Holland since 18 April 2011.- Biography :...
(born 1943), Dutch politician - Wim CrouwelWim CrouwelWillem Hendrik Crouwel is a Dutch graphic designer and typographer.Between 1947 and 1949 he studied Fine Arts at Academie Minerva in Groningen, The Netherlands...
(born 1928), Dutch graphic designer and typographer - Wim De ConinckWim De ConinckWim De Coninck is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for K.S.V. Waregem, Royal Antwerp F.C., K.A.A. Gent, and R.S.C. Anderlecht. He participated in UEFA Euro 1984, but did not earn any senior international caps in his career.-References:**...
(born 1959), retired Belgian footballer - Wim De DeckerWim De DeckerWim de Decker is a Belgian football player who has been called up for the national team. He plays in the defensive midfield and his club is Germinal Beerschot.-References:*Titles*Belgian Cup Winner 2005...
(born 1982), Belgian football player - Wim De VochtWim De VochtWim De Vocht is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :* Ronde van Vlaanderen - U23 version U19 Road Race Champion * 2nd, National U19 Time Trial Championship...
(born 1982), Belgian professional road bicycle racer - Wim De WaeleWim De WaeleWim De Waele is a Belgian economist and computer scientist. He is Director of the Interdisciplinary institute for BroadBand Technology located in Ghent ....
(21st century), Belgian economist and computer scientist - Wim DeetmanWim DeetmanWillem Joost "Wim" Deetman is a Dutch politician and statesman, former minister of education and mayor of The Hague...
(born 1945), Dutch politician and statesman - Wim DelvoyeWim DelvoyeWim Delvoye is a Belgian neo-conceptual artist known for his inventive and often shocking projects. Much of his work is focused on the body. He repeatedly links the attractive with the repulsive, creating work that holds within it inherent contradictions- one does not know whether to stare, be...
(born 1965), Belgian conceptual artist - Wim DuisenbergWim DuisenbergWillem Frederik "Wim" Duisenberg was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He was the first President of the European Central Bank from 1 July 1998 until 31 October 2003. He was instrumental in the Introduction of the euro in the European Union in 2002. He was also credited for making numerous...
(1935-2005), Dutch banker and politician - Wim EbbinkhuijsenWim EbbinkhuijsenWim Ebbinkhuijsen is a retired Dutch computer scientist who is considered one of the "fathers of Cobol".in 1979 he founded the international ISO COBOL working group...
(born 1939), retired Dutch computer scientist - Wim EijkWim EijkWillem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk is a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On 11 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Eijk the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht and, on the 26 January 2008 Eijk was installed in the Sint Catharina Church in Utrecht. He is the 70th successor of Saint...
(born 1953), Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church - Wim EyckmansWim EyckmansWim Eyckmans is a Belgian racecar driver who starting in karting in 1986 has been in prototype racing since 2003. He participated in Formula 3000 in 1994 and 1995 and ran the Indy Lights series in 1998. In 1999, he competed in the Indianapolis 500 on behalf of Cheever Racing, finishing 23rd...
(born 1973), Belgian racecar driver - Wim FeyaertsWim FeyaertsWim Feyaerts is a Belgian television director who specializes in the production of comedy.Feyaerts has directed a number of popular mainstream television comedies in Belgium such as Verschoten & zoon in 1999 and De Kotmadam with Ronnie Commissaris since 1991.-References:...
(21st century), Belgian television director - Wim GijsenWim GijsenWim Gijsen was a Dutch science fiction and fantasy writer.-Biography:Wim Gijsen was one of the Netherlands' most successful writers of modern Science Fiction and Fantasy books...
(1933-1990), Dutch science fiction and fantasy writer - Wim Hartman (born 1929), Dutch computer scientist
- Wim HenderickxWim HenderickxWim Henderickx is a Flemish composer based in Antwerp, Belgium.He teaches composition at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and studied at IRCAM, the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the Darmstadt New Music Summer School.-Style:His music is...
(21st century), Flemish classical music composer - Wim HermsenWim HermsenWillem Hermsen is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...
(born 1947), former water polo player - Wim HestermanWim HestermanWillem "Wim" Hesterman was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Amsterdam and died in Amstelveen....
(1897-1971), Dutch boxer - Wim HofWim HofWim Hof is a Dutch world record holder, adventurer and daredevil, commonly nicknamed the Iceman for his ability to withstand extreme coldness. He holds eighteen world records including a world record for longest ice bath. In 2007, he attempted, but failed , to climb Mount Everest wearing nothing...
(born 1959), Dutch world record holder - Wim JansenWim JansenWilhelmus Marinus Anthonius Jansen is a Dutch former association football player and manager.- Playing career :He spent most of his playing career with his hometown team, Feyenoord, between 1965 and 1980...
(born 1946), former Dutch football player and manager - Wim JonkWim JonkWilhelmus "Wim" Maria Jonk is a retired Dutch footballer. At the height of his career, he also played for the Netherlands national team....
(born 1966), retired Dutch football player - Wim KieftWim KieftWillem "Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre forward.A prolific goalscorer whose main asset resided in his heading ability, he played in his country for two of the most important clubs, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, with equal team and individual...
(born 1962), retired Dutch footballer - Wim KoevermansWim KoevermansWilhelmus Jacobus Koevermans is a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team...
(born 1960), former football central defender - Wim KokWim KokWillem "Wim" Kok ; born September 29, 1938) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 22, 1994 until July 22, 2002....
(born 1938), Dutch politician - Wim KortenoevenWim KortenoevenRobert Frank Willem Kortenoeven is a Dutch politician, author and journalist.- Biography :Kortenoeven engages in political developments in the Middle East, focusing on the Arab-Israeli conflict. He also writes about Jewish history...
(born 1955), Dutch politician, author and journalist - Wim MertensWim MertensWim Mertens is a Flemish Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist.-Life and work:Mertens was born in Neerpelt, Belgium...
(born 1953), Flemish Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist - Wim MeutstegeWim MeutstegeWim Meutstege is a former Dutch football player.During his club career he played for Go Ahead Eagles, Excelsior Rotterdam, Sparta Rotterdam and AFC Ajax. He earned 1 cap for the Netherlands national football team, and was included in their squad for the 1976 UEFA European Football...
(born 1952), former Dutch football player - Wim Rijsbergen (born 1952), football manager
- Wim RuskaWim RuskaWillem Ruska is a retired judoka from the Netherlands.During his career in the 1960s and 1970s he won seven European titles, five in the +93kg category and two in the open category . He furthermore won two world titles and two Olympic titles...
(born 1940), retired judoka - Wim SchröderWim SchröderWilhelmus Gerardus Schröder is a Dutch show jumping equestrian.Wim Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event, alongside Gerco Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert-Jan Bruggink...
(born 1971), Dutch show jumping equestrian - Wim SchuhmacherWim SchuhmacherWijtze Gerrit Carel Schuhmacher or Schumacher was a Dutch painter and designer. He is mostly associated with Magic realism, to which the work of artists like Carel Willink is also counted....
(1894-1986), Dutch painter and designer - Wim SlijkhuisWim SlijkhuisWillem Slijkhuis was a Dutch athlete, who during his career from 1939 until 1954 for a long time was one of the world’s best middle distance runners...
(1923-2003), Dutch athlete - Wim SoutaerWim SoutaerWim Soutaer , was a contestant best known for placing third in Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.-Biography:...
(born 1974), Belgian singer - Wim StroetingaWim StroetingaWim Stroetinga is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:# 2002: 1º in World Championship, Track, Scratch, Juniors# 2003: 2º in European Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Moscou...
(born 1985), Dutch professional racing cyclist - Wim Suurbier (born 1945), former Dutch football player
- Wim T. SchippersWim T. SchippersWim T. Schippers is a Dutch artist, comedian and voice actor, loosely related to the international Fluxus-movement....
(born 1942), Dutch artist, comedian and voice actor - Wim TaymansWim TaymansWim Taymans is a software developer and Belgian national based in Barcelona, Spain. Taymans started his career in multimedia development on the Commodore 64 writing various games and demos. He was known in the Commodore 64 coding community under the nickname The Wim...
(born 1972), software developer - Wim TurkenburgWim TurkenburgWim C. Turkenburg is Professor and head of department of Science, Technology and Society at the Utrecht University, and he is scientific director of the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation of Utrecht University. Also he is a member of the board of the Energy Research...
(born 1947), Dutch academic - Wim van de SchildeWim van de SchildeWillem van de Schilde is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-References:*...
(born 1948), former water polo player - Wim van der KroftWim van der KroftWillem "Wim" Frederik van der Kroft was a Dutch canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Haarlem and died in Den Helder....
(1916-2001), Dutch canoer - Wim van der VeenWim van der VeenWim van der Veen from the Netherlands, is a Tenpin bowler. He finished in 24th position at the 2006 AMF World Cup and played in the 2006 World Tenpin Masters.-References:...
(21st century), Dutch bowling player - Wim van der VoortWim van der VoortWillem "Wim" van der Voort is a Dutch former speed skater.He was born in 's-Gravenzande.At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo van der Voort was silver medalist on the 1500 meter....
(born 1923), Dutch former speed skater - Wim van EstWim van EstWillem van Est was a Dutch racing cyclist.He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.-Biography:...
(1923-2003), Dutch cyclist - Wim van HeelWim van HeelWillem van Heel was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....
(1922-1972), Dutch field hockey player - Wim van HeumenWim van HeumenWilhelmus Maria van Heumen was a field hockey coach from the Netherlands, who was in charge of the Dutch National Men's Team from 1975 to 1986...
(1928-1992), field hockey coach - Wim Van HuffelWim Van HuffelWim Van Huffel is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Team WorldofBike.gr.- External links :...
(born 1979), Belgian professional road bicycle racer - Wim van SpingelenWim van SpingelenWillem van Spingelen is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Men's National Team that finished in eighth position at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:*...
(born 1938), former water polo player - Wim van TilWim van TilWim van Til is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Van Til made his professional debut at Feijenoord and also played for FC Dordrecht, Excelsior Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo.-Honours:...
(born 1953), retired Dutch footballer - Wim VansevenantWim VansevenantWim Vansevenant is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer.In his early years he was active mainly in Bovekerke - where he lived with his parents - and its surroundings...
(born 1971), Belgian professional road bicycle racer - Wim VriendWim VriendWillem Jan Frederik Vriend is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. His older brother Harry was also a member of that team.-References:*...
(born 1941), former water polo player - Wim WendersWim WendersErnst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...
(born 1945), German film director, playwright, photographer and producer