Willem Frederik "Wim" Duisenberg was a Dutch politician and economist who served as President of the European Central Bank from 1 June 1998 until 31 October 2003. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).
Edwin van der Sar is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently the chief executive of Ajax,with whom he began his senior playing career in the early 1990s;he is considered to be a member of the club's golden generation and was part of the Ajax team that won the UEFA Champions League in 1995. In 1999,he left Ajax for Juventus where he spent two years before moving to England,first to Fulham and then to Manchester United in 2005. There he won a second Champions League title in 2008,making him one of just eight players at the time to have won the competition with more than one club. He retired as a professional in 2011,but briefly came out of retirement in 2016 to play a match for Dutch amateur team VV Noordwijk,for whom he had previously played as a youth. He played 130 times for the Netherlands national team,and was the nation's most-capped player until 2017,when he was overtaken by Wesley Sneijder.
Gretta Duisenberg-Nieuwenhuizen is a Dutch pro-Palestinian political activist. She is the widow of Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) politician Wim Duisenberg who was also the first president of the European Central Bank (ECB). A controversial figure who considers being labeled as anti-semitic to be "practically an honor."
Natalee Ann Holloway was an 18-year-old American high school graduate from Mountain Brook,Alabama,who disappeared from the Caribbean island of Aruba on May 30,2005. Her disappearance resulted in an international media sensation,especially in the United States. The prime suspect,Dutch national Joran van der Sloot,has made conflicting statements over the years about his involvement,including a confession to killing her. Holloway's remains have not been found.
Christoffel Johannes van der Linde is a South African former professional rugby union player and currently the scrum coach at French Top 14 side Montpellier. He played first class rugby between 2002 and 2015 in South Africa,Ireland,England and France and also made 75 test matches for South Africa,which included winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup. His usual playing position was prop.
Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Barry Madlener is a Dutch politician,who has served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024. A member of the Party for Freedom (PVV),he was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2006. He became the PVV's leader in the European Parliament following the 2009 election. Madlener resigned from that position to again serve in the House of Representatives from the 2012 general election until 2024.
The Duisenberg School of Finance (DSF) was an educational university in the Netherlands. It offered Master's level education in finance between 2008 and 2015. The school was launched as a collaboration between the Dutch financial sector and various academic institutions. DSF's founders include influential Dutch economist Nout Wellink and Minister of Economic Affairs,Maria van der Hoeven. The name was chosen by the founders to honor Wim Duisenberg,the first President of the European Central Bank.
Sadet Karabulut is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and trade unionist of Kurdish descent. As a member of the Socialist Party,she has been an MP since 30 November 2006. She focuses on matters of social affairs,female emancipation,and social integration.
Van der Linde is a surname of Dutch origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Pieter Jacob Duisenberg is an American-born Dutch politician and businessman who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017 for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He resigned to become chairman of the Vereniging van Universiteiten per 1 October 2017. He is the son of Wim Duisenberg (1935–2005),the first President of the European Central Bank.
Kelvin van der Linde is a South African and German sports car racing driver currently competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Abt Sportsline. He is a two-time champion of the ADAC GT Masters,having won the championship in 2014 and 2019,and won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in 2017 and 2022. He made his formula racing debut in Formula E at the 2023 Diriyah ePrix,driving for ABT Cupra as a substitute for the injured Robin Frijns.
Rink "Rien" van der Velde is a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Labour Party between 25 October 2016 and 23 March 2017. He entered the House as a temporary replacement of Sjoera Dikkers. On 14 December 2016 he became a permanent member of the House when he took the place of the resigned parliamentary group leader Diederik Samsom. He has served in the municipal council of Noordoostpolder since 2010. He serves as council leader of the combination Labour Party/GreenLeft.
Sheldon van der Linde is a South African motor racing driver. He has been competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since 2019,winning his maiden title in 2022.
Red Dead Redemption 2,a Western-themed action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games,follows the story of Arthur Morgan,an outlaw and member of the Van der Linde gang. Led by Dutch van der Linde,the gang attempts to survive against government forces and rival gangs while dealing with the decline of the Wild West. Several characters reprise their roles from the 2010 game Red Dead Redemption,to which Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel.
Wensten van der Linde is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club TS Galaxy.
Bernard Jean Van Der Linde was a Dutch-born French cyclist.
Bernard van der Linde is a South African professional rugby union player for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is scrum-half.
