The Flying Dutchman (nickname)

Last updated August 29, 2025

As a nickname, The Flying Dutchman may refer to:

Remy Bonjasky (born 1976), Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer
Johan Cruyff (1947-2016), Dutch footballer
Herman Everhardus (1912–1980), American college football player
Anthony Fokker (1890–1939), Dutch aircraft designer
Dan Gadzuric (born 1978), Dutch basketball player
Jurgen van den Goorbergh (born 1969), Dutch motorcycle road racer
Paul Vander Haar (born 1958), former Australian rules footballer
Benjamin Hafner (1821–1899), American train driver
Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), Dutch former swimmer and triple Olympic champion
Fred Imhoff (born 1942), Dutch sailor
Johnny Kitzmiller (1904–1986), American college football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Charles Kurtsinger (1906–1946), American Hall of Fame jockey
Herman Long (baseball) (1866–1909), American baseball player
Arie Luyendyk (born 1953), Dutch auto racing driver
William Moore (steamship captain) (1822–1909), steamship captain, businessman, miner and explorer in British Columbia and Alaska
Tom Okker (born 1944), Dutch tennis player
Robin van Persie (born 1983), Dutch footballer
Arjen Robben (born 1984), Dutch footballer
Conny van Rietschoten (1926–2013), Dutch yacht skipper
Roland Scholten (born 1965), Dutch former darts player
Robin Smeulders (born 1987), German basketball player
Dick Van Arsdale (born 1943), American National Basketball Association executive and former player and coach
Honus Wagner (1874–1955), American baseball player
Robert de Wilde (born 1977), Dutch bicycle motocross (BMX) rider
Epke Zonderland (born 1986), Dutch gymnast
Max Verstappen (born 1997), Dutch Formula 1 driver
Mathieu van der Poel (born 1995), Dutch professional cyclist
Dutch Clark (1906-1978)

American football player (Portsmouth Spartans, Detroit Lions), First Team All American (Colorado College)

The Flying Dutchman (nickname)

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