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Klaasen
Klaasen is Dutch patronymic surname ("son of Klaas"). Notable people with this name include: * Berton Klaasen (born 1990), South African rugby union player * Heinrich Klaasen (born 1991), South African cricketer * Jelle Klaasen (born 1984), Dutch darts player * Lorraine Klaasen (born 1957), South African/Canadian musician, daughter of Thandi Klaasen * (born 1958), Dutch bassist known by his pseudonym ''Luc Ex'' * Raven Klaasen (born 1982), South African tennis player * Robert Klaasen (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Davy Klaassen (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Thandi Klaasen (1931–2017), South African musician, mother of Lorraine Klaasen See also * 16958 Klaasen, a Mars-crossing asteroid *, the Dutch puppet version of Pulcinella ( Mister Punch) * Claassen * Klaassen * Klassen Klassen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ben Klassen (1918–1993), American white supremacist and founder of the religion Creativity * Cindy Klassen (born 1979), Canadian skater * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelle Klaasen
Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed The Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. In 2006, he became the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship, aged 21 at the time. He also is a Dutch Open champion. Since November 2022, he has been the leader of the World Darts Federation men's ranking. Beginnings of his career His first attempt at the international stage was a 2005 Winmau World Masters ended with a 2–3 defeat to Irishman Steve McDonald. On 15 January 2006, Klaasen became the youngest World Darts Champion, aged 21 years 90 days, when he defeated fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld in the final of the 2006 BDO World Championship by 7 sets to 5. He also beat Shaun Greatbatch and world number one Mervyn King on his way to the final. Before the championship, he was said to be a 100–1 outsider to win the title as he did not even have a BDO Ranking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Klaasen
Heinrich Klaasen (born 30 July 1991) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South African national cricket team. He was included in the Northerns cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In February 2021, Klaasen captained South Africa for the first time in a T20I match. Domestic and T20 career In August 2017, Klaasen was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. On 2 April 2018, Klaasen joined the Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals replacing Steve Smith. In June 2018, Klaasen was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season. In October 2018, he was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In December 2018, Klaasen was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Klaasen
Robert Klaasen (born 6 September 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo. He most notably played for Kortrijk, De Graafschap and Roda JC Kerkrade. Career Early years Klaasen started his football career at the age of six at Zeeburgia. He left the club after a year for Ajax's youth academy. After playing in Amsterdam for five years, he moved to the youth academy of HFC Haarlem. There he played one year in the academy before moving to Feyenoord in 2006. He then joined AZ from Feyenoord's youth academy in 2007, and signed a two-year senior contract with the club on 19 May 2011. Coming through the AZ academy, Klaasen described himself as a " holding midfielder, with a good shot and vision. I can be compared to Stijn Schaars." Ahead of the 2012–13 season, some of the club's talents, including Klaasen, were given the chance to join the first team's pre-season friendlies. He would, however, play the season with the youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Klaasen
Lorraine Klaasen (born 1957) is a London, Ontario-based world music singer. Her mother was South African jazz singer Thandi Klaasen. She has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and her international itinerary has included the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. She and her mother are also reputed as two of Nelson Mandela's favorite musicians. In 2013, at the 42nd Annual Juno Awards, Klaasen won a Juno in the World Music Album of Year category for her latest album ''A Tribute to Miriam Makeba''. Biography Lorraine Klaasen was born and raised in Soweto, South Africa. She was influenced by South Africa's musical giants of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Miriam Makeba, Dolly Rathebe, Dorothy Masuka, Sophie Mgcina and Busi Mhlongo, contemporaries and friends of her mother, Thandi Klaasen. She launched her career at a very young age, accompanying her mother to live performances all over South Africa and neighboring states of Mozambique and Swaziland. Later s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thandi Klaasen
Thandi Klaasen (born Thandiwe Nelly Mpambani, 27 September 1931 – 15 January 2017) was a jazz musician from Sophiatown, Gauteng. She was the mother of singer Lorraine Klaasen. Biography Thandiwe Nelly Mpambani grew up in Sophiatown, the daughter of a shoemaker and a domestic worker.Thandi Klaasen profile When she was a teenager, she was attacked with an acid bomb and her face was permanently scarred.Kagiso Msimango, "Warrior Goddess: Thandi Klaasen" The Goddess Academy, 20 May 2006. Her career as a singer and dancer began in the mid-1950s. Klaasen performed with |
Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen ( ; born 16 October 1982) is a South African professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 in August 2019, and has won 19 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at Masters 1000 level. Klaasen is a two-time Grand Slam finalist, having finished runner-up at the 2014 Australian Open alongside Eric Butorac, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Michael Venus. He was also runner up at the ATP Finals in both 2016 and 2019, partnering Rajeev Ram and Venus respectively. In singles, Klaasen has a career-high ranking of world No. 208, achieved in October 2011. He has represented South Africa in the Davis Cup since 2009, and has a win–loss record of 13–4. He reached his 300th match win at the 2022 Estoril Open with Ben McLachlan defeating Hugo Nys/Jan Zieliński in the round of 16. Significant finals Grand Slam finals Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up) Year-end championships Doubles: 2 (2 runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berton Klaasen
Berton Wesley Klaasen is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Pro14. His usual position is centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri .... References Living people 1990 births South African rugby union players Western Province (rugby union) players Rugby union centres People from Somerset West Southern Kings players Eastern Province Elephants players Griquas (rugby union) players Rugby union players from the Western Cape {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaassen
Klaasen is Dutch patronymic surname ("son of Klaas"). Notable people with this name include: * Arno Klaassen (born 1979), Dutch bobsledder * Davy Klaassen (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Jozef Klaassen (born 1983), Dutch rower * (1920–1992), Dutch economist * Mihkel Klaassen (1880–1952), Estonian Supreme Court judge *Nel Klaassen (1906–1989), Dutch sculptor * René Klaassen (born 1961), Dutch field hockey player * Ryan Klaassen, lead plaintiff in the 2021 vaccine law case ''Klaassen v. Indiana University'' ;Klaassens * Jan Klaassens (1931–1983), Dutch footballer See also * Klaasen * Claassen * Klassen *, the Dutch puppet version of Pulcinella Pulcinella (; nap, Pulecenella) is a classical character that originated in of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude has captivated audiences worldwide and kept t ... ( Mister Punch) {{surname Dutch-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davy Klaassen
Davy Klaassen (born 21 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Klaassen began his football career in the youth ranks of local amateur side HVV de Zebra's, where he played until 2003, when he transferred to HSV Wasmeer. A year later he was recruited into the famed Ajax Youth Academy. While playing for the Ajax A1 youth squad in 2011–12, Klaassen helped his side to win the Nike Eredivisie league title, as well as finishing as runners-up to Inter Milan in the NextGen Series (the Champions League equivalent for under-19 teams) after losing on penalties (5–3) following a 1–1 deadlock after extra time. Ajax Klaassen made his debut for the first team in the UEFA Champions League group stage away draw (0–0) against Olympique Lyonnais on 22 November 2011 replacing Lorenzo Ebecilio in the 85th minute. While still competing in the A-Juniors Nike Eredivisie le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaas
Klaas is a Dutch male given and surname. It is the Dutch short form of Nicholas, a Greek name ultimately meaning ''victory of the people''. A traditionally common name in the Netherlands, its popularity declined some 20-fold since 1950. at the 's database of Dutch given names Archaic spellings include Claas and Claes. Among its female derivatives are Klaasje, Clasien, Clasina, Clasine, Clazien, Klasien, Klasina and Klaziena. Klaas also exists as a , though the forms |
Claassen
Claassen or Claassens is an Afrikaans, Dutch and Low German patronymic surname. It may refer to: *Arthur Claassen (1859–1920), German orchestral conductor *Ben Claassen III (born 1977), American comics artist and illustrator * (born 1969), Dutch jazz singer *George Claassen (born ca. 1950), South African writer, brother of Wynand * J. G. Claassen (born 1991), South African golfer *Johan Claassen (1929–2019), South African rugby player * Neil Claassen (born 1992), South African rugby player *Peter Walter Claassen (1886–1937), American entomologist ** Claasenia, a genus of stoneflies, Claassen's skolly, a butterfly * Ruben Claassen (born 1993), South African cricketer * (born 1964), Dutch sculptor *Utz Claassen (born 1963), German manager *Wynand Claassen (born 1951), South African rugby player, brother of George ;Claassens *Errie Claassens (born 1981), South African rugby player *Michael Claassens (born 1982), South African rugby player See also *Claessen * Claessens * Claso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch-language Surnames
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken countryw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
