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Kroes
Kroes is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Doutzen Kroes (born 1985), Dutch model and actress * Evert Kroes (born 1950), Dutch rower * Hans Kroes (born 1965), Dutch swimmer * Iris Kroes (born 1992), Dutch singer and harpist * Neelie Kroes (born 1941), Dutch politician *Wolter Kroes (born 1968), Dutch singer See also *Croes Croes is a Dutch-language surname. It is one of the most common surnames in Aruba. People with this name include: * Betico Croes (1938–1986), Aruban politician * Evelyn Wever-Croes (1966), Aruban politician, First Female Prime Minister of Aruba ... {{surname Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroes (; born 19 July 1941) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson who served as European Commissioner from 22 November 2004 to 1 November 2014. Kroes studied Economics at the Rotterdam School of Economics obtaining a Master of Economics degree. Kroes worked as a researcher at her alma mater from September 1963 to April 1968 and as a corporate director for a transport company in Delft from April 1968 until August 1971 and for the chamber of commerce of Rotterdam from July 1969 until August 1971. Kroes became a Member of the House of Representatives shortly after the election of 1971 on 3 August 1971 and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Transport and Education. After the election of 1977 Kroes was appointed as State Secretary for Transport and Water Management in the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel taking office on 28 December 1977. After the election of 1981 Kroes returned to the House of Represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doutzen Kroes
Doutzen Kroes (, ; born 23 January 1985) is a Dutch fashion model. She began her modelling career in 2003, in the Netherlands and was quickly sent by her agency to New York where she was cast by lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2008 until 2014, making her the second Dutch Victoria's Secret angel after Karen Mulder. She has been a brand ambassador for L'Oréal Paris since 2006. Kroes has been one of the highest-paid models, with an estimated income of more than $5 million per year, since 2008. In 2014, she came in second on the ''Forbes'' top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $8 million in one year. As of December 2015, she was ranked as one of the "New Supers" in the fashion industry and dubbed "Helen of Troy of advertising" by ''Models.com''. In 2013, she became the first model to land four different solo international covers of ''Vogue'''s September issue in a single year. Her film debut was in '' Nova Zembla'' (2011). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Kroes
Iris Kroes (born 11 November 1992 in Drachten) is a Dutch singer-songwriter and harpist (She was called ''Harpmeisje'' (Dutch for ''Harp Girl'')). She was the winner of the second season of the television program ''The Voice of Holland'' on January 20, 2012, making her the second female contestant worldwide to win the show after Steliyana Khristova, who won the Bulgarian version of the show. Early years Iris Kroes was born in a musical family. Her mother was a flute player, while her sister played clarinet and sang, and her father was an ongoing music encyclopedia. Under family influence, Iris began to learn harp while she was nine and immediately fell in love in harp playing.Iris Kroes bracht klassiek instrument naar popmuziek (in Dutch) Prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolter Kroes
Wolter Kroes (born in Wormerveer, Netherlands on 24 December 1968) is a Dutch singer. He is best known for his hits ''Ik heb de hele nacht liggen dromen'', ''Niet normaal'' and his hit single ''Viva Hollandia'' that reached #1 in the Dutch Top 40 in 2008. Discography Albums (Peak position in Dutch Albums Chart) *1994: ''Laat me los'' (#58) *1998: ''De wereld in'' (-) *2000: ''Niemand anders'' (#67) * 2000 Jij Bent Alles Voor Mij (-) *2002: ''24 Uur per dag'' (#56) *2005: ''Laat me zweven'' (#8) *2006: ''Langzaam'' (#7) *2008: ''Echt niet normaal!'' (#15) *2011: ''Feest met Wolter Kroes'' (#89) *2011: ''Tussen jou en mij'' (#11) *2016: ''Formidabel'' (#15) ;Live albums *2003: ''Het beste Live (#96) *2005: ''Live in Ahoy'' (#32) Singles (Selective. Peak positions in Dutch Singles Chart in parenthesis) *1995: "Laat me los" (#38) *2000: "Jij bent alles voor mij" (#37) *2005: "Laat me zweven" (#30) *2007: "Niet normaal" (#4) *2008: "Donker om je heen" (#14) *2008: "Viva H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evert Kroes
Evert Hubertus Kroes (born 4 May 1950) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oa ... event at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh and tenth place, respectively. References 1950 births Living people Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Leiden {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Kroes
Hans Kroes (born 3 June 1965 in Lisse, South Holland) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ... was the eighth place in the 100 m backstroke (58.07). sports-reference.com References 1965 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croes
Croes is a Dutch-language surname. It is one of the most common surnames in Aruba. People with this name include: * Betico Croes (1938–1986), Aruban politician * Evelyn Wever-Croes (1966), Aruban politician, First Female Prime Minister of Aruba * Francois Croes (born 1990), Aruban football player * Frido Croes (1957–2020), Aruban politician * Hildward Croes (1962–2014), Aruban musician * Mito Croes (1946–2016), Aruban politician * Paul Croes (born 1976), Aruban politician See also * Kroes Kroes is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Doutzen Kroes (born 1985), Dutch model and actress * Evert Kroes (born 1950), Dutch rower * Hans Kroes (born 1965), Dutch swimmer * Iris Kroes (born 1992), Dutch singer and harpist ... {{surname, Croes Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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