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Veenstra
Veenstra is a Dutch (originally Frisian) toponymic surname equivalent to the surnames Van der Veen and Van Veen. Notable people with the surname include: *Bas Veenstra (born 1995), Dutch basketball player *Erin Veenstra (born 1978), American cyclist *Herman Veenstra (1911–2004), Dutch water polo player *Johan Veenstra (born 1946), Dutch writer *Johanna Veenstra (1894–1933), American missionary *Kenneth Veenstra (born 1939), American politician * Michiel Veenstra (born 1976), Dutch radio personality *Myrna Veenstra (born 1975), Dutch field hockey player * (born 1969), Dutch sociologist *Richard Veenstra (born 1981), Dutch darts player * Rogier Veenstra (born 1987), Dutch footballer *Tine Veenstra (born 1983), Dutch bobsledder *Wiebren Veenstra (born 1966), Dutch cyclist *Wietse Veenstra (born 1946), Dutch footballer See also *Veenstra (band), a Brazilian art rock band *Feenstra Feenstra is a Dutch (originally Frisian) toponymic surname. It is a spelling variant of Veenstra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiel Veenstra
Arjan Michiel Sander Veenstra (Almelo, 6 March 1976) is a Dutch radio DJ on KINK. He presents the program Michiel every Monday to Friday, between 9.00 and 12.00 Career He started with his own show at ''Regio FM'', the local radio station of Wierden. He presented the Saturday night show ''Lucky Night'' as well as a daily morning show ''Wierden wordt wakker'' (Wierden wakes up). Via another local station, HotFM, he moved to work for nationwide broadcaster Radio 538 in 1997, where he worked as a producer with DJs Rick van Velthuysen, Erik de Zwart, Wessel van Diepen en Jeroen Nieuwenhuize. In March 1999 he started with his own show for the station, and worked with Nieuwenhuize for a morning show, The Morning J.E.M. In 2000, Veenstra left Radio 538 and started work for Kink FM with the shows ''Sunday Bloody Sunday'' and ''Outlaw Classix''. When the parent company Veronica restarted Radio Veronica in 2002, Veenstra transferred to this new station. The station transmitted on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veenstra
Veenstra is a Dutch (originally Frisian) toponymic surname equivalent to the surnames Van der Veen and Van Veen. Notable people with the surname include: *Bas Veenstra (born 1995), Dutch basketball player *Erin Veenstra (born 1978), American cyclist *Herman Veenstra (1911–2004), Dutch water polo player *Johan Veenstra (born 1946), Dutch writer *Johanna Veenstra (1894–1933), American missionary *Kenneth Veenstra (born 1939), American politician * Michiel Veenstra (born 1976), Dutch radio personality *Myrna Veenstra (born 1975), Dutch field hockey player * (born 1969), Dutch sociologist *Richard Veenstra (born 1981), Dutch darts player * Rogier Veenstra (born 1987), Dutch footballer *Tine Veenstra (born 1983), Dutch bobsledder *Wiebren Veenstra (born 1966), Dutch cyclist *Wietse Veenstra (born 1946), Dutch footballer See also *Veenstra (band), a Brazilian art rock band *Feenstra Feenstra is a Dutch (originally Frisian) toponymic surname. It is a spelling variant of Veenstra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veenstra (band)
Veenstra is a Dutch (originally Frisian) toponymic surname equivalent to the surnames Van der Veen and Van Veen. Notable people with the surname include: * Bas Veenstra (born 1995), Dutch basketball player * Erin Veenstra (born 1978), American cyclist * Herman Veenstra (1911–2004), Dutch water polo player * Johan Veenstra (born 1946), Dutch writer *Johanna Veenstra (1894–1933), American missionary * Kenneth Veenstra (born 1939), American politician *Michiel Veenstra (born 1976), Dutch radio personality *Myrna Veenstra (born 1975), Dutch field hockey player * René Veenstra (born 1969), Dutch sociologist *Richard Veenstra (born 1981), Dutch darts player *Rogier Veenstra (born 1987), Dutch footballer * Tine Veenstra (born 1983), Dutch bobsledder *Wiebren Veenstra (born 1966), Dutch cyclist * Wietse Veenstra (born 1946), Dutch footballer See also *Feenstra Feenstra is a Dutch (originally Frisian) toponymic surname. It is a spelling variant of Veenstra and equivalent to the surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogier Veenstra
Rogier Veenstra (born 17 September 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward or left winger. He manages ASWH. Career Player Born in Middelburg, Veenstra began his career at amateur side DVV Duiven. He later joined RCS Middelburg where he was scouted by top flight club NAC Breda. Veenstra played there five years in the youth. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the NAC Breda squad in the 2006–07 season. Veenstra was loaned out to SBV Excelsior for the 2008–09 season, and in January 2009 he went to HFC Haarlem on loan from NAC Breda. In June 2010, Veenstra returned to amateur football and joined Topklasse side, HSV Hoek. In May 2011, it was announced he would join VV Kloetinge. He played for Kloetinge until 2013. Manager In 2015, Veenstra became the assistant manager of Zeelandia's first squad. The next season he managed Zeelandia. Thereafter, he coached VV Goes for two seasons. In 2019, he signed as manager of Tweed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Veenstra
Johan Veenstra (born 6 January 1946) is an author, poet, columnist and former radio host from the Dutch province Friesland known for his work in his mother tongue Stellingwervian Low German, for which he was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. Personal life Veenstra was born on 6 January 1946 in the maternity hospital of Wolvega, Weststellingwerf in the Saxon part of Friesland, as sole child of an unmarried mother. He grew up in Nijeholtpade in the same municipality, where he still lives. Veenstra only discovered the identity of his father, as well as the existence of his half-brother, after his mother's death—a subject that features in some of his poetry, such as the poem ''Breur'', and in his autobiographical novel ''Een brogge van glas'', in which he also writes about his homosexuality. His work Veenstra is one of the core members and best-known writers of the Stellingwarf linguistic movement. In 2001, he was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Veenstra
Kenneth J. Veenstra (born April 19, 1939) is an American businessman and politician who served as a member of both chambers of the Iowa General Assembly. Early life and education Born in Bussey, Iowa. Veenstra graduated from Tracy High School. He then served in the United States Army as a military police officer. He attended The American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and became a certified a chartered life underwriter. Career Veenstra was a resident of Orange City, Iowa and worked as an insurance agent. Veenstra served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997 as a Republican. He then served in the Iowa Senate The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . ... from 1999 to 2005. Personal life Veenstra and his wife, Janice, have fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas Veenstra
Bas Veenstra (born 7 June 1995) is a Dutch professional basketball player. Veenstra usually plays as power forward and occasionally as center or small forward. Professional career Veenstra started his professional career with his hometown team Landstede Basketbal. He missed the 2013–14 season, because of a knee injury. In July 2014, Veenstra signed a 1-year deal with Donar Groningen. In June 2015, he extended his contract with 2 years. In July 2018, Veenstra signed a one-year contract with Aris Leeuwarden. Honours ;Donar *Dutch Basketball League (2): 2015–16, 2016-17 16-17 is a band from Basel, Switzerland. Their music combines punk rock, hardcore punk, jazz and industrial music. Biography 16-17 was founded in 1983 by Alex Buess, Knut Remond and Markus Kneubühler. When the group played its first conc ... *NBB Cup (2): 2014–15 NBB Cup, 2014–15, 2016–17 NBB Cup, 2016–17 *Dutch Basketball Supercup (2): 2015, 2016 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Veenstra, Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Veenstra
Johanna Veenstra (1894–1933) was the first missionary of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) to go to Nigeria. Biography She was born on Thursday, April 19, 1894, on Hopper Street in Paterson, New Jersey. Her parents were William Veenstra, later a Christian Reformed pastor, and Cornelia Anna De Hoop. In 1915 she was challenged by Karl Kumm of the Sudan United Mission (SUM) to be a missionary in Africa. On October 2, 1919, she left New York City on the ''Mauretania'' for England. On December 31, 1919, she took another ship to Africa, arriving in Lagos in January 1920. In February 1921, she arrived at her station in Lupwe, which is near Takum, now in Taraba State. Two years later, Veenstra assumed leadership of the work in Lupwe. She was engaged primarily in medical work and in preaching. During her ministry in Lupwe, a number of people especially of the Kuteb people became Christian and also became more educated. The roots of the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria (CRCN) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Veenstra
Richard Veenstra (born 10 July 1981) is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is a Dutch Open champion, BDO World Trophy and Finder Darts Masters finalist. Multiple medalist of WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup. Career In October 2014, Veenstra won the Luxembourg Open beating Mark Oosterhuis in the Final 6–4. He reached the semi-finals of the 2015 Denmark Masters and England Open. In October 2015, he won WDF World Cup Pairs with Wesley Harms to beat Scott Mitchell and Mark McGeeney 6–3. DartsDatabase On his debut at the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, Veenstra caused an upset beating com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wietse Veenstra
Wietse Veenstra (born 18 February 1946) is a Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... He made nine appearances for the Netherlands national team from 1968 to 1970. References External links * 1946 births Living people People from Oldambt (municipality) Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Groningen (province) Men's association football midfielders Netherlands men's international footballers Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Go Ahead Eagles players PSV Eindhoven players Club Brugge KV players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrna Veenstra
Myrna Veenstra (born 4 March 1975) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands. She was born in Goes and played 79 international matches for the Netherlands as a defender. During her international career, she scored one goal. Veenstra was a member of the Netherlands squad that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She made her first international appearance on 6 February 1997 in a friendly against South Africa. Her last match for the Dutch Women's Team came on 29 September 2000, when they faced Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ... (2-0) during the bronze medal match at the Sydney Olympics. External links * 1975 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiebren Veenstra
Wiebren Veenstra (born 8 December 1966) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists .... References External links * 1966 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclists from Friesland People from Achtkarspelen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |