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Arthur Claassen Arthur Claassen, Sr. (February 19, 1859 - March 16, 1920) was an orchestral conductor. Biography He was born in Stargard, Germany on February 19, 1859. He attended the music school in Weimar, Germany. From 1880 to 1884 he worked as an opera con ...

(1859–1920), German orchestral conductor *

Ben Claassen III Ben Claassen III is a comics artist and illustrator originally from New Orleans, Louisiana who frequently works with non-traditional media such as stencils, long exposure photography, sign painting techniques, and the use of stop-motion animation v ...

(born 1977), American comics artist and illustrator * (born 1969), Dutch jazz singer *

George Claassen George Claassen is a South African journalist who was the head of department of journalism at Pretoria Technikon and Stellenbosch University. Claassen was the first academic in the field of journalism to develop a course in science and technol ...

(born ca. 1950), South African writer, brother of Wynand * J. G. Claassen (born 1991), South African golfer *

Johan Claassen Professor Johannes Theodorus Claassen (23 September 1929 – 6 January 2019) was a South African rugby player, playing at the second-row forward position. Biography He attended school in Christiana and later attended University in Potchefstro ...

(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 Utz Claassen (born May 7, 1963 in Hannover) is a German manager, management consultant, entrepreneur, investor and author. He has held senior management positions in some of Germany’s most prominent companies such as Volkswagen and EnBW. Educat ...

(born 1963), German manager *

Wynand Claassen Wynand Claassen (born 16 January 1951, in Schweizer-Reneke) is a former South African rugby player and Springbok captain. Playing career He was selected as eighth-man for Northern Transvaal whilst studying architecture at the University of Pret ...

(born 1951), South African rugby player, brother of George ;Claassens *

Errie Claassens Errie Claassens (born 27 October 1981) is a former South Africa rugby union player. Errie is the brother of RC Toulonnais, Toulon player Michael Claassens who plays at scrum-half (rugby union), scrum half and has represented the Free State Cheeta ...

(born 1981), South African rugby player *

Michael Claassens Michael Claassens (born 28 October 1982 in Kroonstad, Free State) is a former South African rugby union player that played professional rugby between 2003 and 2018. He made in excess of 350 senior appearances, including eight test matches for ...

(born 1982), South African rugby player

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