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Betico Croes Gilberto François "Betico" Croes (; 25 January 1938 – 26 November 1986) was an Aruban political activist who was a proponent for Aruba's separation from the Netherlands Antilles. This eventually occurred in 1986, but following a car accident o ...

(1938–1986), Aruban politician * Evelyn Wever-Croes (1966), Aruban politician, First Female Prime Minister of Aruba *

Francois Croes Francois Croes (born 11 October 1990) is a football (soccer) player and member of the Aruba national football team The Aruba national football team ( Dutch: Arubaans voetbalelftal; Papiamento: Seleccion Arubano di futbol) is the national te ...

(born 1990), Aruban football player *

Frido Croes Francisco Walfrido "Frido" Croes (3 December 1957 – 9 October 2020) was an Aruban politician and schoolteacher who held the office of Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that, he served as a member of the Estates of ...

(1957–2020), Aruban politician *

Hildward Croes Hildward Leonil Croes (September 7, 1962 – December 17, 2014) was an Aruban musician, composer, arranger and three-time Grammy Award nominee. He had one son, Angelo Kock, and two daughters, Hilyann Croes and Natusha Croes. He also had a grandchil ...

(1962–2014), Aruban musician *

Mito Croes Antonito Gordiano "Mito" Croes (10 May 1946 – 7 August 2016) was an Aruban politician of the Aruban People's Party. He served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as member of the Estates and government mi ...

(1946–2016), Aruban politician *

Paul Croes Pauldrick François Teodoric "Paul" Croes (born 7 November 1976) is a former Aruban politician who served as the Minister of Social Affairs, Youth and Labor in the Second Eman Cabinet from 2013 to 2017. As a member of the Aruban People's Party, ...

(born 1976), Aruban politician

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