Els is a
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feminine given name, usually a short form of
Elisabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
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Els Aarne
Els Aarne (''correctly Else'', Els Paemurru; 30 March 1917 – 14 June 1995) was an Estonian composer and pedagogue.
She was born in Makiivka, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) and studied at Tallinn Conservatory, graduating as a music teacher in 193 ...
(1917–1995), Estonian composer and pedagogue
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Els Beerten
Els Beerten (born 27 March 1959) is a Flemish writer of children's literature.
Career
Beerten made her debut in 1987 with the book ''Scènes''.
In 2004, she received the Gouden Zoen award for her book ''Lopen voor je leven''.
In 2009, she ...
(born 1959), Flemish writer of children's literature
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Els Belmans
Els Belmans (born ) is a Belgian female track cyclist. She competed at the 2011, 2013 and 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2014. They took ...
(born 1983), Belgian track cyclist
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Els Bongers (born c.1966), Dutch soprano
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Els Borst
Else "Els" Borst-Eilers (; 22 March 1932 – 8 February 2014) was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and physician. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012.
Borst worked as a medical researcher ...
(1932–2014), Dutch government minister
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Els van Breda Vriesman (born 1942), Dutch sports executive
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Els Callens (born 1970), Belgian tennis player
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Els Coppens-van de Rijt
Johanna Elisabeth "Els" Coppens-van de Rijt (born August 18, 1943) is an artist and author from Vlierden, Netherlands.
Coppens-van de Rijt was born in Sint-Oedenrode, as one of twins to a Roman Catholic family with 11 children. She studied at th ...
(born 1943), Dutch artist and author
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Els de Schepper (born 1965), Flemish actress, comedian and writer
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Els De Temmerman (born 1962), Belgian journalist
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Els Decottenier (born 1968), Belgian racing cyclist
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Els Demol (born 1958), Belgian politician
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Els Dietvorst, Belgian artist, filmmaker and shepherd
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Els Dottermans (born 1964), Belgian actress
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Els von Eystett, 15th-century German prostitute
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Els Goulmy
Els Goulmy (born 27 November 1946, The Hague) is an eminent professor of transplantation biology, especially regarding minor histocompatibility antigen, at Leiden University. Goulmy is an expert in the area of tissue typing and belongs internation ...
(born 1946), Dutch biologist
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Els de Groen
Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven (;''Groen'' in isolation: . born 23 December 1949 in The Hague as Elly Kouwenhoven, and now generally known as Els de Groen) is a Dutch author and politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament 2004–2009. ...
(born 1949), Dutch author and politician
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Els van den Horn (1927–1996), Dutch diver
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Els Iping
Els Iping (born 15 April 1953, Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician. As of 2007, Eping was chairman of the local council of Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherla ...
(born 1953), Dutch politician
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Els Mertens (born 1966), Belgian racing cyclist
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Els Moor
Els Moor (17 May 1937 – 9 March 2016) was a Dutch-born Surinamese educator, editor and book publisher. She is best known for ''Fa yu e tron leisibakru'', a literary education method for secondary education. Moor was the chief editor of ''De Ware ...
(1937–2016), Dutch literary historian
* (born 1976), Flemish poet and writer
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Els van Noorduyn
Elsemia Marianne Helene "Els" van Noorduyn (born 25 May 1946) is a retired Dutch shot putter who finished in eighth place at the 1968 Summer Olympics with a throw of 16.23 m.
She runs her sports-related company Els van Noorduyn B.V.
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(born 1946), Dutch shot putter (Elsemia)
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Els Pelgrom
Els Pelgrom (born 2 April 1934, Arnhem), pseudonym of Else Koch, is a Dutch writer of children's literature.
Biography
Career
For some time she worked on the children's section of the ''Winschoter Courant''. She also worked for a short pe ...
(born 1934), Dutch writer of children's literature
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Els Pynoo (born 1968), Belgian pop singer
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Els Rens
Els Rens (born 19 February 1983) is a Belgian long-distance runner. She finished 84th in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics
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, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
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(born 1983), Belgian long-distance runner
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Els Schelfhout (born 1967), Belgian politician
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Els Smekens (born 1986), Belgian dancer
* (1944–2011), Dutch actress, director and playwright
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Els Vader (born 1959), Dutch sprinter
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Els Vandesteene (born 1987), Belgian volleyball player
* (born 1962), Dutch film producer
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Els Vanheusden, Belgian physician
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Els Witte
Els, Baroness Witte (born 30 September 1941, Borgerhout) is a Belgian historian. She was professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and honorary rector of the university. Els Witte was the first female rector of a Belgian university. She was a m ...
(born 1941), Belgian historian
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