Groen or de Groen is a

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of Dutch origin, meaning ''green''.Groen
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. The name may refer to: *

Family de Groen Family de Groen owned the Grolsch brewery in the Netherlands (founded 1615) from 1895 to 2008 before selling out to SABMiller for 800+ million Euros. The family Andries (II), Theo, Frans (I), Hein, Herman and Jan were the grandchildren of Theo de ...

* Alma De Groen (born 1941), Australian feminist playwright *

Annemarie Groen Annemarie Groen (born October 16, 1955 in Naarden, North Holland) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial t ...

(born 1955), Dutch Olympic swimmer *

Arnoud van Groen Arnoud van Groen (born December 11, 1983, in Monnickendam) is a Dutch cyclist. Palmares ;2007 :2nd Ster van Zwolle ;2008 :2nd Ster van Zwolle ;2010 :2nd Dwars door Drenthe :2nd Halle–Ingooigem Halle–Ingooigem is a single-day road bicycle ...

(born 1983), Dutch cyclist *

Bert Groen Lubertus Cornelis "Bert" Groen (born 28 March 1945 in Haarlem) is a Dutch corporate director and former civil servant and politician of the Reformed Political League (GPV) and his successor the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie). From 2002 to 2003 he ...

(born 1945), Dutch corporate director and politician *

Dora van der Groen Dora van der Groen (10 March 1927 – 8 November 2015) was a Belgian actress and theatre director. She appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1945 and 2003. She played Vrouw Coene in ''Wij, Heren van Zichem'' and st ...

(1927–2015), Belgian actress and theatre director *

Egbert B. Groen Egbert B. "Ebbie" Groen (January 26, 1915 – September 24, 2012) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Pekin, Illinois, Groen went to the Pekin Public Schools. He received his bachelor's degree from Knox College in 1937 and his law ...

(1915–2012), American (Illinois) politician and lawyer *

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 politician and Member of the European Parliament * Frédéric François Groen (1814–1882), Dutch shipbuilder * Geoffrey de Groen (born 1938), Australian artist known for his abstract works in oil and acrylics *

Georgia Groen Georgia Groen is a New Zealand barefoot water-skier. In 2016, she won the overall open women's title at the Barefoot Waterski World Championships held in Wisconsin, United States. Biography Groen grew up in the North Island town of Ōtaki, ...

(fl. 2016), New Zealand barefoot water-skier *

Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer (21 August 1801 – 19 May 1876), was a Dutch politician and historian; he was born in Voorburg, near The Hague. Overview Groen is a Dutch historical icon. He was an educated and devout man of the Dutch middle cla ...

(1801–1876), Dutch politician and historian * (born 1992), Dutch cyclist * Jitse Groen (born 1978/1979), Dutch billionaire businessman, founder of Takeaway.com *

Lou Groen Lou may refer to: __NOTOC__ Personal name * Lou (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Lou (German singer) *Lou (French singer) * Lou (surname 娄), the 229th most common surname in China * Lou (surname 楼), the 269th most common ...

(1917–2011), American restaurateur, inventor of the Filet-O-Fish sandwich *

Marcel Groen Marcel L. Groen (Born November 2, 1945) is an American lawyer and the former Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party from 2015 until his resignation on February 2, 2018. Before being selected as the state party chairman, Groen's political ex ...

(born 1945), Dutch-American Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party * (Anglicized: Peter Green; 1808–1902), Dutch fisherman, " uncrowned king of Tristan da Cunha" *

Richard de Groen Richard Paul de Groen (born 5 August 1962) is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He played five Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 1993 and 1994.Rob Groen Robert Jacques "Rob" Groen (18 February 1938 – November 2018) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event ...

(born 1938), Dutch rower *

Sander Groen Sander Groen (born 16 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Groen enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 ATP doubles title and 12 Challenger doubles titles. He achi ...

(born 1968), Dutch tennis player *

Sara Groen Sara Groen (born 6 March 1981) is an Australian actress and television presenter. Career Whilst studying at Bond University in Queensland, she appeared in an episode of '' The Lost World'' in 2001, followed by an episode in '' Farscape'' a yea ...

(born 1981), Australian actress and television presenter *

Sven Groen Sven Groen (born 30 May 1995) is a professional Dutch former darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Darts Career He won the 14th Development Tour event of 2015 by beating Nick Kenny 4–2 in the f ...

(born 1995), Dutch darts player *

Tiemen Groen Tiemen Groen (6 July 1946 – 26 October 2021) was a Dutch cyclist who won four consecutive world titles in the 4 km individual pursuit in 1964–1967; His sporting career began with DTS Zaandam. He finished fourth in this event at the 19 ...

(born 1946), Dutch cyclist

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