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. ''Snijder'' literally means "cutter", referring to a taylor or a woodcarve
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Ad Snijders Ad Snijders was born in Eindhoven in 1929. He was a painter, a collagist and a social activist.
Education
Snijders started drawing at the age of twelve and had his first solo exhibition when he was twenty years old, catching the attention of the ...
(1929–2010), Dutch painter, collagist and a social activist
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Arsenio Snijders
Arsenio Snijders (born 20 June 1990 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward for Eerste Divisie club FC Omniworld
Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevol ...
(born 1990), Dutch footballer
* (1923–1990), Surinamese composer, conductor and musician
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Frans Snijders
Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders (11 November 1579, Antwerp – 19 August 1657, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes and still lifes. He was one of the earliest specialist animaliers and he is credited with ...
(1579–1657), Flemish painter of animals and still life
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Genaro Snijders
Genaro Rasan Snijders (born 29 July 1989) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger at non-professional level for FC Abcoude in the Derde Klasse. After retiring from professional football, Snijders worked as an account manager for DTG.
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(born 1989), Dutch footballer
* (born 1953), Surinamese composer, conductor, and trombonist, nephew of Eddy
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Ivo Snijders
Ivo Snijders (born 9 September 1980 in Mijdrecht) is a rower from the Netherlands.[Jan Snijders
Jan Snijders (born 14 September 1943 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands. Together with his twin brother Peter Snijders, Anton Geesink, Hein Essink, Tonni Wagenaar, Coos Bontje, Jan van Ierland, Martin Poglajen, ...](_blank)
(born 1943), Dutch judoka, twin brother of Peter
* (born 1987), Dutch footballer
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Lee Snijders, American designer, television host of "Design on a Dime"
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Mark Snijders
Mark Werner Snijders (born 12 March 1972) is a Dutch former footballer. He spent eight years with AZ Alkmaar and then three years playing in the Football League with Port Vale.
Career
Snijders left his home town club AZ Alkmaar for English First ...
(born 1972), Dutch footballer
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Peter Snijders
Peter Snijders (born 14 September 1943) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands. Together with his twin brother Jan Snijders, Anton Geesink, Hein Essink, Tonni Wagenaar, Coos Bontje, Jan van Ierland, Martin Poglajen, Joop Gouweleeuw, Wim Ruska, E ...
(born 1943), Dutch judoka, twin brother of Jan
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Ronald Snijders
Ronald Snijders (born April 8, 1951) is a Dutch jazz musician and author of Surinamese origin. The Western concert flute, flute is his main instrument.
Biography
Snijders was born in Paramaribo as son of Surinamese composer Eddy Snijder. He b ...
(born 1949), Dutch-Surinamese jazz flutist and author, son of Eddy
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Tom Snijders
Tom A. B. Snijders (born 26 September 1949) is professor of Statistics in the Social Sciences at Nuffield College, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford (since 1 October 2006). He is also professor of Methodology at t ...
(born 1949), Dutch statistician
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Wende Snijders
Wende Snijders, known mononymously as Wende (born 10 October 1978 in Beckenham, Greater London) is a Dutch singer.
Biography
Wende moved to Indonesia when she was four years old and to Guinea-Bissau when she was six. When she was nine, she went t ...
(born 1978), Dutch singer
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Wouter Snijders
Wouter Snijders (26 May 1928 – 21 July 2020) was a Dutch judge and legal scholar. He was justice on the Supreme Court of the Netherlands between 1970 and 1986 and served as vice president from 1986 to 1998. Snijders also served as chair of the C ...
(1928–2020), Dutch judge and legal scholar
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