List of Dutch Indos
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This list compiles the names of notable Dutch Indos (short for Indo-European people) i.e. individuals of racially mixed Indonesian and European ancestry in the Netherlands and the former Dutch East Indies
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The context is considered at the article "Indo people" and the segmentation is based on main occupation or craft.
Names are listed in alphabetical order.
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
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The context is considered at the article "Indo people" and the segmentation is based on main occupation or craft.
Names are listed in alphabetical order.
Music
- René van BarneveldUrban Dance SquadUrban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986...
aka Tres Manos, guitarist Urban Dance SquadUrban Dance SquadUrban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986... - Patty BrardPatty BrardPatty Brard is a famous Indo entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a member of the girl group Luv'...
, singer - Glenn CorneilleGlenn CorneilleGlenn Corneille was a Dutch jazz pianist. He studied at the Conservatory of Maastricht graduating in 1995 as a teacher...
, musician - DewiDewiDewi can refer to any of the following:People*Dewi Bebb, a Welsh rugby player*Dewi Bridges, a Welsh bishop*Dewi Driegen, a Dutch model*Dewi Griffiths, a Welsh television producer and radio host*Dewi Morgan, a Welsh bard...
, singer, Dutch IdolsIdols (Denmark TV series)Idols: Ærlig Jagt. Ægte Talent. is the Danish version of the worldwide TV format Pop Idol which is broadcast on TV3 Danmark.-Season one:In mid 2003, auditions were held in Aarhus & Copenhagen... - Wieteke van DortWieteke van DortLouisa Johanna Theodora van Dort is a Dutch actress, comedienne, singer, writer and artist of Indo descent...
singer - George de Fretes, musician
- Anneke GrönlohAnneke GrönlohLouise Johanna Grönloh, is a female Dutch singer.-Life:Anneke was born in Tondano, North Celebes, Dutch East Indies and spent her early years in the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies in a Japanese concentration camp...
, singer - JamaiJamaiJamai is a city and a municipality in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Jamai is located at . It has an average elevation of 748 metres .-Demographics:...
, singer, Dutch IdolsIdols (Denmark TV series)Idols: Ærlig Jagt. Ægte Talent. is the Danish version of the worldwide TV format Pop Idol which is broadcast on TV3 Danmark.-Season one:In mid 2003, auditions were held in Aarhus & Copenhagen... - Ernst JanszErnst JanszErnst Gideon Jansz is one of the founding members and frontmen of Doe Maar. Doe Maar is a Dutch 1980s ska/reggae band, and is considered one of the most successful bands in Dutch pop history....
, musician, writer Doe MaarDoe MaarDoe Maar was a Dutch ska band with punk and reggae influences. Their career ran from 1978 to 1984 and they were one of the most successful pop bands in Dutch history. Doe Maar translates as Go Ahead or Just do it, a phrase mostly used in a deprecatory, sulky manner.-Early years:Doe Maar was formed... - Monique KlemannLois LaneLois Lane is a fictional character, the primary love interest of Superman in the comic books of DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in Action Comics #1 ....
, singer Loïs LaneLoïs LaneLoïs Lane is a Dutch girl group of Indo descent, consisting of the sisters Suzanne and Monique Klemann. The group is known in the United States as Lois L, because the group was named after Lois Lane, the girlfriend of Superman.- Biography :... - Suzanne KlemannLois LaneLois Lane is a fictional character, the primary love interest of Superman in the comic books of DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in Action Comics #1 ....
, singer Loïs LaneLoïs LaneLoïs Lane is a Dutch girl group of Indo descent, consisting of the sisters Suzanne and Monique Klemann. The group is known in the United States as Lois L, because the group was named after Lois Lane, the girlfriend of Superman.- Biography :... - Dennis van LeeuwenKane (Dutch band)Kane is a Dutch rock band. The group consists of the two original members, Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen . Their music can be described as "guitar rock"...
, musician Kane (Dutch band)Kane (Dutch band)Kane is a Dutch rock band. The group consists of the two original members, Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen . Their music can be described as "guitar rock"... - DJ Gizmo, dj
- DJ Paul ElstakDJ Paul ElstakDJ Paul Elstak is a Dutch hardcore/gabber and happy hardcore DJ and record producer...
, dj - DJ Roog, dj
- Sandra ReemerSandra ReemerBarbara Alexandra "Sandra" Reemer is a Dutch Indo singer of Dutch, Chinese and Javanese extraction...
, singer - Ria ThielschRia ThielschRia Thielsch is an Indo entertainer. She was a model and a member of the girl group Luv' in 1980 and 1981...
, singer - Andy TielmanAndy TielmanAndy Tielman was an influential Indo artist. Nicknamed the "Godfather of Indorock", he was the iconic frontman of the music style called Indorock and is considered one of the most important figures in Dutch Pop music.He was known for his wide vocal range and virtuoso guitar playing as well as...
, band/singer Tielman BrothersTielman BrothersThe Tielman Brothers were the first Dutch Indo band that successfully went international in the 1950s. They were one of the pioneers of rock and roll in The Netherlands and band became famous in Europe playing a kind of rock and roll later called Indorock, a fusion of Indonesian and Western music... - Dinand WoesthoffDinand WoesthoffMarco Frank Ferdinand "Dinand" Woesthoff is a Dutch singer of Indo heritage.He is the lead singer of the Dutch band Kane...
, singer Kane (Dutch band)Kane (Dutch band)Kane is a Dutch rock band. The group consists of the two original members, Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen . Their music can be described as "guitar rock"... - Riem de WolfBlue DiamondsThe Blue Diamonds were a Dutch 1960s doo-wop duo, best known for their million-selling chart-topping single, "Ramona". Indo brothers Ruud de Wolff and Riem de Wolff founded the group shortly after immigrating to the Netherlands in 1949...
, singer Blue DiamondsBlue DiamondsThe Blue Diamonds were a Dutch 1960s doo-wop duo, best known for their million-selling chart-topping single, "Ramona". Indo brothers Ruud de Wolff and Riem de Wolff founded the group shortly after immigrating to the Netherlands in 1949... - Ruud de WolfBlue DiamondsThe Blue Diamonds were a Dutch 1960s doo-wop duo, best known for their million-selling chart-topping single, "Ramona". Indo brothers Ruud de Wolff and Riem de Wolff founded the group shortly after immigrating to the Netherlands in 1949...
, singer Blue DiamondsBlue DiamondsThe Blue Diamonds were a Dutch 1960s doo-wop duo, best known for their million-selling chart-topping single, "Ramona". Indo brothers Ruud de Wolff and Riem de Wolff founded the group shortly after immigrating to the Netherlands in 1949... - Eddie van HalenEddie Van HalenEdward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen is a Dutch-American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
, guitarist Van HalenVan HalenVan Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart... - Alex van HalenAlex Van HalenAlexander Arthur "Alex" Van Halen is a Dutch-born American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Originally, his brother Eddie had taken lessons for drums, while Alex practiced guitar...
, drummer Van HalenVan HalenVan Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart... - Xander de BuisonjeVolumia!Volumia! was a Top 40 band from the city of Maastricht, The Netherlands. They started as a cover band and later on the band had their own repertoire of Dutch songs. The band existed from 1993 until 2002. They scored a big number of Awards and Golden records . After 2002 several band members started...
, singer Volumia!Volumia!Volumia! was a Top 40 band from the city of Maastricht, The Netherlands. They started as a cover band and later on the band had their own repertoire of Dutch songs. The band existed from 1993 until 2002. They scored a big number of Awards and Golden records . After 2002 several band members started... - Armand Van HeldenArmand Van HeldenArmand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
, DJ - Marie-Louise Gaschler, Dancer/Choreographer
Literature
- Alfred Birney, writer
- Marion BloemMarion BloemMarion Bloem is a Dutch writer and film maker of Indo descent, best known as author of the literary acclaimed book Geen gewoon Indisch meisje and director of the 2008 feature film Ver van familie .Bloem is a second generation Indo immigrant born into a family of four...
, writer - Louis CouperusLouis CouperusLouis Marie-Anne Couperus was a Dutch novelist and poet during the Belle Époque. There is a wide variety of genres in his oeuvre, which contains poetry, fairy tales, psychological novels, and historical novels...
(1863–1923), writer - Peter van Dongen, writer, illustrator
- Paula Gomes, writer
- Theodor HolmanTheodor HolmanTheodor Holman is a Dutch journalist, presenter, and writer of Indo descent.He studied Dutch language and History at the University of Amsterdam...
, writer - Victor IdoVictor IdoVictor Ido is the main alias of the Indo Dutch language writer and journalist Hans van de Wall. Born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies from a Dutch father and Indo mother...
, writer - Yvonne KeulsYvonne KeulsYvonne Keuls is a Dutch Indo writer. She writes novels about social problems, as well as about herself and her family. Her writing style is realistic and sometimes humorous . Her work has received several awards...
, writer - Jill Stolk, writer
- Rob NieuwenhuysRob NieuwenhuysRob Nieuwenhuys was a Dutch writer of Indo descent. The son of a 'Totok' Dutchman and an Indo-European mother, he and his younger brother Roelof, grew up in Batavia, where his father was the managing director of the renowned Hotel des Indes .His Indies childhood profoundly influenced his life...
, (1908–1999) writer - E. du Perron, (1899-1940) writer
- Tjalie RobinsonTjalie RobinsonTjalie Robinson is the main alias of the Indo intellectual and writer Jan Boon also known as Vincent Mahieu. His father Cornelis Boon, a KNIL sergeant, was Dutch and his Indo-European mother Fela Robinson was part English and Javanese...
, (1911-1974) writer and activist - Beb VuykBeb VuykElizabeth Vuyk was a Dutch writer of Indo descent. Her Indo father was born in the Dutch East Indies and had a mother from Madura, but was ‘repatriated’ to the Netherlands on a very young age. He married into a typically Calvinist Dutch family and lived in the port city of Rotterdam...
(1905–1991), writer
Sports
- Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, badminton player
- Charles van CommeneeCharles van CommeneeCharles van Commenee, written in Dutch as Charles van Commenée, is an Dutch athletics coach who is currently the head coach of UK Athletics. He began his professional career as a technical director and national coach for the Netherlands. He moved to take up similar roles for the British athletics...
, athletics - John HeitingaJohn HeitingaJohn Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Everton and the Dutch national team. A product of Jong Ajax, he previously played for AFC Ajax and Atlético Madrid, before signing for Everton in 2009. Heitinga previously represented...
soccer player - Jelle KlaasenJelle KlaasenJelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands...
, dartsDartsDarts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player - Judith MeulendijksJudith MeulendijksJudith Meulendijks is a female badminton player from the Netherlands.-2000 Summer Olympics:She competed badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's singles and was beaten in round of 32 by Ye Zhaoying, of China, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7.-2007 BWF World Championships:Meulendijks played the 2007 BWF...
, badminton player - Michael MolsMichael MolsMichael Alexander Mols is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a striker.-Club career:Born in Amsterdam to Indo parents, Mols, a product of local AFC Ajax's youth system, never appeared officially for its first team, making his professional debuts in the second division, with Cambuur...
, soccer player - Paatje PhefferkornPaatje PhefferkornVerdi Phefferkorn von Offenbach , better known as ‘Paatje Phefferkorn’, is an iconic Indo practitioner of the Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat in the Netherlands. As one of its best known teachers he has played an important role in increasing the popularity of this Martial Art in the...
, pencak silat master - Ferry SonnevilleFerry SonnevilleFerry Sonneville was an Indonesian badminton player noted for his touch, consistency, tactical astuteness, and coolness under pressure...
, badminton player - Sergio van DijkSergio van DijkSerginho "Sergio" van Dijk is a Dutch-born Indonesian footballer player, who currently plays for Adelaide United in the A-League...
, soccer player - Irfan BachdimIrfan BachdimIrfan Haarys Bachdim is an Indonesian footballer who is currently playing for the Indonesian football club, Persema Malang. His father, Noval Bachdim, is an Indonesian former footballer of Arab-Javanese descent while his mother is Dutch.-Early career:...
, soccer player (Now, Irfan Bachdim has become a naturalized citizen of Indonesia)
Politics
- Frits BolkesteinFrits BolkesteinFrederik "Frits" Bolkestein is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 16 January 1978, until 5 November 1982, when he became State Secretary for Economic Affairs from 5 November 1982, until 14 July...
, politician - P.F.DahlerP.F.DahlerPieter Frederich Dahler , more commonly known as P.F. Dahler or Frits Dahler, was one of the leading Indo politicians and activists advocating integration of the native Indo-European community into the indigenous society of the Dutch East Indies...
, politician and activist - Dick de HoogDick de HoogDick de Hoog was the Indo President of the Indo European Alliance, member of People’s Council and professional politician in the Dutch East Indies. He was also a Grand Master of the Dutch East Indies Freemasonry .He was born on Ambon and died in Bandung, Dutch East Indies...
, politician - Ernest Douwes DekkerErnest Douwes DekkerErnest François Eugène Douwes Dekker was an Indonesian freedom fighter and politician of Indo descent. He was related to the famous Dutch writer, Multatuli, whose real name was Eduard Douwes Dekker. In his youth, he took part in the Second Boer War in South Africa on the Boer side...
, politician and activist - Winnie SorgdragerWinnie SorgdragerWinnifred Sorgdrager is a Dutch jurist and former politician.-References:...
, politician - Geert WildersGeert WildersGeert Wilders is a Dutch right-wing politician and leader of the Party for Freedom , the third-largest political party in the Netherlands. He is the Parliamentary group leader of his party in the Dutch House of Representatives...
, politician - Karel ZaalbergKarel ZaalbergKarel Zaalberg was an Indo journalist and politician in the Dutch East Indies.He was born in Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies, and also died there...
(1873-1928), journalist, politician
Miscellaneous
- Carel Birnie, co-founder Dutch Dance Theatre
- Gerardus Johannes BerenschotGerardus Johannes BerenschotLieutenant General Gerardus Johannes Berenschot was an Indo born in the Dutch East Indies. Son of Gerrit Hendrik Berenschot, a Dutch KNIL officer, and Florence Mildred Rappa, Berenschot was sent to the Netherlands at the age of 15, where he attended a cadet school at Alkmaar...
(1887-1941) KNIL general and comander in chief - Jan HilgersJan HilgersJohan Willem Emile Louis Hilgers , more commonly known as Jan Hilgers or John Hilgers, was an Indo aviator and one of the leading pioneers of Dutch aviation. He was the first Dutch pilot to complete a flight in Dutch airspace 29 July 1910...
(1886-1945) Aviator - Sylvie van der Vaart (née Meis) TV presenter, model
- Nada van NieBryan RoyBryan Edward Steven Roy is a Dutch football manager and a former professional player. He has managed various of Ajax' youth teams – formerly Ajax E1 and now Ajax B.-Career:...
, presenter, actor - Lindsay PronkMiss Universe Nederland 2004The Miss Universe Nederland 2004 pageant was held on March 2, 2004. This year only 12 candidates are competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent the Netherlands at the Miss Universe 2004 .-Results:...
, Miss NederlandMiss Nederland-History:Founded in 2009 as Miss Universe Nederland, the pageant changed its name in the same year to Miss Nederland when it also acquired the Dutch franchise for Miss WorldSince 2009, the winner represented the Netherlands at Miss Universe and Miss World....
2004 - Emile Ratelband, guru, politician
- Charley Toorop (1891-1951) artist
- Jan TooropJan TooropJean Theodoor Toorop , better known as Jan Toorop, was an Indo painter, whose works straddle the space between the Symbolist painters and Art Nouveau.-Biography:...
(1858-1928) painter - Manuel Schenkhuizen Professional PC gamer