Van den Bossche or Vandenbossche is a

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Aert van den Bossche Aert van den Bossche or the Master of the Crispinus and Crispinianus-Legend (also known as Aert Panhedel, Aert van Panhedel, Arnoul de Panhedel, Arnoul Vanden Bossche and Harnoult van den Boske)fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1499–1505), Flemish painter *

Agnes van den Bossche Agnes van den Bossche (c. 1435-40 – c. 1504) was a Early Netherlandish painting, Flemish painter working in Ghent in the mid-to-late 15th century. She is one of the few known women admitted to the painter's guild of Ghent, and worked mainly on ...

(c.1435 – c.1504), Flemish painter * Alain Van Den Bossche (born 1965), Belgian racing cyclist *

Balthasar van den Bossche Balthasar van den Bossche (1681–1715) was a Flemish painter who is mainly known for his wide range of genre subjects and occasional portraits. Life Balthasar van den Bossche was born in Antwerp where he studied under the Flemish genre painte ...

(1681–1715), Flemish painter * Bart Van den Bossche (1964–2013), Flemish singer *

Dany Vandenbossche Dany Vandenbossche (2 April 1956 – 1 December 2013) was a Belgian politician. As a member of the sp.a, he served from 1999 to 2009 in the Flemish Parliament.Darla Vandenbossche (born 1963), Canadian actress *

David Vandenbossche David Vandenbossche (born 27 September 1980 in Dunkerque) is a French footballer, who is currently playing for Auxerre B. Career Vandenbossche began his career as part of the youth academy at French club AJ Auxerre. He left the club in 2004, t ...

(born 1980), French footballer *

Fabio Van den Bossche Fabio Van den Bossche (born 21 September 2000) is a Belgian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Major results Road : 1st Overall Keizer der Juniores : 1st Vlaams-Brabant Classic ;2018 : 1st Overall Sint-Martinusprij ...

(born 2000), Belgian cyclist *

Freya Van den Bossche Freya Van den Bossche (born 26 March 1975) is a Belgian ( Flemish) politician and daughter of prominent former Belgian politician Luc Van den Bossche. She is member of the SP.a political party, and she was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister o ...

(born 1975), Belgian politician *

Georges Van Den Bossche Georges Van Den Bossche (15 July 1892 – 16 May 1966) was a Belgian rower. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm with the men's coxed four where they were eliminated at the quarter-finals and at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwe ...

(1892–1966), Belgian rower * Gielis van den Bossche (c.1490 – after 1545), Flemish painter *

Jules van den Bossche Jules Félicien Romain Stanislas van den Bossche (born 4 September 1819 – 12 January 1889) was a Dutch military officer and colonial government official. He was governor of the Dutch Gold Coast between 1857 and 1858 and member of the Counci ...

(1819–1889), Dutch military officer and colonial government official * Luc Van den Bossche (born 1947), Belgian politician *

Martin Van Den Bossche Martin Van Den Bossche (born 10 March 1941) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Den Bossche finished in the top 10 of the Tour de France twice, and won the Mountains classification of the 1970 Giro d'Italia. Major results ...

(born 1941), Belgian bicycle racer *

Oscar Van Den Bossche Oscar Van Den Bossche (21 July 1888 – 27 April 1951) was a Belgian rower. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 ( ...

(1893–1927), Belgian rower *

Peter Van Den Bossche Peter van den Bossche (born 1959) is a professor of international economic law at the University of Bern ( World Trade Institute). In 2018 he was elected president of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL). He served as a judge on the A ...

(born 1959), Belgian professor of international law * Willy Van Den Bossche (born 1949), Belgian archer * Yani Van den Bossche (born 2001), Belgian professional footballer

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