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Van Nes
Van Nes is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Eeke van Nes (born 1969), Dutch rower *Hadriaan van Nes (born 1942), Dutch rower * Irving van Nes (born 1949), Dutch field hockey player *Johan van Nes (died 1650), Dutch painter See also * Vanness Wu (b. 1978), Taiwanese-American actor and singer * Carol Vaness (b. 1952), American soprano * Vanes * * Vannes (other) *Van Ness (other) Van Ness may refer to: People *Bethann Beall Faris Van Ness (1902–1993), American writer, YWCA executive *Cornelius P. Van Ness (1782–1852), Governor of Vermont, judge and diplomat *Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898–1947), U.S. Representative ... * Van (other) * Nes (other) {{surname Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeke Van Nes
Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born 17 April 1969) is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won three Olympic medals, a bronze in the double sculls in 1996, with Irene Eijs, and two silver medals in 2000, in eights and double sculls. Between 1995 and 1999 she won four medals at the world championships. Van Nes is a daughter of the rowers Hadriaan van Nes and Meike de Vlas Meike de Vlas (6 September 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a Dutch rower who won a silver medal in the single sculls at the European Championships in 1964. Her husband Hadriaan van Nes and daughter Eeke van Nes (born 1969) are Olympic medalists ... and granddaughter of football player Jan Thomée. References 1969 births Living people Dutch female rowers Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Delft Olympic medalists in row ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadriaan Van Nes
Hadriaan van Nes (born 7 August 1942) is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Roderick Rijnders and Herman Suselbeek. He won a world title in 1966 and a European bronze medal in 1965 in this event. His daughter Eeke van Nes Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born 17 April 1969) is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won three Olympic medals, a bronze in the double sculls in 1996, with Irene Eijs, and two silver medals in 2000, in eights and double sculls. Between 19 ... also became an Olympic rower. References External links * 1942 births Living people Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Gorinchem Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Van Nes
Irving van Nes (born 18 December 1949) is a Dutch field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972 .... References External links * 1949 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Willemstad 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Van Nes
Johan Dircksz. van Nes (died 1650 in Delft), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Michiel van Mierevelt, and was able to travel on the proceeds of his own painting ability. He travelled in France and Italy.Johan Dircksz van Nes Biography in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the According to the RKD he was the pupil of |
Vanness Wu
Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Wu was born in Santa Monica, California. He learned to breakdance as a teenager and competed in numerous dance competitions throughout the 90s. Career Early career with F4 Wu starred as Mei Zuo (美作), one of the F4 members, in the Taiwanese drama series '' Meteor Garden'' and its sequel, ''Meteor Garden II''. At the conclusion of the series, they continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the boy band F4. In 2002, Wu became the second F4 member, after Vic Chou, to release his debut solo album, ''Body Will Sing.'' The track, "I Hate Myself" is listed at number 95 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart for 2002. The album was awarded as one of the "Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year" at the 2002 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Vaness
Carol Theresa Vaness (born July 27, 1952) is an American lirico-spinto soprano and university professor. Early life and education Vaness was born in San Diego and graduated with her bachelor's degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She later attended California State University, Northridge where she earned her master's degree in 1976. Career Vaness launched her professional career in 1977 with the San Francisco Opera. She appeared regularly at the New York City Opera from 1979 to 1983. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1984 and has sung at many of the major opera houses of Europe, including Teatro alla Scala, the Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera, and the Royal Opera House/Covent Garden. In 1993 she performed the role of Duchess Elena in '' I vespri siciliani'' with the Washington Concert Opera. She was particularly known for her Mozart operatic roles, but she has performed in a wide range of operas, including the title role in Giacomo Puccini's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanes
Vanes Martirosyan ( hy, Վանես Մարտիրոսյան; born May 1, 1986) is a former Armenian-born American professional boxer from 2005 to 2019. He has challenged twice for a light middleweight world title in 2013 and 2016, and once for a unified middleweight world title in 2018. Early life Vanes was born on May 1, 1986, in Abovyan, Armenia. Vanes' father, Norik Martirosyan, was an amateur boxer in Armenia who worked for an industrial company and was also in the army. Vanes has two brothers, one older and one younger, and a sister. His family moved to Glendale, California when he was four years old. He started boxing when he was seven after his father found out there was a gym in Glendale. Martirosyan was taken out of junior high school by his father and became home-schooled once it had become clear that he needed to keep his son's fighting confined to the ring. Amateur career Martirosyan was an eight-time National Champion and a Golden Gloves Champion. In 2004, af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vannes (other)
Vannes may refer to: Places * Vannes, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France; a commune and city ** Vannes station, a rail station in Vannes ** Vannes Airfield (IATA airport code: VNE, ICAO airport code: LFRV), Golfe du Morbihan, France ** Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération, the Vannes metropolitan area * Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France ** Vannes Cathedral, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France * Arrondissement of Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France; an arrondissement containing Vannes ** Canton of Vannes-1, Morbihan, Brittany, France; a commune containing Vannes ** Canton of Vannes-2, Morbihan, Brittany, France ** Canton of Vannes-3, Morbihan, Brittany, France * Vannes-le-Châtel (Vannes Castle), Meurthe-et-Moselle, France; a commune * Vannes-sur-Cosson (Vannes-upon-Cosson), Loiret, France; a commune People * Count of Vannes, a title for an influential ruler in Brittany, based in what is now Vannes, Morbihan, France * Peter Vannes (died 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Ness (other)
Van Ness may refer to: People *Bethann Beall Faris Van Ness (1902–1993), American writer, YWCA executive *Cornelius P. Van Ness (1782–1852), Governor of Vermont, judge and diplomat *Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898–1947), U.S. Representative from Michigan * George Van Ness Lothrop (1817–1897), Michigan politician *James Van Ness (1808–1872), son of Cornelius P. Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855–1856) *John Peter Van Ness (1769–1846), U.S. Representative from New York and Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1830–1834) *Jonathan Van Ness (born 1987), American television personality *Lukas Van Ness (born 2001), American football player *Marcia Van Ness (1782–1832), American socialite *Michael E. Van Ness (born 1974), American astronomer at the Lowell Observatory and discoverer of comets *Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian *William P. Van Ness (1778–1826), United States District Judge Places *Van Ness–UDC station, a subway station in Washington, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van (other)
A van is a road vehicle. Van, VAN and other capitalizations may refer to: People and fictional characters * ''van'' (Dutch), a common prefix in Dutch language surnames, including a list of people with "van" in their surname * Van (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Van (surname), including a list of people Places Canada * Vancouver, largest city in British Columbia Iran * Van, Iran a village Turkey * Lake Van, a lake in eastern Turkey * Kingdom of Van, an Iron Age civilization centered on Lake Van (860–590 BC) * Van, Turkey, a city on the east shore of Lake Van * Van Province, a modern Turkish province ** Van (electoral district), the electoral district of the province ** Eyalet of Van, the province during the Ottoman Empire (1548–1864) ** Van Vilayet, the province during the later Ottoman period (1875–1922) United Kingdom * Van, Caerphilly, a suburb east of Caerphilly, Wales * Van, Llanidloes, a hamlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nes (other)
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in American test markets on October 18, 1985, before becoming widely available in North America and other countries. After developing a series of successful arcade games in the early 1980s, Nintendo planned to create a home video game console. Rejecting more complex proposals, the Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi called for a simple, cheap console that ran games stored on cartridges. The controller design was reused from Nintendo's portable Game & Watch games. Nintendo released several add-ons, such as a light gun for shooting games. The NES was one of the best-selling consoles of its time and helped revitalize the US game industry following the video game crash of 1983. It introduced a now-standard business model of licensing third-party dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
