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People named Marijke/Mareike

People with the given name Marijke include: * Princess Marijke (later "Princess Christina"), youngest daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands *

Marijke Abels Marijke Abels (born July 30, 1948) is a Dutch visual artist and instructor. Life and work Abels was born in Deventer. She creates sculptures of bronze, paper, and photographs. Her work follows the theme of "the complex relationship between huma ...

(born 1948), Dutch visual artist and instructor *

Marijke Amado Marijke Amado (born 1 February 1954, in Tilburg) is a Dutch television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces or hosts television show, television programs, of ...

(born 1954), Dutch television presenter * Marijke van Beukering-Huijbregts (born 1971), Dutch politician * Marijke Callebaut (born 1980), retired Belgian footballer *

Marijke Djwalapersad Marijke Indradebie Djwalapersad (28 December 1951) is a Surinamese politician who served as Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname from 1996 until 2000. She was the first women to serve as chairperson. In 1999, Djwalapersad founded th ...

(born 1951), Surinamese politician * Marijke Engelen (born 1961), Dutch synchronized swimmer *

Marijke de Goey Marijke de Goey (Utrecht, 14 April 1947) is a Dutch visual artist. Biography De Goey was born in Utrecht, Netherlands and studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam between 1974 and 1979. Her work ranges from large monumental sculpt ...

(born 1947), Dutch visual artist *

Marijke van Haaren Marijke van Haaren (born 10 February 1952, 't Zand, Zijpe) is a Dutch politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represe ...

(born 1952), Dutch politician * Marijke Hanegraaf (born 1946), Dutch poet * Marijke Kegge (born 1957), Dutch sprint canoer *

Marijke Mars Marijke Elizabeth Mars (born 1965) is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. In March 2018 ''Forbes'' estimated her wealth to be $5.9 billion. She was ranked as the 30th-richest woman in the world, a position shared with her three si ...

(born 1965), American billionaire heiress and businesswoman *

Marijke Moser Marijke Moser, née Van de Graaf (born 1946) is a former Dutch-born Swiss middle and long distance runner.. She has campaigned for women to enter races on the same terms as men. She was the first woman to run a marathon in under three hours. Li ...

(born 1946), Dutch-born Swiss middle and long-distance runner *

Marijke Nel Marijke Nel (born 17 December 1967) is a South African-born Canadian tennis player and former women's international rugby union fly-half from Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She played rugby until 2006 when she moved to Canada to coac ...

(born 1967), South African-born Canadian tennis player and former South African women's rugby union player. * Marijke Ruiter (born 1954), Dutch swimmer, 10-fold champion at the Paralympic Games *

Marijke Schaar Marijke Schaar (born 12 November 1944), also known under her maiden name Marijke Jansen, is a former Dutch female tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. She reached a highest singles ranking of world number 21 in 1971. She had ...

née Jansen (born 1944), Dutch tennis player *

Marijke Synhaeve Marijke Synhaeve (; born 5 November 1989) is a Belgian-Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66), who served as a temporary member of the House of Representatives from 12 December 2023 and 28 March 2024. She replaced Hanneke van der Werf durin ...

(born 1989), Dutch politician *

Marijke Verpoorten Marijke Verpoorten is a researcher and professor at the University of Antwerp. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Leuven. Her research has focused on development economics, economic causes of armed conflicts, global supply chai ...

, Belgian researcher and professor at the University of Antwerp *

Marijke Vos Maria Bernadina (Marijke) Vos (born 4 May 1957 in Leidschendam) is a Dutch politician. Career Pre-political career Vos's father was a judge in 's-Hertogenbosch. Her grandfather, A.H.J. Engels was member of parliament for the Roman Catholic ...

(born 1957), Dutch politician *

Marijke van Warmerdam Marijke van Warmerdam (born 12 March 1959, Nieuwer-Amstel) is a Dutch artist. Biography Marijke van Warmerdam has been developing a characteristic body of work including film, photography, paintings and sculptures since the 1990’s. She is be ...

(born 1959), Dutch photographer, installation artist, and video artist People with the given name Mareike include: *

Mareike Adams Mareike Adams (born 27 February 1990) is a German rower. She competed in the 2015 World Rowing Championships winning a bronze medal. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Ja ...

(born 1990), German rower *

Mareike Carrière Mareike Ann Carrière (26 July 1954 – 17 March 2014) was a German actress, spokesperson and translator. She was perhaps best known for her television show appearances. She was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. At the age of 16, she ...

(1954-2014), German actress, spokesperson and translator. *

Mareike Hermeier Mareike Hermeier (born 17 August 1989) is a German politician from Die Linke. In the 2025 German federal election, Hermeier ran as a direct candidate for the Steinfurt I – Borken I constituency and was elected to the German Bundestag in 11th p ...

(born 1989), German politician *

Mareike Miller Mareike Miller (; born 3 August 1990) is a 4.5 point player, 4.5 point wheelchair basketball player, who played for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the United States. She also plays for the German national team, with which she won two ...

née Adermann (born 1990), German wheelchair basketball player

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