Footballer. Born in Amsterdam. Nicknamed 'The Non-Flying Dutchman' because of his aviophobia. He played for Ajax in his home country and for Arsenal F.C. from 1995 to 2006.
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Dennis Bergkamp
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Dennis Bergkamp
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Olympic Games - 1948
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1 memorial
Hugh Cecil Lowther, fifth Earl of Lonsdale
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Eliezer Halfin
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Ronald William Godfrey Jones, B.E.M.
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John Jaques
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1 memorial
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