Willem van Kooten

Summary

Willem van Kooten is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Hilversum^[2]. He was born on January 7, 1941^[3]. He died in Faro^[4]. He died on January 3, 2025^[5]. He worked as a radio DJ^[6], politician^[7], and disc jockey^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Willem van Kooten was born in Hilversum^[2].
• Willem van Kooten passed away in Faro^[4].
• Willem van Kooten was born on January 7, 1941^[3].
• Willem van Kooten died on January 3, 2025^[5].
• Willem van Kooten held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[10].
• Willem van Kooten worked as a radio DJ^[6].
• Willem van Kooten worked as a politician^[7].
• Willem van Kooten worked as a disc jockey^[8].
• Willem van Kooten received the Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[11].
• Willem van Kooten received the Golden Harp^[12].
• Willem van Kooten is recorded as male^[13].
• Willem van Kooten's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Willem van Kooten was affiliated with the Livable Netherlands^[15].
• Willem van Kooten's Commons category is recorded as Willem van Kooten^[16].
• Willem van Kooten's family name is recorded as van Kooten^[17].
• Willem van Kooten's given name is recorded as Willem^[18].
• Willem van Kooten's given name is recorded as Jan^[19].
• Willem van Kooten's given name is recorded as Joost^[20].
• Willem van Kooten's pseudonym is recorded as Joost den Draaijer^[21].
• Willem van Kooten's candidacy in election is recorded as 2002 Dutch general election^[22].
• Willem van Kooten's candidacy in election is recorded as 2014 Dutch municipal elections in Wijdemeren^[23].
• Willem van Kooten's candidacy in election is recorded as 2010 Dutch municipal elections in Wijdemeren^[24].
• Willem van Kooten's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Dutch TV programs and their cast^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: NL^[27]

• Began / founded: 1941-01-07^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-01-03^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 974369c7-cf8d-45c4-8a20-c3c223e89cbd^[30]

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Origins and Family

Willem van Kooten was born in Hilversum^[2]. He was born on January 7, 1941^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include radio DJ^[6], politician^[7], and disc jockey^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[11], a grade of an order^[31], in Netherlands^[32], founded in 1892^[33] and Golden Harp^[12], a music award^[34], in Netherlands^[35], founded in 1962^[36].

Personal Life

Willem van Kooten was affiliated with the Livable Netherlands^[15].

Death and Burial

Willem van Kooten died on January 3, 2025^[5]. He died in Faro^[4].

Why It Matters

Willem van Kooten ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[9] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

Where was Willem van Kooten born?

Born in Hilversum^[2], Willem van Kooten…

Where did Willem van Kooten die?

Willem van Kooten passed away in Faro^[4].

What did Willem van Kooten do for work?

Willem van Kooten worked as radio DJ^[6], politician^[7], and disc jockey^[8].

What awards did Willem van Kooten receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[11] and Golden Harp^[12].