The Flying Dutchman (nickname) explained

As a nickname, The Flying Dutchman may refer to:

• Johan Cruyff (1947-2016), Dutch footballer
• Herman Everhardus (1912–1980), American college football player
• Anthony Fokker (1890–1939), Dutch aircraft designer
• Dan Gadzuric (born 1978), Dutch basketball player
• Jurgen van den Goorbergh (born 1969), Dutch motorcycle road racer
• Paul Vander Haar (born 1958), former Australian rules footballer
• Benjamin Hafner (1821–1899), American train driver
• Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), Dutch former swimmer and triple Olympic champion
• Fred Imhoff (born 1942), Dutch sailor
• Johnny Kitzmiller (1904–1986), American college football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Charles Kurtsinger (1906–1946), American Hall of Fame jockey
• Herman Long (baseball) (1866–1909), American baseball player
• Arie Luyendyk (born 1953), Dutch auto racing driver
• William Moore (steamship captain) (1822–1909), steamship captain, businessman, miner and explorer in British Columbia and Alaska
• Tom Okker (born 1944), Dutch tennis player
• Robin van Persie (born 1983), Dutch footballer
• Arjen Robben (born 1984), Dutch footballer
• Conny van Rietschoten (1926–2013), Dutch yacht skipper
• Roland Scholten (born 1965), Dutch former darts player
• Robin Smeulders (born 1987), German basketball player
• Dick Van Arsdale (born 1943), American National Basketball Association executive and former player and coach
• Honus Wagner (1874–1955), American baseball player
• Robert de Wilde (born 1977), Dutch bicycle motocross (BMX) rider
• Epke Zonderland (born 1986), Dutch gymnast
• Max Verstappen (born 1997), Dutch Formula 1 driver