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Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

surname equivalent to English

Baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ...

. In 2007 it was the seventh most common name in the Netherlands (55,273 people).Bakker
at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ada Bakker Ada Bakker (born 8 April 1948) is a former Dutch female tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. During her career Bakker played in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, namely the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open ...

(b. 1948), Dutch tennis player *

Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff ''Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff (1824 in The Hague – 1882 in Leiden), was a 19th-century Dutch genre painter. Biography According to the RKD he was a pupil of the painters Cornelis Kruseman and Huib van Hove who became known for his "Bakke ...

(1824–1882), Dutch genre painter * Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker (b. 1940), Dutch medievalist *

Arnold Bakker Arnoldus Bastiaan Bakker (born July 19, 1964) is a Dutch industrial and organizational psychologist and Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Bakker is also a fellow of the Association for Psychological ...

(b. 1964), Dutch psychologist *

Arne Bakker Arne Bakker (18 February 1930 – 9 October 2009) was a Norwegian footballer and bandy player. Football career He was born in Bærum. He started his career in Fossum IF, joined Stabæk IF in 1946 and Asker SK in 1949. Here he played at the h ...

(1930–2009), Norwegian footballer *

Bert Bakker Lambertus Jozef (Bert) Bakker (3 April 1912 in Huizum (Leeuwarden) – 19 September 1969 in Ilpendam) was a Dutch writer and publisher in the Netherlands. He wrote literary studies, two novels, poetry, and children's books. In World War II he ...

(1912–1969), Dutch writer and publisher *

Billy Bakker Billy Pierre Bakker (; born 23 November 1988) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Dutch national team. Bakker scored a total of 65 goals in 236 appearances for the national team from 2009 until 20 ...

(b. 1988), Dutch field hockey player * Cees Bakker (b. 1945), Dutch football referee *

Cor Bakker Cor Bakker (born 19 August 1961) is a Dutch pianist. Bakker was born at Landsmeer. He rose to fame playing in '' De Schreeuw van De Leeuw'', a television show starring Paul de Leeuw He has had his own Radio Show called ''Music Minded'', whic ...

(1918–2011), Dutch racing cyclist *

(b. 1961), Dutch pianist *

Cornelis Bakker Cornelis Jan Bakker (11 March 1904 – 23 April 1960) was a Dutch physicist and second Director General of CERN. He was also a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences. Biography Bakker studied physics at the University of Ams ...

(1904–1960), Dutch nuclear physicist, Director-General of CERN 1955–1960 *

Corrie Bakker Cornelia Johanna Marretje "Corrie" Bakker (later Stigter, born 15 June 1945) is a retired track and field athlete from the Netherlands. She was part of the Dutch 4 × 100 m relay team that finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Her personal ...

(b. 1945), Dutch sprinter * Danny Bakker (b. 1995), Dutch footballer for ADO Den Haag * Danny Bakker (b. 1995), Dutch footballer for SC Cambuur * Davy Bakker (b. 1972), Dutch cricketer *

Dick Bakker Dick Bakker (born 23 May 1947 in Blaricum) is a Dutch composer, conductor and music producer. He succeeded Rogier van Otterloo as conductor of the Metropole Orkest, serving between 1991 and 2005. Bakker composed the winning Eurovision Song Cont ...

(b. 1947), Dutch composer, conductor and music producer * Donald Bakker, Canadian convicted of sex tourism * Edwin Bakker (b. 1967), Dutch terrorism scholar *

Egbert Bakker Egbert Jan Bakker (born 12 November 1958) is a Dutch classical scholar specializing in Greek language, literature and linguistics. He currently is a professor of Classics at Yale University. Career Bakker was born in 1958 in Amsterdam. He obtain ...

(b. 1958), Dutch classical scholar * Erik Bakker (b. 1990), Dutch footballer *

Ernst Bakker Ernst Carel Bakker (16 April 1946 – 8 February 2014) was a Dutch politician, alderman and member of the Democrats 66 political party. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1982. He joined the Amsterdam City Counci ...

(1946–2014), Dutch politician *

Eshly Bakker Eshly Bakker (born 10 February 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as midfielder or forward in the Netherlands Eredivisie for Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career Born in Amsterdam, she started her career at amateur club RKSV ...

(b. 1993), Dutch footballer * Geert Bakker (1921–1993), Dutch Olympic sailor *

Gerbrand Bakker Gerbrand Bakker may refer to: * Gerbrand Bakker (physician) (1771–1828), Dutch physician and professor * Gerbrand Bakker (novelist) Gerbrand Bakker (born 28 April 1962) is a Dutch writer. He won the International Dublin Literary Award for '' T ...

(1771–1828), Dutch physician *

(b. 1962), Dutch novelist *

Gijs Bakker Gijs Bakker (Amersfoort, 20 February 1942) is a Dutch jewellery and industrial-designer, educated at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the Konstfackskolan in Stockholm, Sweden. Bakker's designs cover jewellery, home ...

(b. 1942), Dutch jewelry designer *

Glenys Bakker Glenys Bakker (born August 27, 1962 in High River, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Bakker played for Shannon Kleibri ...

(b. 1962), Canadian curler *

Hans T. Bakker Hans T. Bakker (born 1948) is a cultural historian and Indologist, who has served as the Professor of the History of Hinduism and Jan Gonda Chair at the University of Groningen. He currently works in the British Museum as a researcher in proje ...

(b. 1948), Dutch Indologist * Huib Bakker (b. 1965), Dutch physicist * Ina Boudier-Bakker (1875–1966), Dutch writer of novels *

Ineke Bakker Ineke Bakker (born 25 January 1956, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.og ...

(b. 1956), Dutch sprint canoeist * Isabella C. Bakker, Canadian political scientist *

Jan Albert Bakker Jan Albert Bakker (born 4 June 1935, Breda) is a Dutch archeologist. He is an emeritus lecturer of Prehistoric Archaeology of Northwestern Europe at the University of Amsterdam, where he worked at the Institute for Prae- and Protohistory. His field ...

(b. 1935), Dutch archaeologist *

Jarich Bakker Jarich Hendrik Bakker (born 29 March 1974) competed as a track cyclist for the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Leeuwarden, he participated in the men's team pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th. See also * Lis ...

(b. 1974), Dutch track cyclist *

Jason Bakker Jason Bakker (born 12 November 1967) is an Australian former cricketer. He played eleven first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1995 and 2000. In 2007 Bakker founded a sports management company, Signature Sports, and is the manager o ...

(b. 1967), Australian cricketer *

Jay Bakker Jamie Charles "Jay" Bakker (born December 18, 1975) is an American pastor, author, and speaker. He is the son of televangelists Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Messner. During his young adult years, Bakker became disillusioned with mainstream Christ ...

(b. 1975), American pastor, founder of Revolution Church, son of Jim and Tammy Faye *

Jelle Bakker Jelle's Marble Runs is a YouTube channel based in the Netherlands centered on marbles, marble runs and marble races. It is run by the brothers Jelle and Dion Bakker. The channel spoofs the Olympic Games, Formula One, and other sporting events wit ...

(b. 1985) Dutch YouTuber *

Jim Bakker James Orsen Bakker (; born January 2, 1940) is an American televangelist and convicted fraudster. Between 1974 and 1987, Bakker hosted the television program '' The PTL Club'' and its cable television platform, the PTL Satellite Network, with ...

(b. 1940), American televangelist *

Joop Bakker Johannes Age "Joop" Bakker (27 May 1921 – 3 October 2003) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. Bakker applied at the Rotterdam Sc ...

(1921–2003), Dutch politician *

Justin Bakker Justin Bakker (born 3 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Vitesse. Club career Bakker played in the youth of AZ, where he won the Tweede Divisie championship with the second team of AZ, Jong AZ, i ...

(b. 1998), Dutch footballer * Kees Bakker (1931–2010), Dutch ecologist *

Keith Bakker Keith Benjamin Bakker (born November 24, 1960) is an American-Dutch former mental health practitioner and convicted criminal. A long-time drug addict himself, he specialized in drug rehabilitation and became known in the Netherlands for his ...

(b. 1960), American-Dutch mental health practitioner *

Klaas Bakker Klaas Bakker (22 April 1926 – 3 January 2016) was a Dutch footballer. He played as a midfielder and striker. Club career He played for De Volewijckers between 1943 and 1951, and later for Ajax until 1957. He was born in Amsterdam, North H ...

(1926–2016), Dutch footballer * Laurens Bakker (b. 1950s), Dutch heavy metal drummer *

Marcus Bakker Marcus Bakker (20 June 1923 – 24 December 2009) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) now merged into the GroenLinks (GL) party and journalist. Biography Early life Bakker was the son of an accountant w ...

(1923–2009), Dutch communist politician *

Mees Bakker Mees Bakker (born 11 March 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club De Graafschap. Club career He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 20 August 2018 in a game against Almere City, as a starter. On 7 J ...

(b. 2001), Dutch footballer *

Mitchel Bakker Mitchel Bakker (born 20 June 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left wing-back or left midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta. Club career Ajax Bakker made his debut for Ajax in a 7–0 KNVB Cup win against ...

(b. 2000), Dutch footballer *

Nick Bakker Nick Bakker (born 21 July 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for club FC Groningen. Club career On 19 February 2012, Bakker made his Eredivisie debut against PSV. He came as a 90+2 minute substitute for Groningen's Swedis ...

(b. 1992), Dutch footballer *

Nordin Bakker Nordin Bakker (born 31 October 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Almere City. Club career Fortuna Wormerveer Bakker first made a mark in indoor football at sixteen, impressing at FC Kondo Budjang befor ...

(b. 1997), Dutch footballer *

Patrick Bakker Patrick Bakker (12 November 1910 in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands – 28 December 1932 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch artist in oil paintings and pen or pastel drawings in the first half of the twentieth century. At the time of his death he was co ...

(1910–1932), Dutch painter *

Paul-Jan Bakker Paul-Jan Bakker (born 19 August 1957) is a Dutch former international cricketer, who also played domestic cricket at first-class and List A level in England for Hampshire from 1986 to 1992, taking 269 wickets across both formats. He later play ...

(b. 1957), Dutch cricketer *

Peter Bakker Peter Bakker (born 1 August 1961) is a Dutch businessman who currently serves as president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Education Bakker has a master's degree in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a b ...

(b. 1961), Dutch businessman *

Peter Bakker (rower) Peter Johannes Bakker (born 4 August 1934) is a rower who represented the Netherlands. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ...

(b. 1934), Dutch rower * Piet Bakker (1897–1960), Dutch journalist and author * Piet Bakker (b. c. 1925), Dutch sprint canoeist * (1941–2007), Dutch defense lawyer *

Robert T. Bakker Robert Thomas Bakker (born March 24, 1945) is an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded). Along with his mento ...

(b. 1945), American paleontologist * Robert Bakker (rower) (b. 1962), Dutch rower * Robin Bakker (b. 1959), Australian rower *

R. Scott Bakker Richard Scott Bakker (born February 2, 1967, Simcoe, Ontario) is a Canadian fantasy author and frequent lecturer in the South Western Ontario university community. He grew up on a tobacco farm in the Simcoe area. In 1986 he attended the Univer ...

(b. 1967), Canadian fantasy author * Sharona Bakker (b. 1990), Dutch hurdler * (b. 1974), Dutch dietician *

Tammy Faye Bakker Tamara Faye Messner (née LaValley, formerly Bakker ; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American evangelist, singer, author, talk show host, and television personality. She gained notice for her work with ''The PTL Club'', a televangelist ...

(1942–2007), American Christian singer and televangelist * Tim Bakker (b. 1977), Canadian football player ; De Bakker *

Jaco de Bakker Jacobus Willem (Jaco) de Bakker (7 March 1939 – 13 December 2012) was a Dutch theoretical computer scientist and professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Biography De Bakker studied mathematics at the Vrije Universiteit and the Univer ...

(1939–2012), Dutch computer scientist *

Jan de Bakker Jan Jansz de Bakker van Woerden (Latin name: ''Johannes Pistorius Woerdensis''; 1499 – 15 September 1525) was a Roman Catholic priest who was the first priest in the Northern Netherlands to be put to death as a direct result of his beliefs. ...

(1499–1525), Dutch priest executed for heresy *

Joseph De Bakker Joseph De Bakker (born 27 May 1934) is a Belgian former track cyclist. He competed in the 1,000 metres time trial event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He also won four bronze medals in the sprint event Sprinting is running over a short dista ...

(b. 1934), Belgian cyclist * Paul de Bakker (b. 1973), Dutch bioinformatician *

Thiemo de Bakker Thiemo Carsten Jannick de Bakker (born 19 September 1988) is a Dutch professional tennis player. Considered a top prospect of his generation as a junior, he also made an impressive breakthrough as a young pro, reaching a career-high ranking in ...

(b. 1988), Dutch tennis player ; Den Bakker * Maarten den Bakker (b. 1969), Dutch road bicycle racer ; Bakkers * Erik Bakkers (b. 1972), Dutch physicist

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