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Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

family name of West Frisian origin. It most commonly refers to: *

Edsger W. Dijkstra Edsger Wybe Dijkstra ( ; ; 11 May 1930 – 6 August 2002) was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, software engineer, mathematician, and science essayist. Born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Dijkstra studied mathematics and physics and the ...

(1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist ** Named after him:

Dijkstra's algorithm Dijkstra's algorithm ( ) is an algorithm for finding the shortest paths between nodes in a weighted graph, which may represent, for example, a road network. It was conceived by computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra in 1956 and published three ...

Dijkstra Prize The ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC) is an academic conference in the field of distributed computing organised annually by the Association for Computing Machinery (special interest groups SIGACT and SIGOPS). Scope and ...

Dijkstra–Scholten algorithm The Dijkstra–Scholten algorithm (named after Edsger W. Dijkstra and Carel S. Scholten) is an algorithm for detecting termination in a distributed system. The algorithm was proposed by Dijkstra and Scholten in 1980.. First, consider the case of ...

People

Bram Dijkstra Bram Dijkstra (born Abraham Dijkstra on 5 July 1938) is an American author, literary critic and former professor of English literature. Dijkstra wrote seven books on various literary and artistic subjects concerning writing. He also curates art ex ...

(born 1938), American professor of English literature and cultural historian *

(1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist, programmer, software engineer, mathematician, and science essayist *

Erik Dijkstra Erik Dijkstra (born 9 March 1977) is a Dutch journalist and television presenter. He is known as presenter of the quiz show '' Per Seconde Wijzer'' and for the segment ''De Jakhalzen'' in the talk show '' De Wereld Draait Door''. He was also one ...

(born 1977), Dutch journalist and television presenter *

Jan Dijkstra Jan Dijkstra (14 April 1910, Lemmer – 22 November 1993) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Christelijk-Historische Unie. For a few months in 1945, he was mayor of Wonseradeel. In December 1945, he succeeded Kornelis van der Vlis ...

(1910–1993), Dutch mayor *

Jesse Six Dijkstra Jesse Six Dijkstra (born 23 September 1994) is a Dutch politician who was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 general election. He worked at the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) prior to entering politics. A membe ...

(born 1994), Dutch politician * (1896–1978), Dutch painter, illustrator and stained glass artist *

Lenie Dijkstra Lenie Dijkstra (born 3 October 1967 in Joure, Friesland) is a female road and mountain bike racing cyclist from the Netherlands. Her first victory was the Dutch Food Valley Classic Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or ...

(born 1967), Dutch racing cyclist * Lou Dijkstra (1909–1964), Dutch speed skater, father of Sjoukje Dijkstra *

Margaret Dijkstra Eva Gerlach (born 9 April 1948) is a Dutch poet. She also writes under the name Margaret Dijkstra. Biography She was born on 9 April 1948 in Amsterdam. In 1979, she published her first collection of poetry ''Verder geen leed'' (No Further Distre ...

, pseudonym of Eva Gerlach (born 1948), Dutch poet *

Marjolein Dijkstra Marjolein Dijkstra (born 1967) is a Dutch condensed matter physicist. She works as a professor in the Debye Institute for NanoMaterials Science at Utrecht University, and the Soft Condensed Matter group of the Department of Physics and Astronomy ...

(born 1967), Dutch physicist *

Mart Dijkstra Mart Dijkstra (born 10 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Harkemase Boys. Club career He started his senior career with Harkemase Boys and then moved to SC Cambuur, whom he left in 2015 after four years ...

(born 1990), Dutch footballer *

Meindert Dijkstra Meindert Dijkstra (born 28 February 1967) is a Dutch former footballer who played primarily at right back. He spent a majority of his career playing in the Dutch leagues, only spending two seasons abroad when he played in England for Notts Coun ...

(born 1967), Dutch footballer *

Peter Dijkstra Peter Dijkstra (born 11 June 1978) is a Dutch conductor, especially of choirs and vocal ensembles. Born in Roden, Drenthe, Dijkstra sang in his youth in Jongenskoor Roder, a boys' choir, which his father, Bouwe Dijkstra, founded in 1985. He sang ...

(born 1978), Dutch choir conductor *

Pia Dijkstra Pietje Aafke "Pia" Dijkstra (; born 9 December 1954) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) and former television presenter. From 2010 to 2021, she served as a member of the House of Representatives. She was Minister for Medical Care in ...

(born 1954), Dutch politician and television presenter *

Remco Dijkstra Remco Jan Dijkstra (born 18 August 1972, Zeist) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he has been an MP since 20 September 2012. Previously he was a member ...

(born 1972), Dutch politician *

Rineke Dijkstra Rineke Dijkstra Royal Photographic Society#Distinctions and qualifications, HonFRPS (born 2 June 1959) is a Dutch photographer. She lives and works in Amsterdam.Sieb Dijkstra Sybrandus Johannes Andreas Dijkstra (born 20 October 1966) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer, who is goalkeeping coach at Fortuna Sittard. As a player, he was a goalkeeper who notably played in the Premier League for ...

(born 1966), Dutch football goalkeeper *

Sjoukje Dijkstra Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra (; 28 January 1942 – 2 May 2024) was a Dutch competitive figure skater. She was the 1964 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (1962–1964), five-time ...

(1942–2024), Dutch figure skater *

Wieke Dijkstra Wieke Elisabeth Henriëtte Dijkstra (born 19 June 1984) is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club Laren. Dijkstra was born in Amsterdam, North Holland. In addition to her club career, she plays for th ...

(born 1984), Dutch field hockey player

Fictional characters

Roel Dijkstra ''Roel Dijkstra'' is a Dutch comic book series about a fictional football player. The series was created in 1975 by Jan Steeman (1933-2018; winner of the 2005 Dutch Stripschapprijs) and Andries Brandt. The first 21 volumes, drawn by Steeman and ...

, eponymous character in a comic book series published from 1977 to 1995 *

Sigismund Dijkstra The fictional universe of ''The Witcher'' sage was created by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The following is a list of notable characters from the book series and its adaptations. Overview Key: * A dark grey cell indicates that the characte ...

, character from

Andrzej Sapkowski Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books '' The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. The saga has been popularized through television ...

's ''

The Witcher ''The Witcher'' (, ) is a series of 9 fantasy novels and 15 short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous witcher, Geralt of Rivia. Witchers are monster hunters given superhuman abilities for the ...

'' saga and the third ''Witcher'' game

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