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short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative Eberhard).Evert
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Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW). ...

database of given names in the Netherlands. It is also used as surname. Notable people with the name include:

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* Evert van Aelst (1602–1657), Dutch still life painter * Evert Andersen (1772–1809), Norwegian naval officer *

Evert Augustus Duyckinck Evert Augustus Duyckinck (pronounced DIE-KINK) (November 23, 1816 – August 13, 1878) was an American publisher and biographer. He was associated with the literary side of the Young America movement in New York. Biography He was born on Novem ...

(1816–1878), American publisher and biographer * Evert Azimullah (born 1938), Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer *

Evert Båge Major General Evert Karl Erik Båge (25 August 1925 – 21 January 2021) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Båge served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1980 to 1984 and as head of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1984 to 1990. Early l ...

(1925–2021), Swedish Air Force major general * Evert Jan Baerends (born 1945), Dutch theoretical chemist * Evert Bancker (mayor) (1665–1734), New Netherland/New York trader and politician * Evert Bancker (speaker) (1721–1803), New York merchant and politician *

Evert Bastet Evert Bastet (born May 30, 1950 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Canadian sailor. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Terry McLaughlin. He also finished fourth within the same category at the 1976 Sum ...

(born 1950), Canadian sailor * Evert van Benthem (born 1958), Dutch speed skater * Evert Willem Beth (1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logician * Evert Björn (1888–1974), Swedish middle-distance runner * Evert Bloemsma (1958–2005), Dutch type designer and graphic designer * Evert Jan Boks (1838–1914), Dutch painter * Evert Jan Brill (1812–1871), Dutch publisher * Evert Brouwers (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Evert Bulder (1894–1973), Dutch footballer * Evert Collier (1642–1708), Dutch painter * Evert Dolman (1946–1993), Dutch racing cyclist *

Evert Dudok Evert Dudok (born February 23, 1959 in Venlo, Netherlands) has been the President of EADS Astrium Satellites since June 2007. Prior to this date he was president of EADS Astrium Space Transportation since June 2005. Before that he was Head of Ear ...

(born 1959), Dutch engineer and CEO *

Evert Eloranta Frans Evert Eloranta (10 October 1879 – 1936) was a Finnish politician and a Member of the Parliament for the Social Democratic Party in 1908–1918. During the Finnish Civil War, Eloranta served as the Minister of Agriculture of the Finnis ...

(1879–1936), Finnish politician * Evert Endt (born 1933), Dutch-born French designer *

Evert Geradts Evert Geradts (born 9 June 1943, The Hague) is a Dutch cartoonist and former underground comics artist. He later became a prolific Disney comics Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring characters created by the Walt Disney C ...

(born 1943), Dutch cartoonist * Evert Grift (1922–2009), Dutch racing cyclist * Evert Groenewald (fl. 1963–1999), South African Navy officer * Evert Gunnarsson (born 1929), Swedish rower *

Evert Hingst Evert Constantijn Hingst (22 March 1969 – 31 October 2005) was a Dutch lawyer. He was murdered in Amsterdam, one day before he would talk to various media about the various investigations the Dutch Department of Justice was conducting after him. ...

(1969–2005), Dutch lawyer and murder victim *

Evert Hoek Evert Hoek FREng (born in 1933 in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean-Canadian Mechanical Engineer specialized Geotechnical Engineering and a leading international expert in rock mechanics. Hoek began his research for Rock Mechanics i ...

(born 1933), South African-Canadian civil engineer * Evert-Jan 't Hoen (born 1975), Dutch baseball player *

Evert Hokkanen Evert Hokkanen (7 July 1864, Urjala – 26 June 1918, Hämeenlinna) was a Finland, Finnish farmworker and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1910, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He was i ...

(1864–1918), Finnish farmworker and politician *

Evert Horn Evert Karlsson Horn af Kanckas (11 June 1585 – 30 July 1615) was a Swedish Field Marshal and Governor of Narva. Biography He was born at Haapsalu Castle in the Swedish province of Estonia. He was a son of Field Marshal Carl Horn and Agneta ...

(1585–1615), Swedish soldier *

Evert Hoving Evert Hoving (born 14 January 1953) is a retired Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 800 m and 1500 m The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost m ...

(born 1953), Dutch middle-distance runner * Evert Huttunen (1884–1924), Finnish journalist and politician * Evert Jakobsson (1886–1960), Finnish javelin thrower * Evert Johansson (1903–1990), Finnish canoeist *

Evert Kamerbeek Evert "Eef" Kamerbeek (17 March 1934 – 26 August 2008) was one of the best Dutch decathletes of all time. Between 1954 and 1964, he won 11 national decathlon titles, as well as seven titles in the 110 m hurdles and four titles in the 200 m hurd ...

(1934–2008), Dutch decathlete * Evert Karlsson (1920–1996), Swedish ski jumper *

Evert Koops Evert "Eddy" Koops (2 January 1885 – 10 November 1938) was a Dutch athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born and died in Arnhem. In the 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race ...

(1885–1938), Dutch sprinter *

Evert Kroes Evert Hubertus Kroes (born 4 May 1950) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with ...

(born 1950), Dutch rower * Evert Kroon (born 1946), Dutch water polo goalkeeper *

Evert Johan Kroon Evert Johan Kroon (born 9 December 1966) is a swimmer who represented the Netherlands Antilles. He competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as ...

(born 1966), Netherlands Antilles swimmer *

Evert Kulenius Matts Evert Kulenius (8 March 1879, Terjärv - 4 February 1958) was a Finnish schoolteacher and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1922 to 1927, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland The Swedish People's P ...

(1879–1958), Finnish schoolteacher and politician * Evert Larock (1865–1901), Belgian painter * Évert Lengua (born 1983), Peruvian footballer * Evert van Linge (1895–1964), Dutch footballer * Evert Lundquist (1904–1994), Swedish painter and graphic artist *

Evert Lundqvist Evert Viktor Lundquist (27 February 1900 – 19 February 1979) was a Swedish association football player who won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924–27 he played nine international matches and scored one goal. He later worked a ...

(1900–1979), Swedish footballer * Evert van Milligen (born 1948), Dutch VVD politician * Evert Musch (1918–2007), Dutch painter * Evert van Muyden (1853–1922), Swiss engraver, illustrator and painter *

Evert Nilsson Evert Reinhold Emanuel "Västervik" Nilsson (22 October 1894 – 14 February 1973) was a Swedish pentathlete and decathlete who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fifth in the decathlon; in the pentathlon he placed ...

(1894–1973), Swedish pentathlete and decathlete * Evert Nyberg (1925–2000), Swedish long-distance runner * Evert Oudendijck (1650–1695), Dutch painter * Evert Pieters (1856–1932), Dutch painter * Evert Ploeg (born 1963), Australian portrait painter. *

Evert Skoglund Evert Skoglund (born 10 May 1953 in Milan) is an Italian-Swedish former professional footballer. He played in many years in the Italian leagues. His father Lennart Skoglund was a famous player for F.C. Internazionale Milano Football Clu ...

(born 1953), Italian footballer * Evert V. Snedecker (1838–1899), American racing horse trainer and owner * Evert Sodergren (1920–2013), American studio furniture maker * Evert Sparks (1879–1972), Canadian (Alberta) politician *

Evert Taube Axel Evert Taube (; 12 March 1890 – 31 January 1976) was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the Swedish ballad tradition in the 20th c ...

(1890–1976), Swedish author, artist, composer and singer * Evert Verbist (born 1984), Belgian road cyclist *

Evert Verwey Evert Johannes Willem Verwey, also Verweij, (April 30, 1905 in Amsterdam – February 13, 1981 in Utrecht) was a Dutch chemist, who also did research in physical chemistry. Verwey studied chemistry at the University of Amsterdam and obtained his M ...

(1905–1981), Dutch chemist *

Evert Ysbrandszoon Ides Eberhard Isbrand Ides or Evert Ysbrants (Ysbrandszoon) Ides (1657–1708) was a Danish merchant, traveller and diplomat. Biography Eberhard Isbrand Ides was from Holstein-Glückstadt. By 1687, he settled in the German Quarter (''Nemetskaya slo ...

(1657–1708), Danish traveller and diplomat

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* Alexei Evert (1857–1926), General in the Russian Empire * Angelos Evert (1894–1970), Greek police officer *

Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record s ...

(born 1954), American tennis player ** Evert Cup, women's tennis tournament named after her ** Chris Evert (horse), racing horse named after her *

James Evert James Andrew "Jimmy" Evert (September 9, 1923 – August 21, 2015) was an American tennis coach and player. He was the father of Chris Evert, who was one of the world's top women tennis players in the 1970s and 1980s. Evert was born in Chicago ...

(1924–2015), American tennis coach, father of Chris and Jeanne * Jason Evert (born 1975), Catholic author and chastity speaker *

Jeanne Evert Jeanne Colette Dubin ( Evert; October 5, 1957 – February 20, 2020) was an American professional tennis player and the younger sister of Chris Evert. She was ranked as high as 28th by the WTA in 1978 and ninth within the United States in 1974. ...

(1957–2020), American tennis player * Miltiadis Evert (1939–2011), Greek politician

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