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and a

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. Antoon is also a transliteration of

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(), also spelt , and typically used as both a given name and surname of

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s. Notable people with the name Antoon include:

Given name

Antoon Coolen Antoon Coolen (April 17, 1897–November 9, 1961) was a well-known Dutch writer of novels. He wrote the ''Boekenweekgeschenk'' for the Boekenweek In the Netherlands, the Boekenweek (; English: Book Week) is an annual "week" of ten days dedicat ...

(1897–1961), Dutch writer *

Antoon Jozef Witteryck Antoon Jozef Witteryck (6 June 1865 in Oostkamp – 3 July 1934 in Bruges) was a publisher and teacher from Belgium, and one of the first Esperantist An Esperantist () is a person who speaks, reads or writes Esperanto. According to th ...

(1865–1934), Belgian writer * Antoon van Schendel (1910–1990), Dutch professional road bicycle racer

Nickname

Antoon Kolen Anthonius Wilhelmus Johannes (Antoon) Kolen (22 May 1953 – 3 October 2004) was a Dutch mathematician and Professor at the Maastricht University, in the Department of Quantitative Economics. He is known for his work on dynamic programming, such as ...

, nickname for Anthonius Wilhelmus Johannes Kolen (1953–2004), Dutch mathematician *Antoon Vergote, nickname for Antoine Vergote (1921–2013), Belgian Roman Catholic priest *

Antoon Verlegh Antonius Wilhelmus "Antoon" Verlegh (29 March 1896 – 12 March 1960), also known as Rat Verlegh, was a Dutch football player and administrator who is best known for his association with NAC Breda, whose Rat Verlegh Stadion is named in his hono ...

, nickname for Antonius Wilhelmus Verlegh (1896–1960), Dutch football player

Surname

* A. J. Antoon (1944–1992), American theatre director *

Feras Antoon Feras Antoon (; born 29 June 1975) is a Syrian Canadians, Syrian-Canadian-France, French pornographer, and the co-owner and CEO of Aylo, the world's largest pornography company, which runs sites including Pornhub and RedTube. He created his fir ...

(born 1975), Syrian-born Canadian businessman in the online pornography industry *

John Antoon John C. Antoon II (born May 16, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Early life and education Antoon was born on May 16, 1946, in Bakersfield, California. He rece ...

(born 1946), American lawyer and judge *

Sinan Antoon Sinan Antoon () is an Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar, and literary translator. He has been described as "one of the most acclaimed authors of the Arab world." Alberto Manguel described him as "one of the great fiction writers of our time.” He is ...

(born 1967), Iraqi American poet and novelist *

Jason Antoon Jason Allan Antoon (born November 9, 1971) is an American actor. Personal life Antoon was born in Santa Monica, California. He is of Lebanese descent. Antoon has been married to actress Seana Kofoed since 2010; they have two children. Career ...

(born 1971), American actor

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