Cees () is a

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masculine given name, a short form of

Cornelis Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) an ...

. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling

Kees Kees or KEES may refer to: * Kees (given name) * Kees (surname) * KEES, an American AM radio station licensed to Gladewater, Texas See also

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is more common. Notable people named Cees include: * Cees Andriesse (born 1939), Dutch physicist and historian of science *

Cees Bal Cornelius Bal (born 21 November 1951) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He won the Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races: * Tour of Flanders (men's race) The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De ...

(born 1951), Dutch cyclist * Cees Berkhouwer (1919–1992), Dutch VVD politician * Cees van Bladel (born 1962), Dutch sports sailor *

Cees Bol Cees Bol (born 27 July 1995) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France. Major results ;2014 : 10th Baronie Breda Classic ;2015 : 1st Sprints classificati ...

(born 1995), Dutch cyclist * Cees van Bruchem (born 1950), Dutch politician * Cees Dekker (born 1959), Dutch biophysicist *

Cees Doorakkers Cornelis Martinus Anthinius Maria Doorakkers (born 2 March 1963 in Gilze, Netherlands) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Cees Doorakker was the 250cc Dutch champion in 1984 and 1986. In 1986 he also reached the championship in the 5 ...

(born 1963), Dutch motorcycle road racer * Cees van Dongen (1932–2011), Dutch motorcycle road racer * Cees van Espen (born 1938), Dutch road cyclist *

Cees Geel Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Geel (born 13 March 1965 in Schagen) is a Dutch television, radio and film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs ...

(born 1965), Dutch television, radio and film actor *

Cees Gravesteijn Cornelis "Cees" Gravesteijn (born 21 April 1928) is a Dutch retired sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, larg ...

(born 1928), Dutch canoer * Cees Groot (1932–1988), Dutch footballer * Cees Haast (1938–2019), Dutch cyclist *

Cees Hamelink Cees Jan Hamelink (born 14 September 1940) is a Dutch academic known for his work on communication, culture, and technology. He is emeritus professor of international communications and media at the University of Amsterdam; professor in manage ...

(born 1940), Dutch communication scientist *

Cees Heerschop Cees Heerschop (14 February 1935 – 24 July 2014) was a Dutch professional footballer who played for PSV as a right back, making 191 appearances for the club in all competitions, between 1956 and 1964. He later spent a year with NEC is a ...

(1935–2014), Dutch footballer *

Cees Helder Cees Helder (born 1948 in , North Holland) is a Dutch chef, former restaurant owner of Parkheuvel in Rotterdam. He was the first chief cook in the Netherlands to acquire three Michelin stars. Helder obtained his first Michelin star when he was c ...

(born 1948), Dutch chef *

Cees Jan Diepeveen Cees Jan Diepeveen (born 24 July 1956 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles (1984), in Seoul (1988) and finally in Barcelona (1992). In 1988 ...

(born 1956), Dutch biophysicist *

Cees Juffermans Cees Juffermans (born 10 February 1982) is a former Olympian and Dutch Short track speed skater.https://olympics.com/en/athletes/cees-juffermans However, in his recent career he is more well known as a marathon speed skater. Juffermans is one ...

(born 1982), Dutch short track speed skater *

Cees Keizer Cees Keizer (born 8 January 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He works as a youth coach with FC Volendam. Career Born in Volendam, Keizer played youth football with hometown club FC Volendam before movin ...

(born 1986), Dutch footballer *

Cees van der Knaap Cornelis (Cees) van der Knaap (born 27 January 1951) is a Dutch politician. He was State Secretary for Defence for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Biography After attending a MULO school, Van der Knaap worked for Vroom & Dreesmann. ...

(born 1951), Dutch CDA politician * Cees Koch (1925–2024), Dutch canoer * Cees Koch (1936–2021), Dutch discus thrower and shot putter *

Cees van Kooten Cees van Kooten (; 20 August 1948 – 24 August 2015) was a Dutch former international football striker. After his career he became a football manager, he retired after a heart attack. He died of cancer in 2015. With 79 goals in six seasons ...

(1948–2015), Dutch footballer *

Cees Krijnen Cornelis Hendrik "Cees" Krijnen (born 29 May 1969 in Velsen) is a Dutch artist. Krijnen studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the post-academic education DasArts, both in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 1999 he won the Dutch art prize Prix de Ro ...

(born 1969), Dutch contemporary artist * Cees Kurpershoek (born 1943), Dutch sports sailor *

Cees Lagrand Cees Lagrand (born 20 October 1936, Zaandam) is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Ital ...

(born 1936), Dutch canoer * Cees van der Leeuw (1890–1973), Dutch artist * Cees Lok (born 1966), Dutch footballer * Cees Maas (born 1947), Dutch chief financial officer *

Cees Nooteboom Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria "Cees" Nooteboom (; born 31 July 1933) is a Dutch novelist, poet and journalist. After the attention received by his novel '' Rituals'' (''Rituelen'', 1980), which won the Pegasus Prize, it was the first of his n ...

(born 1933), Dutch novelist, poet, and journalist *

Cees Paauwe Cees Paauwe (; born 3 November 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Dronten, Netherlands, Paauwe played for Lyra, SV 't Harde and FC Zwolle as a youth. From 1995 to 2000 he played for FC Tw ...

(born 1977), Dutch football goalkeeper *

Cees Priem Cees Priem (born 27 October 1950) is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer. After his cycling career, Priem became team manager of TVM. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ...

(born 1950), Dutch cyclist *

Cees van Riel Cees () is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees (given name), Kees is more common. Notable people n ...

(born 1951), Dutch organizational theorist * Cees Schapendonk (born 1955), Dutch footballer * Cees See (1934–1985), Dutch jazz drummer * Cees Stam (born 1945), Dutch track cyclist * Cees Timmer (1903–1978), Dutch artist * Cees Toet (born 1987), Dutch footballer *

Cees Veerman Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Veerman (born 8 March 1949) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist. Veerman applied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam School of Economics in M ...

(1943–2014), Dutch singer, composer and guitarist *

(born 1949), Dutch CDA politician * Cees Vervoorn (born 1960), Dutch swimmer * Cees de Vreugd (1952–1998), Dutch strongman and powerlifter * Cees Jan Winkel (born 1962), Dutch swimmer * Cees de Wolf (1945–2011), Dutch footballer

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