De Ruiter is a Dutch-language surname. In modern

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 ...

, ''ruiter'' indicates any

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

. In the past, the name more specifically referred to a mounted soldier or knight. Variant spellings include De Rijter, De Ruijter, De Ruyter, Deruyter, and Ruiter: De Ruiter * Freddy de Ruiter (born 1969), Norwegian politician * Job de Ruiter (1930–2015), Dutch politician * John de Ruiter (born 1959), Canadian philosopher * Jorrit de Ruiter (born 1986), Dutch badminton player * Lo de Ruiter (1919–2008), Dutch politician * Niels de Ruiter (born 1983), Dutch darts player *

Nol de Ruiter Nol de Ruiter (born 6 April 1940) is a Dutch football coach and former player. Career Playing career Born in Utrecht, De Ruiter played football for local sides DOS, Velox and USV Elinkwijk. The three clubs merged in 1970 to form the professi ...

(born 1940), Dutch football player and coach * Piet de Ruiter (1939–2014), Dutch politician * Roy de Ruiter (born 1989), Dutch football player *

Wesley de Ruiter Wesley de Ruiter (born 13 January 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Leiden, de Ruiter has played for FC Utrecht, FC Den Bosch, Excelsior, RKC Waalwijk and FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football cl ...

(born 1986), Dutch footballer *

Wietske de Ruiter Wietske Annechien de Ruiter (born 20 March 1970 in Ridderkerk) is a former female field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. At the last tournament in Atlanta ...

(born 1970), Dutch field hockey player *

Danielle de Ruiter Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language. Variants *Dana – Czech, German, Romanian Polish *Danette – English *Daniela – Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, ...

(born 1998), Canadian Softball player and coach De Ruijter *

Bert de Ruijter Bert de Ruijter (born 1952) known as Leigh Blond, is a Dutch composer, singer and songwriter. Career He was born to musically gifted parents in a shipyard town called Hardinxveld. At young age Blond was exposed to the jukebox music of Elvis Pres ...

(born 1952), Dutch blues musician known as "Leigh Blond" * Frits de Ruijter (1917–2012), Dutch middle-distance runner De Ruyter *

Engel de Ruyter Engel Michielszoon de Ruyter (2 May 1649 – 27 February 1683) was a Dutch vice-admiral. Biography De Ruyter was born in Vlissingen, the son of lieutenant admiral Michiel de Ruyter and his second wife Cornelia Engels. He began his naval service o ...

(1649–1683), Dutch vice-admiral *

Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (; 24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) was a Dutch admiral. Widely celebrated and regarded as one of the most skilled admirals in history, De Ruyter is arguably most famous for his achievements with the Dutch ...

(1607–1676), Dutch admiral and naval hero * Stephnie de Ruyter, New Zealand politician * Wim de Ruyter (1918–1995), Dutch racing cyclist * André de Ruyter (born 1968), South African business executive. Deruyter * Charles Deruyter (1890–1955), Belgian racing cyclist * James DeRuyter Blackwell (1828–1901), American author and poet *

Tim DeRuyter Timothy James DeRuyter ( ; born January 3, 1963) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the defensive coordinator at Texas Tech University. He previously served in the same capacity at the University of Oregon in 2021 an ...

(born 1963), American football coach * Yves Deruyter (born 1970), Belgian DJ Ruiter *

Bert Ruiter Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flutist Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn Dresden, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. The band has undergone numerous formations in ...

(born 1946), Dutch bass guitarist, record producer, and composer *

Jan Ruiter Jan Ruiter () (born 24 November 1946) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Ruiter was born in Enkhuizen, North Holland. During his club career he played for FC Volendam, R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.W.D. Molenbee ...

(born 1946), Dutch football goalkeeper *

Robbin Ruiter Robbin Ruiter (born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Amsterdam, North Holland, Ruiter started his senior career with FC Volendam in 2009. FC Utrecht In April 2012, he signed a pre-c ...

(born 1987), Dutch football goalkeeper

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