Diederik is a

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 ...

male given name. People with the name include: * Diederik Aerts (born 1953), Belgian theoretical physicist * Diederik Bangma (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper *

Diederik Boer Diederik Boer (born 24 September 1980) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He spent most of his career playing for PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie. After ret ...

(born 1980), Dutch footballer *

Diederik Boomsma Diederik Thomas Boomsma (born 22 June 1978) is a Dutch politician for New Social Contract (NSC), who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 4 July 2024. He succeeded Judith Uitermark, who had been appointed interior minister in t ...

(born 1978), Dutch politician * Diederik van Dijk (born 1971), Dutch politician * Diederik van Domburg (1685–1736), Dutch governor of Ceylon * Diederik Durven (1676–1740), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies * Diederik Foubert (born 1961), Belgian cyclist *

Diederik Jansz. Graeff Dirck Jansz Graeff, also Diederik Jansz Graeff, Lord of the manors Valckeveen and Voorschoten, Vredenhof (Amsterdam 1532 – 27 July 1589), was a Patrician (post-Roman Europe), patrician, wholesaler, shipowner, politician and large landowner ...

(1532–1589), Dutch merchant, ship-owner and politician *

Diederik Grit Diederik Christoph Grit (1949–2012) was a Dutch translator and translation scholar. Life Born in Groningen on 22 March 1949, Grit moved to Friesland in his early teens and was educated in the Drachtster Lyceum. He went on to study Dutch at the ...

(1949–2012), Dutch translator and translation scholar *

Diederik Hol Diederik Hol (born 10 April 1972) is a Dutch design engineer, designer of the Dual Box inline skate frame and the Narrow Shape Cross-Section (NSX) ice blade, and founder/director of skate company CadoMotus Skating BV. Education and early career ...

(born 1972), Dutch design engineer *

Diederik Korteweg Diederik Johannes Korteweg (31 March 1848 – 10 May 1941) was a Dutch mathematician. He is now best remembered for his work on the Korteweg–de Vries equation, together with Gustav de Vries. Early life and education Diederik Korteweg's father ...

(1848–1941), Dutch mathematician * Diederik Jekel (born 1984), Dutch science journalist and television presenter *

Diederik Johannes Opperman Diederik (or Dirk) Johannes Opperman, commonly referred to as D.J. Opperman ( 29 September 1914 – 22 September 1985) was a South African poetry, poet. Biography He was born on 29 September 1914 in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, Dundee in KwaZulu-Nata ...

(1914–1985), Afrikaans poet *

Diederik van Rooijen Diederik van RooijenSometimes spelled as Diederik Van Rooijen. (born 26 December 1975) is a Dutch television and film director. Career Film Van Rooijen graduated in 2001 from the Netherlands Film Academy with his English-language film ''Cha ...

(born 1975), Dutch film director *

Diederik Samsom Diederik Maarten Samsom (; born 10 July 1971) is a Dutch environmentalist and retired politician who was the leader of the Leader of the Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party (''Partij van de Arbeid'', PvdA) from 2012 to 2016. He was the firs ...

(born 1971), Dutch politician *

Diederik van Silfhout Diederik van Silfhout (born 20 April 1988 in Ede, Netherlands) is a Dutch Olympic dressage rider. Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he placed 4th in the team and 11th in the individual competitions. Van ...

(born 1988), Dutch Olympic dressage rider *

Diederik Simon Diederik Rudolf Simon (born 10 April 1970 in Bloemendaal, North Holland) is a rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in five consecutive Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal with the ''Holland Acht'' (Holland Eight) at ...

(born 1970), Dutch rower *

Diederik Sonoy Diederik Sonoy or Snoey (Kalkar, Duchy of Cleves, 1529Pieterburen, 2 June 1597) was a leader of the Geuzen during the Eighty Years' War. Biography Diderick Sonoy was born about 1529 in the Duchy of Cleves. He was a son of Lambert Snoy and Emm ...

(1529–1597), Dutch rebel leader during the Eighty Years' War *

Diederik Stapel Diederik Alexander Stapel (born 19 October 1966) is a Dutch former professor of social psychology at Tilburg University. In 2011 Tilburg University suspended Stapel for fabricating and manipulating data for his research publications. This scient ...

(born 1966), Dutch social psychologist *

Diederik Tulp Dirck or Diederik Tulp (1624–1682) was the son of the surgeon professor Nicolaes Tulp and involved in the Dutch East India Company and the Civic guard. Dirck Tulp visited Russia with his father-in-law; he was painted in 1653 by Paulus Potter. ...

(1624–1682), Dutch merchant *

Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken (; 6 April 1772 – 11 April 1826) was a Dutch nobleman who served as a major general in the Imperial Russian Army, and later as the third Russian ambassador to the United States. Biography ...

(1772–1826), Dutch nobleman, later Russian major general and ambassador *

Diederik van Weel Diederik David van Weel (born 28 September 1973, in Baarn) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 61 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he didn't score a single goal. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on 17 Au ...

(born 1973), Dutch field hockey player *

Diederik Wissels Diederik Wissels (born December 1960, in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch jazz pianist. In 1968, he moved to Brussels, Belgium and later attended Boston's Berklee College of Music. In his early career, he played with Chet Baker, Joe Henderson an ...

(born 1960), Dutch jazz pianist

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