Dik or DIK may refer to:
People
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Carla Dik-Faber
Roelofje Klazina (Carla) Dik-Faber (born 6 May 1971 in Voorburg) is a Dutch art historian and politician. As a member of the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie) she has been a Member of Parliament since 20 September 2012. She was a member of the munic ...
(born 1971), Dutch art historian and politician
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Natalia Dik
Natalia Nikolaevna Dik (born July 26, 1961) is a contemporary Russian painter, art teacher, and member of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists.
Life and work
Natalia Dik was born July 26, 1961, in the town of Chesnokovka (renamed to Novoaltaysk i ...
(born 1961), Russian painter
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Simon C. Dik
Simon Cornelis Dik (September 6, 1940 in Delden – March 1, 1995 in Holysloot) was a Dutch linguist, most famous for developing the theory of functional grammar. He occupied the chair of General Linguistics at University of Amsterdam betw ...
(1940–1995), Dutch linguist
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Wim Dik
Willem "Wim" Dik (11 January 1939 – 19 June 2022) was a Dutch politician.
Biography
He was born in Rotterdam. He was the head of KPN NV, Holland's formerly state-owned postal and telecom service. On behalf of Democrats 66 (D66) he was a State ...
(born 1939), former head of Royal PTT Nederland NV
Given name
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Dirk Bouwmeester
Dirk (Dik) Bouwmeester (born 1967) is a Dutch experimental physicist specializing in quantum optics and quantum information. He currently holds faculty positions at the University of California at Santa Barbara and at Leiden University in the Net ...
or Dik Bouwmeester (born 1967), Dutch experimental physicist
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Dik Browne
Richard Arthur Allan Browne (August 11, 1917 – June 4, 1989) was an American cartoonist, best known for writing and drawing ''Hägar the Horrible'' and ''Hi and Lois''.
Early life and education
Dik Browne was born on August 11, 1917, in Manhat ...
(1917–1989), American cartoonist
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Dik Cadbury
Dik Cadbury is an English multi-instrumentalist and singer, principally known as a bass guitarist and as former member of Decameron and the backing band of former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.
Career
From a musical family, classically traine ...
, English multi-instrumentalist
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Dik Davis
Dik Davis (also called Dik Davies) (26 January 1955 - 1993) was an English drummer who played with English New wave music, new wave bands like Fashion (band), Fashion, Tin Tin (British band), Tin Tin and, as guest, Earl Grey.
Davis formed Fashi ...
(also called Dik Davies), drummer
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Dick Esser
Rius Theo "Dick" Esser (9 July 1918 – 8 March 1979) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Makassar, Dutch East Indies.
In 1948, he was a member of the Dutc ...
or Dik Esser (1918–1979), Dutch field hockey player (usually misspelled "Dick")
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Dik Evans
Richard G. "Dik" Evans (born 1957) is a British-Irish musician. He is a co-founder and guitarist of the band Virgin Prunes, and a co-founder and early guitarist of the band that later became U2. He is the older brother of U2 guitarist The Edge ...
(born 1957), British-Irish rock guitarist
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Dik Wolfson
Dirk Jacob "Dik" Wolfson (22 June 1933 – 16 March 2025) was a Dutch economist, civil servant and politician who worked at the International Monetary Fund and the Dutch Ministry of Finance. Academically, Wolfson also served two stints as profes ...
(born 1933), Dutch economist, civil servant and politician.
Fictional characters
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Dik Trom
''Dik Trom'' is a series of Dutch children's books by Cornelis Johannes Kieviet, centered on the character Dik Trom (a mischievous oversized Dutch boy). The series is well regarded as a classic in its home country.
Books
* 1891 ''Uit het leven ...
, protagonist boy of a Dutch children's book series
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Dikkie Dik
Dikkie Dik is a Dutch series of children's picture books, starring the eponymous orange tomcat Dikkie Dik. The books are drawn by author Jet Boeke, and feature short, concise texts by Arthur van Norden. The series started in 1978 as part of ...
, protagonist cat of a Dutch children's book series
Other uses
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Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport , formerly Dickinson Municipal Airport, is six miles south of Dickinson, in Stark County, North Dakota. It is owned by the Dickinson Airport Authority.
The airport serves western North Dakota, ...
(IATA code), US
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Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...
, a given name sometimes shortened to ''Dik''
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Diederik
Diederik is a Dutch male given name. People with the name include:
* Diederik Aerts (born 1953), Belgian theoretical physicist
* Diederik Bangma (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper
* Diederik Boer (born 1980), Dutch footballer
* Diederik Bo ...
, a given name sometimes shortened to ''Dik''
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Dik-dik
A dik-dik is the name for any of four species of small antelope in the genus ''Madoqua'', which live in the bushlands of eastern and southern Africa.
Dik-diks stand about at the shoulder, are long, weigh and can live for up to 10 years. Di ...
, a small antelope
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Dik Dik
Dik Dik is an Italian beat/ pop-rock band, named after the antelope Dik-dik, formed in the 1960s and still active. They were most popular in the late 1960s, when they released a string of hit singles with the contribution of renowned lyric-write ...
, an Italian beat-pop-rock band
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Dick (disambiguation)
Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to:
Media
* ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia
* Dicks (band), a musical group
* ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film
* "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat
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