Evert is a
Dutch and
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative
Eberhard).
Evert
at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. It is also used as surname.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Evert van Aelst (1602–1657), Dutch still life painter
* Evert Andersen (1772–1809), Norwegian naval officer
* Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816–1878), American publisher and biographer
*Evert Azimullah
Evert Guillaume Gonesh (formerly known as Evert Guillaume Azimullah; born 21 August 1938) is a Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer of Indian descent. He served as the Surinamese Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Biography
After completing o ...
(born 1938), Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer
*Evert BÃ¥ge
Major General Evert Karl Erik Båge (25 August 1925 – 21 January 2021) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Båge served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1980 to 1984 and as head of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1984 to 1990.
Early l ...
(1925–2021), Swedish Air Force major general
* Evert Jan Baerends (born 1945), Dutch theoretical chemist
* Evert Bancker (mayor) (1665–1734), New Netherland/New York trader and politician
*Evert Bancker (speaker)
Evert Bancker (May 29, 1721 – January 13, 1803) was an American merchant and politician who was Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1779 to 1783.
Life
He was the son of Christoffel Bancker (b. October 27, 1695, son of Evert Bancker (ma ...
(1721–1803), New York merchant and politician
*Evert Bastet
Evert Bastet (born May 30, 1950 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Canadian sailor. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Terry McLaughlin. He also finished fourth within the same category at the 1976 Sum ...
(born 1950), Canadian sailor
* Evert van Benthem (born 1958), Dutch speed skater
* Evert Willem Beth (1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logician
* Evert Björn (1888–1974), Swedish middle-distance runner
* Evert Bloemsma (1958–2005), Dutch type designer and graphic designer
* Evert Jan Boks (1838–1914), Dutch painter
*Evert Jan Brill
Brill Academic Publishers (known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill ()) is a Dutch international academic publisher founded in 1683 in Leiden, Netherlands. With offices in Leiden, Boston, Paderborn and Singapore, Brill today publishes 27 ...
(1812–1871), Dutch publisher
* Evert Brouwers (born 1990), Dutch footballer
* Evert Bulder (1894–1973), Dutch footballer
* Evert Collier (1642–1708), Dutch painter
* Evert Dolman (1946–1993), Dutch racing cyclist
* Evert Dudok (born 1959), Dutch engineer and CEO
* Evert Eloranta (1879–1936), Finnish politician
* Evert Endt (born 1933), Dutch-born French designer
* Evert Geradts (born 1943), Dutch cartoonist
* Evert Grift (1922–2009), Dutch racing cyclist
* Evert Groenewald (fl. 1963–1999), South African Navy officer
* Evert Gunnarsson (born 1929), Swedish rower
* Evert Hingst (1969–2005), Dutch lawyer and murder victim
*Evert Hoek
Evert Hoek FREng (born in 1933 in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean-Canadian Mechanical Engineer specialized Geotechnical Engineering and a leading international expert in rock mechanics.
Hoek began his research for Rock Mechanics i ...
(born 1933), South African-Canadian civil engineer
* Evert-Jan 't Hoen (born 1975), Dutch baseball player
*Evert Hokkanen Evert Hokkanen (7 July 1864, Urjala – 26 June 1918, Hämeenlinna) was a Finland, Finnish farmworker and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1910, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He was i ...
(1864–1918), Finnish farmworker and politician
*Evert Horn
Evert Karlsson Horn af Kanckas (11 June 1585 – 30 July 1615) was a Swedish Field Marshal and Governor of Narva.
Biography
He was born at Haapsalu Castle in the Swedish province of Estonia. He was a son of Field Marshal Carl Horn and Agneta ...
(1585–1615), Swedish soldier
*Evert Hoving
Evert Hoving (born 14 January 1953) is a retired Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 800 m and 1500 m
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost m ...
(born 1953), Dutch middle-distance runner
* Evert Huttunen (1884–1924), Finnish journalist and politician
* Evert Jakobsson (1886–1960), Finnish javelin thrower
* Evert Johansson (1903–1990), Finnish canoeist
*Evert Kamerbeek
Evert "Eef" Kamerbeek (17 March 1934 – 26 August 2008) was one of the best Dutch decathletes of all time. Between 1954 and 1964, he won 11 national decathlon titles, as well as seven titles in the 110 m hurdles and four titles in the 200 m hurd ...
(1934–2008), Dutch decathlete
* Evert Karlsson (1920–1996), Swedish ski jumper
*Evert Koops
Evert "Eddy" Koops (2 January 1885 – 10 November 1938) was a Dutch athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born and died in Arnhem.
In the 100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race ...
(1885–1938), Dutch sprinter
*Evert Kroes
Evert Hubertus Kroes (born 4 May 1950) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with ...
(born 1950), Dutch rower
* Evert Kroon (born 1946), Dutch water polo goalkeeper
*Evert Johan Kroon
Evert Johan Kroon (born 9 December 1966) is a swimmer who represented the Netherlands Antilles. He competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as ...
(born 1966), Netherlands Antilles swimmer
*Evert Kulenius
Matts Evert Kulenius (8 March 1879, Terjärv - 4 February 1958) was a Finnish schoolteacher and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1922 to 1927, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland
The Swedish People's P ...
(1879–1958), Finnish schoolteacher and politician
* Evert Larock (1865–1901), Belgian painter
*Évert Lengua
Évert Erickson Wilmer Lengua Vergara (born 20 January 1983) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a centre back. He currently plays for Cobresol in the Torneo Descentralizado.
Club career
Lengua played for Estudiantes de Medicina in the 2002 ...
(born 1983), Peruvian footballer
* Evert van Linge (1895–1964), Dutch footballer
* Evert Lundquist (1904–1994), Swedish painter and graphic artist
*Evert Lundqvist
Evert Viktor Lundquist (27 February 1900 – 19 February 1979) was a Swedish association football player who won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924–27 he played nine international matches and scored one goal. He later worked a ...
(1900–1979), Swedish footballer
* Evert van Milligen (born 1948), Dutch VVD politician
* Evert Musch (1918–2007), Dutch painter
* Evert van Muyden (1853–1922), Swiss engraver, illustrator and painter
*Evert Nilsson
Evert Reinhold Emanuel "Västervik" Nilsson (22 October 1894 – 14 February 1973) was a Swedish pentathlete and decathlete who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fifth in the decathlon; in the pentathlon he placed ...
(1894–1973), Swedish pentathlete and decathlete
* Evert Nyberg (1925–2000), Swedish long-distance runner
* Evert Oudendijck (1650–1695), Dutch painter
* Evert Pieters (1856–1932), Dutch painter
*Evert Ploeg
Evert Ploeg (pronounced Ay-vert Plough; born 1963 in Sydney, New South Wales) is one of Australia's most highly regarded portrait painting, portrait painters, who has won a range of painting prizes, such as the 1999 and 2007 Archibald Prize ( Peo ...
(born 1963), Australian portrait painter.
*Evert Skoglund
Evert Skoglund (born 10 May 1953 in Milan) is an Italian-Swedish former professional footballer. He played in many years in the Italian leagues.
His father Lennart Skoglund was a famous player for F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Clu ...
(born 1953), Italian footballer
* Evert V. Snedecker (1838–1899), American racing horse trainer and owner
*Evert Sodergren Evert Sodergren (July 19, 1920 – June 8, 2013) was a leading studio furniture maker based in Seattle. He taught for many years in the School of Art at the University of Washington.
Evert Sodergren was born and raised in Seattle. He is a fourth ...
(1920–2013), American studio furniture maker
* Evert Sparks (1879–1972), Canadian (Alberta) politician
* Evert Taube (1890–1976), Swedish author, artist, composer and singer
* Evert Verbist (born 1984), Belgian road cyclist
*Evert Verwey
Evert Johannes Willem Verwey, also Verweij, (April 30, 1905 in Amsterdam – February 13, 1981 in Utrecht) was a Dutch chemist, who also did research in physical chemistry.
Verwey studied chemistry at the University of Amsterdam and obtained his M ...
(1905–1981), Dutch chemist
*Evert Ysbrandszoon Ides Eberhard Isbrand Ides or Evert Ysbrants (Ysbrandszoon) Ides (1657–1708) was a Danish merchant, traveller and diplomat. Biography
Eberhard Isbrand Ides was from Holstein-Glückstadt.
By 1687, he settled in the German Quarter (''Nemetskaya slo ...
(1657–1708), Danish traveller and diplomat
Surname
* Alexei Evert (1857–1926), General in the Russian Empire
* Angelos Evert (1894–1970), Greek police officer
*Chris Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record ...
(born 1954), American tennis player
** Evert Cup, women's tennis tournament named after her
** Chris Evert (horse), racing horse named after her
*James Evert
James Andrew "Jimmy" Evert (September 9, 1923 – August 21, 2015) was an American tennis coach and player. He was the father of Chris Evert, who was one of the world's top women tennis players in the 1970s and 1980s.
Evert was born in Chicago ...
(1924–2015), American tennis coach, father of Chris and Jeanne
* Jason Evert (born 1975), Catholic author and chastity speaker
*Jeanne Evert
Jeanne Colette Dubin ( Evert; October 5, 1957 – February 20, 2020) was an American professional tennis player and the younger sister of Chris Evert. She was ranked as high as 28th by the WTA in 1978 and ninth within the United States in 1974. ...
(1957–2020), American tennis player
* Miltiadis Evert (1939–2011), Greek politician
See also
*Everett (surname)
Everett (anglicization of the Gaelic ''Eibhearard'') is a surname and may refer to:
Entertainers
* Betty Everett (1939–2001), American soul singer, famous for her song It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
* Bridget Everett (born 1972), Amer ...
* Everts (surname)
References
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Dutch masculine given names
Swedish masculine given names
Surnames from given names