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and Swedish short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative Eberhard).Evert
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Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW). ...

database of given names in the Netherlands. It is also used as surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Evert van Aelst Evert van Aelst, sometimes known as Everard Aalst, (1602 in Delft – 19 February 1657 in Delft) was a Dutch still life painter. Van Aelst was the uncle and teacher of Willem van Aelst. Both were famous for their still life paintings of game, f ...

(1602–1657), Dutch still life painter * Evert Andersen (1772–1809), Norwegian naval officer *

Evert Augustus Duyckinck Evert Augustus Duyckinck (pronounced DIE-KINK) (November 23, 1816 – August 13, 1878) was an American publisher and biographer. He was associated with the literary side of the Young America movement in New York. Biography He was born on Novem ...

(1816–1878), American publisher and biographer * Evert Azimullah (born 1938), Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer *

Evert Båge 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) (1721–1803), New York merchant and politician * Evert Bastet (born 1950), Canadian sailor * Evert van Benthem (born 1958), Dutch speed skater *

Evert Willem Beth Evert Willem Beth (7 July 1908 – 12 April 1964) was a Dutch philosopher and logician, whose work principally concerned the foundations of mathematics. He was a member of the Significs Group. Biography Beth was born in Almelo, a small ...

(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 Evert Jan Boks (18 April 1838 – 14 June 1914) was a Dutch painter. Evert-Jan Boks was a pupil of Arie Lieman and Willem Riem Vis in Apeldoorn. He continued his studies at the Royal Academy in Antwerp, where he won a first prize in 1863. Later on ...

(1838–1914), Dutch painter * Evert Jan Brill (1812–1871), Dutch publisher * Evert Brouwers (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Evert Bulder (1894–1973), Dutch footballer *

Evert Collier Evert Collier (26 January 1642 – few days before 8 September 1708) was a Dutch Golden Age still-life painter known for vanitas and ''trompe-l'œil'' paintings. His first name is sometimes spelled "Edward" or "Edwaert" or "Eduwaert" or "Edw ...

(1642–1708), Dutch painter *

Evert Dolman Evert "Eef" Gerardus Dolman (22 February 1946 – 12 May 1993) was a Dutch racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Gerben Karstens, Bart Zoet, and Jan Pie ...

(1946–1993), Dutch racing cyclist *

Evert Dudok Evert Dudok (born February 23, 1959 in Venlo, Netherlands) has been the President of EADS Astrium Satellites since June 2007. Prior to this date he was president of EADS Astrium Space Transportation since June 2005. Before that he was Head of Ear ...

(born 1959), Dutch engineer and CEO *

Evert Eloranta Frans Evert Eloranta (10 October 1879 – 1936) was a Finnish politician and a Member of the Parliament for the Social Democratic Party in 1908–1918. During the Finnish Civil War, Eloranta served as the Minister of Agriculture of the Finnis ...

(1879–1936), Finnish politician *

Evert Endt Evert Endt is a French designer. Early life Evert Endt was born in Zaandam, the Netherlands, in 1933. He grew up in Switzerland and studied in Zurich at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Career In 1958, Endt started his career in the Compagnie de L'Es ...

(born 1933), Dutch-born French designer *

Evert Geradts Evert Geradts (born 9 June 1943, The Hague) is a Dutch cartoonist and former underground comics artist. He later became a prolific Disney comics Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring characters created by the Walt Disney C ...

(born 1943), Dutch cartoonist *

Evert Grift Evert Grift (21 May 1922 – 27 March 2009) was a Dutch cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who ...

(1922–2009), Dutch racing cyclist *

Evert Groenewald Rear Admiral Evert Groenewald is a retired South African Navy officer, who served as Chief of Naval Operations before his retirement in 1999. He joined the Navy in 1963 at the South African Naval College and later obtained a BMil (BSc) at the S ...

(fl. 1963–1999), South African Navy officer *

Evert Gunnarsson Sven Evert Gunnarsson (28 December 1929 – 30 November 2022) was a Swedish rower. In his early career he competed in the coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, ...

(born 1929), Swedish rower *

Evert Hingst Evert Constantijn Hingst (22 March 1969 – 31 October 2005) was a Dutch lawyer. He was murdered in Amsterdam, one day before he would talk to various media about the various investigations the Dutch Department of Justice was conducting after him. ...

(1969–2005), Dutch lawyer and murder victim * Evert Hoek (born 1933), South African-Canadian civil engineer * Evert-Jan 't Hoen (born 1975), Dutch baseball player * Evert Hokkanen (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 (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 (1934–2008), Dutch decathlete *

Evert Karlsson Evert Gotthardt Karlsson (4 August 1920 – 23 May 1996) was a Swedish ski jumper who finished eleventh in the normal hill event at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He won the 1949 Swedish championships, and finished 11th at the 1950 World Ski Champi ...

(1920–1996), Swedish ski jumper * Evert Koops (1885–1938), Dutch sprinter * Evert Kroes (born 1950), Dutch rower *

Evert Kroon Evert Gerrit Kroon (9 September 1946 – 2 April 2018)
was a

(born 1946), Dutch water polo goalkeeper * Evert Johan Kroon (born 1966), Netherlands Antilles swimmer * Evert Kulenius (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 (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 place ...

(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 (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 Evert V. "Eph" Snedecker (1838 – January 29, 1899) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer and owner. Born on Long Island, New York, Evert Snedecker grew up in a family involved with the sport of horse racing. His grandparents o ...

(1838–1899), American racing horse trainer and owner * Evert Sodergren (1920–2013), American studio furniture maker * Evert Sparks (1879–1972), Canadian (Alberta) politician *

Evert Taube Axel Evert Taube (; 12 March 1890 – 31 January 1976) was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the Swedish ballad tradition in the 20th c ...

(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

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* 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 s ...

(born 1954), American tennis player ** Evert Cup, women's tennis tournament named after her **

Chris Evert (horse) Chris Evert (February 14, 1971 – January 8, 2001) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse, winning the U.S. Filly Triple Crown in 1974 and earning the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Filly. Background Chris Eve ...

, 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 (1957–2020), American tennis player *

Miltiadis Evert Miltiadis Evert ( el, Μιλτιάδης Έβερτ; german: Ebert; 12 May 1939 – 9 February 2011) was a Greek politician, a member of Parliament, government minister, and ex-chairman of the New Democracy party. Origins Evert was born in Athen ...

(1939–2011), Greek politician

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