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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 name meaning "''brave with the spear''", the Dutch and Frisian form of
Gerard Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful ...
.Behind the Name: Gerrit
-> People with this name include: * Gerrit Achterberg (1905–1962), Dutch poet * Gerrit van Arkel (1858–1918), Dutch architect *
Gerrit Badenhorst Gerrit Badenhorst (born 10 October 1962) is a former WPC world champion powerlifter and professional strongman competitor from South Africa. Powerlifting Badenhorst was born on 10 October 1962 in De Aar, Northern Cape, South Africa.David Web ...
(born 1962), South African powerlifter and professional strongman competitor *
Gerrit Battem Gerrit Battem or Gerard van Battum (ca. 1636 - October 24, 1684 (buried)) was a Dutch landscape painter. Biography Houbraken mentions drawings by Battem in the house of his patron Jonas van Witsen of Amsterdam, who bought them for 1300 guilders ...
(c. 1636 – 1684), Dutch landscape painter * Gerrit Beneker (1882–1934), American painter and illustrator * Gerrit Berckheyde (1638–1698), Dutch painter * Gerrit Berkhoff (1901–1996), Dutch chemist and university rector *
Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer Gerrit Cornelis "G.C." Berkouwer (8 June 1903 – 25 January 1996) was for years the leading theologian of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (GKN). He occupied the chair in systematic theology of the Faculty of Theology, Free University ...
(1903–1996), Dutch theologian * Gerrit Berveling (born 1944), Dutch Esperanto author *
Gerrit Blaauw Gerrit Anne "Gerry" Blaauw (17 July 1924 – 21 March 2018) was a Dutch computer scientist, known as one of the principal designers of the IBM System/360 line of computers, together with Fred Brooks, Gene Amdahl, and others.
(1924–2018), Dutch computer engineer * Gerrit de Blanken (1894–1961), Dutch pottery artist * Gerrit van Bloclant (1578–1650), Dutch Renaissance painter * Gerrit Bol (1906–1989), Dutch mathematician * Gerrit Braamcamp (1699–1771), Dutch distiller, timber merchant and art collector * Gerrit den Braber (1929–1997), Dutch songwriter and lyricist *
Gerrit Broekstra Gerrit Broekstra (born 1 August 1941, Alkmaar, Netherlands), is a Dutch scientist and professor in the field of organization behavior and systems sciences at the Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, Northwestern University, Chicago, and Nyenrode Bu ...
(born 1941), Dutch scientist and professor *
Gerrit Cole Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. Cole played for the bas ...
(born 1990), American baseball pitcher * Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp (c. 1565–1644), Dutch painter and stained glass artist * Gerrit J. Diekema (1859–1930), American politician *
Gerrit van Dijk Gerrit van Dijk (5 December 1938 – 4 December 2012) was a Dutch animator, film maker, actor and painter. Biography Gerrit van Dijk was born in a Catholic family in the village of Volkel, in the municipality of Uden. He studied as a fifteen- ...
(1938–2012), Dutch animator, film maker, actor and painter *
Gerrit Dou Gerrit Dou (; 7 April 1613 – 9 February 1675), also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for h ...
(1613–1675), Dutch painter * Gerrit L. Dox (1784–1847), American politician *
Gerrit Faulhaber Gerrit Henri Victor Lodewijk Faulhaber (22 September 1912 – 1951) was an Indonesian football midfielder who played for the Dutch East Indies in the 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the 3rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, World ...
(1912–1951), Dutch-Indonesian footballer *
Gerrit Fauser Gerrit Fauser (born 13 July 1989) is a German professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings ...
(born 1989), German ice hockey player *
Gerrit Ferreira Gerrit Thomas Ferreira also known as GT Ferreira is a South African billionaire businessman, investor and banker who is one of the founders of FirstRand Limited. Biography Gerrit Ferreira got his MBA degree from University of Stellenbosch. In ...
(born 1948), South African businessman *
Gerrit Fischer Gerrit Fischer (28 August 1916 – 22 November 1984) was a Dutch footballer who played for Ajax as a right winger. Club career Ajax Fischer was discovered at a school football match at the age of sixteen, by Ajax coach Jack Reynolds, after ...
(1916–1984), Dutch footballer *
Gerrit Fokkema Gerrit Fokkema Born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in 1954 and moved to Australia in 1958. Education Gerrit Fokkema attended the NSW public system primary and secondary schools in Queanbeyan, NSW. graduating with a Higher School Certifi ...
(born 1954), Australian photographer *
Gerrit Forbes Gerrit Angelo Forbes (May 30, 1836 – September 22, 1906) was a justice of the Supreme Court of New York beginning in 1888. He served as District Attorney for Madison County from January 1871 to December 1874. He was a member of the Madison Cou ...
(1836–1906), American judge *
Gerrit De Geest Gerrit Gaby Aimé De Geest (born 19 September 1960, Aalst, Belgium)Prof.dr. ...
(born 1960), Belgian legal scholar * Gerrit van Gelderen (1926–1994), Dutch-born Irish naturalist, wildlife broadcaster, film-maker, illustrator and cartoonist * Gerrit Van Gestel (born 1958), Belgian former cyclist * Gerrit Glas (born 1954), Dutch philosopher and psychiatrist * Gerrit Glomser (born 1975), Austrian racing cyclist * Gerrit David Gratama (1874–1965), Dutch artist, writer and museum director * Gerrit Govaars (1866–1954), Dutch teacher and Salvation Army officer *
Gerrit Graham Gerrit Graham (born November 27, 1949) is an American stage, television, and film actor as well as a scriptwriter and songwriter. He is best known for his appearances in multiple films by Brian De Palma as well as appearances in two ''Star Trek'' ...
(born 1949), American actor and songwriter * Gerrit Holdijk (1944–2015), Dutch politician * Gerrit Holtmann (born 1995), German footballer * Gerrit van Houten (1866–1934), Dutch painter and artist *
Gerrit van Iterson ''This page was created from the Dutch Wikipedia with the aid of automatic translation'' Gerrit van Iterson Jr (Roermond, 19 August 1878 – Wassenaar Wassenaar (; population: in ) is a municipality and town located in the province of South Hol ...
(1878–1972), Dutch botanist and professor * Gerrit de Jager (born 1954), Dutch cartoonist * Gerrit de Jong Jr. (1892–1978), Dutch-born American art teacher, pedagogue and professor * Gerrit P. Judd (1803–1873), American physician and missionary * Gerrit Kastein (1910–1943), Dutch communist, neurologist and WWII resistance fighter *
Gerrit Hendrik Kersten Gerrit Hendrik Kersten (6 August 1882 – 6 September 1948) was a Dutch Calvinist minister and politician. After briefly working as a primary school teacher Kersten was inducted into his first pastorate in Meliskerke in 1905 without formal theolo ...
(1882–1948), Dutch Christian minister and politician * Gerrit Kleerekoper (1897–1943), Dutch gymnastics coach *
Gerrit Komrij Gerrit Jan Komrij (30 March 1944 – 5 July 2012) was a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s, writing poetry that sharply contrasted with the free form poetry, free- ...
(1944–2012), Dutch poet * Gerrit Korteweg (born 1937), Dutch swimmer * Gerrit Kouwenaar (1923–2014), Dutch journalist, translator, poet and prose writer * Gerrit Krol (1934−2013), Dutch author, essayist and writer * Gerrit Kruize (1923–2009), American field hockey player * Ger Lagendijk (1941–2010), Dutch footballer * Gerrit Lamberts (1776–1850), Dutch painter and museum curator * Gerrit Y. Lansing (1783–1862), American politician * Gerrit Lekkerkerker (1922–1999), Dutch mathematician * Gerrit Lundens (1622–1683), Dutch painter * Gerrit van der Meer (born 1950), Dutch television producer, film producer and unit production manager * Gerrit Nauber (born 1992), German footballer *
Gerrit Niekoop Arnod Gerrit Niekoop is a former Surinamese football player, referee and board member of the Surinamese Football Association, as well as board member and former chairman of the Surinamese Refereeing Commission. During his playing career he played ...
(born 1934), Surinamese football player * Gerrit Noordzij (1931–2022), Dutch typographer, typeface designer, and author * Gerrit Olivier (born 19??), South African academic and diplomat * Gerrit Oosting (1941–2012), Dutch politician * Gerrit Opperman (born 1945), South African Army General * Gerrit Paape (1752–1803), Dutch earthenware and stoneware painter, poet, journalist, novelist, judge, columnist and civil servant *
Gerrit Patist Gerrit Patist (1947 – 2005, in De Bilt) was a Dutch sculptor and ceramist.Biographical data
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(1947–2005), Dutch sculptor and ceramist * Gerrit Pels (1893–1966), Dutch astronomer * Gerrit Plomp (born 1963), Dutch footballer * Gerrit van Poelje (1884–1976), founder of Public Administration in the Netherlands * Gerrit Pressel (born 1990), German footballer * Gerrit Radstaak (1914–1996), Canadian politician *
Gerrit Reynst Gerrit Reynst (1599 – 29 June 1658) (also known as Gerard Reynst) was, like his younger brother Jan (1601–1646), a Dutch merchant and art collector from Amsterdam, with his brother owner of the Reynst Collection. He was an alderman and me ...
(1599–1658), Dutch merchant and art collector *
Gerrit Rietveld Gerrit Rietveld (24 June 1888 – 25 June 1964) was a Dutch furniture designer and architect. Early life Rietveld was born in Utrecht on 24 June 1888 as the son of a joiner. He left school at 11 to be apprenticed to his father and enrolled at n ...
(1888–1964), Dutch architect * Gerrit Roos (1898–1969), Dutch weightlifter * Gerrit Rudolph (born 1988), South African-born Namibian cricketer * Gerrit van Santen (1591/92–1656), Dutch painter and writer * Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (1794–1863), Dutch businessman and statesman * Gerrit Schipper (c. 1775 – c. 1832), Dutch painter *
Gerrit Schotte Gerrit Fransisco Schotte (; born 9 September 1974) is a Curaçaoan politician, and the current leader of the Movementu Futuro Kòrsou (MFK). In the Curaçao general election of 27 August 2010, the MFK became the second-largest party with 5 seat ...
(born 1974), Curaçao optician * Gerrit Schouten (1779–1839), Surinamese artist *
Gerrit Schulte Gerrit Schulte (7 January 1916 – 26 February 1992) was a The Netherlands, Dutch professional Track cycling, track bicycle racer. Between 1940 and 1960 he won 19 Six-day racing, six-day races out of 73 starts and was one of the dominant Six ...
(1916–1992), Dutch track bicycle racer *
Gerrit Smith Gerrit Smith (March 6, 1797 – December 28, 1874), also spelled Gerritt Smith, was an American social reformer, abolitionist, businessman, public intellectual, and philanthropist. Married to Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, Smith was a candidate for P ...
(1797–1874), American abolitionist * Gerrit van Spaan (1654–1711), Dutch writer * Gerrit Stoeten (born 1986), Spanish footballer *
Gerrit T. Thorn Gerrit Tunis Thorn (July 20, 1832February 3, 1900) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician. He represented Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Jefferson County in the Wisconsin State Senate in 20th Wisconsin Le ...
(1835–1900), American politician *
Gerrit Friedrich Otto Toennies Gerrit Friedrich Otto Toennies (January 31, 1898 – September 16, 1978) was a research biochemist. He was the oldest of five children of sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies and a brother of Jan Friedrich Tönnies. Life Toennies was born in , in Hambu ...
(1898-1978), research biochemist *
Gerrit van Uylenburgh Gerrit van Uylenburgh (c. 1625 – 1679), also known as Gerrit Uylenburgh, was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art-dealer. He was the eldest son of Hendrick van Uylenburgh and took over the family art-dealing business after Hendrick's death ...
(c. 1625 – 1679), Dutch painter and art-dealer *
Gerrit van der Veen Gerrit van der Veen (26 November 1902 – 10 June 1944) was a Dutch sculptor. He was a member of the Dutch underground, which resisted the German occupation of Amsterdam during World War II. The historian Robert-Jan van Pelt wrote: In 1940, ...
(1902–1944), Dutch sculptor and member of the Dutch Resistance in WWII *
Gerrit de Veer Gerrit de Veer (–after 1598) was a Dutch officer on Willem Barentsz' second and third voyages of 1595 and 1596 respectively, in search of the Northeast passage. De Veer kept a diary of the voyages and in 1597, was the first person to observe ...
(c. 1570 – after 1598), Dutch military officer and explorer * Gerrit Verschuur (born 1937), South African-born American scientist *
Gerrit Viljoen Gerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen (11 September 1926 – 29 March 2009) was a South African government minister and member of the National Party. He was chair of the Broederbond from 1974 to 1980, Administrator-General of South West Africa from ...
(1926–2009), South African politician * Gerrit Cornelisz Vlasman (before 1600–after 1624), Dutch brewer * Gerrit van Voorst (1910–1986), Dutch swimmer *
Gerrit de Vries (politician) Gerrit Abrahamszoon de Vries (22 February 1818 – 4 March 1900) was a Dutch jurist and politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 4 June 1872 to 27 August 1874. He took office after his predecessor died (Thorbecke). Refere ...
(1818–1900), Dutch jurist and politician, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands * Gerrit de Vries (cyclist) (born 1967), road racing cyclist * Gerrit van Wees (1913–1995), Dutch cyclist * Gerrit de Wet (1616–1674), Dutch painter *
Gerrit Zalm Gerrit Zalm (; born 6 May 1952) is a retired Dutch people, Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman. Zalm studied Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, obtaining a Master of Economics degree ...
(born 1952), Dutch politician * Gerrit Zegelaar (1719–1794), Dutch painter {{given name Dutch masculine given names Masculine given names