Hermans is a

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Hermansen Hermansen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chad Hermansen (born 1977), former Major League Baseball outfielder *Chris Hermansen (born 1975), retired Danish football player * Edith Hermansen (1907–1988), Danish film actres ...

. It is the 14th most common name in Belgium, with 12,794 people named Hermans in 2008.Most common surnames in Belgium in 2008
at Statistics Belgium. In the Netherlands, 10,641 people carried the name in 2007.The Top 100 Surnames in the Netherlands
at the Database of Dutch surnames

People

Alex Hermans Alex Hermans is a former Paralympian Track and field, athlete from Belgium. He competed mainly in category F36 shot put events. He competed in the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. There he won a gold medal in the men' ...

, Belgian Paralympian shot putter *

Ben Hermans Ben Hermans (born 8 June 1986) is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024. Career Hermans was born in Hasselt, Flanders, and he turned professional in 2009 with . Hermans left at the end of the ...

(born 1986), Belgian bicyclist *

Baldur Hermans Dr. Baldur Hendrik Hermans ( Essen-Borbeck 1938 - 16 November 2015) was a German historian and a Catholic theologian. He was Secretary General of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting, and served as the International Commissioner of ...

, (1936–2015) German historian & scout *

Charles Hermans Charles Hermans (7 August 1839 – 7 December 1924) was a Belgium, Belgian Painting, painter of genre scenes, portraits, landscapes and some still lifes.Edwin Hermans (born 1974), Dutch footballer * Elisabeth Hermans, Belgian soprano *

Femke Hermans Femke Hermans () is a Belgian professional boxer She is a former IBF and IBO female super-welterweight champion and also held the WBO female super-middleweight title. Professional career Hermans made her professional debut on 23 January 2016, ...

, Belgian boxer *

Hubert Hermans Hubert J.M. Hermans (born October 9, 1937) is a Dutch psychologist and Emeritus Professor at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, internationally known as the creator of dialogical self theory. Biography Hermans was born as son of a baker fami ...

(born 1937), Dutch psychologist *

Johan Hermans Johan Hermans (born 1956) is a British botanist specialising in orchids, and an Honorary Research Associate of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Dep ...

(born 1956), British botanist whose botanical abbreviation is Hermans * Joseph Hermans (fl. 1920), Belgian archer * Loek Hermans (born 1951), Dutch politician *

Margriet Hermans Margareta Maria Josepha (Margriet) Hermans (born 1954) is a Belgian singer, former radio and TV talk show host, politician and member of the Open VLD. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate The Senate ( ; ; ) is one of the two ch ...

(born 1954), Belgian politician *

Mathieu Hermans Mathieu Hermans (born 9 January 1963 in Goirle) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. Mathieu Hermans was the Lanterne rouge of the Tour de France twice, in 1987 and 1989. He won a stage in the 1989 Tour de France. Hermans was more ...

(born 1963), Dutch bicyclist *

Otto Hermans Otto Hermans (born 29 March 1950) is a Dutch politician and a member of the Senate for JA21. Hermans studied dentistry at the Catholic University of Nijmegen and worked as a dentist for over thirty years. He was initially appointed as a tempora ...

(born 1950), Dutch politician * Pierre Hermans (born 1953), Dutch field hockey player *

Toon Hermans Antoine Gerard Theodore "Toon" Hermans (17 December 1916 – 22 April 2000) was a noted Dutch comedian, singer and writer. Hermans was also beloved in Flanders and performed in Belgium, Germany, Austria, with an attempt at a 1968 Broadway show ...

(1916–2000), Dutch comedian, singer and writer *

Ward Hermans Cornelius Eduardus Hermans (6 February 1897 – 23 November 1992) was a Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and writer. Hermans saw service with the Belgian Army during the First World War before becoming involved in politics as a member of ...

(1897–1992), Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and writer *

Willem Frederik Hermans Willem Frederik Hermans (; 1 September 192127 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are ''The House of Refuge'' (novella, 195 ...

(1921–1995), Dutch author

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