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and

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short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

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database of given names in the Netherlands. and a surname. People with this name include:

Given name

* Koos Andriessen (1928–2019), Dutch government minister *

Koos Bekker Jacobus Petrus "Koos" Bekker (born 14 December 1952) is a South African billionaire businessman, and the chairman of media group Naspers. The company operates in 130 countries and is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Ex ...

(born 1952), South African chief executive and billionaire * Koos Bisschoff (fl.1973–1992), South African military officer * Jacobus Boomsma (born 1951), Dutch evolutionary biologist *

Koos de la Rey Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey (pronounced phonetically as "Ya-qui-bis Hehr-key-lahs de la Ray") (22 October 1847 – 15 September 1914), better known as Koos de la Rey, was a South African military officer who served as a Boer general during the ...

(1847–1914), South African general during the Second Boer War *

Koos du Plessis Jacobus (Koos) Johannes du Plessis (10 May 1945 – 15 January 1984) was a prominent South African singer-songwriter and poet, colloquially known as ''Koos Doep''. Although he received critical acclaim for much of his work, he became best k ...

(1945–1984), South African singer-songwriter and poet * Koos van Ellinckhuijzen (1942–2016), Namibian visual artist * Koos Formsma (born 1957), Dutch businessman and football chairman *

Koos Hertogs Jacobus Dirk (Koos) Hertogs (The Hague, 16 December 1949 – 's-Hertogenbosch, 19 July 2015) was a convicted Dutch serial killer. He was convicted of a total of three murders. Victims * Tialda Visser, 12 years old, was reported missing on 11 ...

(1949–2015), Dutch serial killer * Koos Issard (born 1971), Dutch water polo player * Koos de Jong (1912–1993), Dutch sports sailor *

Koos Kombuis Koos Kombuis (born ''André le Roux du Toit'', 5 November 1954) is a South African musician, singer, songwriter and writer who became famous as part of a group of anti-establishment maverick Afrikaans musicians, who, under the collective name ...

(born 1954), South African musician, singer, songwriter and writer *

Koos Köhler Johannes Jacobus "Koos" Köhler (25 November 1905 – 6 February 1965) was a Dutch water polo player. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi- ...

(1905–1965), Dutch water polo player * J. J. van der Leeuw (1893–1934), Dutch theosophist and author * Koos Louw (born 1952), South African Navy officer * Koos Maasdijk (born 1968), Dutch rower *

Koos Moerenhout Jacobus ("Koos") Moerenhout (born 5 November 1973 in Achthuizen) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. Moerenhout was named as Dutch national coach in 2018 by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU), and the Netherlands won the World ...

(born 1973), Dutch road bicycle racer * (born 1932), Dutch journalist and television presenter * Koos Ras (1928–1997), South African singer and comedian * Koos Rietkerk (1927–1986), Dutch politician * Koos Strauss (1900–1990), South African Unity Party politician * Koos Van Den Akker (1939–2015), Dutch-born American fashion designer *

Koos van der Merwe Jacobus Hercules "Koos" van der Merwe (4 August 1937 – 22 September 2024) was a South African politician. He was a member of the South African Parliament, representing the National Party, Conservative Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) ...

(born 1937), South African politician *

Koos Verdam Pieter Jacobus "Koos" Verdam (15 January 1915 – 11 March 1998) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). The reformed Verdam was a professor for Roman law and i ...

(1915–1998), Dutch government minister and Queen's Commissioner * Jacobus "Koos" Verhoeff (1927–2018), Dutch mathematician, computer scientist, and artist * Koos Vorrink (1891–1955), Dutch socialist leader * Koos Waslander (born 1957), Dutch footballer * (born 1946), Dutch author

Surname

Gábor Koós Gábor Koós (born 9 February 1986 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian football (forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association foot ...

(born 1986), Hungarian footballer *

János Koós János Koós (born Kupsa; 20 November 1937 – 2 March 2019) was a Hungarian Pop music, pop singer, who became successful in the 1960s after participation in the talent show ''Táncdalfesztivál''. Early life János Koós (né Kupsa) was born i ...

(1937–2019), Hungarian pop singer born János Kupsa * Torin Koos (born 1980), American cross country skier

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