Jacobus
A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings. The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX ("James, by the grace o ...
Koos at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. and a surname. People with this name include:
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Koos Andriessen
Jacobus Eije "Koos" Andriessen (25 July 1928 – 22 January 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.
Andriessen worked as a researc ...
(born 1928), Dutch government minister
* Koos Bekker (born 1952), South African chief executive and billionaire
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Koos Bisschoff
Lieutenant General Koos Bisschoff is a former artillery officer who served as ''Chief of Staff Planning'' in the SADF
The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: ''Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag'') comprised the armed forces of South Af ...
(fl.1973–1992), South African military officer
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Jacobus Boomsma
Jacobus Jan "Koos" Boomsma (born 1951) is a Dutch evolutionary biologist who studies social evolution and the evolution of mating systems.
Education
Boomsma obtained an MSc and PhD degree in biology in 1976 and 1982 at the Vrije Universiteit Am ...
(born 1951), Dutch evolutionary biologist
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Koos de la Rey
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey (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 Second Boer War. also had a political career and was one of the l ...
(1847–1914), South African general during the Second Boer War
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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 ...
(1945–1984), South African singer-songwriter and poet
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Koos van Ellinckhuijzen Jacobus Johannes "Koos" van Ellinckhuijzen (20 September 1942 – 6 September 2016) was a Namibian visual artist. He was most noted for his work on Namibian and South-West African postage stamps.
Biography
Van Ellinckhuijzen was born to Dutch pare ...
(1942–2016), Namibian visual artist
* Koos Formsma (born 1957), Dutch businessman and football chairman
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Koos Hertogs
Jacobus Dirk (Koos) Hertogs (The Hague, 16 December 1949 – Vught, 19 July 2015) was a convicted Dutch serial killer. He was convicted for a total of three murders.
Victims
* Tialda Visser, 12 years old, was reported missing on 11 May 1979, a ...
(1949–2015), Dutch serial killer
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Koos Issard
Jacobus "Koos" Issard (born February 28, 1971 in Hilversum) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, Issard was a member of th ...
(born 1971), Dutch water polo player
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Koos de Jong
Jacobus Hermanus Hendrik Jan "Koos" de Jong (7 April 1912 – 20 August 1993) was a sailor from the Netherlands. He competed in the Firefly event at the 1948 Olympics 1948 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1948 Winter Olympics, which were held in ...
(1912–1993), Dutch sports sailor
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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 (19051965), Dutch water polo player
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J. J. van der Leeuw
Jacobus Johannes (J.J.) van der Leeuw (Rotterdam, August 26, 1893 – Tanganyika, August 23, 1934) was a Dutch theosophist and author.Fay van Ierlant, "Wie was J.J. van der Leeuw", in: ''Theosofia''; 109/3 (2008)
Biography
J.J. van der Leeuw ( ...
(1893–1934), Dutch theosophist and author
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Koos Louw
Rear Admiral Koos Louw (born 17 July 1952) is a retired South African Navy officer.
He served as Naval Base Simon's Town twice, first from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2005 and again from November 2006 to July 2012.
He also served as at Fleet ...
(born 1952), South African Navy officer
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Koos Maasdijk
Jacob "Koos" Arnold Maasdijk (born 19 September 1968 in Rotterdam, South Holland) is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal with the men's eights at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He had also competed ...
(born 1968), Dutch rower
* Koos Moerenhout (born 1973), Dutch road bicycle racer
* (born 1932), Dutch journalist and television presenter
* Koos Ras (1928–1997), South African singer and comedian
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Koos Rietkerk
Jacobus Gijsbert "Koos" Rietkerk (14 December 1927 – 20 February 1986) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.
Rietkerk attended the Christian Gymnasium in Haarlem from April 1940 until May 1 ...
(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 (born 1937), South African politician
* Koos Verdam (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 (born 1986), Hungarian footballer
* János Koós (1937–2019), Hungarian pop singer born János Kupsa
* Torin Koos (born 1980), American cross country skier