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. It is a cognate to and the standardized Dutch form of

Martin Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * M ...

, as in for example

Sint Maarten Sint Maarten () is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. With a population of 58,477 as of June 2023 on an area of , it encompasses ...

(named after

Martin of Tours Martin of Tours (; 316/3368 November 397) was the third bishop of Tours. He is the patron saint of many communities and organizations across Europe, including France's Third French Republic, Third Republic. A native of Pannonia (present-day Hung ...

). People bearing the name include: *

Maarten Altena Maarten van Regteren Altena (born January 22, 1943) is a Dutch composer and contrabassist. Altena attended the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (he studied contrabass) and graduated in 1968. Between 1980 and 1985, he studied composition with Robert ...

(born 1943), Dutch composer and contrabassist *

Maarten Arens Maarten Johannes Arens (born 20 May 1972 in Diemen, North Holland) is a Dutch judoka. He has been European Champion (1995) in Birmingham in the 86 kg category, 4 times Dutch champion, and winner of the 2000 Tournoi de Paris in the 81&nbs ...

(born 1972), Dutch judoka *

Maarten Atmodikoro Maarten Atmodikoro (born 4 February 1971 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a retired Dutch football defender. Club career He started his professional career in the 1989/1990 season for Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging SV SVV, short for Sportverenig ...

(born 1971), Dutch retired footballer *

Maarten Baas Maarten Baas (; born 19 February 1978) is a Dutch furniture designer. He is known for his Real Time series of clocks in which people paint the time by hand. His career path was influenced by mentors like Jurgen Bey, colleagues like Bertjan Pot ...

(born 1978), Dutch furniture designer *

Maarten Biesheuvel Maarten Biesheuvel (23 May 1939 in Schiedam – 30 July 2020 in Leiden) was a Dutch writer of short stories and novellas. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection ''In de bovenkooi''. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk ...

(1939–2020), Dutch writer of short stories and novellas *

Maarten Boddaert Maarten Boddaert (born 12 September 1989) is a Dutch footballer who plays for the Hoofdklasse club Achilles Veen. Club career Boddaert played 5 seasons as a midfielder for FC Den Bosch in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. He formerly played for RBC R ...

(born 1989), Dutch footballer *

Maarten Boudry Maarten Boudry (born 15 August 1984) is a Dutch-speaking Belgian philosopher and skeptic. He has been a researcher member of the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences at Ghent University since 2006. To date, he has published over 30 arti ...

(born 1984), Flemish philosopher and skeptic *

Maarten Bouwknecht Maarten Bouwknecht (born 14 December 1994) is a professional 3x3 basketball player and former 5x5 player. Standing at , he usually plays as point guard or shooting guard. Born in Groningen, he started his career with his hometown team Donar in 20 ...

(born 1994), Dutch basketball player *

Maarten Brzoskowski Maarten Brzoskowski (born 19 September 1995) is a Dutch competitive swimmer of Polish origin who specializes in freestyle. He holds the Dutch records in both the long course and short course 400 meter freestyle events. His father's grandfath ...

(born 1995), Dutch swimmer *

Maarten J. M. Christenhusz Dr Maarten Joost Maria Christenhusz (born 27 April 1976) is a Dutch botanist, natural historian and photographer. Career He was born in Enschede, the Netherlands, received his undergraduate and master's degrees from Utrecht University in Biol ...

(born 1976), Dutch botanist and plant photographer *

Maarten de Bruijn Maarten de Bruijn (; born 1965) is a Dutch engineer. Born in Naarden, he graduated in 1996 at University of Amsterdam with master's degree in City Planning. 1990-1996 he single-handed designed, constructed and made functional prototype Spyker ...

(born 1965), Dutch engineer *

Maarten de Jonge Maarten de Jonge (born 9 March 1985) is a Dutch former professional cyclist, who rode professionally for ten teams during his career. He claims to have attempted to fly on both Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 ...

(born 1985), Dutch former racing cyclist * Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (1904–1979), Dutch politician *

Maarten de Wit Maarten de Wit (30 May 1883 in Wormerveer – 30 March 1955 in Zaandam) was a sailor from the Netherlands who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. De Wit, as crew member on the Dutch 8 Metre ''Hollandia' ...

(1883–1955), Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics *

Maarten den Bakker Maarten Jan den Bakker (born 26 January 1969) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2008. He won the Dutch National Road Race Championships twice and he participated in nine Tours de Fr ...

(born 1969), Dutch retired racing cyclist *

Maarten Ducrot Maarten Ducrot (born 8 April 1958, in Vlissingen) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, and currently a cycling reporter for the Dutch television. Biography Ducrot rode the Tour de France five times, of which he finished four times ...

, Dutch former racing cyclist and currently cycling reporter * Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode (1804–1878), Dutch merchant * Maarten Froger (born 1977), Dutch former field hockey striker *

Maarten Hajer Maarten Allard Hajer (born 8 August 1962) is a Dutch political scientist and regional planner. Since 1 October 2015, Hajer has been Faculty Professor of Urban Futures at Utrecht University, where he leads the Urban Futures Studio. He was a Prof ...

(born 1962), Dutch political scientist and urban and regional planner * Maarten Haverkamp (born 1974), Dutch former politician * Maarten Heijmans (born 1983), Dutch actor * Maarten Heisen (born 1984), Dutch sprinter *

Maarten Houttuyn Maarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn (1720 – 2 May 1798; Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn) was a Dutch naturalist. Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history, e.g. ...

(1720–1798), Dutch naturalist * Maarten Jansen (born 1952), Dutch archaeologist, professor of Mesoamerican archaeology and history * Maarten Kloosterman (born 1942), Dutch retired rower *

Maarten Krabbé Maarten Krabbé (22 February 1908 – 18 February 2005) was a Dutch people, Dutch Painting, painter and art educator. Early life Krabbé is the son of painter Hendrik Maarten Krabbé (1868–1931) and singer Miep Rust (1874–1956). His sist ...

(1908–2005), Dutch painter and art educator *

Maarten Lafeber Maarten Lafeber (born 11 December 1974) is a Dutch professional golfer who won the Dutch, Swiss and Spanish amateur championships before turning professional in 1997. Lafeber was born in Eindhoven, North Brabant. He earned a European Tour card at ...

(born 1974), Dutch golfer *

Maarty Leunen Maarten Arthur "Maarty" Leunen (born September 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. A power forward formerly at the University of Oregon, he averaged 9.9 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game in his college career. ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Maarten Maartens Maarten Maartens, pen name of ''Jozua Marius Willem van der Poorten Schwartz'' (15 August 1858 in Amsterdam – 3 August 1915 in Doorn), was a Dutch writer, who wrote in English. He was quite well known at the end of the nineteenth and the be ...

, pen name of Dutch writer Jozua Marius Willem van der Poorten Schwartz (1858–1915) *

Maarten Martens Maarten Martens (born 2 July 1984) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder, either as an attacking midfielder or winger. He is the current head coach of the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Martens was known ...

(born 1984), Belgian football coach and former player *

Maarten Meiners Maarten Meiners (born 8 February 1992) is a Dutch alpine ski racer. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding competitive discipline. I ...

(born 1992), Dutch alpine ski racer * Maarten Neyens (born 1985), Belgian racing cyclist *

Maarten Rudelsheim Maarten Rudelsheim (25 April 1873 in Amsterdam – 10 September 1920 in Antwerp) was a ''flamingant'' of Jewish-Dutch descent. Rudelsheim was born in the Netherlands, of a Jewish father and a Dutch mother. In 1885, the family came to Antwerp ...

(1873–1920), Dutch-Flemish political activist * Maarten Schakel Jr. (born 1947), Dutch politician * Maarten Schakel Sr. (1917–1997), Dutch politician *

Maarten Schenck van Nydeggen Maarten (Martin) Schenck van Nydeggen, (1540?, – 11 August 1589) was a military commander in the Netherlands. He first served with William of Orange in the fight for Dutch independence from Spain then switched to serve with distinction in ...

(1540?–1589), Dutch military commander *

Maarten Schmidt Maarten Schmidt (28 December 1929 – 17 September 2022) was a Dutch-born American astronomer who first measured the distances of quasars. He was the first astronomer to identify a quasar, and so was pictured on the March cover of ''Time'' mag ...

(1929–2022), Dutch astronomer *

Maarten Stekelenburg Maarten Stekelenburg (; born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Stekelenburg began his career at Ajax, playing 282 matches over nine seasons in his first spell there and winning nine honours ...

(born 1982), Dutch retired football goalkeeper *

Maarten Stekelenburg (footballer, born 1972) Maarten Stekelenburg (; born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Stekelenburg began his career at Ajax, playing 282 matches over nine seasons in his first spell there and winning nine honours ...

, Dutch football manager and former player *

Maarten Swings Maarten Swings (born 2 November 1988) is a Belgian speed skater (inline and ice) and multiple European and world champion. Swings, his brother Bart Swings and Ferre Spruyt Ferre Spruyt (born 9 April 1986, in Leuven, Belgium) is a Belgian spe ...

(born 1988), Belgian speed skater (inline and ice) *

Maarten 't Hart Maarten 't Hart (born 25 November 1944 in Maassluis) is a Dutch writer. Trained as a biologist in zoology and ethology at the Leiden University, he taught that subject before becoming a full-time writer in the 1980s, having made his debut as a ...

(born 1944), Dutch writer *

Maarten Tjallingii Maarten Pieter Tjallingii ( ; born 5 November 1977) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2016. Career Maarten Tjallingii was born in Leeuwarden. He lost one of his kidneys as a child. Tjallingii ...

(born 1977), Dutch former racing cyclist *

Maarten Treurniet Maarten Treurniet (born 21 January 1959) is a Dutch film director. Biography Treurniet was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He moved to Dwingeloo in 1959 and went to High school in Assen from 1971 until 1977. After high school he returned to ...

(born 1959), Dutch film director *

Maarten Tromp Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp or Maarten van Tromp (23 April 1598 – 31 July 1653) was an army general and admiral in the Dutch navy during much of the Eighty Years' War and throughout the First Anglo-Dutch War. Son of a ship's captain, Tromp spe ...

(1598–1653), Dutch admiral * J. Maarten Troost (born 1969), Dutch-American travel writer and essayist *

Maarten van den Bergh Maarten Albert van den Bergh (born 19 April 1942 in New York City) is a Dutch businessman. Van den Bergh is the son of Maria Meijers (1905–1957) and Sidney James van den Bergh, long-term chairman of Unilever and Dutch Minister of Defense in 1 ...

(born 1942), Dutch businessman * Maarten van den Hove (1605–1639), Dutch astronomer *

Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland Maarten, Baron van der Goes van Dirxland (3 January 1751, The Hague – 10 July 1826, The Hague) was a Dutch politician who served as government minister. He was a moderate within the Patriots faction that came to govern the Batavian Republic. His ...

(1751–1826), Dutch politician * Maarten van der Linden (born 1969), Dutch former rower *

Maarten van der Vleuten Maarten van der Vleuten () is a Dutch producer, composer and recording artist born in Vught, The Netherlands in 1967. Between 1987 and 2007 he used over two dozens of aliases, producing Detroit techno, electro (music), electro, house music, hous ...

(born 1967), Dutch producer, composer and recording artist *

Maarten van der Weijden Maarten van der Weijden (born 31 March 1981) is a Dutch long distance and marathon swimmer born in Alkmaar., beijing2008.cn In 2019 Van der Weijden swam the Elfstedentocht for charity. He raised more than €6.1 million. Swimming career Van de ...

(born 1981), Dutch long-distance and marathon swimmer * Maarten van Dulm (1879–1949), vice-admiral of the Royal Dutch Navy and Olympic fencer * Maarten van Garderen (born 1990), Dutch volleyball player * Maarten van Gent (1947–2025), Dutch basketball coach, scout and businessman * Maarten van Grimbergen (born 1959), Dutch former field hockey player *

Maarten van Heemskerck Maarten van Heemskerck (born Maerten Jacobsz van Veen; 1 June 1498 – 1 October 1574), also known as Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen, was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan ...

(1498–1574), Dutch painter * Maarten Van Lieshout (born 1985), Belgian footballer * Maarten van Roozendaal (1962–2013), Dutch singer * Maarten van Rossem (born 1943), Dutch historian *

Maarten van Rossum Maarten van Rossum ( 1478 – June 7, 1555) was a military tactician of the duchy of Guelders who became field marshal in the service of Charles, Duke of Guelders. He was greatly feared outside his home country for the ruthless manner in wh ...

(c. 1478–1555), Dutch field marshal *

Maarten van Severen Maarten Van Severen (5 June 1956, Antwerp, Belgium – 21 February 2005, Ghent, Belgium) was a Belgian furniture designer and interior architect. He came from an artistic family: his father was the abstract painter Dan Van Severen while his brothe ...

(1956–2005), Belgian furniture designer *

Maarten Gerritszoon Vries Maarten Gerritszoon Vries or Fries, also referred to as de Vries, (18 February 1589 in Harlingen, Netherlands – late 1647 at sea near Manila) was a 17th-century Dutch cartographer and explorer, the first Western Europe to leave an account of h ...

(1589–1647), Dutch explorer and cartographer * Maarten Vrolijk (1919–1994), Dutch politician *

Maarten Wevers Sir Maarten Laurens Wevers (born 24 March 1952) is a New Zealand diplomat and public servant, who served as New Zealand's List of High Commissioners from New Zealand to Papua New Guinea, High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea and List of Ambass ...

(born 1952), New Zealand diplomat and public servant *

Maarten Wynants Maarten Wynants (born 13 May 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2021 for the , and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam . Ca ...

(born 1982), Belgian former racing cyclist

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