Pietersen is a
Dutch
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and
Afrikaans
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patronymic
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surname
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meaning ''"son of
Peter
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"''. There are other spellings. Pietersen is a rare
given name
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. People with the surname Pietersen include:
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Abigail Pietersen
Abigail Pietersen (born 1 October 1984, in Cape Town
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(born 1984), South African figure skater, older sister of Justin Pietersen
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Charl Pietersen
Charl Pietersen (born 6 January 1983) is a South African cricketer who played for the Eagles cricket team. He is a distant relative of Kevin Pietersen. His brother Ruan Pietersen also played for Griqualand West as a left-arm bowler. Despite be ...
(born 1983), South African cricketer
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Charl Pietersen
Charl Pietersen (born 6 January 1983) is a South African cricketer who played for the Eagles cricket team. He is a distant relative of Kevin Pietersen. His brother Ruan Pietersen also played for Griqualand West as a left-arm bowler. Despite be ...
(born 1991), South African darts player
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Jessica Pietersen (born 1980), English singer, television personality, and dancer
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Joe Pietersen
Johan Christiaan Pietersen (born 18 May 1984) is a South African former rugby union player who also played as the Rugby union positions#10. Fly-Half, fly-half for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR).
Professional career
He started ...
(born 1984), South African rugby player
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JP Pietersen
Jon-Paul Roger "JP" Pietersen (born 12 July 1986 in Stellenbosch, South Africa) is a South African former rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup. He generally played fullback or wing, but occasionally he played at outside centre. He pla ...
(born 1986), South African rugby player
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Judith Pietersen
Judith Pietersen (born 3 July 1989 in Eibergen) is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as an opposite. She is a member of the Women's National Team, and competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics. She plays for Volley Millenium Brescia.
She learned ...
(born 1989), Dutch volleyball player
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Justin Pietersen
Justin Pietersen (born 28 August 1986 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African figure skater. He is the 2005 and 2007 South African national champion. His older sister Abigail Pietersen
Abigail Pietersen (born 1 October 1984, in Cap ...
(born 1986), South African figure skater, younger brother of Abigail Pietersen
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Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980) is a former England international cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest England batsmen to have played the game, and renowned for his competitive, and often controversial nature. He was a ri ...
(born 1980), South Africa-born English cricketer
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Magdalene Louisa Pietersen (born 1956), South African politician
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Roscoe Pietersen (born 1989), South African football player
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Willem Essuman Pietersen
Willem Essuman Pietersen (c. 1844 – 6 January 1914), also known as Willem Edmund Pietersen, was a Gold Coast merchant, politician, and educationist. He is also remembered as a goldsmith and watch repairer. Pietersen was co-founder of Mfants ...
(c.1844–1914), Gold Coast merchant, politician, and educationist
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William G. Pietersen (born 1937), South African businessman and author
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