Provoost is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Jan Provoost (1465–1529), Flemish painter
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Samuel Provoost (1742–1815), third Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA
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Anne Provoost (born 1964), Belgian author
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William Provoost (''aka'' 'Guilliame Provoost') (
fl.
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1556–1607),
Protestant in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, who fled religious persecution and his descendants settled in
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam ( nl, Nieuw Amsterdam, or ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''factory'' gave rise ...
(now
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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) in the early 1600s
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Surnames of Belgian origin
Dutch-language surnames