Ruijs or Ruys is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...

, derived from the archaic Dutch given name ''Ruis''.Ruis
at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands Variant forms are ''Ruijsch'', ''Ruis'', ''Ruisch'' and ''

Ruysch Ruysch or Ruijsch is a Dutch patronymic surname, derived from the archaic Dutch given name ''Ruis''.Ruis
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Anna Charlotte Ruys Anna Charlotte Ruys or Charlotte Defresne-Ruys (1898 – 1977) was a Dutch people, Dutch professor of bacteriology and epidemiology. She became a proponent of hygiene in public health and an activist against biological warfare. Early life an ...

(1898–1977), Dutch bacteriologist and epidemiologist *

Anthony Ruys Anthony Ruys (born 20 July 1947, Antwerp) is a former chairman of the executive board of Heineken N.V. Ruys holds a degree in commercial law from the University of Utrecht and a master's degree from Harvard Business School. He started his career f ...

(born 1947), Belgian-born Dutch business executive *

Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Charles Joseph Marie Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1 December 1873 – 17 April 1936) was a Dutch politician of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP). He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 9 September 1918 until 4 August 1925 and from ...

(1873–1936), Dutch statesman, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1918–25 and 1929–33 *

Cor Ruys Cor Ruys (Cornelis Ruijs, 10 February 1889 – 22 September 1952) was a Dutch actor, Theatre director, stage director and comedian. He is best known for playing the character of 'Potasch' in ''Potash and Perlmutter (play), Potash and Perlmutter ...

(1889–1952), Dutch actor, stage director and comedian *

Jos Ruijs Jos Ruijs (born 18 March 1955) is a Dutch rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal ...

(born 1955), Dutch rower *

Mien Ruys Wilhelmina Jacoba Moussault-Ruys (14 February 1904 – 9 January 1999), was a Dutch landscape and garden architect. Her gardening legacy is maintained in the Dutch town of Dedemsvaart, which is home to the ''Tuinen Mien Ruys''. With people such ...

(1904–1999), Dutch landscape and garden architect *

Tiny Ruys Martinus Johannes Maria "Tiny" Ruys (8 May 1957 – 11 January 2025) was a Dutch association football, football player and coach. Playing career Ruijs joined Fortuna Sittard from NEC Nijmegen, NEC and played 231 games for the club, clinching pro ...

(1957–2025), Dutch football coach * Willem Ruis (1945–1986), Dutch game show host * (1894–1942), Dutch director of shipowner Rotterdamsche Lloyd and executed resistance fighter in World War II **, a Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd-owned passenger liner named after him; known for the hijacking incident under the later name ''Achille Lauro'' * (1809–1889), Dutch shipowner, whose family founded Rotterdamsche Lloyd

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