Sterk is a Dutch descriptive surname meaning "strong". A variant form is ''Sterck''.Sterk
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands The Hungarian surname Sterk and the Slavic surname Šterk may have independent origins. It may refer to: *

Claire E. Sterk Claire Elizabeth Sterk is a Dutch scientist and Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health at Emory University. Sterk held faculty positions in anthropology, sociology, and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Emory. From 2016 to 202 ...

(born 1957), Dutch anthropologist, provost of Emory University *

Jane Sterk Jane Sterk (born January 14, 1947) is a Canadian psychologist, businesswoman, academic, and politician. She is the former leader of the Green Party of British Columbia and a business professor at University Canada West. In the 2009 British Columb ...

(born 1947), Canadian psychologist, businesswoman, academic, and politician * Jim Sterk (born 1956), College athletic director *

Károly Sterk Károly Sterk (19 September 1881 – 10 December 1946) was a Hungarian chess master. He tied for 2nd-4th at Budapest 1909 (Zsigmond Barász won), played at Vienna 1909/10 (the 2nd Trebitsch Memorial, Richard Réti won), tied for 3rd-5th at Budapest ...

(1881–1946), Hungarian chess master *

Katalin Sterk Katalin Sterk (born 30 September 1961 in Tatabánya) is a retired Hungarian high jumper. Her personal best jump was 1.98 metres, achieved in August 1986 in Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is ...

(born 1961), Hungarian high jumper *

Maria Sterk Maria Sterk (born 5 June 1979, in Hallum) is a Dutch marathon speed skater. In 2005, she finished in third position of the Essent Cup and on 11 February of that year she announced to attack the women's world hour speed skating record, which was h ...

(born 1979), Dutch marathon speed skater *

Marijn Sterk Marijn Sterk (born 11 July 1987 in The Hague) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left-back for Always Forward Hoorn. Sterk played in the youth of VCS from The Hague, until he was scouted by Ajax at age 14. In Ajax he went through the youth dep ...

(born 1987), Dutch football defender *

Mieke Sterk Mieke Sterk (born 5 January 1946) is a retired track and field athlete and politician from the Netherlands. She was part of the Dutch 4×100 m relay team that finished in fourth place at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Individually, she failed to ...

(born 1946), Dutch pentathlete and Labour Party politician *

Mirjam Sterk Willemina Roziena Catharina (Mirjam) Sterk (born 23 May 1973 in Zeist) is a Dutch former politician, civil servant, NH editor as well as educator. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) she was an MP from ...

(born 1973), Dutch politician, civil servant, RTV editor and educator *

Rafael Sterk Rafael Sterk (born 27 January 1978) is an Australian water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in the 2008 Summer Olympics. See also * Australia men's Olympic water polo team records and stat ...

(born 1978), Australian water polo player * Stewart Sterk (born 1952), American legal scholar * Valerie Sterk (born 1975), American volleyball player * (1880–1944), Hungarian-born Austrian librettist *

Yuri Sterk Yuri Sterk is a Bulgarian career diplomat. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister of Bulgaria from 12 May 2017 until 21 June 2019, following the end of his assignment as Ambassador / Head of EU Delegation to the Republic of Uzbekistan, a position h ...

(born 1962), Bulgarian diplomat, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva ;Sterck *

Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh (Joachimus Fortius Ringelbergius) (Antwerp, c. 1499 – c. 1531) was a Flemish scholar, humanism, humanist, mathematician and astrologer. His ''Lucubrationes vel potius absolutissima kyklopaideia'' (Basileae: Westhe ...

(c.1499–c.1531), Flemish humanist, mathematician and astrologer * (born 1955), Flemish writer * Thomas Sterck (1900–1970), American football player ;Stêrk *

Nisti Stêrk Nisti Stêrk (born 29 October 1977) is a Swedish-Kurdish actress and comedian. Nisti Stêrk has been writing all her life, but does not want to call herself an author. She is first and foremost an actress and a comedian. Stêrk has created the ...

(born 1977), Swedish-Kurdish actress and comedian ;Šterk *

Jure Šterk Jure Šterk (6 January 1937 – January 2009) was a Slovenian long-distance sailor, member of the Ocean Cruising Club, circumnavigation, circumnavigator and author who disappeared during a sailing trip around the world and is presumed dead. Dur ...

(1937–2009), Slovenian long-distance sailor and author *

Vladimir Šterk Vladimir Šterk (5 January 1891 – 6 March 1941) was well-known Croatian architect. Family and education Šterk was born into a Jewish family, to father Vjekoslav-Alois Šterk and mother Lina ( née Jelinek). In Zagreb he finished elementar ...

(1891–1941), Croatian architect

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