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Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

patronimic surname, where it was originally a

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Albert Wessels Albert Wessels (1 October 1908 - 22 July 1991) was a South African industrialist and the founder of Toyota South Africa. Toyota South Africa can trace its roots back to 1961, when Wessels obtained a permit to import ten ''Toyopet Stout'' pickup ...

(1908–1991), South African industrialist *

André Weßels André Weßels (also spelled Wessels; born 21 October 1981) is a German former fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympic ...

(born 1981), German fencer * Andreas Wessels (born 1964), German football goalkeeper * Bredell Wessels (born 1995), Namibian cricketer *

Charlotte Wessels Johanna Charlotte Wessels (born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She is best known as the former lead vocalist for the symphonic metal band Delain. Background Wessels has been trained in both jazz singing and classical singing. S ...

(born 1987), Dutch heavy metal singer *

Cornelius Hermanus Wessels Sir Cornelius Hermanus Wessels (26 April 1851 Rietfontein, Winburg, Orange River Sovereignty – 1 March 1924 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa) was a South African statesman. Wessels stemmed from an important Orange F ...

(1851–1924), South African politician and statesman * Cornelius Wessels (1880–1964), Dutch Jesuit and historian * David Wessels (born 1982), South African rugby coach * (1946–2017), Dutch billionaire, of

VolkerWessels Koninklijke VolkerWessels B.V. is a major European construction services business with Dutch-based headquarters. It is owned by the Wessels Family through Reggeborgh Holding. History The company was founded by Adriaan Volker in Sliedrecht in 18 ...

* Dirck Wessels (1638–1717), New Netherland colonist *

Emile Wessels Emile Wessels (born 27 June 1979) is a rugby union player who plays for . Wessels plays as a fly-half, specialising in kicking. He made his international debut in October 2002 in a friendly match against . He played four matches at the 2003 Rugby ...

(born 1979), Namibian rugby player *

Glenn Wessels Glenn Anthony Wessels (1895 – July 23, 1982) was a Cape Colony-born American painter, etcher, lithographer and arts educator. He was a professor at the California College of the Arts, Washington State University, and the University of Californi ...

(c. 1932 – 1982), South African-born American painter *

Jaap Wessels Jacobus (Jaap) Wessels (19 January 1939 – 30 July 2009) was a Dutch mathematician and Professor of Stochastic Operations Research at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Jo van Nunen and Jaap van der Wal. "Jaap Wessels–his life with stocha ...

(1939–2009), Dutch mathematician * Jan Gerard Wessels Boer (1936–2019), Dutch plant taxonomist * Johan Wessels (born 1988), South African rugby player * John Wessels (1862–1936), Chief Justice of South Africa from 1932 to 1936 *

John Wessels (basketball) John M. Wessels (February 13, 1938 – December 3, 1994) was an American college basketball standout for Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illinois in the late 1950s and early 1960s. A center (basketball), center, Wessels averaged 13.4 po ...

(1938–1994), American college basketball player *

Kepler Wessels Kepler Christoffel Wessels (born 14 September 1957) is a South African-Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. Since retiring he has been a lawn bowls competitor. He ...

(born 1957), South African cricket captain *

Leon Wessels Leon Wessels (born 19 April 1946) is a South African lawyer, politician, and activist who served in the National Party government during the apartheid years and was one of very few Afrikaner politicians to show public contrition for the acts of ...

(born 1946), South African lawyer, politician, and activist *

Louis Wessels Louis Wessels (; born 27 August 1998) is a German tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 267, achieved in July 2022. Tennis career On the junior tour, Wessels has a career high ITF junior ranking of 17 achieved i ...

(born 1998), German tennis player *

Peter Wessels Peter Wessels (; born 7 May 1978) is a former tour professional male tennis player and a coach from the Netherlands. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 72 in February 2005. Biography Wessels had an excellent junior caree ...

(born 1978), Dutch tennis player *

Riki Wessels Mattheus Hendrik "Riki" Wessels (born 12 November 1985) is an Australian-English cricketer who most recently played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Wessels has played for Marylebone Cricket Club, ...

(born 1985), Australian cricketer *

Robbie Wessels Robert Albert Wessels is a South African Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a ...

(born 1980), South African singer and actor *

Roger Wessels Roger Mark Wessels (born 4 March 1961) is a South African professional golfer. Career Wessels was born in Port Elizabeth. He turned professional at a relatively late age in 1987, without having had any major successes as an amateur. Despite th ...

(born 1961), South African golfer * Stefan Wessels (born 1979), German football goalkeeper * Stefan Wessels (born 1984), Dutch basketball player *

Susan Wessels-Webber Susan Wessels-Webber (born 12 November 1977 in Bloemfontein, Free State) is a field hockey player from South Africa who represented her country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the women's national team at the 2003 All-Afric ...

(born 1977), South African field hockey player * Tom Wessels (born 1951), American terrestrial ecologist * Ulla Wessels (born 1965), German analytic philosopher * Wessel Jacobus Wessels (1865–1945), Orange Free State Boer War general As a middle name *

Anna Wessels Williams Anna Wessels Williams (1863–1954) was an American pathologist and public-health physician who worked at the first municipal diagnostic laboratory in the United States. She used her medical training from the Woman's Medical College of the New ...

(1863–1954), American pathologist

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