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Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch form of Peter.[1] The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 to about 100 a year in 2016.[2]
Some of the better known people with this name are below. See All pages with titles beginning with Pieter for a longer list.
Pieter de Coninck (?-1332), Flemish revolutionary
Pieter van der Moere (c. 1480–1572), Flemish Franciscan missionary in Mexico known as "Pedro de Gante"
Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502–1550), Flemish artist, architect, and author
Look up Pieter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch form of Peter. The name has been one of the most common names...
Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (Dutch: [ˈpi:tər kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈmɔndrijaːn]), after 1906 known as Piet Mondrian (/piːt ˈmɒndriɑːn/, also US: /- ˈmɔːn-/, Dutch:...
Pieter Brueghel may refer to: Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c. 1525–1569), Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–1638),...
Pieter M. Judson (born 1956, Utrecht) is an American professor of history. Pieter Judson attended Swarthmore College and graduated in 1978. He received...
many of his later works. He also drew upon the Netherlandish traditions of Pieter Bruegel the Elder for inspiration in later works like Flemish Kermis (c...
Pieter Zeeman (Dutch: [ˈzeːmɑn]; 25 May 1865 – 9 October 1943) was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for...
Pieter Elbers (born 11 May 1970) is a Dutch airline executive who is the CEO of IndiGo since 2022. He had been president and CEO of the Netherlands' flag...
Pieter Wilhelm Adrianus Cort van der Linden (14 May 1846 – 15 July 1935) was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August...
Pieter Jansz Post (1 May 1608 – buried 8 May 1669) was a Dutch Golden Age architect, painter and printmaker. Post was baptised in Haarlem, the son of a...
Pieter Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Younger (/ˈbrɔɪɡəl/, also US: /ˈbruːɡəl/; Dutch: [ˈpitər ˈbrøːɣəl] ; between 23 May and 10 October 1564...
Pioneering Spirit (formerly Pieter Schelte) is a catamaran crane vessel owned by the Switzerland-based Allseas Group designed for the single-lift installation...
Pieter de Hooch (Dutch: [ˈpitər də ɦoːx], also spelled "Hoogh" or "Hooghe"; 20 December 1629 (baptized) – after 1683, was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous...
Pieter Mijer (12 April 1881 – 10 March 1963) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Pieter Mijer at...
Pieter Egge Huistra (born 18 January 1967) is a Dutch football coach for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda and former winger. Huistra played for the Scottish...
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər kɔrˈneːlɪsːoːn ˈɦoːft]; 16 March 1581 – 21 May 1647) - Knight in the Order of Saint Michael - was...
Pieter Pietersz the Elder, also Pieter Pietersz. (I), (1540–1603) was a Dutch Renaissance painter. Pietersz was born in Antwerp. According to Karel van...
Pieter Bor, or Pieter Christiaensz Bor (1559-1635) was a Dutch Golden Age writer and historian. His portrait was painted by Frans Hals in 1634, and it...
Pieter Claesz (c. 1597 – 1 January 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of still lifes. He was born in Berchem, Belgium, near Antwerp, where he became...
Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter.[1] Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils...
Pieter van Vollenhoven Jr. (born April 30, 1939) is the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and a member, by marriage, of the Dutch royal house...
Pieter Both (1568 – 6 March 1615) was the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Not much is known of his early years. In 1599, Both was already...
Pieter Janssens Elinga (1623–1682) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, mainly of domestic interior scenes with a strong emphasis on the rectangular geometrical...
Petrus Johannes "Pieter" Groenewald (born 27 August 1955) is a South African politician. He has been serving as the Leader of the Freedom Front Plus since...
Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a Voortrekker leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he later...