'''Bleeker''' is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Bleeker&nfd_naam=Bleeker&info=aantal+en+verspreiding&operator=bw&taal= Bleeker] at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.</ref> People with the surname include:
* Alex Bleeker (born 1986), American musician and guitarist * Bernhard Bleeker (1881–1968), German sculptor * C. Jouco Bleeker (1898–1983), Dutch phenomenologist of religion * Eppie Bleeker (born 1949), Dutch speed skater * Horst Bleeker (1938–2023), German swimmer * Johan Bleeker (born 1942), Dutch space technology scientist **Named after him: the main-belt asteroid 9693 Bleeker * Kevin Bleeker (born 1993), Dutch basketball player * Lili Bleeker (1897–1985), Dutch physicist * Mel Bleeker (1920–1996), American football player * Piet Bleeker (1928–2018), Dutch long-distance runner * Pieter Bleeker (1819–1874), a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist and herpetologist **Named after him: Bleeker smoothbelly sardinella, Bleeker's whipray, Bleeker's worm-eel ;Fictional characters * Paulie Bleeker, a character in the film ''Juno'' played by Michael Cera
==Other meanings== * Bleeker (band), a Canadian rock band named after Bleeker Street, Orillia, Ontario * ''Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog'', a comic strip syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate
==See also== * Bleecker (disambiguation) * Bleaker
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Occupational surnames