{{Infobox surname | name = Dijkstra | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | meaning = Signified that the family either lived close to a ''dijk'' or came from a place with the element "-dijk" in its name<ref>[https://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=dijkstra&gba_naam=Dijkstra&nfd_naam=Dijkstra%20(y)&operator=eq&taal= 'Dijstra' analysis and explanation (''in Dutch'')], ''Nederlandse Familienamenbank'', Meertens Institute</ref> | region = Netherlands | languageorigin = West Frisian | variant = Dykstra, Terpstra, Dijkema, van Dijk, van Dyke }}
'''Dijkstra''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈdɛikstraː|pron}} {{IPA|nl|ˈdikstraː|label=or}}) is a Dutch family name of West Frisian origin. It most commonly refers to: * Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist ** Named after him: Dijkstra's algorithm, Dijkstra Prize, Dijkstra–Scholten algorithm
==People== * Bram Dijkstra (born 1938), American professor of English literature and cultural historian * Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist, programmer, software engineer, mathematician, and science essayist * Elijah Dijkstra (born 2006), Dutch footballer * Erik Dijkstra (born 1977), Dutch journalist and television presenter * Jan Dijkstra (1910–1993), Dutch mayor * Jesse Six Dijkstra (born 1994), Dutch politician * {{interlanguage link|Johan Dijkstra|fy|Johan Dijkstra (keunstner)|nl|Johan Dijkstra (kunstenaar)}} (1896–1978), Dutch painter, illustrator and stained glass artist * Lenie Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch racing cyclist * Lou Dijkstra (1909–1964), Dutch speed skater, father of Sjoukje Dijkstra * Margaret Dijkstra, pseudonym of Eva Gerlach (born 1948), Dutch poet * Marjolein Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch physicist * Mart Dijkstra (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Meindert Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch footballer * Peter Dijkstra (born 1978), Dutch choir conductor * Pia Dijkstra (born 1954), Dutch politician and television presenter * Remco Dijkstra (born 1972), Dutch politician * Rineke Dijkstra (born 1959), Dutch photographer * Sieb Dijkstra (born 1966), Dutch football goalkeeper * Sjoukje Dijkstra (1942–2024), Dutch figure skater * Wieke Dijkstra (born 1984), Dutch field hockey player
==Fictional characters== * Roel Dijkstra, eponymous character in a comic book series published from 1977 to 1995 * Sigismund Dijkstra, character from Andrzej Sapkowski's ''The Witcher'' saga and the third ''Witcher'' game
==See also== *Dykstra, surname
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