# Gerrit

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'''Gerrit''' is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) male name meaning "''brave with the spear''", the Dutch and Frisian form of [Gerard](/source/Gerard).<!-- [http://www.behindthename.com/name/gerrit Behind the Name: Gerrit]--> People with this name include:
* [Gerrit Achterberg](/source/Gerrit_Achterberg) (1905–1962), Dutch poet
* [Gerrit van Arkel](/source/Gerrit_van_Arkel) (1858–1918), Dutch architect
* [Gerrit Badenhorst](/source/Gerrit_Badenhorst) (born 1962), South African powerlifter and professional strongman competitor
* [Gerrit Battem](/source/Gerrit_Battem) (c. 1636 – 1684), Dutch landscape painter
* [Gerrit Beneker](/source/Gerrit_Beneker) (1882–1934), American painter and illustrator 
* [Gerrit Berckheyde](/source/Gerrit_Berckheyde) (1638–1698), Dutch painter
* [Gerrit Berkhoff](/source/Gerrit_Berkhoff) (1901–1996), Dutch chemist and university rector
* [Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer](/source/Gerrit_Cornelis_Berkouwer) (1903–1996), Dutch theologian
* [Gerrit Berveling](/source/Gerrit_Berveling) (born 1944), Dutch Esperanto author
* [Gerrit Blaauw](/source/Gerrit_Blaauw) (1924–2018), Dutch computer engineer
* [Gerrit de Blanken](/source/Gerrit_de_Blanken) (1894–1961), Dutch pottery artist
* [Gerrit van Bloclant](/source/Gerrit_van_Bloclant) (1578–1650), Dutch Renaissance painter
* [Gerrit Bol](/source/Gerrit_Bol) (1906–1989), Dutch mathematician
* [Gerrit Braamcamp](/source/Gerrit_Braamcamp) (1699–1771), Dutch distiller, timber merchant and art collector 
* [Gerrit den Braber](/source/Gerrit_den_Braber) (1929–1997), Dutch songwriter and lyricist
* [Gerrit Broekstra](/source/Gerrit_Broekstra) (born 1941), Dutch scientist and professor
* [Gerrit Cole](/source/Gerrit_Cole) (born 1990), American baseball pitcher
* [Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp](/source/Gerrit_Gerritsz_Cuyp) (c. 1565–1644), Dutch painter and stained glass artist
* [Gerrit J. Diekema](/source/Gerrit_J._Diekema) (1859–1930), American politician
* [Gerrit van Dijk](/source/Gerrit_van_Dijk) (1938–2012), Dutch animator, film maker, actor and painter
* [Gerrit Dou](/source/Gerrit_Dou) (1613–1675), Dutch painter
* [Gerrit L. Dox](/source/Gerrit_L._Dox) (1784–1847), American politician
* [Gerrit Faulhaber](/source/Gerrit_Faulhaber) (1912–1951), Dutch-Indonesian footballer
* [Gerrit Fauser](/source/Gerrit_Fauser) (born 1989), German ice hockey player
* [Gerrit Ferreira](/source/Gerrit_Ferreira) (born 1948), South African businessman 
* [Gerrit Fischer](/source/Gerrit_Fischer) (1916–1984), Dutch footballer 
* [Gerrit Fokkema](/source/Gerrit_Fokkema) (born 1954), Australian photographer
* [Gerrit Forbes](/source/Gerrit_Forbes) (1836–1906), American judge 
* [Gerrit De Geest](/source/Gerrit_De_Geest) (born 1960), Belgian legal scholar 
* [Gerrit van Gelderen](/source/Gerrit_van_Gelderen) (1926–1994), Dutch-born Irish naturalist, wildlife broadcaster, film-maker, illustrator and cartoonist
* [Gerrit Van Gestel](/source/Gerrit_Van_Gestel) (born 1958), Belgian former cyclist
* [Gerrit Glas](/source/Gerrit_Glas) (born 1954), Dutch philosopher and psychiatrist 
* [Gerrit Glomser](/source/Gerrit_Glomser) (born 1975), Austrian racing cyclist
* [Gerrit W. Gong](/source/Gerrit_W._Gong) (born 1953), American religious leader
* [Gerrit David Gratama](/source/Gerrit_David_Gratama) (1874–1965), Dutch artist, writer and museum director
* [Gerrit Govaars](/source/Gerrit_Govaars) (1866–1954), Dutch teacher and Salvation Army officer
* [Gerrit Graham](/source/Gerrit_Graham) (born 1949), American actor and songwriter
* [Gerrit Holdijk](/source/Gerrit_Holdijk) (1944–2015), Dutch politician
* [Gerrit Holtmann](/source/Gerrit_Holtmann) (born 1995), German footballer
* [Gerrit van Houten](/source/Gerrit_van_Houten) (1866–1934), Dutch painter and artist
* [Gerrit van Iterson](/source/Gerrit_van_Iterson) (1878–1972), Dutch botanist and professor
* [Gerrit de Jager](/source/Gerrit_de_Jager) (born 1954), Dutch cartoonist
* [Gerrit de Jong Jr.](/source/Gerrit_de_Jong_Jr.) (1892–1978), Dutch-born American art teacher, pedagogue and professor
* [Gerrit P. Judd](/source/Gerrit_P._Judd) (1803–1873), American physician and missionary
* [Gerrit Kastein](/source/Gerrit_Kastein) (1910–1943), Dutch communist, neurologist and WWII resistance fighter
* [Gerrit Hendrik Kersten](/source/Gerrit_Hendrik_Kersten) (1882–1948), Dutch Christian minister and politician
* [Gerrit Kleerekoper](/source/Gerrit_Kleerekoper) (1897–1943), Dutch gymnastics coach
* [Gerrit Komrij](/source/Gerrit_Komrij) (1944–2012), Dutch poet
* [Gerrit Korteweg](/source/Gerrit_Korteweg) (born 1937), Dutch swimmer
* [Gerrit Kouwenaar](/source/Gerrit_Kouwenaar) (1923–2014), Dutch journalist, translator, poet and prose writer
* [Gerrit Krol](/source/Gerrit_Krol) (1934−2013), Dutch author, essayist and writer
* [Gerrit Kruize](/source/Gerrit_Kruize) (1923–2009), American field hockey player 
* [Ger Lagendijk](/source/Ger_Lagendijk) (1941–2010), Dutch footballer
* [Gerrit Lamberts](/source/Gerrit_Lamberts) (1776–1850), Dutch painter and museum curator 
* [Gerrit Y. Lansing](/source/Gerrit_Y._Lansing) (1783–1862), American politician
* [Gerrit Lekkerkerker](/source/Gerrit_Lekkerkerker) (1922–1999), Dutch mathematician
* [Gerrit Lundens](/source/Gerrit_Lundens) (1622–1683), Dutch painter 
* [Gerrit van der Meer](/source/Gerrit_van_der_Meer) (born 1950), Dutch television producer, film producer and unit production manager
* [Gerrit Nauber](/source/Gerrit_Nauber) (born 1992), German footballer
* [Gerrit Niekoop](/source/Gerrit_Niekoop) (born 1934), Surinamese football player
* [Gerrit Noordzij](/source/Gerrit_Noordzij) (1931–2022), Dutch typographer, typeface designer, and author
* [Gerrit Olivier](/source/Gerrit_Olivier) (born 19??), South African academic and diplomat
* [Gerrit Oosting](/source/Gerrit_Oosting) (1941–2012), Dutch politician
* [Gerrit Opperman](/source/Gerrit_Opperman) (born 1945), South African Army General
* [Gerrit Paape](/source/Gerrit_Paape) (1752–1803), Dutch earthenware and stoneware painter, poet, journalist, novelist, judge, columnist and civil servant
* [Gerrit Patist](/source/Gerrit_Patist) (1947–2005), Dutch sculptor and ceramist
* [Gerrit Pels](/source/Gerrit_Pels) (1893–1966), Dutch astronomer
* [Gerrit Plomp](/source/Gerrit_Plomp) (born 1963), Dutch footballer
* [Gerrit van Poelje](/source/Gerrit_van_Poelje) (1884–1976), founder of Public Administration in the Netherlands
* [Gerrit Pressel](/source/Gerrit_Pressel) (born 1990), German footballer
* [Gerrit Radstaak](/source/Gerrit_Radstaak) (1914–1996), Canadian politician
* [Gerrit Reynst](/source/Gerrit_Reynst) (1599–1658), Dutch merchant and art collector 
* [Gerrit Rietveld](/source/Gerrit_Rietveld) (1888–1964), Dutch architect 
* [Gerrit Roos](/source/Gerrit_Roos) (1898–1969), Dutch weightlifter
* [Gerrit Rudolph](/source/Gerrit_Rudolph_(cricketer)) (born 1988), South African-born Namibian cricketer
* [Gerrit van Santen](/source/Gerrit_van_Santen) (1591/92–1656), Dutch painter and writer
* [Gerrit Schimmelpenninck](/source/Gerrit_Schimmelpenninck) (1794–1863), Dutch businessman and statesman
* [Gerrit Schipper](/source/Gerrit_Schipper) (c. 1775 – c. 1832), Dutch painter 
* [Gerrit Schotte](/source/Gerrit_Schotte) (born 1974), Curaçao optician
* [Gerrit Schouten](/source/Gerrit_Schouten) (1779–1839), Surinamese artist
* [Gerrit Schulte](/source/Gerrit_Schulte) (1916–1992), Dutch track bicycle racer
* [Gerrit Smith](/source/Gerrit_Smith) (1797–1874), American abolitionist
* [Gerrit Smith (composer)](/source/Gerrit_Smith_(composer)) (1859–1912), American composer and organist 
* [Gerrit Smith (rugby union)](/source/Gerrit_Smith_(rugby_union)) (born 1988), South African rugby union player
* [Gerrit van Spaan](/source/Gerrit_van_Spaan) (1654–1711), Dutch writer 
* [Gerrit Stoeten](/source/Gerrit_Stoeten) (born 1986), Spanish footballer
* [Gerrit T. Thorn](/source/Gerrit_T._Thorn) (1835–1900), American politician
* [Gerrit Friedrich Otto Toennies](/source/Gerrit_Friedrich_Otto_Toennies) (1898-1978), research biochemist
* [Gerrit van Uylenburgh](/source/Gerrit_van_Uylenburgh) (c. 1625 – 1679), Dutch painter and art-dealer
* [Gerrit van der Veen](/source/Gerrit_van_der_Veen) (1902–1944), Dutch sculptor and member of the Dutch Resistance in WWII
* [Gerrit de Veer](/source/Gerrit_de_Veer) (c. 1570 – after 1598), Dutch military officer and explorer 
* [Gerrit Verschuur](/source/Gerrit_Verschuur) (born 1937), South African-born American scientist
* [Gerrit Viljoen](/source/Gerrit_Viljoen) (1926–2009), South African politician
* [Gerrit Cornelisz Vlasman](/source/Gerrit_Cornelisz_Vlasman) (before 1600–after 1624), Dutch brewer 
* [Gerrit van Voorst](/source/Gerrit_van_Voorst) (1910–1986), Dutch swimmer 
* [Gerrit de Vries (politician)](/source/Gerrit_de_Vries_(politician)) (1818–1900), Dutch jurist and politician, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands 
* [Gerrit de Vries (cyclist)](/source/Gerrit_de_Vries_(cyclist)) (born 1967), road racing cyclist
* [Gerrit van Wees](/source/Gerrit_van_Wees) (1913–1995), Dutch cyclist 
* [Gerrit de Wet](/source/Gerrit_de_Wet) (1616–1674), Dutch painter
* [Gerrit Zalm](/source/Gerrit_Zalm) (born 1952), Dutch politician 
* [Gerrit Zegelaar](/source/Gerrit_Zegelaar) (1719–1794), Dutch painter

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