'''Jaap''' is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] [[given name]] that is [[diminutive|short]] for [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]] or Jacobus (Jacob or [[James (given name)|James]] in English). People with this name include:
==Academics== *[[Jaap R. Bruijn]] (1938–2022), Dutch maritime historian *[[Jaap Doek]] (born 1942), Dutch jurist *[[Jaap van Ginneken]] (born 1943), Dutch psychologist and communication scholar *[[Jaap Goudsmit]] (born 1951), Dutch HIV/AIDS researcher *{{illm|Jaap M. Hemelrijk|de||nl|}} (1925–2018), Dutch archaeologist *[[Jaap van den Herik]] (born 1947), Dutch computer scientist *[[Jacob van der Hoeden|Jaap van der Hoeden]] (1891–1968), Dutch and Israeli veterinary research scientist *{{illm|Jacob Kistemaker|lt=Jacob Kistemaker|de||nl|}} (1917–2010), Dutch nuclear physicist *[[Jacob Korevaar|Jaap Korevaar]] (1923–2025), Dutch mathematician *[[Jaap Kruithof]] (1929–2009), Belgian philosopher and writer *[[Jaap Kunst]] (1891–1960), Dutch ethnomusicologist *[[Jaap Mansfeld]] (born 1936), Dutch philosopher and historian *[[Jaap Murre]] (1929–2023), Dutch mathematician *[[Jaap van Praag]] (1911–1981), Dutch humanist *[[Jaap Schekkerman]] (born 1953), Dutch computer scientist *{{illm|Jaap Sinninghe Damsté|de||nl|}} (born 1959), Dutch paleontologist *[[Jacobus van der Vecht|Jaap van der Vecht]] (1906–1992), Dutch entomologist *[[Jaap van Velsen]] (1921–1990), Dutch-born British anthropologist *[[Jaap J. Vermeulen]] (born 1955), Dutch botanist *[[Jaap Wessels]] (1939–2009), Dutch mathematician *[[Jaap de Wilde]] (born 1957), Dutch international relations scholar *[[Jaap de Zwaan]] (born 1949), Dutch lawyer and legal scholar * [[Jaap Zwemmer]] (born 1945), Dutch fiscal jurist
==Arts== *[[Jaap Bakema]] (1914–1981), Dutch modernist architect *[[Jaap Berghuis]] (1945–2005), Dutch artist *[[Jaap Blonk]] (born 1953), Dutch avant-garde composer and performance artist *[[Jaap Drupsteen]] (born 1942), Dutch graphic designer *[[Jaap Eggermont]] (born 1946), Dutch record producer *[[Jaap Flier]] (1934–2022), Dutch dancer and choreographer *[[Jacob Gestman Geradts|Jaap Gestman Geradts]] (born 1951), Dutch pin-up artist *[[Jacob Frederik Klinkhamer|Jaap Klinkhamer]] (1854–1928), Dutch architect *[[Jaap Lamberton]], Dutch comics artist *[[Jaap ter Linden]] (born 1947), Dutch cellist, viol player and conductor *[[Jaap Reesema]] (born 1984), Dutch singer *[[Jaap Schreurs]] (1913–1983), Dutch painter and graphic artist *[[Jaap Schröder]] (1925–2020), Dutch violinist, conductor, and pedagogue *[[Jaap Spaanderman]] (1896–1985), Dutch pianist, cellist, and conductor *[[Jaap Speyer]] (1891–1952), Dutch film director *[[Jaap Stotijn]] (1891–1970), Dutch oboist *[[Jaap Valkhoff]] (1910–1992), Dutch musician, composer and lyricist *[[Jaap Vegter]] (1932–2003), Dutch cartoonist *[[Jaap van Zweden]] (born 1960), Dutch violinist and conductor
==Politics== *[[Ya'akov Arnon|Jaap van Amerongen]] (1913–1995), Dutch-Israeli economist and government official *[[Jaap Boersma]] (1929–2012), Dutch Minister of Social Affairs *[[Jaap Burger]] (1904–1986), Dutch Minister of the Interior *[[Jaap de Hoop Scheffer]] (born 1948), Dutch Secretary General of NATO *[[Jaap Marais]] (1922–2000), Afrikaner nationalist thinker, author and politician *[[Jaap Metz]] (1941–2016), Dutch journalist and politician *[[Jaap Oldenbroek]] (1897–1970), Dutch trade union leader and politician *[[Jaap Pop]] (born 1941), Dutch mayor of Franeker, Tiel, Alkmaar and Haarlem *[[Jaap Schrieke]] (1884–1976), Dutch jurist and administrator during WWII *[[Jaap Smit]] (born 1957), Dutch preacher and trade unionist
==Sports== *[[Jaap Barendregt]] (1905–1952), Dutch footballer *[[Jaap Beije]] (1927–2013), Dutch rower *[[Jaap Boot]] (1903–1986), Dutch sprinter and long jumper *[[Jaap Bulder]] (1896–1979), Dutch footballer *[[Jaap-Derk Buma]] (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player *[[Jaap Davids]] (born 1984), Dutch footballer *[[Jaap van Dorp]] (born 1990), Dutch curler *[[Jaap van Duijn]] (born 1990), Dutch footballer *[[Jaap Eden]] (1873–1925), Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist **The [[Jaap Eden Award]], [[Jaap Eden baan]] and [[Jaap Edenhal]] are named after him *[[Jaap Enters]] (born 1939), Dutch rower *[[Jaap Havekotte]] (1912–2014), Dutch speed skater *[[Jaap Helder]] (1907–1998), Dutch sports sailor *[[Jaap Kersten]] (born 1934), Dutch racing cyclist *[[Jaap ten Kortenaar]] (born 1964), Dutch racing cyclist *[[Jaap Knol]] (1896–1975), Dutch javelin thrower *[[Jaap Kraaier]] (1913–2004), Dutch canoeist *[[Jaap Krijtenburg]] (born 1969), Dutch rower *[[Jaap van Lagen]] (born 1976), Dutch racing driver *[[Jaap van der Leck]] (1911–2000), Dutch football manager *[[Jaap Leemhuis]] (1941–2014), Dutch field hockey player *[[Jaap Meijer]] (1905–1943), Dutch track cyclist *[[Jaap Mol]] (1912–1972), Dutch footballer *[[Jaap Oudkerk]] (born 1937), Dutch track cyclist *[[Jaap van der Poll]] (1914–2010), Dutch javelin thrower *[[Jaap van Praag (football administrator)|Jaap van Praag]] (1910–1987), Dutch football administrator, chairman of Ajax *[[Jaap Reesink]] (born 1946), Dutch rower *[[Jaap Rijks]] (1919–2017), Dutch equestrian *[[Jaap Schouten]] (born 1984), Dutch rower *[[Jaap Sjouwerman]] (1891–1964), Dutch wrestler *[[Jaap Stam]] (born 1972), Dutch football player and manager *[[Jaap Stenger]] (1907–1992), Dutch rower *[[Jaap Stockmann]] (born 1984), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper *[[Jaap Voigt]] (born 1941), Dutch field hockey player *[[Jaap Weber]] (1901–1979), Dutch footballer *[[Jaap de Zeeuw]] (born 1954), Dutch sports sailor *[[Jaap Zielhuis]] (born 1966), Dutch sports sailor ==Writers== *[[Jaap ter Haar]] (1922–1998), Dutch writer of children's books and historian *[[Jaap Nunes Vaz]] (1906–1943), Dutch journalist, writer, and editor ==Other== *[[Jaap Amesz]] (born 1982), Dutch television personality *[[Jaap Blokker]] (1942–2011), Dutch businessman and executive *[[Jaap Haartsen]] (born 1963), Dutch electrical engineer and inventor of Bluetooth *{{illm|Jaap van Meekren|nl|}} (1923–1997), Dutch television journalist and presenter *[[Jaap Penraat]] (1918–2006), Dutch resistance fighter during World War II *[[Jacob Staal|Jaap Staal]] (1913–1981), Dutch commando during World War II *[[Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten|Jaap Veldhuyzen van Zanten]] (1927–1977), Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor *[[Jaap Weideman]] (1936–1996), South African Navy officer
==See also== * [[Jaap Sahib]], Sikh prayer
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