# Jaap (given name)

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**Jaap** is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) [given name](/source/Given_name) that is [short](/source/Diminutive) for [Jacob](/source/Jacob_(name)) or Jacobus (Jacob or [James](/source/James_(given_name)) in English). People with this name include:

## Academics

- [Jaap R. Bruijn](/source/Jaap_R._Bruijn) (1938–2022), Dutch maritime historian

- [Jaap Doek](/source/Jaap_Doek) (born 1942), Dutch jurist

- [Jaap van Ginneken](/source/Jaap_van_Ginneken) (born 1943), Dutch psychologist and communication scholar

- [Jaap Goudsmit](/source/Jaap_Goudsmit) (born 1951), Dutch HIV/AIDS researcher

- [Jaap M. Hemelrijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jaap_M._Hemelrijk&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_M._Hemelrijk); [nl](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_M._Hemelrijk)] (1925–2018), Dutch archaeologist

- [Jaap van den Herik](/source/Jaap_van_den_Herik) (born 1947), Dutch computer scientist

- [Jaap van der Hoeden](/source/Jacob_van_der_Hoeden) (1891–1968), Dutch and Israeli veterinary research scientist

- [Jacob Kistemaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Kistemaker&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Kistemaker); [nl](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Kistemaker)] (1917–2010), Dutch nuclear physicist

- [Jaap Korevaar](/source/Jacob_Korevaar) (1923–2025), Dutch mathematician

- [Jaap Kruithof](/source/Jaap_Kruithof) (1929–2009), Belgian philosopher and writer

- [Jaap Kunst](/source/Jaap_Kunst) (1891–1960), Dutch ethnomusicologist

- [Jaap Mansfeld](/source/Jaap_Mansfeld) (born 1936), Dutch philosopher and historian

- [Jaap Murre](/source/Jaap_Murre) (1929–2023), Dutch mathematician

- [Jaap van Praag](/source/Jaap_van_Praag) (1911–1981), Dutch humanist

- [Jaap Schekkerman](/source/Jaap_Schekkerman) (born 1953), Dutch computer scientist

- [Jaap Sinninghe Damsté](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jaap_Sinninghe_Damst%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_Sinninghe_Damst%C3%A9); [nl](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_Sinninghe_Damst%C3%A9)] (born 1959), Dutch paleontologist

- [Jaap van der Vecht](/source/Jacobus_van_der_Vecht) (1906–1992), Dutch entomologist

- [Jaap van Velsen](/source/Jaap_van_Velsen) (1921–1990), Dutch-born British anthropologist

- [Jaap J. Vermeulen](/source/Jaap_J._Vermeulen) (born 1955), Dutch botanist

- [Jaap Wessels](/source/Jaap_Wessels) (1939–2009), Dutch mathematician

- [Jaap de Wilde](/source/Jaap_de_Wilde) (born 1957), Dutch international relations scholar

- [Jaap de Zwaan](/source/Jaap_de_Zwaan) (born 1949), Dutch lawyer and legal scholar

- [Jaap Zwemmer](/source/Jaap_Zwemmer) (born 1945), Dutch fiscal jurist

## Arts

- [Jaap Bakema](/source/Jaap_Bakema) (1914–1981), Dutch modernist architect

- [Jaap Berghuis](/source/Jaap_Berghuis) (1945–2005), Dutch artist

- [Jaap Blonk](/source/Jaap_Blonk) (born 1953), Dutch avant-garde composer and performance artist

- [Jaap Drupsteen](/source/Jaap_Drupsteen) (born 1942), Dutch graphic designer

- [Jaap Eggermont](/source/Jaap_Eggermont) (born 1946), Dutch record producer

- [Jaap Flier](/source/Jaap_Flier) (1934–2022), Dutch dancer and choreographer

- [Jaap Gestman Geradts](/source/Jacob_Gestman_Geradts) (born 1951), Dutch pin-up artist

- [Jaap Klinkhamer](/source/Jacob_Frederik_Klinkhamer) (1854–1928), Dutch architect

- [Jaap Lamberton](/source/Jaap_Lamberton), Dutch comics artist

- [Jaap ter Linden](/source/Jaap_ter_Linden) (born 1947), Dutch cellist, viol player and conductor

- [Jaap Reesema](/source/Jaap_Reesema) (born 1984), Dutch singer

- [Jaap Schreurs](/source/Jaap_Schreurs) (1913–1983), Dutch painter and graphic artist

- [Jaap Schröder](/source/Jaap_Schr%C3%B6der) (1925–2020), Dutch violinist, conductor, and pedagogue

- [Jaap Spaanderman](/source/Jaap_Spaanderman) (1896–1985), Dutch pianist, cellist, and conductor

- [Jaap Speyer](/source/Jaap_Speyer) (1891–1952), Dutch film director

- [Jaap Stotijn](/source/Jaap_Stotijn) (1891–1970), Dutch oboist

- [Jaap Valkhoff](/source/Jaap_Valkhoff) (1910–1992), Dutch musician, composer and lyricist

- [Jaap Vegter](/source/Jaap_Vegter) (1932–2003), Dutch cartoonist

- [Jaap van Zweden](/source/Jaap_van_Zweden) (born 1960), Dutch violinist and conductor

## Politics

- [Jaap van Amerongen](/source/Ya'akov_Arnon) (1913–1995), Dutch-Israeli economist and government official

- [Jaap Boersma](/source/Jaap_Boersma) (1929–2012), Dutch Minister of Social Affairs

- [Jaap Burger](/source/Jaap_Burger) (1904–1986), Dutch Minister of the Interior

- [Jaap de Hoop Scheffer](/source/Jaap_de_Hoop_Scheffer) (born 1948), Dutch Secretary General of NATO

- [Jaap Marais](/source/Jaap_Marais) (1922–2000), Afrikaner nationalist thinker, author and politician

- [Jaap Metz](/source/Jaap_Metz) (1941–2016), Dutch journalist and politician

- [Jaap Oldenbroek](/source/Jaap_Oldenbroek) (1897–1970), Dutch trade union leader and politician

- [Jaap Pop](/source/Jaap_Pop) (born 1941), Dutch mayor of Franeker, Tiel, Alkmaar and Haarlem

- [Jaap Schrieke](/source/Jaap_Schrieke) (1884–1976), Dutch jurist and administrator during WWII

- [Jaap Smit](/source/Jaap_Smit) (born 1957), Dutch preacher and trade unionist

## Sports

- [Jaap Barendregt](/source/Jaap_Barendregt) (1905–1952), Dutch footballer

- [Jaap Beije](/source/Jaap_Beije) (1927–2013), Dutch rower

- [Jaap Boot](/source/Jaap_Boot) (1903–1986), Dutch sprinter and long jumper

- [Jaap Bulder](/source/Jaap_Bulder) (1896–1979), Dutch footballer

- [Jaap-Derk Buma](/source/Jaap-Derk_Buma) (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player

- [Jaap Davids](/source/Jaap_Davids) (born 1984), Dutch footballer

- [Jaap van Dorp](/source/Jaap_van_Dorp) (born 1990), Dutch curler

- [Jaap van Duijn](/source/Jaap_van_Duijn) (born 1990), Dutch footballer

- [Jaap Eden](/source/Jaap_Eden) (1873–1925), Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist - The [Jaap Eden Award](/source/Jaap_Eden_Award), [Jaap Eden baan](/source/Jaap_Eden_baan) and [Jaap Edenhal](/source/Jaap_Edenhal) are named after him

- [Jaap Enters](/source/Jaap_Enters) (born 1939), Dutch rower

- [Jaap Havekotte](/source/Jaap_Havekotte) (1912–2014), Dutch speed skater

- [Jaap Helder](/source/Jaap_Helder) (1907–1998), Dutch sports sailor

- [Jaap Kersten](/source/Jaap_Kersten) (born 1934), Dutch racing cyclist

- [Jaap ten Kortenaar](/source/Jaap_ten_Kortenaar) (born 1964), Dutch racing cyclist

- [Jaap Knol](/source/Jaap_Knol) (1896–1975), Dutch javelin thrower

- [Jaap Kraaier](/source/Jaap_Kraaier) (1913–2004), Dutch canoeist

- [Jaap Krijtenburg](/source/Jaap_Krijtenburg) (born 1969), Dutch rower

- [Jaap van Lagen](/source/Jaap_van_Lagen) (born 1976), Dutch racing driver

- [Jaap van der Leck](/source/Jaap_van_der_Leck) (1911–2000), Dutch football manager

- [Jaap Leemhuis](/source/Jaap_Leemhuis) (1941–2014), Dutch field hockey player

- [Jaap Meijer](/source/Jaap_Meijer) (1905–1943), Dutch track cyclist

- [Jaap Mol](/source/Jaap_Mol) (1912–1972), Dutch footballer

- [Jaap Oudkerk](/source/Jaap_Oudkerk) (born 1937), Dutch track cyclist

- [Jaap van der Poll](/source/Jaap_van_der_Poll) (1914–2010), Dutch javelin thrower

- [Jaap van Praag](/source/Jaap_van_Praag_(football_administrator)) (1910–1987), Dutch football administrator, chairman of Ajax

- [Jaap Reesink](/source/Jaap_Reesink) (born 1946), Dutch rower

- [Jaap Rijks](/source/Jaap_Rijks) (1919–2017), Dutch equestrian

- [Jaap Schouten](/source/Jaap_Schouten) (born 1984), Dutch rower

- [Jaap Sjouwerman](/source/Jaap_Sjouwerman) (1891–1964), Dutch wrestler

- [Jaap Stam](/source/Jaap_Stam) (born 1972), Dutch football player and manager

- [Jaap Stenger](/source/Jaap_Stenger) (1907–1992), Dutch rower

- [Jaap Stockmann](/source/Jaap_Stockmann) (born 1984), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper

- [Jaap Voigt](/source/Jaap_Voigt) (born 1941), Dutch field hockey player

- [Jaap Weber](/source/Jaap_Weber) (1901–1979), Dutch footballer

- [Jaap de Zeeuw](/source/Jaap_de_Zeeuw) (born 1954), Dutch sports sailor

- [Jaap Zielhuis](/source/Jaap_Zielhuis) (born 1966), Dutch sports sailor

## Writers

- [Jaap ter Haar](/source/Jaap_ter_Haar) (1922–1998), Dutch writer of children's books and historian

- [Jaap Nunes Vaz](/source/Jaap_Nunes_Vaz) (1906–1943), Dutch journalist, writer, and editor

## Other

- [Jaap Amesz](/source/Jaap_Amesz) (born 1982), Dutch television personality

- [Jaap Blokker](/source/Jaap_Blokker) (1942–2011), Dutch businessman and executive

- [Jaap Haartsen](/source/Jaap_Haartsen) (born 1963), Dutch electrical engineer and inventor of Bluetooth

- [Jaap van Meekren](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jaap_van_Meekren&action=edit&redlink=1) [[nl](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_van_Meekren)] (1923–1997), Dutch television journalist and presenter

- [Jaap Penraat](/source/Jaap_Penraat) (1918–2006), Dutch resistance fighter during World War II

- [Jaap Staal](/source/Jacob_Staal) (1913–1981), Dutch commando during World War II

- [Jaap Veldhuyzen van Zanten](/source/Jacob_Veldhuyzen_van_Zanten) (1927–1977), Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor

- [Jaap Weideman](/source/Jaap_Weideman) (1936–1996), South African Navy officer

## See also

- [Jaap Sahib](/source/Jaap_Sahib), Sikh prayer

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