# Peeters

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'''Peeters''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈpeːtərs|–|Nl-Peters.ogg}}) is a [Dutch-language](/source/Dutch_language) [patronymic surname](/source/patronymic_surname), equivalent to [Peters](/source/Peters_(surname)). It is the most common surname in Belgium (33,275 people), and is particularly common in the province of [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp_(province)), but also in [Flemish Brabant](/source/Flemish_Brabant) and [Belgian Limburg](/source/Belgian_Limburg).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naamkunde.net/?page_id=166|title=Meest voorkomende familienamen in België en Nederland|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.familienaam.be/|title=Familienaam.be - Geografische spreiding van familienamen in België|publisher=|access-date=2013-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022195142/http://www.familienaam.be/|archive-date=2019-10-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:

==Artists==
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*[Bonaventura Peeters the Elder](/source/Bonaventura_Peeters_the_Elder) (1614–1652), Flemish marine and landscape painter 
*[Bonaventura Peeters the Younger](/source/Bonaventura_Peeters_the_Younger) (1641–1702), Flemish marine and landscape painter 
*[Catharina Peeters](/source/Catharina_Peeters) (1615–1676), Flemish marine painter 
*[Clara Peeters](/source/Clara_Peeters) (1594–1657), Flemish still life painter
*[Gillis Peeters the Elder](/source/Gillis_Peeters_the_Elder) (1612 – 1653), Flemish painter
*[Frank Peeters](/source/Frank_Peeters) (born 1947), Belgian fine art photographer
*[Hendrik Peeters](/source/Hendrik_Peeters) (1815–1869), Belgian sculptor
*[Henk Peeters](/source/Henk_Peeters) (1925–2013), Dutch artist
*[Jacob Balthasar Peeters](/source/Jacob_Balthasar_Peeters) (c. 1655 – after 1721), Flemish painter
*[Jan Peeters I](/source/Jan_Peeters_I) (1624–1677), Flemish marine painter 
*[Jozef Peeters](/source/Jozef_Peeters) (1895–1960), Belgian painter, engraver and graphic artist
*[Maarten Peeters](/source/Maarten_Peeters) (c. 1500–1566), Flemish painter and print publisher

==Athletes==
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*[Alfons Peeters](/source/Alfons_Peeters) (1943–2015), Belgian footballer
*[Bob Peeters](/source/Bob_Peeters) (born 1974), Belgian football striker
*[Cathelijn Peeters](/source/Cathelijn_Peeters) (born 1996), Dutch track and field athlete
*[Francine Peeters](/source/Francine_Peeters) (born 1957), Belgian long-distance runner
*[Frans Peeters](/source/Frans_Peeters) (born 1956), Belgian sports shooter
*[Huguette Peeters](/source/Huguette_Peeters) (born 1936), Belgian swimmer
*[Jacky Peeters](/source/Jacky_Peeters) (born 1969), Belgian football defender
*[Jelena Peeters](/source/Jelena_Peeters) (born 1985), Belgian speed skater
*[Kevin Peeters](/source/Kevin_Peeters) (born 1987), Belgian road bicycle racer
*[Ludo Peeters](/source/Ludo_Peeters) (born 1953), Belgian road bicycle racer
*[Maurice Peeters](/source/Maurice_Peeters) (1882–1957), Dutch track cyclist
*[Pete Peeters](/source/Pete_Peeters) (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey goalie
*[Rob Peeters](/source/Rob_Peeters) (born 1985), Belgian bicycle racer
*[Rocky Peeters](/source/Rocky_Peeters) (born 1979), Belgian footballer
*[Sara Peeters](/source/Sara_Peeters) (born 1985), Belgian road bicycle racer
*[Stef Peeters](/source/Stef_Peeters) (born 1992), Belgian footballer
*[Wilfried Peeters](/source/Wilfried_Peeters) (born 1964), Belgian road bicycle racer
*[Willem Peeters](/source/Willem_Peeters) (born 1953), Belgian road bicycle racer
*[Willie Peeters](/source/Willie_Peeters) (born 1965), Dutch mixed martial artist
*[Wim Peeters](/source/Wim_Peeters) (1925–2011), South African sports shooter
*[Yannick Peeters](/source/Yannick_Peeters) (born 1996), Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist

==Musicians==
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*[Bart Peeters](/source/Bart_Peeters) (born 1959), Belgian musician and television presenter
*[Flor Peeters](/source/Flor_Peeters) (1903–1986), Belgian organist and teacher
*{{interlanguage link|Marcel Peeters|de||nl|}} (born 1926), Belgian composer, conductor, and clarinetist
*[Sieneke Peeters](/source/Sieneke_Peeters) (born 1992), Dutch singer

==Politicians==
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*[Jan Peeters](/source/Jan_Peeters_(politician)) (born 1963), Belgian politician
*[Kris Peeters](/source/Kris_Peeters) (born 1962), Belgian politician
*[Leo Peeters](/source/Leo_Peeters) (born 1950), Belgian politician

==Scientists and academics==
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*[Harry Peeters](/source/Harry_Peeters) (1931–2012), Dutch historian and psychologist
*[Nand Peeters](/source/Nand_Peeters) (1918–1998), Belgian obstetrician and gynecologist
*[Theo Peeters](/source/Theo_Peeters) (1943–2018), Belgian neurolinguist

==Writers==
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*[Barbara Peeters](/source/Barbara_Peeters), American film director and screenwriter
*[Benoît Peeters](/source/Beno%C3%AEt_Peeters) (born 1956), French comic writer, novelist and critic
*[Carel Peeters](/source/Carel_Peeters) (born 1944), Dutch literary critic, writer and editor
*{{interlanguage link|Elvis Peeters|de||fr||nl|}} (born 1957), Belgian writer and former rock musician
*[Frederik Peeters](/source/Frederik_Peeters) (born 1974), Swiss comic writer
*[Koen Peeters](/source/Koen_Peeters) (born 1959), Belgian writer
*[Sophia Elizabeth Peeters](/source/Sophia_Elizabeth_Peeters) (1833–1916), Dutch/Flemish ethnologist who published Wase folklore

==Others==
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*[Clive Peeters](/source/Clive_Peeters), a former Australian retailer
*[Filip Peeters](/source/Filip_Peeters) (born 1962), Belgian actor
*[Peeters (publishing company)](/source/Peeters_(publishing_company))

==References==
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Category:Surnames of Belgian origin
Category:Dutch-language surnames
Category:Patronymic surnames
Category:Surnames derived from given names

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