# Swart

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**Swart** is an [Afrikaans](/source/Afrikaans)[citation needed], [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) and [German](/source/German_language) surname meaning "black" (spelled *zwart* in modern Dutch). Variations on it are *de Swart*, *Swarte*, *de Swarte*, *Swarts*, [Zwart](/source/Zwart), [de Zwart](/source/De_Zwart), and [Zwarts](/source/Zwarts). People with this surname include:

## Swart

- [Alfred L. Swart](/source/Alfred_L._Swart) (1840–?), Wisconsin politician
- Alida Swart (born 1975), member of British pop group [Vanilla (band)](/source/Vanilla_(band))
- [Amanda Swart](/source/Amanda_Swart), South African biochemist
- [Balie Swart](/source/Balie_Swart) (born 1964), South African rugby player
- [Bonje Swart](/source/Bonnie_St._Claire) (born 1949), Dutch singer
- [Carla Swart](/source/Carla_Swart) (1987–2011), South African road racing cyclist
- [Charles Robberts Swart](/source/Charles_Robberts_Swart) (1894–1982), first president of the Republic of South Africa
- [Claudius Claussoen Swart](/source/Claudius_Claussoen_Swart) (1388–14??), Danish geographer
- [Clinton Swart](/source/Clinton_Swart) (born 1992), South African rugby player
- [Colla Swart](/source/Colla_Swart) (1930–2023), South African photographer
- [Daryl Swart](/source/Daryl_Swart), South African drummer of Tree63 (band)
- [Ed Swart](/source/Ed_Swart) (born 1937), Dutch racing car driver
- [Haring Johannes Swart](/source/Haring_Johannes_Swart) (1922–20??), botanist with the standard author abbreviation H.J.Swart
- [Henda Swart](/source/Henda_Swart) (1939–2016), South African mathematician
- [HP Swart](/source/HP_Swart) (born 1989), South African rugby player
- [Jack Swart](/source/Jack_Swart) (born 1954), New Zealand road racing cyclist
- [Jacobus Swart](/source/Jacobus_Swart), Brazilian engineer
- [Jan Swart van Groningen](/source/Jan_Swart_van_Groningen) (1495–1563), Dutch Renaissance painter
- [Joan Swart](/source/Joan_Swart) (born 1965), South African psychologist
- [K. W. Swart](/source/K._W._Swart) (1916–1992), Dutch historian
- [Kaylin Swart](/source/Kaylin_Swart), South African Goalkeeper
- [Karin Swart](/source/Karin_Swart), South African cricketer
- [Lammert Swart](/source/Lammert_Swart) (1847–1909), Dutch general of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
- [Malherbe Swart](/source/Malherbe_Swart) (born 1991), South African rugby player
- [Mel Swart](/source/Mel_Swart) (1919–2007), Canadian politician
- [Michael Swart](/source/Michael_Swart) (born 1982), Dutch cricketer
- [Peter Swart](/source/Peter_Swart) (1752–1829), New York state court judge
- [Peter Swart](/source/Peter_Swart_(cricketer)) (1946–2000), Zimbabwean cricketer
- [Riekje Swart](/source/Riekje_Swart) (1923–2008), Dutch gallery owner
- [Sjaak Swart](/source/Sjaak_Swart) (born 1938), Dutch footballer
- [Stephanus Swart](/source/Stephanus_Swart) (1890–1927), South African farmer and spree killer
- [Stephen Swart](/source/Stephen_Swart) (born 1965), New Zealand road racing cyclist
- [Steven Swart](/source/Steven_Swart), South African politician
- [Valiant Swart](/source/Valiant_Swart) (born 1965), South African Afrikaans rock/folk singer
- [William D. Swart](/source/William_D._Swart) (1856–1936), American merchant, manufacturer and politician

## De Swart

- [Henriette de Swart](/source/Henriette_de_Swart) (born 1961), Dutch linguist
- [Saar de Swart](/source/Saar_de_Swart) (1861–1951), Dutch sculptor

## Swarte

- [Joost Swarte](/source/Joost_Swarte) (born 1947), Dutch cartoonist and graphic designer
- [Martinus Swarte](/source/Martinus_Swarte) (1813–1835), Dutch colonial administrator

## De Swarte

- [Michelle de Swarte](/source/Michelle_de_Swarte) (born 1980), British model
- [Théotime Langlois de Swarte](/source/Th%C3%A9otime_Langlois_de_Swarte) (born 1995), French violinist
- [Vincent de Swarte](/source/Vincent_de_Swarte) (1963–2006), French novelist

## Swarts

- [André Swarts](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Swarts) (born 1995), South African rugby union player
- [Bernice Swarts](/source/Bernice_Swarts) (born 1972), South African politician
- [David Swarts](/source/David_Swarts), New York politician
- [Frédéric Swarts](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Swarts) (1866–1940), Belgian chemist
- Helga Maria Swarts, birth name of [Moa Martinson](/source/Moa_Martinson), Swedish writer
- [Hilary Swarts](/source/Hilary_Swarts), French wildlife biologist
- [Kayla Swarts](/source/Kayla_Swarts), South African field hockey and sevens player
- [Leighton Swarts](/source/Leighton_Swarts), South African cricketer
- [Leland Swarts Devore](/source/Leland_Swarts_Devore), American college football player and military officer

## See also

- [Swart, Missouri](/source/Swart,_Missouri), a community in the United States
- [Swart River](/source/Swart_River) in South Africa

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