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. Antoon is also a transliteration of

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s. Notable people with the name Antoon include:

Given name

Antoon Coolen Antoon Coolen (April 17, 1897 - November 9, 1961) was a well-known Dutch writer of novels. He wrote the ''Boekenweekgeschenk'' for the Boekenweek In the Netherlands, the Boekenweek (; English: Book Week) is an annual "week" of ten days dedicated ...

(1897–1961), Dutch writer *

Antoon Jozef Witteryck Antoon-Jozef Witteryck (6 June 1865 in Oostkamp – 3 July 1934 in Bruges) was a publisher and instructor from Belgium, one of the first Esperantist An Esperantist ( eo, esperantisto) is a person who speaks, reads or writes Esperanto. Ac ...

(1865–1934), Belgian writer *

Antoon van Schendel Antoon van Schendel (Lage Zwaluwe, 9 May 1910 — Muret, France, 6 August 1990) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Born in the Netherlands, Antoon van Schendel became a professional cyclist in France. The highlight of his career was hi ...

(1910–1990), Dutch professional road bicycle racer

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Antoon Kolen Anthonius Wilhelmus Johannes (Antoon) Kolen (22 May 1953 – 3 October 2004) was a Dutch mathematician and Professor at the Maastricht University, in the Department of Quantitative Economics. He is known for his work on dynamic programming, such as ...

, nickname for Anthonius Wilhelmus Johannes Kolen (1953 – 2004), Dutch mathematician *Antoon Vergote, nickname for

Antoine Vergote Antoine Vergote (8 December 1921 – 10 October 2013), also known as Antoon Vergote, was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher, psychologist and psychoanalyst. He was an Emeritus Professor at the Catholic University of Leuven. Hi ...

(1921 – 2013), Belgian Roman Catholic priest *

Antoon Verlegh Antonius Wilhelmus Verlegh (29 March 1896 – 12 March 1960), known as Antoon Verlegh and Rat Verlegh was a Dutch football player and administrator who is best known for his association with NAC Breda, whose Rat Verlegh Stadion is named in his ho ...

, nickname for Antonius Wilhelmus Verlegh (1896-1960), Dutch football player

Surname

A. J. Antoon A. J. Antoon (December 7, 1944 – January 22, 1992) was an American theatre director. He attended the Yale School of Drama. Beginning in 1971, Antoon directed numerous plays at the New York Shakespeare Festival over a period of nearly 20 years. In ...

(1944-1992), American theatre director * Feras Antoon (born 1975), Syrian-born Canadian businessman in the online pornography industry *

John Antoon John C. Antoon II (born May 16, 1946) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Early life and education Antoon was born on May 16, 1946 in Bakersfield, California. He rece ...

(born 1946), American lawyer and judge * Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi American poet and novelist * Jason Antoon (born 1971), American actor

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