Bas is both a given name and a surname. As a given name in Dutch it is short for

Sebastiaan Sebastiaan, in the past also Sebastiaen, is the Dutch language, Dutch form of the masculine given name Sebastian (disambiguation), Sebastian. People with the name include: *Sebastiaen van Aken (1648–1722), Flemish historical painter *Bas van Bem ...

( Sebastian). Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Bas Balkissoon Bas Balkissoon (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2016 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. From 1988 to 1997 he was a municipal cou ...

(born ''c.'' 1952), politician in Toronto, Canada *

Bas van Bavel Balthassar Jozef Paul "Bas" van Bavel (born 24 June 1964) is a Dutch historian. He has held the chair of Transitions of Economy and Society at Utrecht University since 2011, and has been professor of Economic and Social History since 2007. His res ...

(born 1964), Dutch historian *

Bas of Bithynia Bas ( el, Βᾶς; c. 397 BC – 326) was the first independent ruler of Bithynia. He ruled for fifty years, from 376 to 326 BC, and died at the age of 71. Life Bas succeeded his father Boteiras, and was himself succeeded by his own son ...

, (''c.'' 397–326 BC), first independent ruler of Bithynia *

Bas Bron Bas Bron (born 17 July 1974) is a musical artist and a producer of mostly electronic music from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Bastian As Bastian, Bas Bron scored a modest national hit in 2001 with the song "You've Got My Love", which was accompanied ...

, Dutch musical artist and producer of mostly electronic music *

Bas de Gaay Fortman Bastiaan "Bas" de Gaay Fortman (born 6 November 1937) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and later the GreenLeft (GL) party and economist. Career before politics After attending public elementar ...

(born 1937), Dutch politician and scholar * Bas Giling (born 1982), Dutch professional road bicycle racer *

Bas Jan Ader Bastiaan Johan Christiaan "Bas Jan" Ader (19 April 1942 – disappeared 1975) was a Dutch conceptual and performance artist, and photographer. His work was in many instances presented as photographs and film of his performances. He made perf ...

(1942–1975), Dutch conceptual artist, performance artist, photographer and filmmaker *

Bas Leinders Bas Leinders (born 16 July 1975) is a retired professional racing driver from Belgium. He was a Formula One test and reserve driver in for the Minardi F1 team, taking part in the Friday practice sessions during Grand Prix weekends, making 17 appe ...

(born 1975), Belgian racing driver *

Bas Pease Rendel Sebastian "Bas" Pease FRS (2 November 1922 – 17 October 2004) was a British physicist who strongly opposed nuclear weapons while advocating the use of nuclear fusion as a clean source of power. Biography Pease was born at 9 Brunswick ...

(1922–2004), British physicist * Bas Roorda (born 1973), Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper *

Bas Rutten Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (; born 24 February 1965) is a Dutch-American actor, former mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three-time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his ca ...

(born 1965), Dutch mixed martial arts fighter and color commentator * Bas Savage (born 1982), English professional footballer (soccer) *

Bas van de Goor Sebastiaan Jacques Henri "Bas" van de Goor (born 4 September 1971, in Oss) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He was elected twi ...

(born 1971), Dutch volleyball player *

Bas van der Vlies Bastiaan Johannis "Bas" van der Vlies (29 June 1942 – 7 November 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) and teacher. He was an MP from 10 June 1981 to 17 June 2010. He was also both Parliamentary leader and Leader ...

(born 1942), Dutch politician *

Bas van Fraassen Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen (; born 1941) is a Dutch-American philosopher noted for his contributions to philosophy of science, epistemology and formal logic. He is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University an ...

(born 1941), Netherlands-born American philosopher *

Bas Oskam Bas Oskam, better known by his stage name Noisecontrollers, is a Dutch DJ and hardstyle music producer based in Veenendaal, Netherlands. Noisecontrollers was formerly a duo before Arjan Terpstra left the project in 2013, prompting Oskam to cont ...

(born 1980), Dutch DJ

Surname

Bärbel Bas Bärbel Bas (; born 3 May 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as the President of the Bundestag since 2021. She has been a member of the German Bundestag since the federal election in 2009. She served ...

(born 1968), German politician *

Bernardo Bas Bernardo Alejandro Bas (22 October 1919 – 2 March 1991) was de facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half o ...

(born 1919), de facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba, Argentina *

Cornelis Bas Dr. Cornelis (Kees) Bas (1928 – February 10, 2013) was a Dutch mycologist. Dr. Bas was born in Rotterdam and graduated in Biology at Leiden University in 1954. In 1953, he began working at the National Herbarium of the Netherlands, as cura ...

(1928–2013), Dutch mycologist *

Giulio Bas Giulio Bas (21 April 1874 – 27 August 1929) was an Italian Romantic composer and organist. Life Born in Venice, he studied with Giovanni Tebaldini at the Cappella Marciana and with Marco Enrico Bossi at the Liceo Musicale of Venice. He comple ...

(1874–1929), Italian organist and composer *

Hernan Bas Hernan Bas (born 1978 in Miami, Florida, United States) is an artist based in Miami, Florida. He graduated in 1996 from the New World School of the Arts in Miami. Bas is known for his depictions of waifs and dandies, who are somewhat based on h ...

(born 1978), U.S. artist based in Florida * Noël Bas (1877–1960), French gymnast {{given name, type=both Dutch masculine given names