Bleecker is a

Dutch-language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' i ...

occupational surname. Bleecker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher"). Most if not all people listed below are descendants of Jan Jansen Bleecker/Bleeker, who came to

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam ( nl, Nieuw Amsterdam, or ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''factory'' gave rise ...

in 1658. In the Netherlands, only the spelling Bleeker is extant as a family name.

People

* Ann Eliza Bleecker (1752–1783), American poet * Anthony Bleecker (1770–1827), American author and lawyer *

Anthony Lispenard Bleecker Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (June 13, 1741 – April 26, 1816) was a prominent banker, merchant and auctioneer, and one of the richest men in New York. He worked as well as a vestryman and churchwarden for Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. He ...

(1741–1816), American banker and merchant * Harmanus Bleecker (1779–1849), US congressman from New York, ambassador to the Netherlands * Jan Jansen Bleecker (1641/42-1732), Dutch settler in New Netherland, mayor of New York *

Julian Bleecker Julian Bleecker is an artist and technologist with a history developing innovative mobile research projects. Career Bleecker holds a Ph.D. from the History of Consciousness Program at University of California, Santa Cruz. He's been an artist-in- ...

(born ca. 1967), American mobile artist and technologist * Katherine Russell Bleecker (1893-1996), American filmmaker in silent era * Leon Bleecker (c.1881–1933), New York assemblyman *

Maitland B. Bleecker Maitland B. Bleecker (25 January 1903 – 19 October 2002) was an American inventor and author who was instrumental in modern helicopter design. Bleecker also holds a number of other patents, one including a boat launching device and another ...

(1903–2002), American inventor, instrumental in modern helicopter design ;Adopted as first name *

A. Bleecker Banks Anthony Bleecker Banks (March 7, 1835 – August 6, 1910) was an American book publisher and politician from New York. Life He was born on March 7, 1835, in New York City, the son of David Banks (born 1786), a law book publisher, and Harriet Bren ...

(1835–1910), American book publisher and mayor of Albany

Places

* Bleecker, New York, named after ''Barent Bleecker'', 18th century landowner of the region * Bleecker Park, Albany, New York *

Bleecker Street Bleecker Street is an east–west street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is most famous today as a Greenwich Village nightclub district. The street connects a neighborhood today popular for music venues and comedy, but which was ...

, New York City, named after Anthony Lispenard Bleecker * Bleecker Stadium, Albany, New York, named after Albany businessman ''James Edward Bleecker'' * Harmanus Bleecker Library, Albany, New York

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