Bos is a

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surname. Meaning "woods" or "forest", the name often is

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. Alternatively, the surname sometimes has a

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origin, referring to the now rare given name ''Bos''.Bos
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. In 2007, 35,405 people carried the name in the Netherlands, making it the 14th most common surname there. Notable people with named Bos include: * Abraham Bos (born 1943), Dutch historian and philosopher *

Annie Bos Johanna "Annie" Bos (10 December 1886 – 3 August 1975) was a Dutch theater and silent film actress, known as Holland's first movie star and diva. Bos started her acting career in Antwerp, but soon returned to the Netherlands and made her thea ...

(1886–1975), Dutch theater and silent film actress *

Bert Bos Gijsbert (Bert) Bos (born 1963Gijsbert BosRapid user interface development with the script language Gist, Dissertation, Groningen University, 1993) is a computer scientist known for the development of Argo, a web browser he developed as test app ...

(born 1963), Dutch computer scientist * Brenda Bos (born 19..), American lutheran bishop in Evangelical Lutheran Church of America *

Burny Bos Bernard Gerrit (Burny) Bos (Haarlem, 8 April 1944) is a Dutch producer, scenarist and children's book writer. He also works as an actor in children's programmes on radio and T.V. Career Bos started working with the AVRO-radio. In 1975 he received ...

(1944–2023), Dutch producer, scenarist and children's book writer *

Caroline Bos Caroline Bos (born 1959, Rotterdam) is a Dutch architect. She is a co-founder of UNStudio, a large award-winning architecture firm in Amsterdam. Bos writes, lectures and teaches architecture at various schools. Her architectural drawings and mod ...

(born 1959), Dutch architect *

Coenraad V. Bos Coenraad Valentijn Bos (7 December 1875 - 5 August 1955) was a Dutch pianist, most notably as an accompanist to singers of lieder. His peers such as Gerald Moore considered him the doyen of accompanists in his day. Life He was born in Leiden ...

(1875–1955), Dutch classical pianist *

Cornelis Bos Cornelis Bos or Bossche (c. 1506/10 – before 7 May 1555) was a Flemish engraver, printseller and book publisher, known for his accurate engravings of Italian works. His work is often signed with the monogram C-B. Biography He was born at 's ...

(c.1508–1555), Flemish engraver, printseller and book publisher * Christiaan Bos, Dutch painter (1835–1918) *

Cyril Bos Cyril Bos (born 26 September 1972) is a former French cyclist. He competed in the men's team pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Palmares Track ;1995 :1st World Cup Madison (with Serge Barbara) ;1999 :1st World Cup Team Pursuit (with Philippe ...

(born 1972), French racing cyclist * Dianne Bos (born 1956), Canadian photographer * Dominik Bos (born 1996), Polish journalist, speaker and internet persona * Ery Bos (1908–2005), Dutch-German dancer and film actress, daughter of Coenraad V. Bos * Frederik Bos (1866–1931), Dutch farmer and politician *

Gijsbert Bos Gijsbert Bos (born 22 February 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Bos played for hometown club IJsselmeervogels before moving abroad to play in the English Football League The English Footb ...

(born 1973), Dutch football forward *

Hans Bos Johannes Lukas "Hans" Bos (born 16 June 1950) is a Dutch biochemist and cancer researcher. He has been a professor of physiological chemistry at Utrecht University since 1991. He is also employed by the University Medical Center Utrecht. Career Bo ...

(born 1950), Dutch biochemist *

Henk Bos (footballer) Henk Bos (born 12 November 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, most recently for Emmen. Club career Bos formerly played for FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football ...

(born 1992), Dutch football midfielder *

Henk Bos (painter) Henk Bos (2 April 1901, in Huizen – 18 November 1979, in Huizen) was a Dutch painter. His artwork is heavily indebted to the more traditional still lives of the Old Masters and displays characteristics typical of this genre of painting. H ...

(1901–1979), Dutch painter *

Henk J. M. Bos Hendrik Jan Maarten "Henk" Bos (born 17 July 1940, Enschede) is a Dutch historian of mathematics. Career Hendrik was a student of Hans Freudenthal and Jerome Ravetz at Utrecht University and in 1973 wrote a thesis "Differentials, higher order dif ...

(born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics * Iwona Bos-Swiecik (born 1958), Polish and Dutch chess master * (born 1953), Dutch footballer *

Jan Bos Jan Bos (born 29 March 1975) is a Dutch former long track speed skating, speedskater and sprint track cycling, cyclist. In the late 1990s he was world champion in speed skating and he competed in the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. Sp ...

(born 1975), Dutch speed skater & cyclist, brother of cyclist Theo Bos *

Jan Just Bos Jan Justus "Jan-Just" Bos (28 July 1939 – 24 March 2003) was a Dutch botanist, television presenter, and rower who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Bos (Dutch for "forest") studied forestry at the Wageningen University. While ...

(1939–2003), Dutch botanist, television presenter and rower * Jan Ritzema Bos (1850–1928), Dutch phytopathologist, brother of Pieter Roelof * Jane Bos (1897–1975), pseudonym of French film score composer ''Jane Malka'' * Johnny Bos (1952–2013), American boxer and writer *

Kimberley Bos Kimberley Bos (born 7 October 1993) is a Dutch skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She started competing internationally in 2009, originally in bobsleigh, and was selected to the Dutch national team in 2010; she switc ...

(born 1993), Dutch skeleton racer *

Kirsten Bos Kirsten Bos is a Canadian physical anthropologist. She is Group Leader of Molecular Palaeopathology at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. Her research focuses on ancient DNA and infectious diseases. Education Bos obtained ...

(born c.1980), Canadian physical anthropologist *

Lambert Bos Lambert Bos (23 October 1670 – 6 January 1717) (or Lambertus Bos or Lammert Bos) was a Dutch scholar, critic and forerunner of Tiberius Hemsterhuis. Lambert Bos was born at Workum in Friesland, where his father, Jakob Bos, was headmaster of the ...

(1670–1717), Dutch scholar and critic * Lex Bos (born 1957), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper *

Loek Bos Loek Bos (born The Hague, 4 November 1946) is a Dutch cartoonist, painter and sculptor. He is a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague. Among his works is a memorial to the composer Cornelis Dopper, erected in Stadskanaal Stadskanaal () ...

(born 1946), Dutch cartoonist, painter and sculptor * Marcelien Bos-de Koning (born 1978), Dutch competitive sailor *

Marco Bos Marco Bos (born 5 July 1979 in Roden) is a former Dutch cyclist. Palmarès ;2001 :1st Mainfranken-Tour :3rd Grote Prijs Stad Geel ;2002 :1st Ster van Zwolle :1st stage 1 OZ Wielerweekend ;2003 :2nd Ster van Zwolle :3rd Dorpenomloop Rucphen ; ...

(born 1979), Dutch racing cyclist * Mark Bos (born 1960), Australian-rules footballer * Nel Bos (born 1947), Dutch swimmer * Peter Bos (born 1950), Dutch actor * Peter Bos (rower) (born 1938), American rower * (1847–1902), Dutch teacher and atlas publisher, brother of Jan Ritzema *

Renée Jones-Bos Regina Veronica Maria "Renée" Jones-Bos (; born 20 December 1952) is a Dutch civil servant and diplomat. She served as Ambassador of the Netherlands to Russia from 2016 to 2019. Previously, Jones-Bos was Ambassador to the United States in Washin ...

(born 1952), Dutch diplomat, Netherlands Ambassasor to Russia *

Roel Bos Roel Bos, better known by his stage name Glenn Saxson, is a Dutch actor and film producer. Bos moved to Italy in 1964 and starred in several Western films as well as the lead in the superhero film '' Kriminal'' and its sequel '' Il marchio di Kri ...

(born 1942), Dutch movie actor with the stage name ''Glenn Saxson'' * (born 1970), Dutch museum curator and art historian *

Stef Bos Steven "Stef" Bos (born 12 July 1961 in Veenendaal) is a Dutch singer who has been living in Cape Town, South Africa. He sings in Dutch (and occasionally in Afrikaans), and has been successful in Belgium, the Netherlands and South Africa ever si ...

(born 1961), Dutch pop singer active in South Africa * Tamara Bos (born 1967), Dutch screenwriter *

Theo Bos Theo Bos (born 22 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional road and track cyclist. An Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion, he is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. On 29 November 2021, he announced hi ...

(born 1983), Dutch road and track cyclist, brother of speed skater Jan Bos *

Theo Bos (footballer) Theo Bos (5 October 1965 - 28 February 2013) was a Dutch football player and coach. He played for Vitesse Arnhem from 1983 to 1998. During his career at Vitesse, he amassed a total of 429 matches, a record for the club. Playing career Bos beg ...

(1965–2013), Dutch footballer and manager * Thomas Bos (born 1968), Dutch speed skater *

Willemijn Bos Willemijn Bos (born 2 May 1988) is a Dutch field hockey defender. In 2011, she was included to the All-Star team by the International Hockey Federation. She was to be selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics but tore her anterior cruciate ligament du ...

(born 1988), Dutch field hockey player *

Wouter Bos Wouter Jacob Bos (; (born 14 July 1963) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and businessman. Bos attended the Christian Gymnasium in Zeist from June 1975 until July 1980 and applied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam i ...

(born 1963), Dutch politician, leader of the Labour Party, PvdA

Fictional characters

Dick Bos Dick Bos was a Dutch detective comics series, published between 1940 and 1967 on irregular basis by Alfred Mazure. It was one of the most popular comic series in the Netherlands in the 1940s and still highly regarded as a classic.Rich Thomassen, ''E ...

, protagonist of the Dutch detective comics series by the same name

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