Brouwer (also Brouwers and de Brouwer) is a Dutch and Flemish

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. The word ''brouwer'' means 'beer brewer'.

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* Adriaen Brouwer (1605–1638), Flemish painter *

Alexander Brouwer Alexander Brouwer (born 3 November 1989 in Leiden) is a Dutch male beach volleyball player. He is the 2013 World Champion alongside his team mate Robert Meeuwsen Robert Meeuwsen (born 21 March 1988 in Nieuwegein Nieuwegein () is a municipal ...

(b. 1989), Dutch beach volleyball player *

Andries Brouwer Andries Evert Brouwer (born 1951) is a Dutch mathematician and computer programmer, Professor Emeritus at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He is known as the creator of the greatly expanded 1984 to 1985 versions of the roguelike compute ...

(b. 1953), Dutch mathematician and computer programmer **

Brouwer–Haemers graph In the mathematical field of graph theory, the Brouwer–Haemers graph is a 20- regular undirected graph with 81 vertices and 810 edges. It is a strongly regular graph, a distance-transitive graph, and a Ramanujan graph. Although its construct ...

* Bertha "Puck" Brouwer (1930–2006), Dutch sprinter *

Carolijn Brouwer Carolijn Mariëlle Brouwer (born 25 July 1973, in Leiden) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented this country for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Brouwer as helmsman of the Dutch with Alexandra Verbeek as crew ...

(b. 1973), Dutch competitive sailor * Christoph Brouwer (1559–1617), Dutch Catholic ecclesiastical historian *

Cornelis Brouwer Cornelis Brouwer (ca. 1615, in Rotterdam – 1681, in Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken he had been a List of Rembrandt pupils, Rembrandt pupil and was a friend of Eglon van der Neer who was Adriaen ...

(–1681), Dutch Golden Age painter *

(1900–1952), Dutch long-distance runner *

Dirk Brouwer Dirk Brouwer (; September 1, 1902 – January 31, 1966) was a Dutch-American astronomer. He received his PhD in 1927 at Leiden University under Willem de Sitter and then went to Yale University. From 1941 until 1966 he was editor of the ''Astr ...

(1899–1941), Dutch architect and resistance member *

(1902–1966), Dutch-American astronomer **

Brouwer Award The Brouwer Award is awarded annually by the Division on Dynamical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of dynamical astronomy. The prize is named for Dirk Brouwer. Recipients Source ...

, Dirk Brouwer Award,

1746 Brouwer 1746 Brouwer ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a Hilda asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 64 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 September 1963, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observat ...

asteroid * Emanuel Brouwer (1881–1954), Dutch gymnast *

George Brouwer George Brouwer is the most recent former Victorian Ombudsman. He was appointed to the position in 2004. His term expired in March 2014. Concurrently with work as Ombudsman, was also head of Victoria's Office of Police Integrity. Mr Brouwer was e ...

, Australian lawyer, Ombudsman for Victoria *

Harm Brouwer Harm Brouwer (born 4 April 1957) is a Dutch politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 6 July 2016 and 23 March 2017. He previously served twice as a temporary member of the House, most recently from ...

(b. 1957), Dutch politician *

Hendrik Brouwer Hendrik Brouwer (; 1581 – 7 August 1643) was a Dutch explorer and governor of the Dutch East Indies. East Indies Brouwer is thought to first have sailed to the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1606. In 1610, ...

(1580–1643), Dutch explorer, admiral, and colonial administrator **

Brouwer Route The Brouwer Route was a 17th-century route used by ships sailing from the Cape of Good Hope to the Dutch East Indies, as the eastern leg of the Cape Route. The route took ships south from the Cape (which is at 34° latitude south) into the Roa ...

, route to the East Indies he devised * Hendrik Albertus Brouwer (1886–1973), Dutch geologist and paleontologist *

Henk Brouwer Melchior Hendrik "Henk" Brouwer (born 14 September 1953) is a retired Dutch sprinter. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 19 ...

(b. 1953), Dutch sprinter * Hugo Brouwer (1913–1986), Dutch painter, sculptor, and ceramist. * Ina Brouwer (b. 1950), Dutch politician * Jan Brouwer (b. 1940), Dutch football manager *

Joel Brouwer Joel Brouwer (born 1968) is an American poet, professor and critic. His most recent poetry collection is ''Off Message'' released in 2016 He is also the author of ''Exactly What Happened,'' which received the Larry Levis Prize from Virginia Comm ...

(b. 1968), American poet, professor and critic * (1898–1943), Dutch Hispanist, author, and resistance member *

Jordy Brouwer Jordy Brouwer (born 26 February 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for DHC Delft. Club career Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007. After impressive form for the Liverpool Reserves ...

(b. 1988), Dutch footballer *

L. E. J. Brouwer Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (; ; 27 February 1881 – 2 December 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher, who worked in topology, set theory, measure theory and compl ...

(1881–1966), Dutch mathematician and philosopher ** Brouwer fixed-point theorem, Brouwer–Heyting–Kolmogorov interpretation,

Brouwer–Hilbert controversy In a controversy over the foundations of mathematics, in twentieth-century mathematics, L. E. J. Brouwer, a proponent of the constructivist school of intuitionism, opposed David Hilbert, a proponent of formalism. The debate concerned fundamental ...

, Kleene–Brouwer order,

Phragmen–Brouwer theorem In topology, the Phragmén–Brouwer theorem, introduced by Lars Edvard Phragmén and Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer, states that if ''X'' is a normal connected Connected may refer to: Film and television * ''Connected'' (2008 film), a Hong Kong ...

* Leo Brouwer (b. 1939), Cuban guitarist and composer *

Margaret Brouwer Margaret Brouwer (born February 8, 1940, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American composer and composition teacher. She founded the Blue Streak Ensemble chamber music group. Biography Brouwer studied at Oberlin College, graduating in 1962, and re ...

(b. 1940), American composer *

Matt Brouwer Matt Brouwer (born February 28, 1976) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. While in college, he and fellow students founded the band Monday Night Worship (MNW). Because of the spiritual content of his lyrics he was 'discovered' by a Nashville r ...

(b. 1976), Canadian singer/so ngwriter *

Matthijs Brouwer Matthijs Christian Brouwer (born 1 July 1980 in Raamsdonk, North Brabant) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The striker made his debut on 2 ...

(b. 1980), Dutch field hockey player * Michael Brouwer (b. 1993), Dutch football goalkeeper * Miriam Brouwer (b. 1991), Canadian cyclist * Puck Brouwer (1930–2006), Dutch sprinter * Rachel Brouwer (b. c. 2001), Canadian inventor * Rob Brouwer (b. 1982), Canadian rugby player *

Ronald Brouwer Ronald Leendert Brouwer (born 24 April 1979 in Hellevoetsluis, South Holland) is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is the cousin of Matthi ...

(b. 1979), Dutch field hockey player *

Sigmund Brouwer Sigmund Brouwer (born 1959) is a prolific Canadian author of children's, young adult, and adult books. He has over 100 titles and four million books in print. Brouwer's novel, ''Dead Man's Switch'', won the Arthur Ellis Award in 2015 for Canada ...

(b. 1959), Canadian writer * (b. 1991), Dutch swimmer * Tiemen Brouwer (1916–1977), Dutch politician and Minister of Agriculture *

Troy Brouwer Troy Brouwer (born August 17, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). T ...

(b. 1985), Canadian ice hockey player *

Willem Brouwer Willem Brouwer (born 30 March 1963) is a retired association football, football Striker (association football), striker from the Netherlands. He played professional football for nine years, for Telstar (football club), Telstar, SC Heerenveen, FC E ...

(b. 1963), Dutch football player * Willem Coenraad Brouwer (1877–1933), Dutch sculptor and ceramist * Wouter Brouwer (1882–1961), Dutch fencer

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* Angela Brouwers (b. 1974), Dutch singer *

Davy Brouwers Davy Brouwers (born 3 February 1988) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Patro Eisden in the Belgian First Amateur Division as a right winger A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may ...

(b. 1988), Belgian footballer * (1874–1948), Belgian historian and archivist * Dolf Brouwers (1912–1997), Dutch comedian, singer, and television actor *

Eef Brouwers Evert (Eef) Brouwers (9 March 1939 – 6 October 2018) was a Dutch journalist, director-general and spokesman. Life and career Brouwers was born in Zwolle in 1939 as an only child. He grew up in the city of Groningen and attended high school t ...

(1939–2018), Dutch journalist *

Evert Brouwers Evert Brouwers (born 17 June 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays for amateur side SV Zeist. Club career He made his senior debut for Utrecht in the 2010-11 season. After AGOVV dissolved, Brouwers played for Hoofdklasse clubs ...

(b. 1990), Dutch footballer *

Jeroen Brouwers Jeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers (30 April 1940 – 11 May 2022) was a Dutch writer. From 1964 to 1976 Brouwers worked as an editor at Manteau publishers in Brussels. In 1964 he made his literary debut with ''Het mes op de keel'' (''The Knife ...

(b. 1940), Dutch writer *

Laura Brouwers Laura Brouwers may refer to * Laura Brouwers (artist), a Dutch digital artist and illustrator. * Laura Brouwers (cricket), a Dutch cricketer who debuted for the Dutch national side in August 2009. {{Disambiguation ...

(b. 1988), Dutch cricketer * Luuk Brouwers (b. 1998), Dutch footballer * Marco Brouwers (b. 1958), Dutch volleyball player *

Roel Brouwers Roel Brouwers (; born 28 November 1981) is a Dutch former footballer who last played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie. Club career Brouwers played the majority of his professional career in Germany. He started at hometown amateur side ...

(b. 1981), Dutch footballer

De Brouwer

Gordon de Brouwer Gordon John de Brouwer is a senior Australian public servant serving as the Secretary for Public Sector Reform since June 22, 2022 under the Albanese Government. He was previously Secretary of the Department of the Environment and Energy from 2 ...

, Australian economist * Joëlle De Brouwer (b. 1950), French middle-distance runner * Ninón Lapeiretta de Brouwer (1907–1989), Dominican composer and pianist * Piet de Brouwer (1880–1953), Dutch archer * Philippe De Brouwer (b. 1969), Belgian economist and banker * Walter De Brouwer (b. 1957), Belgian internet and technology entrepreneur

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