The surnames Bitter, de Bitter or Von Bitter may refer to: *

Billy Bitter William Benz Bitter (born June 10, 1988) is an American former professional lacrosse player for the Charlotte Hounds and Denver Outlaws of the outdoor Major League Lacrosse from 2011-2013. Bitter was also drafted by Buffalo Bandits of the indoor ...

(born 1988), an American lacrosse player *

Francis Bitter Francis Bitter (July 22, 1902 – July 26, 1967) was an American physicist. Bitter invented the Bitter plate used in resistive magnets (also called Bitter electromagnets). He also developed the water cooling method inherent to the design of Bi ...

(1902–1967), an American physicist who invented the Bitter electromagnet, which uses circular metal plates instead of wire coils *

Friedrich August Georg Bitter Friedrich August Georg Bitter (13 August 1873 – 30 July 1927) was a German botanist and lichenologist. Born in Bremen, he studied at the Universities of Jena, Munich and Kiel, earning his doctorate at the latter institution in 1896. Afterwards ...

(1873–1927), a German botanist and lichenologist *

Johannes Bitter Johannes Bitter (born 2 September 1982) is a German handball goalkeeper for HSV Hamburg. Club career Bitter started his senior career with SG VTB Altjührden in 1999, before moving to Wilhelmshavener HV three years later. After only one season ...

(born 1982), a German team handball player *

Karl Bitter Karl Theodore Francis Bitter (December 6, 1867 – April 9, 1915) was an Austrian-born American sculptor best known for his architectural sculpture, memorials and residential work. Life and career The son of Carl and Henrietta Bitter, he was ...

(1867–1915), an Austrian-born United States sculptor *

Karl Hermann Bitter Karl Hermann Bitter (27 February 1813 – 12 September 1885) was a Prussian statesman and writer on music. Biography He was born at Schwedt, Province of Brandenburg, and studied law and cameralistics at Berlin and Bonn. He served as the plenipot ...

(1813–1885), Prussian statesman * (1919–1945), Dutch resistance fighter forced to collaborate with the German regime after his capture * Peter von Bitter (living), a German-born Canadian palaeontologist *

Pieter de Bitter Pieter de Bitter (15June 1666) was a 17th-century Dutch officer of the Dutch East India Company ( nl, Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC). On 12August 1665 (New Style) he won the Battle of Vågen against an English ...

(ca. 1620–1666), a 17th-century Dutch officer of the Dutch East India Company * Susan Bitter Smith (living), an Arizona Republican politician * Theo Bitter (1916–1994), a Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman.

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