De Ruiter is a Dutch-language surname. In modern

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

, ''ruiter'' indicates any

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

. In the past, the name more specifically referred to a mounted soldier or knight. Variant spellings include De Rijter, De Ruijter, De Ruyter, Deruyter, and Ruiter: De Ruiter * Freddy de Ruiter (born 1969), Norwegian politician *

Job de Ruiter Jacob "Job" de Ruiter (30 April 1930 – 4 October 2015) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. De Ruiter worked as a researcher ...

(1930–2015), Dutch politician * John de Ruiter (born 1959), Canadian philosopher *

Jorrit de Ruiter Jorrit de Ruiter (born November 28, 1986 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch internationally elite badminton player who, until September 2015, was member of the Dutch National Badminton Team. After he had played in the 2015 World Championships in Jakarta ...

(born 1986), Dutch badminton player * Lo de Ruiter (1919–2008), Dutch politician *

Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter (born January 21, 1983 in Lelystad, Flevoland) is a former Dutch darts player and former chairman of the Dutch Darts Federation. Career On the darts circuit his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the ...

(born 1983), Dutch darts player *

Nol de Ruiter Nol de Ruiter (born 6 April 1940) is a Dutch football coach and former player. Career Playing career Born in Utrecht, De Ruiter played football for local sides DOS, Velox and USV Elinkwijk. The three clubs merged in 1970 to form the professio ...

(born 1940), Dutch football player and coach *

Piet de Ruiter Piet Arie de Ruiter (23 April 1939 – 15 August 2014) was a Dutch politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1971 and 1976 for the Labour Party. He also served on the Public Body Rijnmond. De ...

(1939–2014), Dutch politician * Roy de Ruiter (born 1989), Dutch football player * Wesley de Ruiter (born 1986), Dutch footballer * Wietske de Ruiter (born 1970), Dutch field hockey player * Danielle de Ruiter (born 1998), Canadian Softball player and coach De Ruijter * Bert de Ruijter (born 1952), Dutch blues musician known as "Leigh Blond" * Frits de Ruijter (1917–2012), Dutch middle-distance runner De Ruyter *

Engel de Ruyter Engel Michielszoon de Ruyter (2 May 1649 – 27 February 1683) was a Dutch vice-admiral. Biography

De Ruyter was born in Vlissingen, the son of lieutenant admiral Michiel de Ruyter and his second wife Cornelia Engels. He began his naval servi ...

(1649–1683), Dutch vice-admiral *

Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (; 24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) was a Dutch admiral. Widely celebrated and regarded as one of the most skilled admirals in history, De Ruyter is arguably most famous for his achievements with the Dutch N ...

(1607–1676), Dutch admiral and

naval hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''hero ...

Stephnie de Ruyter Stephnie de Ruyter is a former leader of the New Zealand Democratic Party, a small centre-left New Zealand political party based upon Social Credit economics. The Democrats, who, in June 2018, returned to campaigning under the name Social Credit ...

, New Zealand politician * Wim de Ruyter (1918–1995), Dutch racing cyclist * André de Ruyter (born 1968), South African business executive. Deruyter *

Charles Deruyter Charles Deruyter (27 January 1890 – 24 January 1955) was a Belgian professional road and track racing cyclist. His best results on the road included second place in the 1913 Paris–Roubaix and the 1923 Tour of Flanders, and winning the only e ...

(1890–1955), Belgian racing cyclist * James DeRuyter Blackwell (1828–1901), American author and poet *

Tim DeRuyter Timothy James DeRuyter ( ; born January 3, 1963) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the defensive coordinator at Texas Tech University. He previously served in the same capacity at the University of Oregon in 2021 an ...

(born 1963), American football coach *

Yves Deruyter Yves Deruyter (born May 4, 1970) is a Belgians, Belgian DJ and artist famous for his work on Bonzai Records. Career Yves Deruyter started his DJ career in 1985 and has played in Belgian clubs such as Globe, Barocci, Cherrymoon, Extreme, Carat, B ...

(born 1970), Belgian DJ Ruiter *

Bert Ruiter Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flutist Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn Dresden, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. The band has undergone numerous formations in its ...

(born 1946), Dutch bass guitarist, record producer, and composer *

Jan Ruiter Jan Ruiter () (born 24 November 1946) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Ruiter was born in Enkhuizen, North Holland. During his club career he played for FC Volendam, R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.W.D. Molenbee ...

(born 1946), Dutch football goalkeeper *

Robbin Ruiter Robbin Ruiter (born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Amsterdam, North Holland, Ruiter started his senior career with FC Volendam in 2009. FC Utrecht In April 2012, he signed a pre-con ...

(born 1987), Dutch football goalkeeper

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