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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 ...
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Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
for "The White" and may refer to: * The noble family "de Witte" (from Antwerpen)


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André de Witte André de Witte (31 December 1944 – 25 April 2021) was a Roman Catholic bishop, originally from Belgium. He served as the Bishop of Ruy Barbosa, Bahia in northeastern Brazil from 1994 to retirement in 2020. Life André De Witte was born into ...
(1944–2021), Belgian bishop in Brazil *
Bruno de Witte Bruno De Witte (born 1955, in Kortrijk) is a Belgian legal scholar. He is Professor of European Union law at Maastricht University, a co-director of the Maastricht Centre for European Law, and part-time Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre of th ...
(born 1955), Belgian legal scholar * Chris De Witte (born 1978), Belgian footballer *
Emanuel de Witte Emanuel de Witte (1617–1692) was a Dutch perspective painter. In contrast to Pieter Jansz Saenredam, who emphasized architectural accuracy, De Witte was more concerned with the atmosphere of his interiors. Though few in number, de Witte als ...
(1617–1692), Dutch perspective painter * (1882–1952), Czech politician * Gaspar de Witte (1624–1681), Flemish painter * Gaston-François de Witte (1897–1980), Belgian herpetologist *
Hans de Witte Hans de Witte (1583–1630) was a German financier who was the main financial backer of Albrecht von Wallenstein's army during the Thirty Years War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European hi ...
(1583–1630), German financier * Ivan De Witte (born 1947), Belgian entrepreneur and football executive * (1738–1809), Flemish architect, who designed the fortification of Tallinn * Jacomina de Witte (1582–1661), Dutch woman central in a famous corruption case * Jan de Witte (bishop) (1475–1540), Flemish priest, first Bishop of Cuba *
Jan de Witte Jan de Witte (1709–1785) was a Polish military engineer, professional officer and architect of Dutch descent. The designer of, among others, the Dominican church in Lwów (modern Lviv, Ukraine) and the Carmelite monastery in Berdyczów (moder ...
(1709–1785), Dutch-Polish military engineer and architect *Jeremy Dewitte (born 1972), American police impersonator *
Jean de Witte Baron Jean Joseph Antoine Marie de Witte (24 February 1808, Antwerp - 29 July 1889, Paris) was a Belgian archeologist, epigraphist and numismatist. He collaborated with François Lenormant in founding the Gazette archéologique at the Bibliothà ...
(1808–1889), Belgian archeologist, epigraphist and numismatist *
Léon de Witte de Haelen Baron Léon Alphonse Ernest Bruno de Witte de Haelen, born Léon de Witte (12 January 1857 – 15 July 1933) was a Belgian army officer and general who served during World War I. He is particularly known for commanding the Belgian Cavalry Divisi ...
(1857–1933), Belgian general of World War I * Laura de Witte (born 1995), Dutch sprinter * Lisanne de Witte (born 1992), Dutch sprinter *
Lieven de Witte Lieven de Witte (ca. 1503 - after 1578, Ghent), known also as Livieno da Anversa, was a painter and architect, who practised at Ghent between 1518 and 1578. He devoted himself to buildings and other perspective subjects, but also produced historical ...
(15th century), Flemish painter *
Lodewijk De Witte Lodewijk "Lode" De Witte (; born 12 December 1954 in Zwevegem) is the former governor of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. After his studies at the law school of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, he remained active as a researcher and ...
(born 1954), Belgian politician, governor of Flemish Brabant * Ludo De Witte (born 1956), Belgian writer *
Peter de Witte Peter de Witte, known in Italy as Pietro Candido and in Bavaria as Peter Candid (c. 1548 – 1628) was a Flemish-born Mannerist painter, tapestry designer and draughtsman active in Italy and Bavaria.Peter de Witte III Peter de Witte (1617, Antwerp, to 1667, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque painter. Biography According to the Dutch biographer Arnold Houbraken, the painter whose name was spelled Peter de Wit was worthy of indexing in Houbraken's ''De groote schoub ...
(1617–1667), Flemish Baroque painter *
Pieter de Witte Peter de Witte, known in Italy as Pietro Candido and in Bavaria as Peter Candid (c. 1548 – 1628) was a Flemish-born Mannerist painter, tapestry designer and draughtsman active in Italy and Bavaria.Ronald De Witte Ronald De Witte (born 21 October 1946 in Wilrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1969 :Brussel - Bever :Mere :Grand Prix de Fourmies ;1972 :Omloop van West-Brabant ;1973 :Arendonk :De Panne ;1974 :Gullegem :Tour ...
(born 1946), Belgian bicycle racer * Seth De Witte (born 1987), Belgian footballer *
De Witte family The de Witte family is a Belgian noble family originating from the city of Antwerp.↑ Oscar Coomans de Brachène, État présent de la noblesse Belge, Annuaire de 1983, seconde partie, Wi - Zu, Collection "ETAT PRESENT" a. s. b. l., 1983. H ...
, a Belgian noble family from Antwerp


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* * Witte {{surname Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Belgian origin