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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Dirck Barendsz (1534–1592), Dutch Renaissance painter from Amsterdam * Dirck Bleker (1621–1702), Dutch Golden Age painter *

Dirck Coornhert Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (152229 October 1590), also known as Theodore Cornhert, was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian and artist. Coornhert is often considered the Father of Dutch Renaissance scholarship. Biogr ...

(1522–1590), Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian *

Dirck Cornelis de Hooch Dirk Cornelis de Hooch (1613–1651) was a 17th-century Dutch portrait painter, who lived and worked in The Hague (the Netherlands). Born in 1613 at The Hague, he was a son of a Dutch bailiff, Cornelis de Hooch and his wife Jannetje Dirx van ...

(1613–1651), 17th-century Dutch portrait painter *

Dirck de Bray Dirck de Bray (c. 1635 in Haarlem – 1694 in Goch) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken he was a multi-talented son and pupil of the painter and architect Salomon de Bray.Dirck Ferreris Dirck Ferreris, Diederik, or Theodor Freres (1639 – 6 June 1693), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography He spent most of his life in Enkhuizen and several works of his hang in the Enkhuizen city hall. He travelled to Italy in 1666 wit ...

(1639–1693), Dutch Golden Age painter * Dirck Gerritsz Pomp (1544–1608), Dutch sailor, the first known Dutchman to visit Japan *

Dirck Hals Dirck Hals (19 March 1591 – 17 May 1656), born at Haarlem, was a Dutch Golden Age painter of merry company scenes, festivals and ballroom scenes. He played a role in the development of these types of genre painting. He was somewhat influe ...

(1591–1656), Dutch painter of festivals and ballroom scenes *

Dirck Halstead Dirck Storm Halstead (December 24, 1936March 25, 2022) was an American photojournalist. He was editor and publisher of ''The Digital Journalist,'' an online photojournalism magazine. Early life Halstead was born in Huntington, New York, on Dece ...

, (born 1936), photojournalist, and editor and publisher of ''The Digital Journalist'' * Dirck Helmbreker (1633–1696), Dutch Golden Age painter of Italianate landscapes * Dirck Jacobsz. (1496–1567), Dutch Renaissance painter *

Dirck Pesser Dirck Jansz Pesser (c. 1585 - buried September 3, 1651) was a Dutch brewer from Rotterdam, best known today for his portrait by Rembrandt. He was an important member of the Rotterdam Remonstrant community in the early 17th century. He was the so ...

(1585–1651), Dutch brewer from Rotterdam *

Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 – 4 November 1682) was a seventeenth-century Dutch cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer, shoemaker and Mennonite teacher. Life Van Nierop was born and died at Nieuwe Niedorp ("Nierop"), Holland (n ...

(1610–1682), Dutch cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer, teacher and preacher *

Dirck Storm Dirck Gorisszen Storm (16301716) was an early colonial American who recorded the first official history of the Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow. His book ''Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes Kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh'' is a rare docume ...

(1630–1716), early colonial American, recorded the history of the Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow *

Dirck Ten Broeck Dirck Ten Broeck (November 3, 1765 – January 30, 1833) was an American lawyer and politician. The first name is sometimes given as Derick. Early life He was the only son of Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810) and Elizabeth (née Van Rensselaer) ...

(1765–1832), American lawyer and politician *

Dirck Tulp Dirck or Diederik Tulp (1624–1682) was the son of the surgeon professor Nicolaes Tulp and involved in the Dutch East India Company and the Schutterij, Civic guard. Dirck Tulp visited Moscovia with his father-in-law; he was painted in 1653 by P ...

or Diederik Tulp (1624–1682), son of surgeon professor Nicolaes Tulp, involved in the Dutch East India Company and the Civic guard *

Dirck van Baburen Dirck Jaspersz. van Baburen (c. 1595 – 21 February 1624) was a Dutch painter and one of the Utrecht Caravaggisti. Biography Dirck van Baburen was probably born in Wijk bij Duurstede, but his family moved to Utrecht when he was still young. ...

(1595–1624), Dutch painter associated with the Utrecht Caravaggisti *

Dirck van Bergen Dirck van Bergen (1645, Haarlem – c. 1700, Haarlem) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. Biography According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Adriaen van de Velde, who copied his style very well.Dirck van Cloon (1684–1735), Eurasian Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies *

Dirck van der Lisse Dirck van der Lisse (6 August 1607, The Hague - buried 31 January 1669, The Hague) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography Van der Lisse was born in The Hague. He learned to paint from Cornelis van Poelenburch, and later lived in Utrecht from 1 ...

(1607–1669), Dutch Golden Age painter *

Dirck van Santvoort Dirck Dircksz van Santvoort (bapt. 16 December 1609 – bur. 9 March 1680) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography Santvoort was born and died in Amsterdam, where he married in 1648 and had a son named Rembrandt.Peter Dirck Keyser Peter Dirck Keyser (February 8, 1835 – March 9, 1897) was a United States ophthalmologist. Biography Peter Dirck Keyser was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 8, 1835. Studies He studied at Delaware College until 1851, when he ent ...

(born 1835), United States ophthalmologist

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