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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 ...

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

meaning "son of Evert/Everhard" (

High German The High German dialects (german: hochdeutsche Mundarten), or simply High German (); not to be confused with Standard High German which is commonly also called ''High German'', comprise the varieties of German spoken south of the Benrath and ...

Eberhard Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. People First name *Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire *Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian *Eberhard I, Du ...

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Everard Everard is a given name and surname which is the anglicised version of the old Germanic name Eberhard. Notable people with the name include: People First name *Everard Aloysius Lisle Phillipps (1835–1857), English East India officer awarded the V ...

). Variants include ''Everse'', ''Everts'' and ''Evertsz''. In 2000, there were fewer than 10,000 people sharing the Evers surname among 306 million people in the United States at the time. Notable people with the surname include: *

Albert Evers Albert Evers (1868 – after 1890) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Born in Birmingham, Evers moved up from junior football to provide cover for Small Heath's half-back line. He played twice towards ...

(1868 – c. 1890), English footballer *

Alfonso Delgado Evers Alfonso Delgado Evers (born 21 June 1942) is an Argentinian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo from 2000 to 2017. Early life and education Evers was born in Rosario, Argentina. He attended the National Univ ...

(born 1942), Argentinian clergyman, Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (2000–2017) * Alf Evers (1905–2004), US historian * Bettina Evers (born 1981), German ice hockey forward *

Bill Evers William Joseph Evers (born January 29, 1954) is an American professional baseball coach and a former minor league player and longtime manager and instructor. In November 2018, he was named a coach on the staff of Rocco Baldelli, the manager of ...

(born 1954), American baseball player and coach *

Bloeme Evers-Emden Bloeme Evers-Emden (; 26 July 1926 – 18 July 2016) was a Dutch Jewish lecturer and child psychologist who extensively researched the phenomenon of "hidden children" during World War II and wrote four books on the subject in the 1990s. Her i ...

(born 1926), Dutch child psychologist *

Bram Evers Brand "Bram" Evers (16 July 1886 – 7 October 1952) was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Arnhem, the city where he also died. In the 400 metres competition, Evers placed third in his preli ...

(1886–1952), Dutch track athlete * Brenny Evers (born 1978), Dutch footballer *

Brooke Evers Brooke Evers is an Australian television personality, model, actress, dancer, producer and DJ. Her first break was as ''Zoo Weekly's'' "2008 Beach Babe of the Year," which secured her first national magazine cover. As an international model, Bro ...

(born 1985), Australian television personality *

Caroline Evers-Swindell Caroline Frances Meyer (née Evers-Swindell, born 10 October 1978), is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Georgina Evers-Swindell. In November 2005 she and her sister were named ''Rowi ...

(born 1978), New Zealand rower *

Charles Evers James Charles Evers (September 11, 1922July 22, 2020) was an American civil rights activist, businessman, radio personality, and politician. Evers was known for his role in the civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. A ...

(1922–2020), US civil rights activist, brother of Medgar Evers * Christopher Evers (1564–1590), English Catholic martyred priest (also known as Christopher Bales) * Denis Evers (1913–2007), English cricketer and WWII pilot *

Diane Evers Dianne Evers (born 9 November 1956) is a retired female tennis player from Australia. With her partner Judy Chaloner, she won the 1979 Australian Open Doubles title and had a career high singles ranking of No. 42. Tennis career Evers began ...

(born 1956), Australian tennis player * Diane Evers (politician) (born 1963), Australian politician, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (from 2017) *

Edvard Evers Edvard Evers (12 May 1853 – 22 October 1919) was a Swedish Lutheran priest and hymnwriter. Edvard Evers is mostly famous for writing the lyrics of the Christmas carole ''Jul, jul, strålande jul''. The song was composed by Gustaf Nordqvist a ...

(1853–1919), Swedish Lutheran priest and hymnwriter *

Edwin Evers Edwin Dinan Evers (May 9, 1971 in Hardenberg) is a Dutch drummer and radio presenter of the radio station Radio 538. Biography Evers was born on 9 May 1971 in Hardenberg, the Netherlands, his first experience with radio was by the local broadcast ...

(born 1971), Dutch drummer and radio presenter *

Edwin Evers (fisherman) Edwin Evers (born November 30, 1974), is a professional bass fisherman from Talala, Oklahoma. Evers was born in Louisiana, MO and his family moved to Texas and then to Seneca, Illinois where he attended high school. He played football for Southeas ...

(born 1974), American bass fisherman *

Floris Evers Floris Maarten Alphons Maria Evers (born 26 February 1983 in Tilburg, 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 and at the 2012 Summer Olympi ...

(born 1983), Dutch field hockey player *

Frank Evers (disambiguation) Frank Evers may refer to: * Frank Evers (cartoonist) (1920–2002), editorial cartoonist * Frank Evers (Gaelic footballer) (born 1934), Gaelic footballer for the Galway county team in the 1950s and early 1960s * Frank Evers (businessman) Franc ...

Georgina Evers-Swindell Georgina Emma Buchanan Earl (born 10 October 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand), better known under her maiden name Georgina Evers-Swindell, is a former New Zealand rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Ev ...

(born 1978), New Zealand rower *

Greg Evers Robert Gregory Evers (June 16, 1955 – August 21, 2017) was a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016, representing parts of Northwest Florida. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a ...

(1955–2017), US politician *

Guy Evers Guy Vincent Evers (22 November 1874 – 29 May 1959) was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Moseley. Evers played international rugby for the British Isles on their 1899 tour of Australia Personal history E ...

(1874–1959), English rugby union player * Harold Evers (1876–1937), Australian cricketer *

Hoot Evers Walter Arthur "Hoot" Evers (February 8, 1921 – January 25, 1991) was an American baseball outfielder, scout, coach, and executive. Evers played professional baseball from 1941 to 1942 and 1946 to 1956, including 12 seasons in Major League Bas ...

(1921–1991), US baseball player *

Jason Evers Jason Evers (born Herbert Everberg or as Herbert Everin; January 2, 1922 – March 13, 2005) was an American actor. He was the star of the 1963 ABC television drama '' Channing''. Early life Evers was born either as Herbert Everberg or Herbert ...

(1922–2005), US actor * Joe Evers (''Joseph Francis Evers''; 1891–1949), American baseball player *

Johnny Evers John Joseph Evers (July 21, 1881 – March 28, 1947) was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1902 through 1917 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Philli ...

(1883–1947), US baseball player *

Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers (born 29 April 1964 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He won the silver medal in 200 m at the 1986 European Championships. In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he fi ...

(born 1964), German track athlete * Kai-Bastian Evers (born 1990), German footballer *

Karin Evers-Meyer Karin Evers-Meyer (born 10 September 1949) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Political career A former journalist and author, Evers-Meyer was first elected member of the German Bundestag in the 2002 federal election ...

(born 1949), German politician * L. H. Evers (''Leonard Herbert Evers''; 1926–1985), Australian writer * Lance Evers (born 1969), Canadian professional wrestler better known as Lance Storm *

Lisa Evers Lisa Evers (born June 15, 1958) is an American general assignment reporter for FOX 5 News, host of the ''Street Soldiers with Lisa Evers'' TV and radio show in New York City, a former high-ranking Guardian Angel, and a long-time community volun ...

(born 1963), US television personality *

Maike Evers Maike Evers (born 1980) is a real estate professional in Vancouver, Canada. She is also a local TV personality, having been involved with Novus TV as a community channel presenter for a number of years while also engaged in her real estate work. ...

(born 1980), Australian fashion model and television personality * Marc Evers (born 1991), Dutch Paralympic swimmer *

Matt Evers Matt Evers (born March 16, 1976) is an American pair skater, model and actor. He is the 1998 U.S. Junior champion, and has competed in every series of the ITV series ''Dancing on Ice''. Career With his partner Heather Allebach, Evers won the J ...

(born 1976), US figure skater *

Medgar Evers Medgar Wiley Evers (; July 2, 1925June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, who was murdered by Byron De La Beckwith. Evers, a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran who had served i ...

(1925–1963), US civil rights activist *

Meike Evers Meike Evers (born 6 June 1977 in Berlin) is a German rower who was co-winner of two Olympic gold medals. She is currently a police detective and member of the "Athlete Committee" of the World Anti-Doping Agency. References External links

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(born 1977), German rower * Mervyn Evers, Archdeacon of Lahore (1940–1944) *

Myrlie Evers-Williams Myrlie Louise Evers-Williams (née Beasley; born March 17, 1933) is an American civil rights activist and journalist who worked for over three decades to seek justice for the 1963 murder of her husband Medgar Evers, another civil rights activist ...

(born 1933), US civil rights activist, widow of Medgar Evers *

Nick Evers Nicholas Clive Kurt Evers (1 November 1937 – 27 July 2013) was an Australian politician. Early life and career Born in Wynyard, Tasmania, Evers held a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Tasmania. Evers joined the diplomatic servi ...

(1937–2013), Australian politician *

Nico Evers-Swindell Nico Thomas Evers-Swindell is a New Zealand actor who portrayed Prince William in the 2011 Lifetime original film '' William & Kate''. Previous roles include minor appearances in the 2010 film ''Edge of Darkness'' and the television crime drama ' ...

(born 1979), New Zealand actor *

Raphael Evers Raphael Evers (born May 8, 1954) is a Dutch-Israeli Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi. He was a rabbi in the Netherlands and Germany. On August 1, 2021, he made aliyah to Israel.Reinbert Evers (born 1949), German musician * Richard Evers (born 1959), Canadian publisher, programmer, technology consultant and author * Sean Evers (born 1977), English footballer * Sean Evers (born 1975), American Tattoo Artist *

Shoshanna Evers Shoshanna Evers / Shoshanna Gabriel (April 1980 - September 11, 2021) is an American author of contemporary and erotic romance novels and novellas, and the editor and publisher of non-fiction books on writing and publishing. She is the co-founder o ...

(born 1980), American author of contemporary and erotic romance novels and novellas * Stuart Evers (born 1976), British novelist, short story writer and critic * Sybil Evers (1904–1963), English singer and actress * Ties Evers (born 1991), Dutch footballer * Tom Evers (1852–1925), American baseball player *

Tony Evers Anthony Steven Evers (born November 5, 1951) is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th governor of Wisconsin since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 200 ...

(born 1951), US politician and educator *

Williamson Evers Williamson M. "Bill" Evers (born October 18, 1948) is an American libertarian activist and education researcher. In 1988, he became a resident scholar at Stanford University's Hoover Institution first as a national fellow, then as a visiting sch ...

(born c. 1949), US education activist, educator, politician

Fictional characters

Bob Evers ''Bob Evers'' is a Dutch novel series of boys' books, named for the main character, written by Dutch author Willem van den Hout, under the pseudonym Willy van der Heide. The series was started in 1949; 32 volumes were published until 1963. Van den ...

, main character of a 35-volume children's book series by Willy van der Heide * Lily Evers, maiden name of Harry Potter's mother in the Dutch translation ("Evans" in original) * Jim Evers, a character in the 2003 film ''

The Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called "Doom Buggies", and a walk-through show is displaye ...

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Tony "Duke" Evers This is a list of characters from the ''Rocky'' film series, consisting of ''Rocky'' (1976), '' Rocky II'' (1979), ''Rocky III'' (1982), ''Rocky IV'' (1985), ''Rocky V'' (1990), '' Rocky Balboa'' (2006), '' Creed'' (2015), ''Creed II'' (2018) a ...

, character in "Rocky" series of films *Michael Evers, a character in the film TiMER *Susan Evers

Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...

& Mitch Evers

Brian Keith Brian Keith (born Robert Alba Keith, November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family film '' The Parent T ...

; One of the twin sisters, and the father of the twins, in the original Disney movie '' The Parent Trap'' (1961)

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